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Carters Coach Services
Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 at Ipswich Transport Museum in February 2009
Founded1985
HeadquartersCapel St Mary
Service areaEssex, Suffolk
DestinationsIpswich, Hadleigh, Holbrook,
Capel St Mary, East Bergholt, Colchester
Fleet13 (September 2013)
Websitewww.carterscoachservices.co.uk

Carters Coach Services[1] 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.[2]

History

MCV Evolution bodied DAF SB180 in September 2010

Carters was set up as a family business in 1985. The company first ran from a base in East Bergholt, Suffolk. The depot has now relocated to a petrol station next to the A12 in Capel St Mary.

Services

Carters operate a number of services, both standard routes and more limited services. Both urban and rural areas are served, many of the company's routes running into Ipswich, and serving the Old Cattle Market bus station. It also operates school services under contract to Suffolk County Council.[3]

Fleet

As at September 2013 Carters operate a fleet of 13 buses. It also owns 4 preserved double deckers: 1 Bristol Lodekka, 2 Bristol VRs and 1 AEC Routemaster.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Companies House extract company no 3373321 Carters Coach Services Limited
  2. ^ "Carters Coaches". Retrieved September 20, 2012.
  3. ^ Timetable Carters Coach Services
  4. ^ Fleet List Carters Coach Services
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