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Smaller County Durham ops - tyresmoke - 31 Dec 2014
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
RE: Smaller County Durham ops - jamessolomon - 31 Dec 2014
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
RE: Smaller County Durham ops - biglugs@yahoo.com - 19 Feb 2016
A 06 reg blue bird has pulled up on the 726 who runs this
RE: Smaller County Durham ops - Jimmi - 19 Feb 2016
(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.
RE: Smaller County Durham ops - biglugs@yahoo.com - 19 Feb 2016
(19 Feb 2016, 2:51 pm)Jimmi Durham County Council I believe.
K do you how many services they run
RE: Smaller County Durham ops - Jimmi - 19 Feb 2016
(19 Feb 2016, 2:54 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com K do you how many services they run82 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
RE: Smaller County Durham ops - biglugs@yahoo.com - 19 Feb 2016
(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
Thanks ive done a calculation
The 205/15 interwork
Then 82
And 726
3 buses needed Tuesday and friday
2 monday/Wednesday /Thursday
RE: Smaller County Durham ops - tyresmoke - 14 May 2016
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
RE: Smaller County Durham ops - tyresmoke - 05 Jun 2016
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!
![[Image: 26853476753_227c6d0393.jpg]](https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7336/26853476753_227c6d0393.jpg)
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
![[Image: 26850708034_975bc6c84f.jpg]](https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7438/26850708034_975bc6c84f.jpg)
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
RE: Smaller County Durham ops - Charles41 - 07 Jun 2016
(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
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
RE: Smaller County Durham ops - tyresmoke - 07 Jun 2016
(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
Thanks Charles, it's amazing when you look into these things.
A similar family arrangement exists between TM Travel and North East Coachways, who also seem to be in partnership with Pygalls Coaches now, and some link exists between Pygalls, Roberts and Ted Wilford as they regular sell stuff to each other
RE: Smaller County Durham ops - GuyParkRoyal - 23 Jul 2016
A recent addition for Overlander of Ferryhill is Mercedes Indcar Next registered YK16 SSO.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gpr_bus_photos/27871302704/in/dateposted-public/
RE: Smaller County Durham ops - tyresmoke - 01 Oct 2016
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?)
![[Image: 29277811140_44d9bae944.jpg]](https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8060/29277811140_44d9bae944.jpg)
David Dove Travel - YD66AXU by Adam Nicholson, on Flickr
Smaller County Durham ops - cbma06 - 27 Oct 2017
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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RE: Smaller County Durham ops - BusLoverMum - 27 Oct 2017
(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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Its passenger will be devastated.
Smaller County Durham ops - cbma06 - 27 Oct 2017
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RE: Smaller County Durham ops - Cock Robin - 27 Oct 2017
(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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Where does that go?
RE: Smaller County Durham ops - cbma06 - 27 Oct 2017
(27 Oct 2017, 2:21 pm)Cock Robin Where does that go?
Trimdon to Easington Lane
http://www.cartogold.co.uk/durham/pdf/DCC_216.pdf
Smaller County Durham ops - 2bagstew - 28 Nov 2017
(27 Oct 2017, 2:28 pm)cbma06 Trimdon to Easington Lane
http://www.cartogold.co.uk/durham/pdf/DCC_216.pdf
Last Day of operation is this Friday as far as I know only 1 person was a regular on the 216.
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Smaller County Durham ops - cbma06 - 28 Nov 2017
(28 Nov 2017, 3:35 pm)2bagstew Last Day of operation is this Friday as far as I know only 1 person was a regular on the 216.
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Yea the driver
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