Other Warwickshire Operators
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serving the Fox County
This is Leyland National Greenway JL 2159 on 27th June 2001. It still wears Urban Fox livery rather than Arriva corporate colours.
This is Alexander ALX300 V608 DBC loading at Coventry Pool Meadow bus station on 4th January 2002.
This is P406 DUG entering Coventry Pool Meadow bus station on 14th June 2001. It is a Plaxton Paramount 3500.
This is East Lancs bodied DAF250LF registration number Y702 XJF on display at the Showbus rally on 23rd September 2001.
Often to be seen on rail replacement work at Leamington Spa Station is A17 AVT, seen here on 19th January 2003.
Mercedes-Benz W681 JOG at Warwick University on 24th October 2001. Harry Shaw are often used by the University and the Student's Union when they need to hire a coach.
This is VanHool T9 Alizee R72 VVP on 27th June 2001 at Warwick University.
Contact Details:
- H Shaw (Dairyman) Ltd,
- Mill House,
- Mill Lane,
- Binley,
- Coventry,
- CV3 2DU.
Mercedes Benz Vario / Plaxton Beaver 2 P207 PWM at the University of Warwick on 25th October 2001, the fourth day of Pete's expansion into Coventry.
Dennis Dart / Plaxton Pointer 2 T466 HNH at the University of Warwick on 22nd October 2001.
Dennis Dart / Plaxton Pointer 2 V941 DNB opposite the Parish Church in Leamington Spa on Sunday 6th January 2002.
Former Dennis Trident / Plaxton President PO51 WNK being exhibited at the Showbus rally, Duxford on 23 September 2001. This vehicle is now Reading Buses 474.
School Links
From September 2003 Warwickshire County Council started operation of certain schools services under their own steam. Hence their contracted Countylinks and CHAT brands were extended to create School Links, using a fleet of brand new Plaxton Paragon coaches.
YN53 EHV is seen laying over in Leamington Spa having finished its morning run on 15th December 2003. Similar YN03 EOP is behind.
Stratford Blue (Ensign Bus / City Sightseeing)
Stratford Blue is the trading name for the the local bus operations in Stratford. The operations started after Stagecoach withdrew a number of services in the town in the early 1990s, and Guide Friday, the local tour bus operator decided to help out with some replacements. Stratford and later Cambridge became the only two places where Guide Friday ever operated local bus services. Guide Friday were taken over by City Sightseeing in May 2002 and the decision was made to rebrand their local bus services under a new name. The name chosen was Stratford Blue, after a famous company that used to operate services in the town a number of years before. The livery used is that of City Sightseeing's parent company Ensign bus, fittingly it being blue and silver. The Cambridge operation is similarly called Cambridge Blue.
Optare MetroRider Mk 1 J612 SJB has now been withdrawn from the fleet, but is seen in Stratford on 11th December 2001 before it was repainted in Stratford Blue livery. This bus is former Reading Buses 612.
Another vehicle that is now withdrawn is KPJ 241W. This was one of Guide Friday's open top tour buses, and is pictured in use in Stratford on 11th December 2001.
P251 AUT at Coventry Pool Meadow bus station on 8th October 2001.
National Express Jetlink liveried coaches operate services between airports. This is X823 HNE at Coventry Pool Meadow bus station on 8th October 2001.