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Started by winston, May 28, 2013, 11:46:44 PM

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winston

May 28, 2013, 11:46:44 PM Last Edit: May 30, 2018, 08:39:27 PM by Winston
The Kings Ferry will be expanding outside of its traditional Kent operating area with the award of a contract from North Somerset council to provide two new commuter coach services in Bristol & South Gloucestershire from the Autumn requiring 4 coaches

http://www.nationalexpressgroup.com/media/allnews.aspx?newsyear=2013&newsitem=895

tphi12000

#1
November 11, 2013, 11:35:22 PM
The coaches for this are ::-

450 FH06EBN exNX C069
451 BF63ZSW 
452 BF63ZSX
453 BF63ZSY
454 BF63ZSZ
Tony

bwsau cymru

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December 14, 2013, 07:06:56 PM
A quote from oxford Chiltern bus page:
"We are not undertaking much private hire work out of this depot at the moment, although we are covering a number of NatEx duplicate services on the 040, 509 and 444 at weekends. Plans are that we will begin taking on more private hire and other work in the new year once the commuter service is fully established."

so could this see nx set up a depot in avonmouth? stepping on rotala's toes??  ;)
campaigning for better transport for all

winston

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December 15, 2013, 06:13:34 PM Last Edit: December 15, 2013, 06:41:40 PM by Winston
Quote from: dannygill on December 14, 2013, 07:06:56 PM
A quote from oxford Chiltern bus page:
"We are not undertaking much private hire work out of this depot at the moment, although we are covering a number of NatEx duplicate services on the 040, 509 and 444 at weekends. Plans are that we will begin taking on more private hire and other work in the new year once the commuter service is fully established."

so could this see nx set up a depot in avonmouth? stepping on rotala's toes??  ;)

They already have a depot in Avonmouth located at the Volvo dealership. Don't see any reason why they couldn't expand from their existing base. When you say NX setup a depot, do you mean bues or NX coach routes?

Bristol City Council are actively looking to attract new competition, but can't see NX being interested in setting a bus operation up from scratch

bwsau cymru

#4
December 18, 2013, 10:55:45 PM
it seems very much a coach operation. but the 040's are a big earner for the company and it seems a good sound logical expansion
campaigning for better transport for all

winston

#5
December 18, 2013, 11:03:22 PM
Quote from: dannygill on December 18, 2013, 10:55:45 PM
it seems very much a coach operation. but the 040's are a big earner for the company and it seems a good sound logical expansion

Kings Ferry could take over all the NX work currently subcontracted out to South Gloucestershire Bus & Coach, but I doubt they will as NX don't really seem interested in operating in-house . NX Ops couldn't have setup a B'ham depot when Veolia wanted out, but instead they chose to sub-contract out all the work to Whittle's / DeCourcey & Rotala instead. Same when NX Ops closed Crawley depot, much of the work went to sub-contractors instead

winston

#6
January 01, 2014, 04:58:14 PM
The Kings Ferry are now advertising private coach hire within Somerset

http://www.thekingsferry.co.uk/about-us/coach-hire-somerset

winston

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January 10, 2014, 10:55:34 AM

winston

#8
November 02, 2014, 11:08:25 PM

winston

#9
November 09, 2014, 10:58:05 PM
602 YJ64AVL (last of the pair to arrive)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/58093376@N06/15554935970/

winston

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March 31, 2015, 11:15:05 PM

James4368

#11
April 01, 2015, 06:32:02 AM
one of my mates on flickr photographed
YT12RLV VIP2 in this livery (Conservative Party 2015 Election)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dd67773/16806176570/

(did let me use link for the photo)
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winston

#13
August 04, 2015, 10:40:03 PM
3 more new coaches to join The Kings Ferry fleet in the shape of Mercedes-Benz Tourismo's:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/58093376@N06/19579306623/in/dateposted/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/58093376@N06/20192102252/in/dateposted/

winston

#14
September 08, 2015, 02:01:47 PM
Kings Ferry have another two new coaches in the form of tri-axle Irizar I6 integrals & are branching out in to Eurolines work:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/58093376@N06/21184148232/in/dateposted/
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