Vision Coaches

[Quackdave]

Vision Coaches

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I searched but couldn't find a thread for this operator, so thought I'd start one.

I've been trying to research their fleet, and the attachment shows the progress I've made so far. Their licence information at VOSA (PC1067485) indicates that they're licensed to operate 16 vehicles, and I've only tracked down 11, so there could well be more. Any additions, previous identities or corrections welcomed!

The only other vehicles I am aware of having previously been in the fleet are all withdrawn, namely: P400 OSH, LIL 9843, A105 MWT.

[motormayhem1]

RE: Vision Coaches
There depots down in hale village near widnes just in front of ashcrofts coaches as not sure if they operate the full 16 licences as when I've gone past when driving the 82A don't ever think ive seen 16 coaches parked in there.

[james solomon]

RE: Vision Coaches
https://www.flickr.com/photos/trfc3615/1...62014@N05/ C2VSN perhaps
https://www.flickr.com/photos/100541114@N07/15669171542 832DDV?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/69870962@N02/14833059788 RE03JAK?

I think from when I last attempted these I think I found out this Huyton Mini Coaches, Widnes t/a Vision Travel, Home James, Supertravel so think its the same company your trying to do

[Quackdave]

RE: Vision Coaches
Great, thanks for that! Yes, their legal name is indeed Huyton Mini Coaches, I only found that out quite recently by the legal lettering on one of their coaches. They seem to have dispensed with the Home James and Supertravel identities, perhaps not surprising in the latter case!

RE03 JAK is almost certainly the explanation for the mysterious white Skyliner that I saw several times a few months ago, which I never managed to identify. I'd also forgotten about the Prima. (Interestingly this shows on DVLA as first registered 2008, and it appears that before becoming S799 JBA, it was R-registered for the first 10 years of its life, so not sure what happened there!)

In addition, I've discovered another Scania/Irizar PB, V15 VSN. I believe I've also deduced the previous identities of this, V3 and V10, by process of elimination - they are from the First Cymru 233xx (YN54) batch originally used on National Express work. (As to which is which, this is from comparing trivial details between "then" and "now" photos on Flickr.)

Finally, do they still have the other ex-Oxford Tube Jonckheere Monaco, MJZ 8376? (I think this is actually the former T49 BBW, despite a number of assertions on Flickr that it is T59 - however, the latter has been unlicensed since 2008 and has been reported in Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland as 99-C-30482).

Most recent photo of MJZ I found was 2012, but DVLA shows it's still taxed.

Revised list:
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Thanks again for the help

[james solomon]

RE: Vision Coaches
My old list is here if you want to check the reggos out http://northwestbus.site11.com/Huyton%20...aches.Html

[Quackdave]

RE: Vision Coaches

(29/01/2015 22:20)james solomon Wrote:  My old list is here if you want to check the reggos out http://northwestbus.site11.com/Huyton%20...aches.Html

Ah didn't realise that was there!

I've checked all the ones that I didn't already have, and the only one still taxed under the same identity is Ford Transit ND03 YDL, which I'll add. Most of the others are either SORN or Unlicensed, the exceptions being YC02 DJE and BUS 70X, of which I can find no trace. Anyone have any clues to either of these?