Transpora Group[1] is a British public transport company, based in London, England. It primarily operates a mix of bus and coach services, as well as some taxi services.
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 Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC in Weymouth in August 2023 | |
| Industry | Public Transport |
|---|---|
| Founded | 30 August 2021 |
| Founder | Rhys Hand |
| Headquarters | London, England |
Area served | England |
| Services | Bus, Taxi |
| Subsidiaries | Transpora North West |
| Website | www.transporagroup.co.uk |
History edit
Founded in August 2021, Transpora Group purchased Altonian Coaches of Eastleigh in February 2022.[2] The company begun contracted work in September 2022 to cover for the services formerly ran by HCT Group in Bristol when it entered into administration.[3] A month later in October, it announced at Showbus it was to begin running a heritage bus service in London using acquired AEC Routemasters on its new Route A between London Waterloo station and Piccadilly Circus under the Londoner Buses brand.[4][5]
In December 2022, Transpora Group began running service 72 on behalf of the Lancashire County Council.[6] It was originally run as service 20 under Blackpool Transport but was withdrawn citing low passenger numbers and financial losses.[7] In March 2023, the company was awarded four school routes to a number of schools in Poole and Bournemouth, which commenced on 20 March 2023.[8] Two months later, a tour service was launched in Bournemouth using a range of open and closed top buses (the latter of which were originally from the defunct Yellow Buses) under the Bournemouth Coaster brand. This tour service ran between Boscombe Pier and Hengistbury Head via Bournemouth Pier.[9] These five services were cancelled with effect 23 August 2023.[10]
In June 2023, Transpora Group announced they were running a new service connecting Newport, Wales and Bristol, England starting from 3 July 2023.[11] The company was also awarded a park & ride contract in Weymouth to run between July and September 2023 where customers of the P&R site do not pay for parking and only pay for the bus fare.[12]
Operations edit
Transpora Group operates bus services in the following locations below:[13]
References edit
- ^ Transpora Group Limuted Companies House
- ^ "Altonian Coaches". www.transporagroup.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ Hilson, Aaron (20 September 2022). "Replacements for Bristol Community Transport services commence; The Big Lemon to arrive in October". Coach & Bus Week. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ Hilson, Aaron (4 October 2022). "Londoner Buses announces launch date at Showbus". Coach & Bus Week. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ team, London SE1 website. "Routemaster buses return to South Bank on new daily service". London SE1. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Council steps in to save vital Wyre bus link". Lancashire County Council News. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Changes to your Services 1 and 20. - Enjoyable Travel Along the Fylde Coast". Blackpool Transport. 22 March 2023. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Goodbye yellow, hello white: New bus operator servicing schools comes to BCP". Bournemouth Echo. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "New coastal bus route launches (and you might recognise one of the vehicles)". Bournemouth Echo. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Bus variations west of England". www.data.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "New direct Newport to Bristol bus service announced - starting soon". South Wales Argus. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "New park and ride service to launch in Weymouth". Dorset Echo. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Routes & Times". www.transporabus.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ Sinclair, Ashleigh (13 December 2022). "Council steps in to save Wyre bus link". Coach & Bus Week. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
External links edit
Media related to Transpora Group at Wikimedia Commons