David Slater (Spoddendale)'s photos with the keyword: Cambus Holdings

Tuesday 19 April 1994 - Premier Travel Services 425 (G525 LWU), a Plaxton Paramount bodied Volvo B10M new in March 1990 to Wallace Arnold Tours, seen in Emmanuel Street, Cambridge when working the 1430 London to Grimsby National Express service 048.

Tuesday 10 May 1994 - Premier Travel Services 425 (G525 LWU), a Plaxton Paramount bodied Volvo B10M new in March 1990 to Wallace Arnold Tours, seen in Newmarket when working the 0620 National Express service 347 from Thetford to Cambridge.

Thursday 12 May 1994 - Premier Travel Services 425 (G525 LWU), a Plaxton Paramount bodied Volvo B10M new in March 1990 to Wallace Arnold Tours, seen in Newmarket when working the 0620 National Express service 347 from Thetford to Cambridge.

Tuesday 9 May 1995 (approx. 0805) - Premier Travel Services was a regular purchaser of former Wallace Arnold Tours coaches and in this view taken at the top of College Heath Road, Mildenhall we see two such acquisitions operating on the U.S. Air Force contracts from RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall to Heathrow and Gatwick – despite their liveries! Leading is 438 (J706 CWT), a Plaxton Premiere bodied Volvo B10M new in April 1992, sporting Eurolines livery being followed by 425 (G525 LWU), a Plaxton Paramount boided Volvo B10M new in March 1990, in National Express livery.

Easter Sunday 16 April 1995 (approx. 1435) - Premier Travel Services 440 (J740 CWT), a Plaxton Premiere 350 bodied Volvo B10M new to Wallace Arnold Tours in 1992, seen negotiating the turn and parked cars at the corner of Bloom Street and Chorlton Street, Manchester. It had just departed from Chorlton Street Coach Station housed beneath the brown multi-storey car park behind the coach, as it continued on its way to Cambridge when working the 1310 National Express service 350 from Liverpool.

Monday 10 July 1995 – Two Premier Travel Services Volvo B10M coaches working for National Express that had been new to Wallace Arnold Tours. Left is 441 (J741 CWT), a Plaxton Premiere 350 new in 1992, was coming in to work the 0905 service 305 to Liverpool. Right is 433 (H643 UWR), a Plaxton Paramount 3500 new in 1991, working the 0900 service 011 to London (Victoria). On 1 August 1995 service 011 was upgraded to become an ‘Express Shuttle’ service.

Tuesday 9 May 1995 - Premier Travel Services 438 (J706 CWT), a Plaxton Premiere bodied Volvo B10M new in April 1992 to Wallace Arnold Tours, seen at Holywell Row, Suffolk when working on a U.S. Air Force contract which required links between RAF Lakenheath/RAF Mildenhall tand Heathrow/Gatwick. It carried lettering for a Eurolines contract, the European scheduled service coach operation.

Monday 10 July 1995 – Premier Travel Services 441 (J741 CWT), a Plaxton Premiere 350 bodied Volvo B10M new to Wallace Arnold Tours in 1992, seen at Drummer Street, Cambridge when working the 0905 National Express service 305 to Liverpool.

Sunday 20 August 1995 – On 1 August 1995 National Express rebranded the Cambridge to London service 011 as one of their ‘Express Shuttle’ services. These services generally saw increased frequencies and took away the requirement to pre-book seats. A new batch of Plaxton Expressliner bodied Volvo B10M coaches was added to the fleet of Premier Travel Services which were specifically lettered for the service. 445 (N445 XVA) was seen loading for London at Drummer Street, Cambridge. This coach featured in a BBC television comedy drama produced in 1996 entitled 'Eskimo Day' written by Jack Rosental but on screen it carried two false registration numbers (N734 AJN and N428 RWN).

Saturday 1 March 1997 – Stagecoach Group (either Premier Travel Services or Cambus) Plaxton bodied Volvo B10M coaches at the Cowley Road, Cambridge premises. Left is 439 (J739 CWT), a Plaxton Premiere 350 that had been new to Wallace Arnold Tours in March 1992. Right is 447 (N447 XVA), a Plaxton Expressliner new in August 1995 to Premier Travel Services which was owned by Cambus Holdings at the time. Cambus Holdings sold out to Stagecoach in December 1995. I can’t say what name the coach went under at the time of the photograph. It was about to leave for Drummer Street in order to work the 1145 service 314 to Birmingham. In between the two coaches is Northern Counties bodied Volvo Olympian 530 (P530 EFL).

Saturday 11 April 1998 (Easter weekend) – National Express contractors on ‘Express Shuttle’ services were naming their coaches after towns in their native area prefixed with ‘Spirit of …….’ This Plaxton Expressliner bodied Volvo B10M carried the name ‘Spirit of March’ and had been new in August 1995 to Premier Travel Services when PTS was owned by Cambus Holdings. In December that year Cambus Holdings sold out to the Stagecoach Group. 452 (N452 XVA) was seen at Drummer Street, Cambridge although I can’t say what the operator’s legal name was…. Cambus or Premier Travel Services?

Sunday 21 September 1997 – By this time Cambus Holdings had been acquired by the Stagecoach Group. Cambus Limited 453 (R453 FCE), a Plaxton Expressliner bodied Volvo B10M, was seen at King Street, Mildenhall when working the westbound National Express service through to Taunton.

Monday 13 June 1994 – Cambus Holdings acquired the business of Millers of Foxton in February 1992 and continued to use the name on some vehicles. This Plaxton Paramount 3200 coach was seen in Kirkwood Road, Cambridge. I don’t know the origin of this coach which carried the registration number HSV 196, a number transferred to various other vehicles at different times.

Monday 13 June 1994 – Cambus Holdings acquired the business of Millers of Foxton in February 1992 and continued to use the name on some vehicles. This Plaxton Paramount 3200 coach was seen in Kirkwood Road, Cambridge. I don’t know the origin of this coach which carried the registration number HSV 196, a number transferred to various other vehicles at different times.