Tanat Valley Coaches
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Tanat Valley Coaches operates bus and coach services in Montgomeryshire
and across the Shropshire-Welsh borderland, in the United Kingdom
.
The family-run firm is based in the village of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant
, west of Oswestry
. It also has a depot in the nearby village of Pentrefelin, in addition to Kerry, near Newtown, Powys
. The former includes facilities to park vehicles, whilst the latter includes workshop premises and is used to operate services in the upper Severn Valley.
In addition to bus and coach operation, Tanat provides private and commercial vehicle service and repair facilities within two large and fully equipped workshops.
The firm is a member of the Confederation of Passenger Transport
(CPT), an advocacy group representing operators of the UK bus, coach and light rail services.
It has a wide variety of vehicles from local taxis to mini-buses, midi-buses, single/double decker buses, coaches and executive coaches. Tanat Valley operate 22 local public bus services, many of which are contracted by Powys County Council and Shropshire County Council. The local councils and schools also contract 34 school buses, which carry approximately 1,560 students every school day. The fleet amounts to approximately 60 vehicles.
Montgomeryshire
Montgomeryshire, also known as Maldwyn is one of thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. Montgomeryshire is still used as a vice-county for wildlife recording...
and across the Shropshire-Welsh borderland, in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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The family-run firm is based in the village of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant
Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant
Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant is a village in Powys, mid Wales. Population 1,470 , Welsh-speaking 65% .The village is best known as the former parish of William Morgan, then a vicar who first translated the Bible into Welsh and later rose to become a Bishop at Llandaff Cathedral and St...
, west of Oswestry
Oswestry
Oswestry is a town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border. It is at the junction of the A5, A483, and A495 roads....
. It also has a depot in the nearby village of Pentrefelin, in addition to Kerry, near Newtown, Powys
Powys
Powys is a local-government county and preserved county in Wales.-Geography:Powys covers the historic counties of Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, most of Brecknockshire , and a small part of Denbighshire — an area of 5,179 km², making it the largest county in Wales by land area.It is...
. The former includes facilities to park vehicles, whilst the latter includes workshop premises and is used to operate services in the upper Severn Valley.
In addition to bus and coach operation, Tanat provides private and commercial vehicle service and repair facilities within two large and fully equipped workshops.
The firm is a member of the Confederation of Passenger Transport
Confederation of Passenger Transport
The Confederation of Passenger Transport is an advocacy group representing operators of the UK bus, coach and light rail services. As well as providing services to its members it also acts as a primary voice of the industry to the government on national and international legislation, local...
(CPT), an advocacy group representing operators of the UK bus, coach and light rail services.
It has a wide variety of vehicles from local taxis to mini-buses, midi-buses, single/double decker buses, coaches and executive coaches. Tanat Valley operate 22 local public bus services, many of which are contracted by Powys County Council and Shropshire County Council. The local councils and schools also contract 34 school buses, which carry approximately 1,560 students every school day. The fleet amounts to approximately 60 vehicles.