Hams Travel
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| Founded | 1962 |
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| Headquarters | Flimwell |
| Locale | East Sussex |
| Service area | Royal Tunbridge Wells Tenterden Hawkhurst Sevenoaks |
| Service type | Bus services |
| Routes | 22 |
| Fleet | 52 (September 2022)[1] |
| Website | hamstravel |
Hams Travel is a Bus & Coach operator located in the South-East of England serving areas of East Sussex and Kent. The business has remained owned and operated by the Ham Family since its creation in 1962[2]
Routes[edit]
Hams Travel operate 22 routes across the South-East of England as of September 2022. [3]. Routes operated in order to provide school transportation make up around 1/3 of these routes. The business also operates a range of routes on behalf of Kent County Council[4] such as routes 285 and 401[5]
Ticket Types[edit]
Hams Travel offers a wide range of ticket options for passengers, including singles, returns and all day tickets.[5] They also accept the Discovery ticket which is valid across a range of bus operators across Kent and the South Downs [6]
Offices & Depots[edit]
The business operates out of two depots. The main depot is located in Flimwell[7] and also houses the management team as well as a workshop. The secondary location, acquired due to the business purchasing Fuggles Coaches is located in Benenden which houses coaches as well as a family affiliated Coachworks specialising in bodywork repair and paint spraying. [2]
Fleet[edit]
The business started with a fleet of just 3 buses, since it has expanded and now the Hams Travel fleet contains a variety of vehicles from 16-Seat Minibuses to large 86 seat buses.[1]. The fleet includes, among many others: Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Darts, East Lancs Myllennium Vyking Bodied Volvo B7TLs and the Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC [8]
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Branding[edit]
All buses across the Hams Travel fleet are painted in the standard maroon and gold livery. Previously, vehicles were mainly gold with red highlights. This has changed and the livery is predominately maroon with gold highlights.[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Quack77 - Hams Travel fleet list". buslists.uk.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "About Us". Hams Travel.
- ↑ "Hams Travel – bustimes.org". bustimes.org.
- ↑ "Bus service updates". www.kent.gov.uk.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Services". Hams Travel.
- ↑ "South Downs Discovery Ticket".
- ↑ "Owners of Hams Travel in Flimwell 'overjoyed' at green light for expansion after appeal". InYourArea.co.uk. December 30, 2021.
- ↑ "Hams introduce second hi-spec Enviro400 | Alexander Dennis". www.alexander-dennis.com.
- ↑ "Fleet list – Hams Travel – bustimes.org". bustimes.org.
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