Smaller County Durham ops
Smaller County Durham ops
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A thread for smaller operators in County Durham that don't necessarily require a thread of their own
News to start us off is that Cochranes have sold VDL Bova Magiq YJ06GNN to JB Tours, while joining the fleet is DAF SB4000 YJ03PHA
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Haven't Commercial got 3 or 4 of the ex Alfa Dennis R410/Plaxton Panthers i reported on my old site back in April with them was PN05 AFE it still there
A 06 reg blue bird has pulled up on the 726 who runs this
(19 Feb 2016, 2:50 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com A 06 reg blue bird has pulled up on the 726 who runs thisDurham County Council I believe.
(19 Feb 2016, 2:50 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com A 06 reg blue bird has pulled up on the 726 who runs thisDurham County Council I believe.
(19 Feb 2016, 2:51 pm)Jimmi Durham County Council I believe.
(19 Feb 2016, 2:51 pm)Jimmi Durham County Council I believe.
(19 Feb 2016, 2:54 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com K do you how many services they run82 Ramshaw - Bishop Auckland.
(19 Feb 2016, 2:54 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com K do you how many services they run82 Ramshaw - Bishop Auckland.
(19 Feb 2016, 2:57 pm)Jimmi 82 Ramshaw - Bishop Auckland.
http://www.cartogold.co.uk/durham/pdf/DCC_82.pdf
205 Peterlee - Horden.
http://www.cartogold.co.uk/durham/pdf/DCC_205.pdf
215 Westlea - Seaham.
http://www.cartogold.co.uk/durham/pdf/DCC_215.pdf
726 Sacriston - Chester-le-Street.
http://www.cartogold.co.uk/durham/pdf/DCC_726.pdf
(19 Feb 2016, 2:57 pm)Jimmi 82 Ramshaw - Bishop Auckland.
http://www.cartogold.co.uk/durham/pdf/DCC_82.pdf
205 Peterlee - Horden.
http://www.cartogold.co.uk/durham/pdf/DCC_205.pdf
215 Westlea - Seaham.
http://www.cartogold.co.uk/durham/pdf/DCC_215.pdf
726 Sacriston - Chester-le-Street.
http://www.cartogold.co.uk/durham/pdf/DCC_726.pdf
Dovers Coaches have added Neoplan Tourliner OU16EVD - it wears Insight Vacations livery... https://www.flickr.com/photos/69870962@N02/26975574605
Tourliner DM10GSM is now K44DOV
Volvo TUI5718 has been sold to Vale Coaches, Dorset
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Another new operator in County Durham is "Doves Coaches"
I'm assuming they are part of the same family as David Dove Travel, given they're from a similar area. There's too much of this family-ism going on in Durham area!
Doves Coaches of New Harrington (County Durham) BX13CYZ King Long XMQ6800 C32FT - new to Jeffs of Hemdon and then operated by various of the now ceased Island Fortitude Group operators. Seen at 04/06/2016 by Alan Magill, on Flickr
Meanwhile, added to the fleet at Cochrane's is Van Hool Alicron WT59WCT
A rare wee coach -- WT59WCT Van Hool T911 Alicron Van Hool C35FT - Cochrane Kelvin Travel, Peterlee. Seen at Wetherby Services 04/06/2016 by Alan Magill, on Flickr
(05 Jun 2016, 12:09 pm)tyresmoke Another new operator in County Durham is "Doves Coaches"
I'm assuming they are part of the same family as David Dove Travel, given they're from a similar area. There's too much of this family-ism going on in Durham area!
Doves Coaches of New Harrington (County Durham) BX13CYZ King Long XMQ6800 C32FT - new to Jeffs of Hemdon and then operated by various of the now ceased Island Fortitude Group operators. Seen at 04/06/2016 by Alan Magill, on Flickr
Meanwhile, added to the fleet at Cochrane's is Van Hool Alicron WT59WCT
A rare wee coach -- WT59WCT Van Hool T911 Alicron Van Hool C35FT - Cochrane Kelvin Travel, Peterlee. Seen at Wetherby Services 04/06/2016 by Alan Magill, on Flickr
(05 Jun 2016, 12:09 pm)tyresmoke Another new operator in County Durham is "Doves Coaches"
I'm assuming they are part of the same family as David Dove Travel, given they're from a similar area. There's too much of this family-ism going on in Durham area!
