Today I had the pleasure of delivering an Optare Solo to a new business venture. The Treat Truck is the brainchild of partners in business, and partners in life, Luke Fripp and Hayley Cooper of Lichfield, Staffordshire. The plan is to convert the former service bus into a mobile dessert parlour for use at various events such as food festivals, carnivals, and shows. The Treat Truck will also be available for hire for Corporate Events. After researching and viewing various buses Luke and Hayley decided that the M920 Solo is the perfect size for what they need and hopefully once this first one is a success many other Solos can enjoy retirement as Treat Trucks. To help their project the Solo was supplied as an empty shell with a Class V MOT all [...]
On Friday Afternoon I received a call from our friend Darren Ieronimo at Kettlewells of Retford. He had issues with loadings on their school contracts following the summer break and found that they needed a seat belted double decker by Monday morning. Kettlewell’s had recently purchased a former Tyrer’s Scania decker from us over the summer so when I offered them a Trident from the same stable with a full 12 months MOT at under £10k they literally snatched my hand off. A few calls were made and the Trident was inspected and cleaned by Tyrer’s on Friday Afternoon and on Saturday morning Darren and his colleagues made the trip over the Pennines to Lancashire to collect the bus. It was back in Retford by teatime and will be out taking it’s first bunch of scholars to school tomorrow morning. This just goes to show that [...]
This Euro 6 Mercedes Tourismo 49 Seat Executive Coach was collected by Matt Watson of Essex Operator John James Luxury Travel at Norton Caines Services on the M6 Toll Road earlier this week. The coach was originally new to Belle Vue Coaches in Manchester and has since been operated by S O Coaches also of Manchester whom we sold the coach on behalf of. Matt recognises that being based in Romford with it’s close proximity to Central London, the importance of future proofing the fleet and business by upgrading the fleet to Euro 6 compliance, especially with the impending introduction of the ULEZ looming. The coach is quite a high specification including 49 Luxline Half Leather Seats with 3 Point Belts, Climate Controlled Air Conditioning, and CCTV amongst many other features. Don’t [...]
This ex National Holidays Setra S415 GT-HD is heading for a new life in Malta after serving it’s time with Hatton’s Travel of St. Helens, Merseyside. It has been bought by Silver Star Transport Ltd and left St. Helens on Thursday morning for Dover then onwards through France and Italy to Genoa prior to sailing to Sicily then onto Malta. It will then settle down to a life of airport transfers and excursions for incoming tourists. Seen collecting the coach are three generations of Silver Star Transport, sons Edward and Matthias, father Rennie, and grandfather Paul sporting his new Odyssey Coach Sales hat. Fiona was too shy to have her photo taken so did the job of David Bailey instead! We wish them a safe journey back to Malta and hopefully they’ll get good service out of their [...]
This weekend saw collection of this long serving member of the Applegates Coaches fleet of Berkeley, Glos. This 12 year old 13.8m Euroliner has been with Applegates from new and has reluctantly been let go after faultless service, Ceri Taylor of Applegates said he was sad to see her go as she had become part of the family and has been a brilliant back up for their more modern 61 seat Tourliners, even heading to the South of France on a rescue mission earlier this year. Her new home is with Steve Barnett Coaches of Maidenhead, Berkshire for a more relaxed life on school contracts and private hire. She replaces a 14 year old 61 Seat Iveco Beulas which has found a new home via Paramount Coach Sales. As Steve was a [...]
This 2003 Mercedes Vario Sitcar Beluga 33 Seater has made the short journey from Motherwell to Rutherglen and it’s new owner Stonelaw Minibus Hire. Odyssey Coach Sales facilitated the sale on behalf of Access Travel.
Another sale recently completed by Odyssey Coach Sales is the sale of 3 Coaches to Carolan Coaches of Co. Meath, Ireland on behalf of The York Pullman Group. The three vehicles, two 2003 VDL SB4000 Van Hool T9 Alizees, and a 2003 Mercedes Touro are seen here waiting to board the ferry at Holyhead after kindly being delivered there by York Pullman staff. All 3 Coaches were handed over in the pristine condition you would expect from York Pullman. Hopefully they’ll provide further good service on the Emerald Isle.
We have recently completed the sale of this 2007 Volvo B12B Plaxton Panther 70 Seater on behalf of Reay’s Coaches to Scottish Operator Wishart Coaches. Wishart Coaches are a small family operator based in Friockheim on the outskirts of Arbroath. This coach was purchased to replace an older 70 Seater on school contracts and local private hire. The 10 year old Volvo benefited from a 70 Seat Conversion by Ashall’s Coaches in December last year using seats supplied by Prime and is also a very low mileage vehicle for its age having only recently completed 500,000 kms. Pictured collecting the coach from Darren at Reay’s Wigton premises is Gavin Kinnear proprietor of Wishart Coaches.
Today we handed over this 2010 Volvo B12B Plaxton Panther 53 Seat Executive Coach to Golden Tours of Brentford, Middlesex. The vehicle has been with Minsterley Motors of Shropshire from new and is replacing a 2000 Setra S315 GT-HD. Seen collecting the new purchase from Darren is Hussein Qassim of Golden Tours prior to his trip back down the M40.
Today we completed the sale of this Volvo B12BT Plaxton Elite VIP Corporate Executive Coach to VIP Coaches of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. This coach has an abundance of extras including 36 two tone leather fainsa gala plus seats around 7 tables, 10 Monitors, Sky TV, Fully Equipped Rear Kitchen, and 240v Sockets. It will replace a Corporate Spec 24 Seat Mercedes Tourino for the single coach operator as the company has now outgrown this vehicle that is currently offered for sale on our website. Pictured collecting the vehicle from Darren is Chris Kemp of VIP Coaches.
