Operators based in North East Wales

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P and O Lloyd, Bagillt

Unfortunately Solo YJ06FYW has been involved in a fire which appears to have left it written off. Fortunately no passengers on board and no one injured. LINK

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Alpine Travel, Llandudno

In case of interest I have added a page to my website setting out the current fleet, historical background and complete historical fleet of Alpine Travel. - LINK -

As usual if anyone has any comments, corrections or additions then please contact me.

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Unicorn Travel, Llay, Wrexham
The latest addition to the fleet is OU14SVC - LINK -. It arrived Friday and today has been given the fleet livery.
This tidy fleet now consists of four Tourliners and one MB Atego / Unvi Cimo.


Strafford Minera, Wrexham
I managed to get a PHOTO of the Scania Higer TS18GAS that arrived last month. It was having its first service today. The second Higer GS18GAS is due to arrive in the next week or so.

E Jones and Son, Rhosllanerchrugog
The Scania PB E11SPG that arrived last October is nearly ready for service - it has been given the new livery - PHOTO LINK.

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Thank you for your continued updates, the lists on your site are really interesting too!

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Pats Coaches, Southsea, Wrexham
The latest arrival is Scania / Irizar (C70F) YN06CJO which was new in March 2006 to Attain Fleet, Birmingham [S2] and then went to Malbank, Nantwich before joining Pats. It is currently in plain white but is to receive the fleet livery very soon. The 70 seater Scania L94IB / Van Hool T9 Alizee R10ARE is currently up for sale.


E Jones and Sons, Rhosllanerchrugog, Wrexham
Joining the fleet is YN12CZG a Scania K320IB4 / Irizar with a slightly unusual 68 seater body with two entrance doors. It is currently in sliver. It should see service quite soon.

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Coastline Rhyl,
Yesterday the new Solo SR which will carry the registration YJ18CZL arrived but due to problems with the vinyls it has returned to Optare for rectification work. When it returns it will have a Denbighshire logo applied and this <PHOTO LINK> is believed to be also the style of the new livery for the new MetroCity to arrive soon and the Streetlites coming to M and H.

In March Coastline won from Voel Coaches the contract to provide the Denbighshire 40 service which is a complicated timetable involving different routes on various days of the week but covers the Prestatyn Town service and serves the communities of Dyserth, Cwm, Rhuallt, Tremeirchion and Henllan. The Solo acquired for this service MX08MYM arrived in March and it is believed will also receive the new Denbighshire livery in due course. Seen yesterday at Prestatyn - <PHOTO MX08MYM>

M and H, Trefnant
The new Streetlites are expected next month. In the meantime YJ66APU, the Solo SR on loan from Express has returned to that company and CX56TMV has replaced it <PHOTO THREE>. This Solo was new in September 2006 as CY56MRO to Express Motors.

For a number of years the ex Rogers of Graigfechan XIL3673 a Volvo B10M / Van Hool T8 Alizee has been operated by the company. This vehicle was actually on loan from Modurdy’r Foelas, Pentrefoelas. It has now been sold and is with an operator in Anglesey. The replacement loan vehicle is now JXI835 <PHOTO FOUR> a Volvo B10M-62 / Plaxton Panther and was new in May 2000 as A3XEL. It is not the first time it has seen service with M and H.
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Straffords, Minera, Wrexham.
The second Scania / Higer Touring coach arrived today. GS18GAS is C53F and TS18GAS, which arrived a few weeks ago is C51FT. I was privileged to get a few photos of both of these coaches today (and a very enjoyable and comfortable ride) - Many thanks to Tony Strafford.
<PHOTO 1> <PHOTO 2>

E Jones and Sons, Rhosllanerchrugog, Wrexham.
<PHOTO LINK> to the Scania / Irizar 68 seater YN12CZG that arrived earlier this month. It is to remain in silver but with have a few vinyls applied soon.

