Nu-Venture

Nu-Venture

Alexander RL bodied Leyland Olympian in September 2009
Founded 1980 c.
Headquarters Aylesford
Service area Kent
Service type Bus services
Routes 41
Fleet 30 (November 2013)
Website www.nu-venture.co.uk

Nu-Venture[1] is a bus operator in Aylesford, Kent, England.

History

Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Dart in March 2008 in Nu-Venture's previous livery

Nu-Venture was founded in the 1960s as a coach company,[2][3][4] and once operated coach tour holidays all over Europe, and in the 1980s a London commuter service,[5][6][7][8] but coach hire activities ceased in 2010.

Under contract to Kent County Council, Nu-Venture now operate a number of bus services, including much of the Transweald 295 / 297 route from Tunbridge Wells and Tenterden to Ashford during the daytime on Mondays to Fridays.

Nu-Venture operate a small number of low-floor buses, but, amongst older buses, a quantity of new-to-London 1980s Leyland Titan double-deck buses, converted from dual- to single-door specification, remain,[9][10][11]

Services

As at July 2014, Nu-Venture operated 41 routes[12]

Incidents

In November 2012 a Plaxton Prestige bodied DAF SB220 caught fire in Blue Bell Hill village, there were no passengers on board.[13][14]
In November 2012 a bus driver had to be rescued after his double decker bus blown over into a ditch trapping him in the vehicle in Cliffe, there were no passengers were on board.[15]

References

  1. ↑ Companies House extract company no 1239389 Nu-Venture Coaches Limited
  2. ↑ "Nu-Venture Coach - Flickr". Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Nu-Venture Coach - Flickr". Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Nu-Venture coach". Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Nu-Venture London bus". Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Nu-Venture London bus - Flickr".
  7. ↑ "Nu-Venture Coach - Flickr". Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Nu-Venture Coach - Flickr". Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Nu-Venture Gallery".
  10. ↑ "Nu-Venture bus". Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Nu-Venture bus". Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "Timetables". Timetables. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  13. ↑ "Nu-Venture R988FNW". Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  14. ↑ "Bus goes up in flames at Blue Bell Hill". Kent Online. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  15. ↑ "Driver rescued after bus blown off Cliffe road by wind". Kent Online. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  16. ↑ Baldock, Eric (2012). Maidstone Corporation transport. Stroud: Amberley. p. 36. ISBN 1445608200. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
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