Kent Top Travel


Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 in Tonbridge in April 2009
Parent	Kent County Council
Founded	2005
Ceased operation	October 2013
Headquarters	Aylesford
Service area	Kent
Service type	Bus services
Website	www.kenttoptravel.co.uk

Kent Top Travel^[1] was an English bus operator in Kent. It was owned by Kent County Council.

History

Plaxton Profile bodied Volvo B7R in Eynsford in May 2011

Kent Top Travel was established in 2005 by Kent County Council to operate the council's bus network.^[2] It was argued that its existence stimulated competition. It also operated a coach charter fleet.

Following an independent report criticising Kent County Council's trading companies, in December 2012 it was decided to close Kent Top Travel once its existing contracts expired.^[2]^[3]^[4] Kent Top Travel ceased trading on 1 October 2013.^[5]

Services

The majority of Kent Top Travel's route portfolio comprised rural, evening and Sunday services won under competitive tender from Kent County Council and other local authorities in open competition with private bus operators.

Park & Ride

Kent Top Travel operated Canterbury City Council's park & ride service from October 2008 until 2013.^[6]^[7]

Fleet

Kent Top Travel operated both single and double deck buses as well as charter coaches. Buses were painted in a white and green livery, the Canterbury park & ride fleet silver and green. Coaches were painted both white & red, and yellow.

References

↑ Companies House extract company no 5242900 Kent Top Temps Limited
1 2 Kent takes axe to council bus operation Buses 13 January 2013
↑ End of road for Kent County Council bus company Kent Top Travel KentOnline 13 December 2012
↑ Kent County Council to abandon Kent Top Travel Coach & Bus Week issue 1092 19 June 2013 page 5
↑ Thank you for visiting the Kent Top Travel website Kent Top Travel 18 August 2013
↑ Park & Ride Contract Canterbury City Council
↑ Kent Top Travel takes on Canterbury park Bus & Coach Professional 24 October 2008

External links

Media related to Kent Top Travel at Wikimedia Commons
Company website
Flickr gallery
London Bus Routes gallery

Former bus companies of the United Kingdom

National

England

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Eastern England	Eastern National Omnibus Company MK Metro TWH Bus & Coach

South West England	Badgerline Bristol Omnibus Company Devon General Greyhound Motors Great Western Railway Hants & Dorset Motor Services Shamrock Buses Southern National Sureline Truronian Western Greyhound Western National

South East England	Alder Valley Aldershot & District Traction Badger Vectis Boro'line Maidstone Brijan Tours Bygone Buses Cavendish Motor Services Centra City Clipper Countryliner East Kent Road Car Company Invictaway Kent Top Travel Maidstone & District Maidstone Corporation Transport Marchwood Motorways Moss Motor Tours Portsmouth Corporation Transport Shamrock Buses Southampton Citybus Southdown Motor Services Thames Transit Thames Valley Traction Tillingbourne Bus Company Velvet Yellow Bus Services

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Scotland

Former bus companies operating in Scotland

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Other operators	Arriva Scotland West A1 Service Dart Buses First Stop Travel Gibson's of Moffat McKindless Munro's of Jedburgh Oban and District Scottish Motor Traction Strathclyde Buses Western SMT

Wales

Former bus companies operating in Wales

Companies	Crosville Motor Services Islwyn Borough Transport National Welsh Omnibus Services Padarn Bus Red & White Services Rhondda Transport Company South Wales Transport Western Welsh

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