Renown Coaches
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| Parent | Renown Group |
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| Founded | 1962 |
| Headquarters | Bexhill-on-Sea |
| Service area | East Sussex |
| Service type | Bus services |
| Routes | 9 (September 2018) |
| Website | www.renowngroup.co.uk |
Renown Transport Services[1] (trading as Renown Group and formerly Renown Coaches) was a bus and coach operator based in Bexhill-on-Sea, United Kingdom.
History
Renown was established in 1962. In the 1980s, it diversified into local bus services.[2]
In March 2006 Renown Group set up Cavendish Motor Services[3] to operate commercial services in Eastbourne. This was sold in January 2009 to Stagecoach in Eastbourne.[4] However, due to a Competition Commission inquiry, the transfer was not effected until October 2009.[5]
In 2012 it separated its bus and coach sections of business between two companies, Renown Transport Services Limited[1] and Eastbourne Coachways Limited.[6] However, with the gradual reduction of bus services over the years since, the bus services operated by Renown Transport Services were registered with Eastbourne Coachways Limited in October 2018.[7]
Renown Transport Services entered administration on 5 October 2018[8] and had its operator's license revoked immediately following a public inquiry on 13 March 2019.[9]
Operations and routes
Renown Group operated both commercial and subsidised services in East Sussex and Kent.[2] It also operated a coach charter fleet. Routes operated by Renown Group were taken over by other operators after 5 October 2018.
Routes included:
- 94: Bexhill – Little Common (to Eastbourne Coachways)
- 95: Bexhill – Sidley – Battle – Conquest Hospital (to Eastbourne Coachways)
- 96: Bexhill – Cooden Beach – Little Common
- 97: Bexhill – Glenleigh Park – Hooe (to Eastbourne Coachways)
- 297 Tunbridge Wells – Tenterden (to Hams Travel)
- 320 Ninfield – Claverham Community College (to Eastbourne Coachways)
- CC1, CC3 & CC5 School routes (to Eastbourne Coachways)
Renown Group had previously operated the now withdrawn free bus services to ASDA stores in Eastbourne and Hollingbury.[10]
Fleet
The bus livery was green and cream as carried by the former Southdown Motor Services, but changed to a two-toned green and cream. The coach livery was black and gold. With the introduction of second-hand buses from Metrobus, only one bus retained the green and cream livery.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Renown Transport Services Limited
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Renown Bus Services Renown Group
- ↑ Companies House extract company no 4169806 Cavendish Motor Services Limited
- ↑ Stagecoach buys Cavendish Eastbourne Herald 9 January 2009
- ↑ Stagecoach Welcomes Competition Commission Clearance of Eastbourne Bus Merger Stagecoach 22 October 2009
- ↑ "Error Page". data.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
- ↑ https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/750240/np-2468-22-october-2018.pdf
- ↑ "RENOWN TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITED - Insolvency (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
- ↑ "Level playing field for all operators is key aim of traffic commissioners". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
- ↑ Renown - Bus Routes https://www.renowngroup.co.uk/_buses/routes.php
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