Shearings-National coach interchange at Exhall – 22 Oct 1989 (105-7)

Thursday 22 October 1989 – The Pleasurama Group owned coach tour operator Smiths-Shearings and, following their purchase of the privatised National Holidays, the consolidated operation became Shearings-National. During 1989 the Pleasurama Group was acquired by the Mecca Leisure Group.

With tour destinations countrywide together with pick-up points covering vast areas, the company had a network with a number of interchange points to maximise its facilities and resources.

One of these interchange coach stations was at Exhall near Coventry in the West Midlands which featured a passenger terminal and an exceptionally large open area for coach parking. The buildings also included administration offices and a maintenance facility.