Travel de Courcey is a bus operator based near Coventry

Coventry

Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...

 in the West Midlands region of England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. They operate routes in the Coventry and Warwickshire

Warwickshire

Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...

 area. The company was founded in 1972 by Mike de Courcey and now operate 74 vehicles, including 12 executive coaches, and employ around 130 staff. Many of the company's buses are 'low-floor

Low-floor bus

A low-floor bus is a bus that has no steps between one or more entrances and part or all of the passenger cabin. Being low floor improves the accessibility of the bus for the public, particularly the elderly or infirm, or those with push chairs, and increasingly, those in wheelchairs.In the modern...

', and employ satellite tracking to ensure adherence to the timetable.

Travel de Courcey is the bus division of coaching company Mike De Courcey Travel Ltd, they expanded into bus service operations after the Transport Act 1985 brought about bus deregulation

Bus deregulation

Bus deregulation in Great Britain came into force on 26 October 1986, as part of the Transport Act 1985.The 'Buses' White Paper was the basis of the Transport Act 1985, which provided for the deregulation of local bus services in the whole of the United Kingdom except for Northern Ireland and...

 in the UK. They also run a number of school services in Coventry and Warwickshire under contract from Warwickshire County Council.

The company took over the Birmingham depot and several National Express contracts from Veolia Transport

Veolia Transport

Veolia Transport is the international transport services division of the French-based multinational company Veolia Environnement...

 in late June 2011, following their merger with Transdev

Transdev

Transdev was a major international public transport group based in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France and operating in several countries. Originally created as Société centrale pour l'équipement du territoire in 1955 and developing transportation activities since 1973, Transdev was a subsidiary...

. The depot is loacted on Garrison Street, near Birmingham city centre, from where 13 new coaches will be based to operate the contracts.

Route list

At the beginning of September a number of service changes will take place due to Warwickshire County Council susidy cuts. Routes 75, 570, 579 and 581 will be withdrawn. Route 580 will be operated by Johnsons Coaches and routes 74 and 778 will be revised.

