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Otley, Suffolk
Otley is a village located in the county of Suffolk, England, about eight miles north of Ipswich. The village is home to Otley Hall, a 16th century, Grade I listed house which was historically the seat of the family of Bartholomew Gosnold, and Otley College, offering vocationally focused courses...
, near Woodbridge, Suffolk
Woodbridge, Suffolk
Woodbridge 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...
, England.
Duties
The company operates school contracts as well as private hire excursions. They also operate hoilday work for Travelstyle Hoildays.Fleet
Most of the fleet consists of second-hand Volvo coaches.| Registration | Chassis | Bodywork | Seating | Built | Previous Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M513 MFX | Volvo B10M-62 Volvo B10M The Volvo B10M is a popular mid-engined bus and coach chassis built by Volvo between 1978 and 2001. It was built as the successor of the B58 and was equipped with a 9.6-litre horizontally-mounted Volvo THD100/THD101/THD102/THD103/THD104/DH10A diesel engine mounted under the floor, near the middle... |
Plaxton Premiere 320 Plaxton Premiere The Plaxton Premiere, Plaxton Excalibur and Plaxton Prima were closely related designs of coach bodywork built by Plaxton.The Premiere and Excalibur were introduced in 1991 as replacements for the Paramount. The Premiere was the mainstream design, available in the same two heights as its predecessor... |
C53F | 1995 | Excelsior, Bournemouth (1996) |
| 11 PKN (P616 FTV) | Volvo B10M-62 | Plaxton Premiere 350 Plaxton Premiere The Plaxton Premiere, Plaxton Excalibur and Plaxton Prima were closely related designs of coach bodywork built by Plaxton.The Premiere and Excalibur were introduced in 1991 as replacements for the Paramount. The Premiere was the mainstream design, available in the same two heights as its predecessor... |
C53F | 1997 | Berkeley, Paulton (2001) |
| P78 OEW | Volvo B10M-62 | Plaxton Premiere 350 | C53F | 1997 | Kenzies, Shepreth (2002) |
| S4 GET | Volvo B10M-62 | Jonckheere Jonckheere Jonckheere is a motor coach and bus builder, founded in 1881 by Henri Jonckheere in Roeselare, Belgium. Presently, the company is known as VDL Jonckheere.-History:... Mistral 50 |
C51F | 1998 | Barratt's, Nantwich (2003) |
| V57 KWO | Volvo B10M-62 | Plaxton Premiere 320 | C53F | 2000 | Bebb, Llantwit Fardre (2003) |
| X627 AKW | Volvo B10M-62 | Plaxton Paragon Plaxton Paragon The Plaxton Paragon and Plaxton Panther are closely related designs of coach bodywork built by Plaxton in Scarborough, England, since 1999, and still in production as of 2009.... |
C53F | 2000 | Logan, Dunloy (2004) |
| YS02 YXZ | Volvo B12M Volvo B12M The Volvo B12M is an underfloor-engined bus/coach chassis introduced by Volvo Buses in 2001 as a replacement for the Volvo B10M. It is available with a variety of bodies such as Van Hool, Sunsundegui Sideral and Plaxton Panther/Paragon. Large British users of the B12M include Wallace Arnold, Park's... |
Plaxton Paragon | C49FT | 2002 | Logan, Dunloy (2005) |
| R17 BUS | Volvo B10M | Van Hool Alizee | C53F | 1998 | Whitelaws, Stonehouse (2004) |
| YX04 FYG | Mercedes-Benz O814 Mercedes-Benz Vario The Mercedes-Benz Vario is a heavy van manufactured by Mercedes-Benz. Originally launched as the T2 in 1986, the Vario gained its current name when it was facelifted in 1996. The T2 van itself succeeded the Mercedes-Benz L van series.The bodyshell remained relatively unchanged since production... |
Autobus Classique Autobus Classique Autobus Classique is a bus and coach body builder which has been an Optare subsidiary since 1996. The Autobus products have been discontinued and the Rotherham plant changed to build the smaller versions of the Solo as well as the Alero.... |
C29F | 2004 | Travelgreen, Skellow (2006) |
| WJ02 VRT | Volvo B12B Volvo B12B The Volvo B12B was a rear-engined coach and intercity bus chassis built by Volvo. It is built as a direct replacement of Volvo B12 in the European market and the Volvo B10B.... |
Van Hool T9 | C49FT | 2002 | Lawrence and Harding, St Annes Chapel (2006) |
| Y507 TGJ | Volvo B10M-62 | Plaxton Panther | C53F | 2001 | Tellings-Golden Miller Tellings-Golden Miller Tellings-Golden Miller , a subsidiary of Arriva, is a bus service and coach operator in the United Kingdom.-Golden Miller:Reputedly, Fred Varney began the Golden Miller company with the winnings from a bet made on the horse Golden Miller, which won the Cheltenham Gold Cup and the Grand National in... (2007) |
| W6 AMS | Volvo B10M-62 | Van Hool T9 | C53F | 2000 | Dereham Coachways, Dereham (2007) |
| T4 GET (YN04 WTK) | Volvo B12M | Plaxton Paragon | C49FT | 2004 | Steel, Skipton (2008) |
| NJ03 HLP | Volvo B7R | Plaxton Profile Plaxton Profile The Plaxton Profile is a coach built by Plaxton for the Volvo B7R and Dennis Javelin chassis. It is the smallest of Plaxton's full-sized coach range.... |
C57F | 2003 | Hunter, Sauchie (2008) |
| KX09 GMO | Volvo B12B | Plaxton Panther | C49FT | 2009 | New (2009) |
| YN05 HVH | Volvo B12B | Plaxton Paragon | C57F | 2002 | Snowdons Coaches,Easington(2009) |
See also
- List of current bus operators of the United Kingdom