Renown Coaches

Renown Transport Services[1] (trading as Renown Group and formerly Renown Coaches) was a bus and coach operator based in Bexhill-on-Sea, United Kingdom.

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ParentRenown Group
Founded1962
HeadquartersBexhill-on-Sea
Service areaEast Sussex
Service typeBus services
Routes9 (September 2018)
Websitewww.renowngroup.co.uk

History
East Sussex Easy Rider liveried Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 in Lewes in November 2010

Renown was established in 1962. In the 1980s, it diversified into local bus services.[2]

In March 2006 Renown Group set up Cavendish Motor Services[3] to operate commercial services in Eastbourne. This was sold in January 2009 to Stagecoach in Eastbourne.[4] However, because of a Competition Commission inquiry, the transfer was not effected until October 2009.[5]

In 2012 it separated its bus and coach sections of business between two companies, Renown Transport Services Limited[1] and Eastbourne Coachways Limited.[6] However, with the gradual reduction of bus services over the years since, the bus services operated by Renown Transport Services were registered with Eastbourne Coachways Limited in October 2018.[7]

Renown Transport Services entered administration on 5 October 2018[8] and had its operators license revoked immediately following public inquiry on 13 March 2019.[9]

Operations and routes

Renown Group operated both commercial and subsidised services in East Sussex and Kent.[2] It also operated a coach charter fleet. Routes operated by Renown Group were taken over by other operators after 5 October 2018.

Routes included:

  • 94: Bexhill - Little Common (to Eastbourne Coachways
  • 95: Bexhill - Sidley - Battle - Conquest Hospital (to Eastbourne Coachways)
  • 96: Bexhill - Cooden Beach - Little Common
  • 97: Bexhill - Glenleigh Park - Hooe (to Eastbourne Coachways)
  • 297 Tunbridge Wells - Tenterden (to Hams Travel)
  • 320 Ninfield - Claverham Community College (to Eastbourne Coachways)
  • CC1,CC3 & CC5 School routes (to Eastbourne Coachways)

Renown Group had previously operated the now withdrawn free bus services to ASDA stores in Eastbourne and Hollingbury.[10]

Fleet

The bus livery was green and cream as carried by the former Southdown Motor Services, but changed to a two toned green and cream. The coach livery was black and gold. With the introduction of second hand buses from Metrobus, only one bus retained the green and cream livery.

See also

References
  1. Renown Transport Services Limited
  2. Renown Bus Services Renown Group
  3. Companies House extract company no 4169806 Cavendish Motor Services Limited
  4. Stagecoach buys Cavendish Eastbourne Herald 9 January 2009
  5. Stagecoach Welcomes Competition Commission Clearance of Eastbourne Bus Merger Stagecoach 22 October 2009
  6. "Error Page". data.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  7. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/750240/np-2468-22-october-2018.pdf..pdf
  8. "RENOWN TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITED - Insolvency (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  9. "Level playing field for all operators is key aim of traffic commissioners". GOV.UK. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  10. Renown - Bus Routes https://www.renowngroup.co.uk/_buses/routes.php
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