Tates Travel
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 Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 in Holmfirth in September 2011 | |
| Founded | 2003 by Graham Mallinson |
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| Ceased operation | 8 February 2016 |
| Headquarters | Barugh Green |
| Service area | South Yorkshire West Yorkshire |
| Service type | Bus services |
| Routes | 55 (October 2013) |
| Hubs | Barnsley Interchange Rotherham Interchange Wakefield bus station |
| Fleet | 74 (February 2016) |
| Website | www.tates-travel.com |
Tates Travel[1] was a local bus operator based in Barnsley in England, operating services in South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.
History
Tates Travel was founded in 2003 by Graham Mallinson in Stocksbridge, when he purchased a minibus to run private hire journeys before running a school minibus service for pupils at Millhouse Green Primary school.[2][3] Over the next two years, the company expanded its fleet to run school services before starting its first public bus service, route 18 between Barnsley and Mapplewell and relocating the depot to Dodworth in 2005.
In 2007 the depot again moved to Darton when the business of Stanley Gath Coaches,[4] Dewsbury was purchased. Between 2007 and 2010, the company increased the number of services in the Barnsley area, with services also running to Wakefield, following Arriva Yorkshire withdrawing services between Wakefield and Barnsley in January 2010.[5] Due to the expansion of services, the company moved once again in 2010 to a larger depot in Barugh Green.
In 2011, the company won several South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive contracts, including several services in the Penistone area from Stagecoach Yorkshire.[6]
In 2012, the company won further contract but this time from the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive. These were services operating from Wakefield to Hall Green, Hemsworth, Pontefract and South Elmsall which were all previously operated by Arriva Yorkshire.[7]
In January 2013 Tates commenced operating further West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive services radiating from both Wakefield and Dewsbury, again were all previously operated by Arriva Yorkshire.[8]
In April 2013 Tates commenced operating the Dewsbury Free Town Bus.[9] In August 2013 Tates took delivery of its first coach.[10]
On 8 February 2016, Tates Travel ceased trading after being placed in administration.[3][11]
Services
As at October 2013 Tates Travel operated 55 routes.[12]
Fleet
As the time of its February 2016 cessation, the fleet comprised 74 buses.[13]
References
- ^ Companies House extract company no 6481448 Tates Travel Limited
- ^ "About Us". Tates Travel. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ a b Tate's Travel sudden closure Bus & Coach Buyer 10 February 2016
- ^ Companies House extract company no 1039069 Stanley Gath (Coaches) Limited
- ^ "Wakefield Passenger Consultative Committee – January 2010" (PDF). West Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ "SYPTE Contract Awards". Tates Travel. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ "METRO Contract Awards". Tates Travel. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ "METRO Contract Awards". Tates Travel. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ^ "Service Changes before Saturday 27 April 2012". West Yorkshire Metro. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ^ Latest News from Tates Travel... Tates Travel
- ^ Tates Travel collapses Route One 15 February 2016
- ^ Schedules & Maps... Tates Travel
- ^ Tates Travel Group Sheffield Omnibus Enthusiast Society
External links
Media related to Tates Travel (bus company) at Wikimedia Commons- Company website
- Flickr gallery
