David Slater (Spoddendale)'s photos with the keyword: Thames Travel

Saturday 18 June 2016 (1150) – Hunter Bros of Tantobie near Stanley, County Durham was founded in 1918 when the three brothers returned from World War 1 military service. It became one of the oldest family run bus and coach businesses in Britain but closed during August 2016 due to the ill health of the current family member. Its sole bus service ran from Stanley to Flint Hill and qualified as being one of the oldest commercially run bus services run by an original operator. It ran every 30 minutes using the one bus on a journey of 12 minutes each way. Another local operator, Stanley Travel, took over the running of the service. KU52 RXF, an Alexander built Plaxton Pointer style bodied Dennis Dart which had been new to Thames Travel, Wallingford in January 2003, was seen entering Stanley bus station from Flint Hill.

Saturday 28 March 2015 (1527) – Thames Travel, a Go-Ahead owned company, 507 (SN10 CCY) seen loading outside Watlington Library when working the 1525 service T1 to Oxford. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 bodied Dart new in May 2010.

Saturday 28 March 2015 (1527) – Thames Travel, a Go-Ahead owned company, 507 (SN10 CCY) seen loading outside Watlington Library when working the 1525 service T1 to Oxford. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 bodied Dart new in May 2010.

Saturday 28 March 2015 (1528) – Thames Travel, a Go-Ahead owned company, 507 (SN10 CCY) seen loading outside Watlington Library when working the 1525 service T1 to Oxford. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 bodied Dart new in May 2010.

Saturday 28 March 2015 (1628) – Thames Travel (Go-Ahead owned) 705 (YJ10 MFN), an Optare Solo new in May 2010, seen arriving at Wallingford Market Place on service 136A. It had departed Wallingford at 1605 and operated to Cholsey and back. Cholsey is a village about 2 miles south of Wallingford where crime writer Agatha Christie once lived and where she is buried in the churchyard of St. Mary’s Church.

Saturday 28 March 2015 (1630) – Thames Travel (Go-Ahead owned) 705 (YJ10 MFN), an Optare Solo new in May 2010, seen outside Wallingford Town Hall having just arrived on service 136A. It had departed Wallingford at 1605 and operated to Cholsey and back. Cholsey is a village about 2 miles south of Wallingford where crime writer Agatha Christie once lived and where she is buried in the churchyard of St. Mary’s Church. After a change of driver its next assignment was the 1638 service 139 to Henley-on-Thames.

Saturday 28 March 2015 (1631) – Thames Travel (Go-Ahead owned) 705 (YJ10 MFN), an Optare Solo new in May 2010, seen outside Wallingford Town Hall having just arrived on service 136A. It had departed Wallingford at 1605 and operated to Cholsey and back. Alongside is a company van which had brought two new drivers from the garage to take over this bus (on the 1638 service 139 to Henley-on-Thames) and another for the 1647 service X39 to Oxford.

Saturday 28 March 2015 (1637) – Thames Travel (Go-Ahead owned) 705 (YJ10 MFN), an Optare Solo new in May 2010, seen outside Wallingford Town Hall prior to working the 1638 service 139 to Henley-on-Thames. (It had previously worked the 1605 service 136A from Wallingford to Cholsey and back). Alongside is a company van which had brought two new drivers from the garage, one to take over this bus and another for the 1647 service X39 to Oxford.

Saturday 28 March 2015 (1639) – Thames Travel (Go-Ahead owned) 705 (YJ10 MFN), an Optare Solo new in May 2010, seen leaving Wallingford Town Hall on 1638 service 139 to Henley-on-Thames. (It had previously worked the 1605 service 136A from Wallingford to Cholsey and back).

Saturday 28 March 2015 (1644) – Thames Travel 418 (AE59 AWH) is an MAN powered MCV Evolution that was new to Carousel of High Wycombe in January 2010. The Carousel business was subsequently acquired by the Go-Ahead Group in March 2012 and continues to operate as a separate subsidiary. It had worked the 1525 service X2 from Oxford (due Wallingford at 1642) and after a break would then work the 1657 back to the city.

Saturday 28 March 2015 (1648) – Thames Travel 418 (AE59 AWH) is an MAN powered MCV Evolution that was new to Carousel of High Wycombe in January 2010. The Carousel business was subsequently acquired by the Go-Ahead Group in March 2012 and continues to operate as a separate subsidiary. . It had worked the 1525 service X2 from Oxford (due Wallingford at 1642) and after a break would then work the 1657 back to the city.

Saturday 28 March 2015 (1651) – Thames Travel 418 (AE59 AWH) is an MAN powered MCV Evolution that was new to Carousel of High Wycombe in January 2010. The Carousel business was subsequently acquired by the Go-Ahead Group in March 2012 and continues to operate as a separate subsidiary. . It had worked the 1525 service X2 from Oxford (due Wallingford at 1642) and after a break would then work the 1657 back to the city.

Saturday 28 March 2015 (1648) – Thames Travel 861 (BF57 OXF) seen in Wallingford Market Place when operating the 1640 Oxford to Reading service X39. It is Mercedes-Benz Citaro O 530 new to City of Oxford Motor Services in January 2008 hence the ‘OXF’ letters in the registration. Both Thames Travel and COMS are Go-Ahead Group owned.

Saturday 28 March 2015 (1648) – Thames Travel 861 (BF57 OXF) seen in Wallingford Market Place when operating the 1640 Oxford to Reading service X39. It is Mercedes-Benz Citaro O 530 new to City of Oxford Motor Services in January 2008 hence the ‘OXF’ letters in the registration. Both Thames Travel and COMS are Go-Ahead Group owned.

Saturday 28 March 2015 (1649) – Thames Travel van seen in Wallingford Market Place. It was being used by drivers changing their duties.

Tuesday 30 April 2013 (1411) – Thames Travel Ltd 857 (VF56 OXF), a Mercedes-Benz Citaro new in December 2006, seen outside Christ Church Cathedral in St. Aldate’s, Oxford. Thames Travel is part of the Oxford Bus Company (The City of Oxford Motor Services Ltd) owned by the Go-Ahead Group.

Tuesday 30 April 2013 (1158) – Thames Travel Ltd 854 (SF56 OXF), a Mercedes-Benz Citaro new in January 2008, seen outside the Court Buildings in St. Aldate’s, Oxford. Thames Travel is part of the Oxford Bus Company (The City of Oxford Motor Services Ltd) owned by the Go-Ahead Group.

Tuesday 30 April 2013 (1212) – Thames Travel Ltd 506 (SN10 CCX), an Alexander Dennis Enviro200 seen in St. Aldate’s Oxford. It was new in May 2010 to the company before the take over by Oxford Bus Company (The City of Oxford Motor Services Ltd) owned by the Go-Ahead Group.