Damory Coaches
| File:DamoryLogo.svg | |
 Leyland Olympian in April 2010 | |
| Slogan | Dorset's great local bus company |
|---|---|
| Parent | Go South Coast (part of the Go-Ahead Group) |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Headquarters | Blandford Forum |
| Service area | Dorset |
| Alliance | Wilts & Dorset |
| Fleet | 65 (May 2011) |
| Chief executive | Andrew Wickham |
| Website | www.damory.co.uk |
Damory Coaches[1] is a bus and coach operator based in Blandford Forum in Dorset, England. It is a subsidiary of the Go-Ahead Group.
History[edit]
Damory Coaches was established by service station proprietor Vic Kimber in the early 1970s in Blandford Forum. It was named after the neighbouring pub, the Damory Inn.[2] Starting with minibuses the fleet was built up to six coaches operating private and school contract services. A depot was built in Blandford Heights. A weekly service operated from Pimperne to Blandford.[3]
In May 1993 the business was sold to Wilts & Dorset. In November 1993 the businesses of Oakfield Travel[2] and Stanbridge & Crichel Bus Company[4] were purchased followed in January 1994 by Blandford Bus Company.[3]
Damory Coaches was included in the August 2003 sale of Wilts & Dorset to the Go-Ahead Group.[5] It is now part of Go South Coast.
Operations[edit]
Damory Coaches primarily operates school bus services. In October 2013 it commenced operating the Rossmore Flyer from Alderney to Upper Parkstone, now cascaded into routes 7A, 7B and 7C.[6] It also operates service X12 to Weymouth via Dorchester which was previously operated by Wilts & Dorset and services previously worked by Wilts & Dorset's Blandford depot.
Fleet[edit]
Damory was well known for its fleet of Bristol VRs the last being withdrawn in 2009. As at May 2011 the fleet consisted of 65 buses and coaches.[7] Much of the fleet has cascaded from Southern Vectis and Wilts & Dorset.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Companies House extract company no 2752603 Hants & Dorset Motor Services Limited
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Oakfield Travel Countrybus
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Damory Coaches Collins Place
- ↑ Stanbridge & Crichel Bus Company Countrybus
- ↑ Bus buy for Go-Ahead The Guardian 12 August 2003
- ↑ Damory to operate Rossmore Flyer More 11 October 2013
- ↑ "Damory Coaches". Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013. Unknown parameter
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