Kent Top Travel

Kent Top Travel

Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 in Tonbridge in April 2009
Parent	Kent County Council
Founded	2005
Ceased operation	October 2013
Headquarters	Aylesford
Service area	Kent
Service type	Bus services
Website	www.kenttoptravel.co.uk

Kent Top Travel^[1] was a bus operator in Kent, England. It was owned by Kent County Council.

History

Plaxton Profile bodied Volvo B7R in Eynsford in May 2011

Kent Top Travel was established in 2005 by Kent County Council to operate the council's bus network.^[2] It was argued that its existence stimulated competition. It also operated a coach charter fleet.

Following an independent report criticising Kent County Council's trading companies, in December 2012 it was decided to close Kent Top Travel once its existing contracts expired.^[2][3] Kent Top Travel ceased trading on 1 October 2013.^[4]

Services

The majority of Kent Top Travel's route portfolio comprised rural, evening and Sunday services won under competitive tender from Kent County Council and other local authorities in open competition with private bus operators.

Park & Ride

Kent Top Travel operated Canterbury City Council's park and ride service from October 2008 until 2013.^[5][6]

Fleet

Kent Top Travel operated both sine and double deck buses as well as charter coaches. Buses were painted in a white and green livery, the Canterbury park & ride fleet silver and green. Coaches were painted both white & red, and yellow.

See also

• List of bus operators of the United Kingdom

References

External links

• Official website
• Flickr gallery
• London Bus Routes gallery

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kent Top Travel.

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