www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/killingworth-travel-firms-coaches-attacked-5850801?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Didn't realise these were still going. I was sure they were hauled before the traffic comissioner for a major telling off a few years ago.

Green Mountain Travel appear to be running the Tyne Pedestrain Tunnel replacement service. When I used the service today they were using Mercedes 614D Excel BX05VNN with the 16 space bike trailer. For the driver shift change at 14.45 they used Sprinter NJ63XSB.

(05 Oct 2014, 4:28 pm)GuyParkRoyal wrote Green Mountain Travel appear to be running the Tyne Pedestrain Tunnel replacement service. When I used the service today they were using Mercedes 614D Excel BX05VNN with the 16 space bike trailer. For the driver shift change at 14.45 they used Sprinter NJ63XSB.

I saw the same (or a similar) minibus when I was crossing the Tyne Tunnel on the 9 last month. Hadn't thought that they could have been running the Pedestrian Tunnel replacement service. Cheers for confirming!

Rather large addition for Green Mountain is King Long XMQ6130Y BX14KRO
https://www.flickr.com/photos/york-bus/16449048657/

Another new addition to the full size fleet appears to be MAN Panther YN07EAG - which is wearing a two tone blue livery advertising Northumbria University - https://www.flickr.com/photos/nebp2/27269804813

(09 Jul 2016, 5:03 pm)tyresmoke wrote Another new addition to the full size fleet appears to be MAN Panther YN07EAG - which is wearing a two tone blue livery advertising Northumbria University - https://www.flickr.com/photos/nebp2/27269804813

They've had it since late 2015, they also have one of its sister vehicles but I can't remember the reg.

Charles

(10 Jul 2016, 10:41 am)Charles41 wrote They've had it since late 2015, they also have one of its sister vehicles but I can't remember the reg.

Charles

Cheers Charles, I did some more research while adding a fleetlist for these... turns out they've got YN07EAE, EAF and EAG.

Green Mountain have several vehicles allocated to the Northumbria University open day.

Primo MX07 BAU is in use here...with some interesting urban90/Arriva Lazzerini seat combos...

(11 Oct 2017, 10:45 am)omnicity4659 wrote Primo MX07 BAU is in use here...with some interesting urban90/Arriva Lazzerini seat combos...

Is this for the Green Mountain Tyne Tunnel shuttle bus?

(11 Oct 2017, 2:07 pm)S830OFT wrote Is this for the Green Mountain Tyne Tunnel shuttle bus?

Passed it at Seaton Burn, so I wouldn't know.

(11 Oct 2017, 2:07 pm)S830OFT wrote Is this for the Green Mountain Tyne Tunnel shuttle bus?

Unlikely as the Shuttle Bus requires a vehicle with a tow bar to pull the bike trailer.

Green Mountain Travel have Enviro 200 registered YX68 UMS for use on the Morpeth local services.

Green Mountain Travel YX68 UMS. by Guy Park-Royal, on Flickr

Apparently Henry Cooper Coaches now operate the Morpeth local services with a Green Mountain Travel minibus used as a driver changeover vehicle only, not actually going out running the services.

yeah, one of Henry Cooper's B7RLEs was on the 436 a couple of weeks ago

Did I read somewhere that the E200 needs a new engine, and it’s not affordable so they are loaning the B7RLE from Henry Cooper for the foreseeable to run the Morpeth service?


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(22 Oct 2022, 6:30 am)Dan wrote Did I read somewhere that the E200 needs a new engine, and it’s not affordable so they are loaning the B7RLE from Henry Cooper for the foreseeable to run the Morpeth service?


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Yep I saw that, supposedly going to be 20k or somewhere in that region for a new engine. They've had the use of the Henry Cooper B7RLE for a while now.

(22 Oct 2022, 10:26 am)Jimmi wrote Yep I saw that, supposedly going to be 20k or somewhere in that region for a new engine. They've had the use of the Henry Cooper B7RLE for a while now.

Would it not be worth just getting an Ex-Arriva/GNE bus or something instead of loaning the B7RLE.

Also the E200 is that the 68 Plate one?

(22 Oct 2022, 11:07 am)Unber43 wrote Would it not be worth just getting an Ex-Arriva/GNE bus or something instead of loaning the B7RLE.

Also the E200 is that the 68 Plate one?

Yes the 200 MMC Is YX68 UMS

Henry Cooper drivers have confirmed they are losing 3515 HX to replace the E200MMC that Green Mountain Travel lost

Mercedes 0816D/Plaxton Cheetah KX62BOF in Killingworth today, pretty sure the note on the door panel is Green Mountain Travel
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Seen YX68 UMS on the 416/417/436 today in Morpeth.
So I wonder what will happen with the Henry Cooper bus (Wright Eclipse I believe)

Green Mountain Travel now track on bustimes.org

Have they still not bothered to repaint the ex henry cooper urban?

They haven't painted the E200MMV either, it's still in the colours of previous operator Celtic Travel.

Main thing is both vehicles still look tidy and well present and to be fair GMT never had a livery. So I think as far as they're concerned is that as long as the vehicle looks well presented then that's good enough.

So this is odd

Green Mountain Travel have all their services registered as cancelled from the 16th June which is interesting

Green Mountain Travel ceased trading in July as a result of insolvency.

Collapsed with £150k of debt with just £12k in assets (not owning any of their fleet)

£57k owned to Natwest via a loan and credit cards
£41k of that being HMRC
£8k to Dawson Group rentals