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Managing Director at @TransporaGroup - Up for a beer or two. Views my own (and plenty of them).

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@RhysHand
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2 years
The same, just 15 years apart…. 🤔
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@RhysHand
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1 year
New toys, 1 of 4…😀
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@RhysHand
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3 years
Brand new toys for London!
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3 years
The two new electric buses for route 20 being prepared at Ash Grove...
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1 year
Pleased we have agreed to purchase 4x of these due for delivery shortly! 🤩 lovely buses.
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@RhysHand
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2 years
Pleased that we have agreed to purchase a number of these as we continue to expand.
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@RhysHand
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3 years
The wait is over.... meet Zip! Our new look X20 service. Lots of exciting things to come!
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@RhysHand
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1 year
Expanding rail replacement operations across the business means we need more vehicles up to the job! These double decks are just right seen here undergoing a pre-service inspection…
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@RhysHand
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1 year
@Angry_Staffer Yes, EU, please take Twitter from me
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@RhysHand
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2 years
Ever so proud of our new London team - fantastic start to our new operation and we couldn’t of launched this without them!! ❤️
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@RhysHand
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3 years
Sad to say, after almost two years, I’ll be leaving award winning transport social enterprise, HCT Group - I have worked with some of the most amazing, talented people you could wish to be around - from the bottom of my heart, thank you! #socents #OneTeam #TeamHCT
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@RhysHand
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2 years
@AJUK29 @GBNEWS Blue and yellow bag guy thinks it’s a steam train
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@RhysHand
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1 year
@MeidasTouch All they got,no policies to help Americans, distractions,hate and division is all they're good for.
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@RhysHand
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3 years
I am so so so proud of this! Really represents the future of our businesses in Yorkshire and sets a new bar of how our products are delivered and presented with its striking ivy livery, white led destination blinds and interior next stop screens and announcements.
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@RhysHand
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2 years
At our new depot on the South Coast tonight where some of the buses due to be based here are settling in….
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@RhysHand
Rhys Hand
1 year
Blackpool depot run in this evening… credit to the cleaning team, they look spotless ❤️
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@RhysHand
Rhys Hand
1 year
The first of our brand new buses are starting to look at home now in livery….
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@RhysHand
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2 years
It fits ! 😂
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@RhysHand
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1 year
Pleased to see more of our double deck fleet receiving fleet livery… here is one at our new Bristol depot… 😁
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@RhysHand
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2 years
Looking smart fresh out the paint shop….. 👀
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@RhysHand
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2 years
Brand new, low emission single decks with USB charging … next stop, Bristol!
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@RhysHand
Rhys Hand
2 years
Great to see our euro 6 tridents from friends @reading_buses arrive in the #Bristol depot…. Perfect for our continued rail replacement operations !
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@RhysHand
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2 years
Investment continues with two of these!
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@RhysHand
Rhys Hand
2 years
Great to spend some time at our #Wandsworth Depot today to help the team prepare for #saturday .
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@RhysHand
Rhys Hand
2 years
Another new toy, this one is for our #Blackpool operation !
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@RhysHand
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2 years
More scanias to join our fleet…!
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@RhysHand
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3 years
Really pleased to be able to support @guidedogs by providing a bus to help them train young guide dogs of the future on how to get on and off public transport safety. 🐶
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@RhysHand
Rhys Hand
4 years
More new toys for our Ash Grove team - and a Volvo too, something very rare for us.
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@RhysHand
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3 years
I’m so happy with how this has come out ! Not long until we launch something exciting! 🤩🤩
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@RhysHand
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2 years
We were so impressed with the last batch of E400’s we took from Abellio, that we have taken two more! Perfect for our ongoing and expanding tram and rail replacement business !
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@RhysHand
Rhys Hand
1 year
We’re loving our new pride bus, celebrating diversity in our communities we serve 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈
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@RhysHand
Rhys Hand
3 years
Latest toy for Ash Grove...
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@RhysHand
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2 years
Two E400’s heading to our London depot to earn their keep on rail replacement and special event work…
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@RhysHand
Rhys Hand
4 years
A new addition for @CTPlusYorkshire as we continue to improve and invest in the fleet across the depots there. First, repaint and new blinds before it hits the streets!
