2012 – Issue 2 of 4
In the spring of 2007 the EST companies moved to the Crossway Industrial Estate, nearer Cowbridge on the B4265, though just 4 years later a return was made to the old site. In January 2012 it was reported that EST Bus Ltd. was in administration and EST Coach Ltd was a dormant company. Cartel Travel Ltd. and G.M still traded at that time but two new companies were formed to continue the business, Sprint Passenger Transport Ltd. and Sprint Vehicle Management Ltd. From June 2004, Alison Jones Motors (formerly Thomas Motors of Barry) then under the management of Clayton Jones, moved from Barry Docks to an operating centre at Unit 25 Llandow Trading Estate. Within a year the company decided to return their buses to their former Barry depot. In October 2006 the whole of Jones/Shamrock group was taken over by French owned Veolia Transport, trading as Veolia Cymru. In 2008 a new firm arrived at Llandow. This was New Adventure Travel Ltd. who commenced operations in May 2008 with an allocation of up to 12 vehicles. One of the first coaches of New Adventure Travel was this former England team Scania W4 ENG. (Mike Street) The operating centre was given as Llandow Business Park. The company was set up by Kevyn Jones, son of Clayton Jones, the former head of the Shamrock bus group. However, this new firm has since expanded greatly with operating centres currently at Excelsior Industrial Estate in Gabalfa and at Newport. When in summer 2009 Veolia Cymru opened their new super depot at Nantgarw, the closure of the Barry Docks depot quickly followed. A dozen or so buses were moved to Llandow to operate contracts in the area, but Veolia had moved this allocation to Nantgarw by June 2010. A decision to cut the company’s operations in south Wales 10
was made and by the summer of 2011 Veolia had withdrew all their services in the Vale and closed their super depot at Nantgarw. Now, with the former EST companies using depots at Wenvoe and Cefn Cribbwr, it seems that buses will disappear from Llandow at least for a while. (The editor would like to thank Alex Jeenes, David B Thomas, Mike O’Sullivan, Barrie Gilbert, Cliff Parker and Mike Street for the use of their photographs in this issue.) .................................................... OOPS 8; 11 This time we go to West Wales on a November evening over 50 years ago. WWOC 884 collided with a solid brick wall near a railway bridge at Goodwick. Bus 884 was one of 24 Willowbrook bodied Leyland PS1 in the fleet that spent much of its life in West Wales. 884 was on a late evening journey from Cardigan towards St. Davids with Driver Howard Seeley and Conductor Eugene Breen. Thanks to ex. Inspector Glyn Griffiths for sending in these photos. Glyn tells me that many of the seat frames had snapped off by the impact and sadly 17 people were taken to hospital.
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In the spring <strong>of</strong> 2007 the EST companies moved to the Crossway Industrial Estate,<br />
nearer Cowbridge on the B4265, though just 4 years later a return was made to the old<br />
site. In January <strong>2012</strong> it was reported that EST Bus Ltd. was in administration and EST<br />
Coach Ltd was a dormant company. Cartel Travel Ltd. and G.M still traded at that time<br />
but two new companies were formed to continue the business, Sprint Passenger<br />
Transport Ltd. and Sprint Vehicle Management Ltd.<br />
From June 2004, Alison Jones Motors (formerly Thomas Motors <strong>of</strong> Barry) then under<br />
the management <strong>of</strong> Clayton Jones, moved from Barry Docks to an operating centre at<br />
Unit 25 Llandow Trading Estate. Within a year the company decided to return their<br />
buses to their former Barry depot. In October 2006 the whole <strong>of</strong> Jones/Shamrock<br />
group was taken over by French owned Veolia Transport, trading as Veolia Cymru.<br />
In 2008 a new firm arrived at Llandow. This was New Adventure Travel Ltd. who<br />
commenced operations in May 2008 with an allocation <strong>of</strong> up to 12 vehicles.<br />
One <strong>of</strong> the first coaches <strong>of</strong> New Adventure Travel was this former England team Scania<br />
W4 ENG. (Mike Street)<br />
The operating centre was given as Llandow Business Park. The company was set up by<br />
Kevyn Jones, son <strong>of</strong> Clayton Jones, the former head <strong>of</strong> the Shamrock bus group.<br />
However, this new firm has since expanded greatly with operating centres currently at<br />
Excelsior Industrial Estate in Gabalfa and at Newport.<br />
When in summer 2009 Veolia Cymru opened their new super depot at Nantgarw, the<br />
closure <strong>of</strong> the Barry Docks depot quickly followed. A dozen or so buses were moved to<br />
Llandow to operate contracts in the area, but Veolia had moved this allocation to<br />
Nantgarw by June 2010. A decision to cut the company’s operations in south Wales<br />
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