South West Coaches
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 Dennis Dart in Weymouth in July 2011 | |
| Parent | Alan Graham |
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| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Wincanton |
| Service area | Dorset Somerset Wiltshire |
| Service type | Bus & coach services |
| Hubs | Yeovil Isle of Portland |
| Fleet | 100 (March 2014) |
| Website | www |
South West Coaches[1] is a privately owned bus company that operating services around Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire in South West England.
History
South West Coaches was founded in 2000 following the merger of AG Hulbert & Son and Wakes Services.[2][3]
In April 2008 Safeway Services of South Petherton was purchased[4] followed in October 2009 by Sureline on the Isle of Portland.[5][6]
Operations
South West Coaches have little competition in their operating area although another independent operator Nippy Bus registered route N10 in competition with South West Coaches' route 81 and First Hampshire & Dorset compete on the Portland routes. In most villages South West Coaches are the sole bus operator and therefore many communities are heavily reliant on their services. The geographical area covered stretches from Minehead and Taunton in the west to Salisbury in the east and from Isle of Portland and Bournemouth in the south to Warminster and Frome in the north.
It operates local town services in Yeovil under contract to Somerset County Council, ex Sureline routes in Dorchester, Weymouth and on the Isle of Portland. A large proportion of its work is coach trips as well as private hire and school contracts.
Depots
Depots are located in Wincanton, Yeovil and on the Isle of Portland.
Fleet
As at September 2016 the fleet consisted of 50 buses and minibuses and 47 coaches
See also
References
- ^ Companies House extract company no 3885518 South West Coaches Limited
- ^ Wakes Services countrybus.co.uk
- ^ Company History South West Coaches
- ^ Safeway Services countrybus.co.uk
- ^ End of the Sureline for Portland Dorset Echo 7 October 2009
- ^ Sureline countrybus.co.uk
External links
Media related to South West Coaches at Wikimedia Commons
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