Carters Coach Services
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Carters Coach Services or just Carters is an independent bus operator based in Capel St Mary in Suffolk
, England. The company operates services over a wide area in both Suffolk and Essex
, running a fleet of around 15 buses.
The company expanded in 2005 and 2006 and is now a well known operator.
, Suffolk.
The company has now moved to a petrol station next to the A12 in Capel St Mary.
, and serving the Old Cattle Market bus station
.
Bus route information www.carterscoachservices.co.uk
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Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, England. The company operates services over a wide area in both Suffolk and Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, running a fleet of around 15 buses.
The company expanded in 2005 and 2006 and is now a well known operator.
History
Carters was set up as a family business in 1985 and celebrated its 25th Anniversary in May 2010. The company first ran from a base in East BergholtEast Bergholt
East Bergholt is a village in the south of Suffolk, England, just north of the Essex border. It is "twinned" with the village of Barbizon, France....
, Suffolk.
The company has now moved to a petrol station next to the A12 in Capel St Mary.
Services
The company operates a number of services, both standard routes and more limited services. Some places the company serves are that area's only mode of public transport, meaning Carters provides an important link. Both urban and rural areas are served, many of the company's routes running into IpswichIpswich
Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...
, and serving the Old Cattle Market bus station
Ipswich Old Cattle Market bus station
Ipswich Old Cattle Market bus station, also known as the Buttermarket bus station, is the bus station for regional services from the town of Ipswich, Suffolk, England....
.
Bus route information www.carterscoachservices.co.uk
Bus routes
- 31: Ipswich Town Centre - Inverness Road - Heath Road Hospital
- 70: IpswichIpswichIpswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...
- GrundisburghGrundisburghGrundisburgh is a village of more than 1,530 residents situated in the English county of Suffolk. It is in the Suffolk Coastal district, six miles north-east from Ipswich and four miles north-west of Woodbridge located on the B1079. Flowing through the village are the rivers Lark and Gull...
- WoodbridgeWoodbridge, SuffolkWoodbridge is a town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England. It is in the East of England, not far from the coast. It lies along the River Deben, with a population of about 7,480. The town is served by Woodbridge railway station on the Ipswich-Lowestoft East Suffolk Line. Woodbridge is twinned with...
- MartleshamMartleshamMartlesham is a village in Suffolk, England about two miles South-West of Woodbridge and East of Ipswich. It is often referred to as "old Martlesham" by locals in order to distinguish this old village from the much more recent Martlesham Heath development to the south although both form a...
- BealingsGreat BealingsGreat Bealings is a small village in Suffolk, England. It has about 310 people living in it, in around 120 households. Its nearest towns are Ipswich and Woodbridge . Nearby villages include Little Bealings, Playford, Culpho, Hasketon and Grundisburgh...
- Ipswich - 70A: Ipswich - Bealings - Martlesham - Woodbridge - Grundisburgh - Ipswich
- 72: Ipswich - Playford - Bealings - Bucklesham
- 90 Ipswich - Hadleigh - Capel St Mary
- 92: Ipswich - HolbrookHolbrook, SuffolkHolbrook is a village situated close to the northern shore of the Stour estuary in Suffolk, England. It is located on the Shotley peninsula in Babergh district, around 8⅓ km south of Ipswich....
- BranthamBranthamBrantham is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, United Kingdom. Located in Babergh district, it is situated north of Manningtree and south west of Ipswich....
- Cattawade - 93: Ipswich - Capel St Mary - East BergholtEast BergholtEast Bergholt is a village in the south of Suffolk, England, just north of the Essex border. It is "twinned" with the village of Barbizon, France....
- ColchesterColchesterColchester is an historic town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester in Essex, England.At the time of the census in 2001, it had a population of 104,390. However, the population is rapidly increasing, and has been named as one of Britain's fastest growing towns. As the... - 94: Ipswich - TattingstoneTattingstoneTattingstone is a village in Babergh district in Suffolk, about south of Ipswich with a population over 500. It is the location of Tattingstone Place and also of the folly known as the Tattingstone Wonder...
- Capel St Mary - East Bergholt - 95: Ipswich, Robin Drive - East Bergholt High School
- 96: Ipswich - Tattingstone - East Bergholt - Brantham - Cattawade - ManningtreeManningtreeManningtree is a town and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England, which lies on the River Stour. It adjoins built-up areas of Lawford to the west and Mistley to the east and the three parishes together are sometimes referred to as "Manningtree".Manningtree is a claimant for the...
