Kent Top Travel

Kent Top Travel[1] was an English bus operator in Kent. It was owned by Kent County Council.


Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 in Tonbridge in April 2009
Parent	Kent County Council
Founded	2005
Ceased operation	October 2013
Headquarters	Aylesford
Service area	Kent
Service type	Bus services
Website	www.kenttoptravel.co.uk

History

Plaxton Profile bodied Volvo B7R in Eynsford in May 2011

Kent Top Travel was established in 2005 by Kent County Council to operate the council's bus network.[2] It was argued that its existence stimulated competition. It also operated a coach charter fleet.

Following an independent report criticising Kent County Council's trading companies, in December 2012 it was decided to close Kent Top Travel once its existing contracts expired.[2][3][4] Kent Top Travel ceased trading on 1 October 2013.[5]

Services

The majority of Kent Top Travel's route portfolio comprised rural, evening and Sunday services won under competitive tender from Kent County Council and other local authorities in open competition with private bus operators.

Park & Ride

Kent Top Travel operated Canterbury City Council's park & ride service from October 2008 until 2013.[6][7]

Fleet

Kent Top Travel operated both single and double deck buses as well as charter coaches. Buses were painted in a white and green livery, the Canterbury park & ride fleet silver and green. Coaches were painted both white & red, and yellow.

References

Companies House extract company no 5242900 Kent Top Temps Limited
Kent takes axe to council bus operation Buses 13 January 2013
End of road for Kent County Council bus company Kent Top Travel KentOnline 13 December 2012
Kent County Council to abandon Kent Top Travel Coach & Bus Week issue 1092 19 June 2013 page 5
Thank you for visiting the Kent Top Travel website Kent Top Travel 18 August 2013
Park & Ride Contract Canterbury City Council
Kent Top Travel takes on Canterbury park Archived 2013-10-21 at the Wayback Machine Bus & Coach Professional 24 October 2008

External links

Media related to Kent Top Travel (bus company) at Wikimedia Commons
Company website
Flickr gallery
London Bus Routes gallery

Former bus companies of the United Kingdom

National

England

Former bus companies operating in England
North West England	Avon Buses Birkenhead Transport Blackburn Transport Blue Bus & Coach Services Bluebird Bus & Coach Bu-Val Buses ChesterBus Citibus Tours Crosville Motor Services Finglands Coachways First Chester & The Wirral GHA Coaches Glenvale Transport GM Buses Halton Transport Jim Stones Coaches John Fishwick & Sons JPT Lancashire United Transport Manchester Community Transport Maynes Bus Maytree Travel MTL North Western Road Car Company (1923) North Western Road Car Company (1986) Pennine Blue Red & White Services Ribble Motor Services Shearings Speedwellbus Transdev Northern Blue UK North Yelloway Motor Services
North East England	Black Prince Buses BrightBus Busways Travel Services Durham Travel Services Geldards Coaches Jolly Bus Mexborough and Swinton Traction Company Northern General Transport Company OK Motor Services Samuel Ledgard South Yorkshire Transport Tates Travel United Automobile Services Venture Transport West Riding Automobile Company West Yorkshire Road Car Company Yorkshire Rider Yorkshire Terrier Yorkshire Traction
Midlands	A2Z Travel Barton Transport Birmingham City Transport Birmingham Motor Traction Central Buses Chase Coaches First Northampton Glossopdale Bus Company Go West Midlands Ludlows North Birmingham Busways People's Express Premiere Travel Probus Management South Notts Bus Company Stevensons of Uttoxeter Travel Merry Hill Travel Your Bus Wesley Coaches Yourbus Zak's Buses
Eastern England	Anglian Bus Carters Coach Services Eastern National Omnibus Company MK Metro
South West England	Badgerline Bristol Omnibus Company Crosville Motor Services Devon General Greyhound Motors Great Western Railway Hants & Dorset Nippy Bus Shamrock Buses Southern National Sureline Trathens Travel Services Truronian WebberBus Wessex Bus Western Greyhound Western National
South East England	Alder Valley Aldershot & District Traction Badger Vectis Boro'line Maidstone Brijan Tours Bygone Buses Cavendish Motor Services Centra City Clipper Countryliner Courtney Buses East Kent Road Car Company Epsom Coaches Fleet Buzz Invictaway Kent Top Travel Maidstone & District Motor Services Maidstone Corporation Transport Marchwood Motorways Moss Motor Tours New Enterprise Coaches Portsmouth Corporation Transport Shamrock Buses Southampton Citybus Southdown Motor Services Thames Transit Thames Valley Traction Tillingbourne Bus Company Velvet Yellow Bus Services
Greater London	Bexleybus Birch Brothers Boro'line London Capital Citybus Capital Logistics Connex East Thames Buses First London Grey-Green Harris Bus Imperial Buses London Buslines London Country Bus Services London Country North East London Country North West London Country South East London Country South West London Easylink London Electrobus Company London Forest London Pride Sightseeing London Traveller MTL NSL Buses Thorpes Travel London Travel Surrey Westlink

Scotland

Former bus companies operating in Scotland
Scottish Bus Group	Central Scottish Clydeside Scottish Eastern Scottish Highland Scottish Kelvin Central Buses Kelvin Scottish Lowland Scottish Midland Scottish Northern Scottish Western Scottish
Other operators	Arriva Scotland West A1 Service Dart Buses First Stop Travel Gibson's of Moffat McKindless Munro's of Jedburgh Oban and District Scottish Motor Traction Strathclyde Buses Western SMT

Wales

Former bus companies operating in Wales
Companies	Crosville Motor Services Express Motors GHA Coaches Islwyn Borough Transport National Welsh Omnibus Services Padarn Bus Red & White Services Rhondda Transport Company South Wales Transport Western Welsh

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