Travel de Courcey explained
Travel de Courcey[1] was a bus and coach operator based near Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. It operated local bus services in the Coventry and Warwickshire area and National Express contracts.
History
Mike de Courcey Travel was founded in 1972 by Mike de Courcey. It expanded into bus service operations after the Transport Act 1985 deregulated the UK bus industry.
In June 2011, Mike de Courcey Travel took over the Birmingham depot of Veolia Transport and several National Express contracts from them.[2] [3] In April 2017 Mike de Courcey Travel was awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise in the sustainable development category.[4]
On 24 August 2020, the operator fell into administration, citing a steep decline of passenger numbers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] [6] Stagecoach took over the running of the routes 60 and 703[7] and Arriva took over the running of route X6 between Leicester and Coventry.[8]
Services
Mike de Courcey Travel operated a number of local bus services, many from the University of Warwick, as well as school services under contract to Warwickshire County Council.[9]
As of 2012, Mike de Courcey Travel operated services under contract to National Express on these routes:[10]
Former significant bus routes:
External links
Notes and References
- http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/01360645 Companies House extract company no 1360645
- http://www.insidermedia.com/insider/midlands/57190-travel-de-courcey-speeds-national-express-win Travel de Courcey speeds up with National Express win
- http://www.thebusinessdesk.com/westmidlands/news/205830-national-express-contract-prompts-5m-investment.html# National Express contract prompts £5m investment
- http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/business/business-news/queens-awards-for-enterprise-birmingham-12920374 West Midlands business recognised in Queen's Award for Enterprise
- Web site: Sandford. Elis. 24 August 2020. Coventry bus company goes into administration. 24 August 2020. CoventryLive.
- Web site: Travel de Courcey enters administration after dramatic decline . https://web.archive.org/web/20200824100810/https://www.route-one.net/news/travel-de-courcey-enters-administration-after-dramatic-decline/. 24 August 2020. Route One. 24 August 2020. 24 August 2020.
- Web site: Disruptions. 24 August 2020. Network West Midlands. https://web.archive.org/web/20200821181253/https://www.networkwestmidlands.com/plan-your-journey/disruptions/. 21 August 2020.
- Web site: New Service Between Coventry and Leicester. 3 December 2020. Arriva Bus. https://web.archive.org/web/20200926064203/https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/latest-news/new-x6-service-between-coventry-and-leicester. 26 September 2020.
- http://www.decourceytravel.com/bus_traveltimes.html Where are you travelling to?
- Book: National Express Coach Handbook - 8th Edition. 2012. British Bus Publishing. 978-1-904875-78-9.
- https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-22765280 Coventry bus route is longest in Europe at 31 miles
- http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/new-coventry-bus-route-longest-4045809 New Coventry bus route the longest in Europe
- http://www.nuneaton-news.co.uk/Record-breaking-bus-route-launched/story-20284935-detail/story.html Record breaking bus route launched
- http://www.route-one.net/articles/Bus%20routes/360_route_ends Lack of patronage leads to restructure of Europe's longest bus route
- http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/major-coventry-bus-route-axed-11221057 Major Coventry bus route to be axed because not enough people use it
- http://coventryobserver.co.uk/news/citys-popular-360-bus-route-scrapped-make-way-three-separate-services/ City's popular 360 bus service scrapped to make way for three separate services
