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Independents of yesteryear

Started by fleetline6477, December 10, 2015, 07:06:50 PM

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paulb1973

Trying to think of a few Coventry-related ones; G&G, Vanguard Travel come to mind, Petes operated in Coventry for a while. Mike De Courcey is still going strong today.

JPC

Quote from: paulb1973 on March 06, 2017, 03:27:18 PM
Trying to think of a few Coventry-related ones; G&G, Vanguard Travel come to mind, Petes operated in Coventry for a while. Mike De Courcey is still going strong today.

Around 1993... West Midland Road Car ran a Tue/Thur/Sat (shopping service?) 193/193A between Solihull/Shrewley and Coventry via Knowle, Balsall Common, Cannon Park and Hearsall Common.

Wumpty

Couple of other independents I recall......

Walsall Travel: white Nationals with sky-blue WT logo, usually parked in Upper Forster Street. Possibly a Thandi-esque company.

Sandwell Travel/Transcentral: run by John Osbourne with a various array of Dodges/Sherpas and other Wadham Stringer bodied buses.
Autofare 3 - the ticket that laughs in the face of contactless!

Walsall1955


Walsall1955

Quote from: Wumpty on March 27, 2017, 09:23:29 PM
Couple of other independents I recall......

Walsall Travel: white Nationals with sky-blue WT logo, usually parked in Upper Forster Street. Possibly a Thandi-esque company.

Service 394E in Walsall appears to have had three Thandi-connected operators:
Walsall Travel
https://www.flickr.com/photos/walsall1955/4889438922/in/photolist-8s4DR5-8zTULs

Transol Ltd
https://www.flickr.com/photos/walsall1955/6606045873/

Taj Coaches Ltd
https://www.flickr.com/photos/walsall1955/4872469712/

Wumpty

Quote from: Walsall1955 on March 28, 2017, 07:56:48 AM
Service 394E in Walsall appears to have had three Thandi-connected operators:
Walsall Travel
https://www.flickr.com/photos/walsall1955/4889438922/in/photolist-8s4DR5-8zTULs

Transol Ltd
https://www.flickr.com/photos/walsall1955/6606045873/

Taj Coaches Ltd
https://www.flickr.com/photos/walsall1955/4872469712/

Then these buses all ended up with City Buslines in service or for parts!
Autofare 3 - the ticket that laughs in the face of contactless!

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