Doves Coaches of New Harrington (County Durham) BX13CYZ King Long XMQ6800 C32FT - new to Jeffs of Hemdon and then operated by various of the now ceased Island Fortitude Group operators. Seen at 04/06/2016 by Alan Magill, on Flickr
Meanwhile, added to the fleet at Cochrane's is Van Hool Alicron WT59WCT
A rare wee coach -- WT59WCT Van Hool T911 Alicron Van Hool C35FT - Cochrane Kelvin Travel, Peterlee. Seen at Wetherby Services 04/06/2016 by Alan Magill, on Flickr
(07 Jun 2016, 9:08 am)Charles41 Doves Coaches are indeed the same family as David Dove. They are based in the same yard.
Just to confuse things even more, minibus operator Frederick Dove is the uncle of David Dove jnr. Frederick Dove is also based in the Herrington yard and uses David Dove Travel fleetnames. If you look closely you can tell the Frederick Dove vehicles as they run on an orange restricted o-licence disk.
The Dove family used to be in partnership with the Reekie family who own Whitestar which are based nearby at GNE's old Philadephia garage.
The Reekie family meanwhile are descendants of the late Don Smith who used to be a large independent operator in the 1980s in County Durham. He used to have lot of colliery contracts at Murton and Easington along with National Express work. Don Smith Travel still trades but the family only have a single coach running on that o-licence now.
I'm sure there's also connection here to the owners of former coach operator Dubmire but I've yet to fathom it out!
Charles
(07 Jun 2016, 9:08 am)Charles41 Doves Coaches are indeed the same family as David Dove. They are based in the same yard.
Just to confuse things even more, minibus operator Frederick Dove is the uncle of David Dove jnr. Frederick Dove is also based in the Herrington yard and uses David Dove Travel fleetnames. If you look closely you can tell the Frederick Dove vehicles as they run on an orange restricted o-licence disk.
The Dove family used to be in partnership with the Reekie family who own Whitestar which are based nearby at GNE's old Philadephia garage.
The Reekie family meanwhile are descendants of the late Don Smith who used to be a large independent operator in the 1980s in County Durham. He used to have lot of colliery contracts at Murton and Easington along with National Express work. Don Smith Travel still trades but the family only have a single coach running on that o-licence now.
I'm sure there's also connection here to the owners of former coach operator Dubmire but I've yet to fathom it out!
Charles
A recent addition for Overlander of Ferryhill is Mercedes Indcar Next registered YK16 SSO.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gpr_bus_ph...ed-public/
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Worth mentioning that David Dove Travel have added a brand new Yutong TC12 to their fleet. YD66AXU is the new addition.
Also added is Volvo B10M Premiere T6TMY (now re-registered?)
David Dove Travel - YD66AXU by Adam Nicholson, on Flickr
(27 Oct 2017, 1:05 pm)cbma06 Don't know if there's a forum for DCC buses, but service 216 will be withdrawn on December 3rd 2017
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(27 Oct 2017, 1:05 pm)cbma06 Don't know if there's a forum for DCC buses, but service 216 will be withdrawn on December 3rd 2017
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(27 Oct 2017, 1:05 pm)cbma06 Don't know if there's a forum for DCC buses, but service 216 will be withdrawn on December 3rd 2017
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(27 Oct 2017, 1:05 pm)cbma06 Don't know if there's a forum for DCC buses, but service 216 will be withdrawn on December 3rd 2017
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(27 Oct 2017, 2:21 pm)Cock Robin Where does that go?
(27 Oct 2017, 2:21 pm)Cock Robin Where does that go?
(27 Oct 2017, 2:28 pm)cbma06 Trimdon to Easington Lane
http://www.cartogold.co.uk/durham/pdf/DCC_216.pdf
(27 Oct 2017, 2:28 pm)cbma06 Trimdon to Easington Lane
http://www.cartogold.co.uk/durham/pdf/DCC_216.pdf