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@RhysHand
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2 years
👀 😍
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@RhysHand
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3 years
Nice to have this beauty visit our Hackney garage for a few days 😀
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@RhysHand
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3 years
Loving the destination blind to go with our pride buses ! … 🌈
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@RhysHand
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4 years
Leeds this afternoon !
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@RhysHand
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1 year
Thanks to @arrivatheshires for accommodating us at their Aylesbury depot while we undertake a large rail replacement block for @chilternrailway
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@RhysHand
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1 year
Visiting the workshop in Bristol this morning where they keep our fleet safe and maintained to a high standard… 😀bacon rolls on me too!
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@RhysHand
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1 year
Look out for our @LondonerBuses team at Imber this weekend - along with new branding for our NEW t15 - coming soon… 👀
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@RhysHand
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3 years
When real life buses aren’t enough… cover a wall in them ! 😃
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1 year
New kids on the block….
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@RhysHand
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2 years
One of two ex RATP London scanias to join our ever growing @transporagroup fleet. Complete with low emission euro 6 engines and now, digital destination blinds!
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@RhysHand
Rhys Hand
3 years
2700 and 2703 are pretty much ready to help keep Rail Replacement customers on the move this weekend!
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@RhysHand
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3 years
We’ve even got , Pixie Lott and Paloma Faith travelling on our buses! We provided double decker transport (with around 4 security vans following 😂) for them around Media City in Manchester ! #TakeTheBus #LeaveTheCar
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@RhysHand
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3 years
Great to launch a ticketing partnership with @SouthPennineCT as we accept each others day tripper tickets across all of our services.
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@RhysHand
Rhys Hand
2 years
Fresh from the paintshop and off to the South Coast!
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@RhysHand
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2 years
Great to spend time with the London team who have been putting the finishing touches to their training ready for the big day tomorrow! Very excited and proud of them all.
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@RhysHand
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3 years
Latest zip bus hits the road at @PowellsBus !
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@RhysHand
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3 years
New edition to the @PowellsBus fleet... 😀
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@RhysHand
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3 years
Today is a day for new buses it seems. Great to see our two new e200 MMC’s for @Bris_CT almost ready to hit the road!
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@RhysHand
Rhys Hand
1 year
Nothing goes quiet at Transpora for long! Pleased that our Bristol team have been awarded the contract to provide employee shuttle buses for Arthur David Foods from June. We’re looking forward to working with them to develop the service and roll out the mobile app we use to
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@RhysHand
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4 years
More buses for our TfL extra school routes - they’re now at Ash Grove Garage being prepped.
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@RhysHand
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1 year
Visiting our Blackpool team today - although one of the buses has a location crisis 😀
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@RhysHand
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3 years
Meet thesix from Powell’s! A new bright and fresh brand serving Millhouses, Royal Hallamshire Hospital and Sheffield City Centre. Coming soon.
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3 years
Excited to say we’ll be taking delivery of 4 brand new E200’s on Monday for the new Halifax services.
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@RhysHand
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4 years
Introducing..... double decker ivy! First two of the Yorkshire fleet to start receiving their identity following repaints. Very proud. 😃
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@RhysHand
Rhys Hand
3 years
Look at this 😍
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@RhysHand
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4 years
Great to see our Yorkshire repaint programme in full swing with the first double deck returning from our refurbishment supplier. Two gone this morning too.
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@RhysHand
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2 years
Great to spend time with the @TransporaBus Blackpool team during run in tonight…..
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1 year
Nice to visit the team at our Poole depot this afternoon!
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@RhysHand
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4 years
Good afternoon from our Bristol depot...
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@RhysHand
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3 years
Making boring cab bulkheads pretty…
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3 years
Great to get the brand new E200’s used on the Halifax routes liveried today - huge thanks to @KeviCarr for letting us use his workshop to get this done.
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1 year
A good shot of Bristol depot tonight minus some buses out on rail and PH minibuses too. Great work!
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1 year
A floor fit to eat off of… (not recommended though) 😄
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@RhysHand
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4 years
Some of our @powellsbus vehicles on holiday with @hctgrouplondon
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@RhysHand
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3 years
We’ve done some pride buses in Yorkshire, why not one in Bristol! ….
