HISTORY OF
HEREFORD & WORCESTER
COUNTY
SMALL
OPERATORS BUS SERVICES
This section is planned to show all changes to smaller operators' routes in Hereford and Worcester from just pre-deregulation (Summer 1986) until the end of the County (March 1999). I am slowly improving the format of the section, firstly by splitting it into pages following letters of the alphabet to improve loading times, secondly by reformatting each alphabetical section.
To move to another page choose the first letter for the operator in which you are interested :-
A B C D F G H J K L M N-O P R S T W Y
OPERATORS : LETTER K
Kestrel Coaches (Harrison) of Dunhampton :
Crutch Lane - Cooksey Green - Elmley Lovett - Cutnall Green - Hampton Lovett - Droitwich High School (Sch)
8/9/87 : Acquired from Swan Street Coaches. No longer serves Droitwich centre.
21/12/91 : Lost to KCS Tours
Upton Snodsbury and Swinesherd (Sch)
21/12/91 : Lost to Dudley’s Coaches
2 (Bark Hill - Bewdley - Kidderminster, Su hrly with gaps)
29 May 1994 : Commenced
10 (Comberton Farm - Kidderminster, Su hrly)
29 May 1994 : Commenced
18B (Kidderminster - Offmore -Hoobrook - Spennells - Offmore - Kidderminster, Su)
26 February 1995 : Commenced
300 (Kidderminster - Worcester via Bewdley, Stourport, Hartlebury, Ombersley, Holt Heath and Hallow, Summ SuBH) 23 July 1995 : Commenced
15 October 1995 : Extended to Merry Hill Shopping Centre
26.5.96 : On reinstatement foir season, Merry Hille extension withdrawn
K. C S Tours (Shorthouse) of Cutnall Green :
855 (Crutch Lane - Droitwich via Cooksey Green, Rushock, Elmley Lovett, Sneads Green, Cutnall Green and Hampton Lovett, Sch)
7 January 1991 : Acquired from Kestrel Coaches
3 September 1991 : Reorganised, with the replacement contract not being available to the public.
941 Droitwich - Longbridge Works via Stoke Prior, Bromsgrove, Catshill (Wks)
August 1986 : Transferred from Hardings Coaches
August 1995 : Incorporated into Rover Coaches 943
Kingfisher Bus Company (Elkins) of Redditch :
7,8(Redditch - Matchborough Circulars) (NSu)
October 1988 : Taken over from Redline Bus Company
12 May 1990 Further expanded. A service is now provided throughout the day Monday to Saturday.
5 August 1992 : Reduced to every 15 minutes, following the reduction of the vehicle authorisation on the Kingfisher PSV Operator's Licence.
22 September 1992 : Company's "O" Licence was suspended , 7/8 being withdrawn without replacement.
1 November 1992 : Reintroduced when the company's "O" licence was reinstated.
30 January 1993 : Withdrawn, thus ending the competition on the "Busway" routes.
7E,8E (Redditch - Matchborough - Redditch - St Augustines School) (Sch)
October 1988 : Taken over from Redline Bus Company
September 1992 : 8E withdrawn, passingt to Midland Red West.
22 September 1992 : Company's "O" Licence suspended, 7E (Matchborough -> St Augustines School, Sch) also passed to Midland Red West,
946 (Headless Cross - Redditch New Town - Redditch - Longbridge Works, M-F)
1 October 1990 : Commenced, replacing a similar service by Hardings Coaches
22 March 1991 : Withdrawn due to poor patronage.