- MistleyMistleyMistley is a large village and civil parish in the Tendring district of northeast Essex. It is around 11 miles northeast of Colchester and is east of, and almost contiguous with, Manningtree. The parish consists of Mistley and New Mistley, both lying beside the Stour Estuary, and Mistley Heath a... - 755: Hadleigh - East Bergholt - LanghamLangham, EssexLangham is a small village in the north east of Essex, England.-History:There is little evidence of pre Roman occupation of what is now Langham but the Romans built a villa at the north end of the village close to the River Stour and the Roman Road from Colchester into Suffolk also ran to the east...
- ColchesterColchesterColchester is an historic town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester in Essex, England.At the time of the census in 2001, it had a population of 104,390. However, the population is rapidly increasing, and has been named as one of Britain's fastest growing towns. As the... - 756: Hadleigh - PolsteadPolsteadPolstead is a small village and civil parish in the South of Suffolk, England.- History :It is noted for being the site of the Red Barn Murder in 1827...
- Langham - Colchester - 972: Woodbridge - Bealings - Kesgrave High School - Farlingaye High School
- 988: Ipswich - Sproughton - Bramford - Claydon High School
Fleet
Carters run a varied fleet of modern and older types.| Number | Registration | Chassis | Bodywork | Seating | Built | Current livery | Previous operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1546 | SVW 274K | Bristol RELL6G Bristol RE The Bristol RE was a rear-engined single-deck bus chassis built by Bristol Commercial Vehicles from 1962 until 1982. It is widely considered the most successful of the first generation of rear-engined single-deckers.... |
Eastern Coach Works Eastern Coach Works Eastern Coach Works Ltd was a bus and railbus body building company based in Lowestoft, England.-History:The company can trace its roots back to 1912, when United Automobile Services was founded in the town to run bus services. United began a coach building business at the Lowestoft site in 1920... |
B53F | 1972 | Green | Eastern National First Essex First Essex Buses Limited is owned by First Group. First Essex carries around 29 million passengers each year on a network of routes serving Essex and the surrounding areas. It arose from an amalgamation of Eastern National and Thamesway Buses, whose yellow/maroon livery has only recently disappeared... |
| LG587 | WAH 587S | Leyland National Leyland National The Leyland National is a British single-deck bus built in large quantities between 1972 and 1985. It was developed as a joint project between two UK nationalised industries - the National Bus Company and British Leyland. Buses were constructed at a specially built factory at the Lillyhall... |
East Lancs Greenway East Lancs Greenway The East Lancs Greenway, or National Greenway, is a type of bus which is rebuilt by East Lancashire Coachbuilders from a Leyland National single-deck bus.-History:... |
B52F | 1977 | Yellow, red and black | First Eastern Counties, 2003 |
| VR294 | VEX 294X | Bristol VR Bristol VR The Bristol VR was Bristol's rear-engined bus chassis, designed as a competitor to the Leyland Atlantean and Daimler Fleetline.-Development:... |
Eastern Coach Works | H43/31F | 1982 | Being restored | First Eastern Counties |
| 479 | L679 HNV | Volvo Olympian Volvo Olympian The Volvo Olympian was a rear-engine double decker bus built by Volvo at Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland. It was first built in 1992 and entered production in March 1993, replacing the Leyland Olympian.... |
Northern Counties Palatine Northern Counties Palatine The Northern Counties Palatine is a step-entrance double-decker bus body built by Northern Counties of Wigan, UK. It was built mainly on Leyland Olympian and Volvo Olympian chassis, although some were also built on DAF, Volvo B10M Citybus and Scania chassis... |
H?/?F | 1993 | Red, yellow and black | ?, 2010 |