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@RhysHand
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3 years
Happiness is a visit to @thebiglemon …. To see their electric buses and share best practice on the industry’s journey to zero emissions! 🍋
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@RhysHand
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3 years
Not long to go... #zip #powellsbus
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@RhysHand
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4 years
Team Ash Grove engineering getting their latest toy ready. Ticket machine, iBus, logos, deep clean done. Just an outside clean and road test and it is ready to roll!
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@RhysHand
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3 years
Great to see our team out on @SCSupertram replacement tonight
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@RhysHand
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4 years
Very proud of our teams in Huddersfield, Leeds, Wakefield, Rotherham, Sheffield and right across Yorkshire who pulled out all the stops to keep people connected with minimal disruption during today’s snow fall. #team
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3 years
The first of the double decker @PowellsBus receiving bus ivy livery. Now to re-trim the seats in the new bus ivy moquette!
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@RhysHand
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1 year
Pleased we’ll be taking the transpora brand to areas such as Portland, Weymouth and Dorchester as we secure contracts from September. Huge thank you to the team for all the hard work to get this over the line. 👏🏼
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@RhysHand
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2 years
Team #Manchester providing an increase to existing tram replacement services for our friends @MCRMetrolink - great work!
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@RhysHand
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2 years
A successful pass for one of our Routemaster vehicles ready for the new #London operation we have starting on the 1st July. Thanks to Justin for prepping and presenting for test. Great work!
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@RhysHand
Rhys Hand
3 years
Good to catch up with @newman_ross at @EnsignBusCo today !
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3 years
To celebrate the diversity of our teams and customers across Yorkshire we’ve got some colourful buses on the way! 🌈
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@RhysHand
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2 years
Some new @TransporaGroup style branding for the @myTripBus app which our services in the North and South are listed on. Buy, track, go!
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@RhysHand
Rhys Hand
4 years
Spending some time with the cleaning team tonight 🧼
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@RhysHand
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1 year
Great work from the South Coast @TransporaBus team in Southampton today as they provided shuttle buses for football at St Mary’s Stadium. 👏
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@RhysHand
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1 year
Some of our team working in #Liverpool today for the @bbceurovision contest. 👏🏼
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@RhysHand
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4 years
Another one wrapped in ivy today... 😃
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2 years
One of our e200 MMC’s off for some TLC… new panels and a repaint - only one we’ve not been able to do since acquiring due to work commitments….
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1 year
Great to see some of our Bristol team keeping workers connected on some of our employee shuttle routes this afternoon… buses looking grand too! 👏
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@RhysHand
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2 years
Delighted that our Bristol team have been awarded routes 680, 963 and 967 under contract to West of England Combined Authority. We’re really looking forward to delivering these routes complete with next stop announcements, friendly drivers, contactless payments and mobile app
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@RhysHand
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4 years
Some of our TfL extra buses are taking a holiday in Yorkshire with @PowellsBus
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@RhysHand
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3 years
Great to spend time with the Leeds team during run out this morning! 😀
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@RhysHand
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4 years
The latest member to join the ever expanding London fleet after more work from TfL. Ex Tower Transit, collected this afternoon and it’s been inspected, stickered up, deep cleaned and is ready for work tomorrow !
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@RhysHand
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3 years
It’s a long way from home, but great for us to be operating Rail Replacement between Brighton and Three Bridges with one of our London red buses!
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@RhysHand
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6 years
Pleased that @CityFox_Group has placed an order for two E400 MMC’s due later this year for a workplace contract we’ve won.
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@RhysHand
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3 years
How many HCT buses can you spot…..
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2 years
We’ll be celebrating and shouting out the diversity amongst our colleagues and customers in the communities we serve on one of our double deckers! 👍 #Pride #LoveisLove
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@RhysHand
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4 years
Presentation is key - the silver wheel trims is the finishing touch👇🏼
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4 years
Exciting developments in London as extra buses arrive for additional school services starting next month.
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4 years
Smart new signage at our Ash Grove depot...
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3 years
Collecting new toys….
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