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Coastline Taxis (JWS Cars Limited) Rhyl.
YJ18CZL, the new Optare Solo SR which arrived at the end of April but was returned to Optare has now arrived back today (11th May) with Coastline. The previous vinyls have been removed and replaced with painted skirt, roof and red stripe. It also now carries Denbighshire County Council logos. It is hoped that it will see service later next week after some other matters have been attended to. It will see service on the 55 / X5 and will do both the journeys into Wrexham during the day. The MetroCity is likely to arrive in a few weeks time and is to have a similar livery. <PHOTO near side front> and <PHOTO rear off side>

Easy Coach (The Skiers Lodge Limited) Shrewsbury.
This operator has recently advertised for drivers to be based at Wrexham. They have also registered the following services:-
Oswestry Bus Station, Stand 1 to Wrexham Bus Station, Stand 1 Via Gobowen, St. Martins, Chirk, Pentre, Cefn, Plas Madoc, Ruabon, Johnstown, Rhostyllen (service 2) to start 25 Jun 2018
Wrexham Bus Station to Cefn-Mawr, Cefn-Bychan Heol Craigfab Bus Stop Via Johnstown, Ruabon, Plas Madoc, Rhosymedre (Service number 2D) starting 27 Jun 2018
Wrexham Bus Station to Wrexham Industrial Estate, Redwither Tower, Wrexham Via Stockwell Grove, Hightown, Pentre Gwyn, Pentre Maelor (Service number – 42) to start 29 Jun 2018
Wrexham Bus Station to Barkers Lane, Wrexham Via Garden Village, Borras, Ffordd Alun, Barkers Lane, Rhosddu (Service number 44) to start 28 Jun 2018

The company also holds the contract to operate the Enquiry office within the King Street Bus Station in Wrexham.

D Jones and Son, Acrefair
Another departure is VV08BLU (AD Enviro 200 / MCV) which has gone to Hulleys of Baslow.

Voel Coaches, Dyserth.
MW52PZC (Optare M920 Solo) and N104WRC (MB 811D / Plaxton Beaver) are now withdrawn and for sale. R792PAO (Volvo B10M / Plaxton Premier 320) has also been withdrawn and may donate parts before going for scrap.

M and H, Trefnant, Denbigh
JXI835 (Volvo B10M-62 / Plaxton Panther) was on loan from Modurdy’r Foelas, Pentrefoelas. It has now left and has been sold to Cerbydau K & P Coaches, Gaerwen which is where the previous loan bus (ex Rogers of Graigfechan) XIL3673 went to. The ordered Streetlites which are to receive a similar livery to that of the new Coastline Solo are expected now at the beginning of next month.

Jones Motor Services.
DAF SB3000 / Van Hool Alizee RDM378 which has been registered back to T159AUA has gone to Davies Motors, Ruthin.
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(11/05/2018 16:55)DLG817 Wrote:  Easy Coach (The Skiers Lodge Limited) Shrewsbury.
This operator has recently advertised for drivers to be based at Wrexham. They have also registered the following services:-
Oswestry Bus Station, Stand 1 to Wrexham Bus Station, Stand 1 Via Gobowen, St. Martins, Chirk, Pentre, Cefn, Plas Madoc, Ruabon, Johnstown, Rhostyllen (service 2) to start 25 Jun 2018
Wrexham Bus Station to Cefn-Mawr, Cefn-Bychan Heol Craigfab Bus Stop Via Johnstown, Ruabon, Plas Madoc, Rhosymedre (Service number 2D) starting 27 Jun 2018
Wrexham Bus Station to Wrexham Industrial Estate, Redwither Tower, Wrexham Via Stockwell Grove, Hightown, Pentre Gwyn, Pentre Maelor (Service number – 42) to start 29 Jun 2018
Wrexham Bus Station to Barkers Lane, Wrexham Via Garden Village, Borras, Ffordd Alun, Barkers Lane, Rhosddu (Service number 44) to start 28 Jun 2018

The company also holds the contract to operate the Enquiry office within the King Street Bus Station in Wrexham.

Excellent update as always Ron.

Can anyone tell me the strategy of EasyCoach going on already an long established set of routes successfully operated by Arriva Midlands, Oswestry depot as service 2 and 2C opposed to some actual innovation in the Wrexham area?

Any news on a base in the Wrexham area as yet?

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Because its easier to pinch passengers off another bus, than attracting those who have become accustomed to using taxis.