| 293 | P693 RWU | Dennis Dart SLF | Plaxton Pointer Plaxton Pointer The Plaxton Pointer is a successful single-decker bus body manufactured during the 1990s by Plaxton and latterly built by Alexander Dennis.With the launch of the Dennis Dart in 1989, Plaxton's subsidiary Reeve Burgess made the Pointer body on the short 8.5 m... |
B35F | 1997 | Yellow, red and black | Armchair, Brentford, 2005 |
| 255 | P455 DCW | Dennis Dart SLF | East Lancs Spryte | B34F | 1997 | Yellow, Red and Black | Stagecoach |
| 270 | R707 YWC | Dennis Dart Dennis Dart The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. More than 11,000 were built during 18 years of production.... |
Plaxton Pointer | B43F | 1998 | Yellow, red and black | Stagecoach Yorkshire Stagecoach Yorkshire Stagecoach Yorkshire is an operating division of Stagecoach UK Bus.It was formed in 2005 to take over the former Traction Group fleets in Yorkshire by Stagecoach Group, which took over Traction from Frank Carter on 14 December 2005; Yorkshire Traction, Yorkshire Terrier and Barnsley & District.... , 2008 |
| 456 | R156 LHK | Volvo Olympian | Alexander (Belfast) | H?/?F | 1998 | Red, yellow and black | Dublin Bus, 2010 |
| 251 | SN51 SXU | Dennis Dart SLF | Plaxton Pointer MPD | B29F | 2001 | Red and grey | Transdev London Transdev London London United is one of many operators of London Buses and is owned by the RATP Group, an international public transport operator owned by the government of France... , 2008 |
| 402 | LG02 FEV | Dennis Trident 2 Dennis Trident 2 Dennis Trident 2 is a 2-axle low-floor double-decker bus chassis originally built by Dennis in the United Kingdom, which was unveiled in 1997 and replaced the Dennis Arrow... |
Alexander ALX400 Alexander ALX400 The Alexander ALX400 is a 2-axle double-decker bus body built by Walter Alexander Coachbuilders... |
H?/?F | 2002 | Red and Black | Transdev London, 2010 |
| 403 | LG02 FCA | Dennis Trident 2 Dennis Trident 2 Dennis Trident 2 is a 2-axle low-floor double-decker bus chassis originally built by Dennis in the United Kingdom, which was unveiled in 1997 and replaced the Dennis Arrow... |
Alexander ALX400 Alexander ALX400 The Alexander ALX400 is a 2-axle double-decker bus body built by Walter Alexander Coachbuilders... |
H?/?F | 2002 | Red | Transdev London, 2010 |
| 404 | LG02 FCE | Dennis Trident 2 Dennis Trident 2 Dennis Trident 2 is a 2-axle low-floor double-decker bus chassis originally built by Dennis in the United Kingdom, which was unveiled in 1997 and replaced the Dennis Arrow... |
Alexander ALX400 Alexander ALX400 The Alexander ALX400 is a 2-axle double-decker bus body built by Walter Alexander Coachbuilders... |
H?/?F | 2002 | Red | Transdev London, 2010 |
| 252 | KU52 RXG | Dennis Dart SLF | Plaxton Pointer MPD | B29F | 2002 | White | Thames Travel, Oxfordshire, 2010 |
| 207 | AY07 CUA | Alexander Dennis Dart 4 | Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart | B38F | 2007 | Yellow, red and black | Original owner |
| 208 | AY08 EKT | Alexander Dennis Dart 4 | Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart | B29F | 2008 | Yellow, red and black | Original owner |
| 218 | BU08 ACV | Enterprise Plasma | Plaxton Primo Plaxton Primo The Plaxton Primo is a type of small low-floor bus based on the Enterprise Bus Plasma. It was launched by Plaxton in 2005.It is the result of close co-operation between Enterprise Bus Ltd and Plaxton. The fully welded stainless steel integral chassis final assembly is supplied in right hand drive... |
B28F | 2008 | White | ?, 2010 |
| 458 | AY58 CYJ | Alexander Dennis Trident 2 Dennis Trident 2 Dennis Trident 2 is a 2-axle low-floor double-decker bus chassis originally built by Dennis in the United Kingdom, which was unveiled in 1997 and replaced the Dennis Arrow... |
Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | H47/33F | 2008 | Yellow, red and black | Original owner |
| 260 | AY60 BVD | VDL SB180 | MCV Evolution MCV Evolution The MCV Evolution is a single-decker bus bodywork built by Manufacturing Commercial Vehicles. It was unveiled in late 2004.This body is based on the frame of the Stirling but has been drastically restyled, incorporating a new roof-dome , and other new mouldings... |
B40F | 2010 | Yellow, red and black | Original owner |
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