(19/11/2013 19:49)kuyoyo Wrote: [ -> ]As of the 30th November, Leven Valley will cease to exist in its current guise. From the 1st December, it will now be know as Leven Valley Limited and will be based at Bowesfield Lane in Stockton as part of an amalgamation of the current Leven Valley and the bus operators of Compass Royston. The Coach Side will remain under the Compass Royston name and operator under the current management. The Bus Side will be headed by Paul Thompson, the current owner of Leven Valley. The current Leven Valley livery on the MPDs and two remaining Enviro200s will remain for now. No money has been involved in the deal but it does explain the recent loans from Dales & District.
Interesting news - Great to see two independent companies working together! what next, stage carriage and Croft?
More information on the merger (this, along with the previous information, is thanks to Richard Smiles):
For the time being, the staff will remain on the routes of their previous company (ie the Compass Royston services will be driven by Compass Royston drivers)
Leven Valley's Yellow/Red livery is sadly to be dropped in favour of Proctors' all-over white, however it is understood the fleetnames may possibly be in Red/Yellow
(24/11/2013 19:17)kuyoyo Wrote: [ -> ]More information on the merger (this, along with the previous information, is thanks to Richard Smiles):
For the time being, the staff will remain on the routes of their previous company (ie the Compass Royston services will be driven by Compass Royston drivers)
Leven Valley's Yellow/Red livery is sadly to be dropped in favour of Proctors' all-over white, however it is understood the fleetnames may possibly be in Red/Yellow
A huge shame, that new livery is excellent!
Former Tees Valley Coaches Volvo B9R/Plaxton Elite, YN12 BPY, in now with SMS X Travel, Towcester (NO), and has retained its base livery.
Photo
HERE
HTIOI
Nick
The new Leven Valley logo has been released to Richard Smiles, who posted this on North East Bus forum. It can been seen below:
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Operations at the new Leven Valley are as followed at present:
S295UAL, S592RGA, W87NDW, MW52PYX, YM52TOU, GX55LNF and NX59BYC remain on the Compass Royston license and on their services
T25SVN, V331CVV, W365ABD, W793/4SMV, Y178/191CFS, SN51UCR and SN05HDF remain on the Leven Valley Coaches license and used on their services
T14CRT and YX60DXY have the new 'Leven Valley Coaches Ltd' legals but are currently only being used on former Leven Valley services
The first service vehicle in the new
Leven Valley livery is
SN51UCR (Photo @ James Stoker) The next two buses to be treated are Y178/91CFS
(20/12/2013 19:44)kuyoyo Wrote: [ -> ]The first service vehicle in the new Leven Valley livery is SN51UCR (Photo @ James Stoker) The next two buses to be treated are Y178/91CFS
on that note, a optare solo from compass royston was used on the 45 today.
(20/12/2013 21:35)riverside motors Wrote: [ -> ] (20/12/2013 19:44)kuyoyo Wrote: [ -> ]The first service vehicle in the new Leven Valley livery is SN51UCR (Photo @ James Stoker) The next two buses to be treated are Y178/91CFS
on that note, a optare solo from compass royston was used on the 45 today.
YM52TOU has been in use with Leven Valley all this week as Compass Royston have a PVR decrease with the PR1 suspended until January.