Network Colchester

Network Colchester

Scania OmniDekka in April 2008
Parent	Tellings-Golden Miller
Founded	2004
Service area	Essex
Service type	Bus services
Website	www.networkcolchester.co.uk

Network Colchester^[1] is a bus company operating services around Colchester. It is a subsidiary of Tellings-Golden Miller.

History

Darwen Olympus bodied Scania N230UD in April 2009

Alexander ALX300 bodied Volvo B10BLE in April 2010

Network Colchester's origins can be traced to 1904 with the establishment of Colchester Corporation Tramways, operating at its peak, four routes and 18 trams. Bus operation commenced in 1928 as Colchester Corporation Transport to replace the trams. To comply with the Transport Act 1985 in 1986 the assets were transferred to a new legal entity, Colchester Borough Transport.^[2]

In 1993, during a bus war with Eastern National, the company was sold to British Bus for £1, but the new owners took on considerable debts. After discussions the bus war ended in 1994 with a share out of routes between the two companies. In August 1996 British Bus was purchased by the Cowie Group, which in November 1997 was renamed Arriva, with Colchester Borough Transport being rebranded as Arriva Colchester. The tuscan red and cream livery was replaced by Arriva corporate colours. Profits did not improve and in 2004 the company was sold to Tellings-Golden Miller, placed under the control of Burton's Coaches^[1] and rebranded as Network Colchester.^[3]

In 2008 Tellings-Golden Miller was sold to Arriva resulting in it once again owning the Colchester services.^[4] It continues to trade as Network Colchester. In early 2010 the Burton's Coaches business was sold to Yellow Star Travel Services^[5] in a management buy out but ownership of Network Colchester remained with the Tellings-Golden Miller.

Depots

The depot was at Magdalen Street, Colchester until March 2008 when relocated to expanded premises at Heath Business Park, Grange Way in the Old Heath district of Colchester. The Magdalen street depot is now used by First Essex.

See also

• List of bus operators of the United Kingdom

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tellings-Golden Miller.

• Network Colchester Website

Major bus companies based in the East of England Bedfordshire Arriva The Shires Centrebus Arriva Milton Keynes Stagecoach in Bedford Cambridgeshire Go Whippet Stagecoach in Cambridge Stagecoach in Peterborough Stagecoach in The Fens Essex Arriva East Herts & Essex Arriva London North Arriva Southend Arriva Southern Counties Blue Triangle Carters Coach Services First Essex Hedingham Omnibuses Imperial Buses Network Colchester Regal Busways SM Coaches Stephensons of Essex Norfolk Anglian Bus First Eastern Counties Konectbus Simonds of Botesdale Stagecoach Norfolk Suffolk Anglian Bus Carters Coach Services First Eastern Counties Galloway European HC Chambers & Son Ipswich Buses Simonds of Botesdale National Megabus National Express