Transpora Group Explained

Transpora Group
Industry:Public Transport
Founded:30 August 2021
Founder:Rhys Hand
Hq Location:London, England
Area Served:England
Services:Bus, Taxi
Fleet Size:154
Subsid:Transpora North West
Website:www.transporagroup.co.uk

Transpora Group[1] is a British public transport company, based in London, England. It primarily operates a mix of bus and coach services, as well as some taxi services.

History

Founded in August 2021, Transpora Group purchased Altonian Coaches of Eastleigh in February 2022.[2] The company begun contracted work in September 2022 to cover for the services formerly ran by HCT Group in Bristol when it entered into administration.[3] A month later in October, it announced at Showbus it was to begin running a heritage bus service in London using acquired AEC Routemasters on its new Route A between London Waterloo station and Piccadilly Circus under the Londoner Buses brand.[4] [5]

In December 2022, Transpora Group began running service 72 on behalf of the Lancashire County Council.[6] It was originally run as service 20 under Blackpool Transport but was withdrawn citing low passenger numbers and financial losses.[7] In March 2023, the company was awarded four school routes to a number of schools in Poole and Bournemouth, which commenced on 20 March 2023.[8] Two months later, a tour service was launched in Bournemouth using a range of open and closed top buses (the latter of which were originally from the defunct Yellow Buses) under the Bournemouth Coaster brand. This tour service ran between Boscombe Pier and Hengistbury Head via Bournemouth Pier.[9] These five services were cancelled with effect 23 August 2023.[10]

In June 2023, Transpora Group announced they were running a new service connecting Newport, Wales and Bristol, England starting from 3 July 2023.[11] The company was also awarded a park & ride contract in Weymouth to run between July and September 2023 where customers of the P&R site do not pay for parking and only pay for the bus fare.[12]

In July 2024, Transpora abruptly ceased its operations in Bristol and Gloucestershire. The Big Lemon and Stagecoach West stepped in to take over some services.[13] [14] [15]

Operations

Transpora Group operates bus services in the following locations below:[16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TRANSPORA GROUP LIMITED . . 18 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Altonian Coaches . 12 August 2023 . transporagroup.co.uk . en.
  3. Web site: Hilson . Aaron . 20 September 2022 . Replacements for Bristol Community Transport services commence; The Big Lemon to arrive in October . 11 August 2023 . Coach & Bus Week. en-GB.
  4. Web site: Hilson . Aaron . 4 October 2022 . Londoner Buses announces launch date at Showbus . 11 August 2023 . Coach & Bus Week . en-GB.
  5. Web site: team . London SE1 website . Routemaster buses return to South Bank on new daily service . 11 August 2023 . London SE1 . en.
  6. Web site: 22 November 2022 . Council steps in to save vital Wyre bus link . 12 August 2023 . Lancashire County Council News . en-GB.
  7. Web site: 22 March 2023 . Changes to your Services 1 and 20. - Enjoyable Travel Along the Fylde Coast . https://web.archive.org/web/20230322003553/https://www.blackpooltransport.com/changes-your-services-1-and-20 . 22 March 2023 . 12 August 2023 . Blackpool Transport.
  8. Web site: 3 March 2023 . Goodbye yellow, hello white: New bus operator servicing schools comes to BCP . 12 August 2023 . Bournemouth Echo. en.
  9. Web site: 14 May 2023 . New coastal bus route launches (and you might recognise one of the vehicles) . 12 August 2023 . Bournemouth Echo . en.
  10. Web site: Bus variations west of England . 31 March 2024 . data.gov.uk . en.
  11. Web site: 25 June 2023 . New direct Newport to Bristol bus service announced - starting soon . 12 August 2023 . South Wales Argus. en.
  12. Web site: 18 July 2023 . New park and ride service to launch in Weymouth . 12 August 2023 . Dorset Echo . en.
  13. Web site: Hacker . Simon . Bus routes in danger as operator goes to the wall . Punchline . 17 July 2024 . 16 July 2024.
  14. Web site: Cork . Tristan . Mystery as bus firm halts services suddenly leaving routes at risk . Somerset Live . 17 July 2024 . en . 16 July 2024.
  15. Web site: Limbu . Dawn . Transpora pulls out of Bristol and Gloucestershire routes . BBC News . 17 July 2024 . 17 July 2024.
  16. Web site: Routes & Times . 12 August 2023 . transporabus.co.uk . en.
  17. Web site: Sinclair . Ashleigh . 13 December 2022 . Council steps in to save Wyre bus link . 31 March 2024 . Coach & Bus Week. en-GB.

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