TLC Travel
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 TLC Travel Optare Solo SE-R near Hebden Bridge in August 2018 | |
| Slogan | ...not plc |
|---|---|
| Parent | Trish Lambert |
| Founded | 26 January 2000 |
| Headquarters | Bradford, West Yorkshire |
| Service area | West Yorkshire |
| Service type | Bus services |
| Hubs | Bradford Interchange Huddersfield bus station |
| Fleet | 42 (October 2015) |
| Website | www.tlctravelltd.co.uk |
TLC Travel is a bus operator based in Bradford which operates bus services across West Yorkshire, England.
History[edit]
TLC Travel was founded on 26 January 2000 as Trish Lambert Coaches by former First West Yorkshire manager Trish Lambert. It operated a single coach, purchased second-hand, on private hire services.[1][2]
The company began to expand after winning Bradford AccessBus contracts from West Yorkshire Metro, adopting the name TLC Travel.[2] Initially, second-hand Mercedes-Benz Sprinter minibuses were used, with four brand new Optare Solos arriving in November 2000.[1] These were painted in West Yorkshire Metro's house colours of red and white; as TLC Travel won tenders for more services, they adopted a cream and navy blue livery based on the former colours of Bradford Corporation Tramways.[1]
As at February 2016, TLC Travel operated 44 routes.[3] In May 2018, TLC Travel ceased operating services in Keighley with services taken over by Keighley Bus Company.[4]
In September 2020, TLC took over services run by Yorkshire Tiger from Bradford to Leeds Bradford Airport via Shipley.[5]
Fleet[edit]
As of October 2015, TLC Travel's fleet consisted of 42 Optare Solo and Alexander Dennis Enviro200s.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fleet in Focus Buses issue 698 May 2013 page 81
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 TLC Travel: Building a niche operation Route One 26 October 2015
- ↑ TLC Route Guides TLC Travel February 2016
- ↑ Keighley Bus Company to take over district services operated by TLC Travel Keighley News 13 March 2018
- ↑ "Shake up in bus providers on local services". Telegraph & Argus. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
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