Route	From	To	Via
37	Arena Tesco (Longford)	University Hospital (Walsgrave) University Hospital Coventry University Hospital Coventry is a large National Health Service hospital situated in the Walsgrave area of Coventry, West Midlands, England, from the city centre. It is part of the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust...	Victoria Farm, Lentons Lane, Potters Green and Walsgrave
43	Eastern Green Eastern Green Eastern Green is a mainly residential suburb in the far west of Coventry, England, and was formerly a village in Warwickshire. Its most western area is Upper Eastern Green and the eastern area is Lower Eastern Green., though residents generally do not distinguish between the two.The sub-district of...	Cannon Park Cannon Park Cannon Park is a suburb in the southwest of the City of Coventry, West Midlands, England. It can be accessed via the major roads Kenpas Highway or Kenilworth Road. The area has a sizable shopping centre of the same name which features food stores, shops and eateries...	Mount Nod, Tile Hill Tile Hill Tile Hill is a suburb in the west of Coventry, West Midlands, England.It is mostly residential and partly industrial, with some common land and wooded areas....  and Kele Road
43A	Banner Lane	University of Warwick University of Warwick The University of Warwick is a public research university located in Coventry, United Kingdom...	Eastern Green, Mount Nod, Tile Hill, Kele Road and Westwood Business Park
43W	Radford	University of Warwick University of Warwick The University of Warwick is a public research university located in Coventry, United Kingdom...	Coundon, Whoberley, Eastern Green, Tile Hill and Charter Avenue
74	Coventry	Nuneaton Nuneaton Nuneaton is the largest town in the Borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth and in the English county of Warwickshire.Nuneaton is most famous for its associations with the 19th century author George Eliot, who was born on a farm on the Arbury Estate just outside Nuneaton in 1819 and lived in the town for...	University Hospital (Walsgrave) University Hospital Coventry University Hospital Coventry is a large National Health Service hospital situated in the Walsgrave area of Coventry, West Midlands, England, from the city centre. It is part of the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust... , Ansty Ansty, Warwickshire Ansty is a village and civil parish just outside the outskirts of Coventry, about northeast of the city centre. Ansty was part of the County of the City of Coventry until that county was dissolved in 1842.... , Wolvey Wolvey Wolvey is a village and parish in Warwickshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,741.The village, originally on the main route between Leicester and Coventry, is now on the B4065 and B4109 roads and is located on the Warwickshire/Leicestershire border in an outlying...  and Bramcote
85	Coventry Rail Station Coventry railway station Coventry railway station is situated about 250 yards to the south of junction 6 of the inner ring road in the city of Coventry, West Midlands, England...	University Hospital (Walsgrave) University Hospital Coventry University Hospital Coventry is a large National Health Service hospital situated in the Walsgrave area of Coventry, West Midlands, England, from the city centre. It is part of the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust...	Coventry City Centre, Ball Hill & Ansty Road
585	Coventry Rail Station Coventry railway station Coventry railway station is situated about 250 yards to the south of junction 6 of the inner ring road in the city of Coventry, West Midlands, England...	Rugby St Cross Hospital	Coventry City Centre, University Hospital (Walsgrave) University Hospital Coventry University Hospital Coventry is a large National Health Service hospital situated in the Walsgrave area of Coventry, West Midlands, England, from the city centre. It is part of the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust... , Brinklow Brinklow Brinklow is a village and parish in the Rugby district of Warwickshire, England. It is about halfway between Rugby and Coventry, and has a population of 1,041 .... , Harborough Magna Harborough Magna Harborough Magna is a village and parish in Warwickshire, England.Along with the adjoining hamlet of Harborough Parva and nearby Cathiron, the parish has a population of 461 ....  & Rugby
701	Arena Tesco (Longford)	Allesley Park	Prologis Park, Keresley Heath and Coundon
703	University Hospital (Walsgrave) University Hospital Coventry University Hospital Coventry is a large National Health Service hospital situated in the Walsgrave area of Coventry, West Midlands, England, from the city centre. It is part of the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust...  & Arena Tesco (Longford) circular (Clockwise)		Sewall Highway, Jackers Road, Bell Green, Potters Green Potters Green Potters Green is a mainly residential suburb situated in the northeast of the city of Coventry, West Midlands, England. The longest road is Yewdale Crescent, while the road used by through traffic is Ringwood Highway, which provides a link between Woodway Lane, Wigston Road and Deedmore Road.It is...  and Walsgrave Walsgrave Walsgrave-on-Sowe is a village located about 3 miles north-east of Coventry, West Midlands in England. It was built on marsh lands, although it now sees very little flooding. However, due to urban growth, it is now an outer suburb of Coventry, near to Ansty and Shilton...
704	University Hospital (Walsgrave) University Hospital Coventry University Hospital Coventry is a large National Health Service hospital situated in the Walsgrave area of Coventry, West Midlands, England, from the city centre. It is part of the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust...  & Arena Tesco (Longford) circular (Anti-clockwise)		Walsgrave Walsgrave Walsgrave-on-Sowe is a village located about 3 miles north-east of Coventry, West Midlands in England. It was built on marsh lands, although it now sees very little flooding. However, due to urban growth, it is now an outer suburb of Coventry, near to Ansty and Shilton... , Potters Green Potters Green Potters Green is a mainly residential suburb situated in the northeast of the city of Coventry, West Midlands, England. The longest road is Yewdale Crescent, while the road used by through traffic is Ringwood Highway, which provides a link between Woodway Lane, Wigston Road and Deedmore Road.It is... , Bell Green, Jackers Road, and Sewall Highway.
735	Coventry	Ansley Ansley, Warwickshire Ansley is a village and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England. The parish includes Ansley Common, Ansley Hall, Birchley Heath, and formerly Ansley Hall Colliery. The village is just to the west of Nuneaton, and near Arley, Astley and Church End.Ansley Parish...  / Nuneaton	Corley Corley Corley is a village and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England. It is located about northwest of Coventry and is adjacent to the village of Fillongley. The M6 motorway runs close by, and the village is familiar to motorists as it is the site of Corley Services... , Fillongley Fillongley Fillongley is a village in the North Warwickshire district of the county of Warwickshire in England.The village is centred around the crossroads of the B4102 and the B4098 and Tamworth....  and Arley Arley, Warwickshire Arley is a civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England. The parish includes two settlements, New Arley and Old Arley. Old Arley is to the west of the Bourne Brook and the railway line, and New Arley is to the east....
778	Nuneaton	Walsgrave Hospital	Bedworth, Arena Tesco (Longford) and Bell Green
UW1	Coventry	Warwick University
UW2	Leamington Spa	Warwick University
X6	Coventry	Leicester Leicester Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...	University Hospital (Walsgrave) University Hospital Coventry University Hospital Coventry is a large National Health Service hospital situated in the Walsgrave area of Coventry, West Midlands, England, from the city centre. It is part of the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust... , Three Pots (Hinckley) and Fosse Shopping Park
Coventry Park & Ride South Coventry park and ride Coventry Park and Ride is a park and ride system, operated by two different operators under contract to Coventry City Council and Centro, in the English city of Coventry...	Coventry Coventry Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...	War Memorial Park War Memorial Park, Coventry The War Memorial Park is a large park of about 48.5 hectares situated in southern Coventry. The park was opened in July 1921 as a tribute to the 2,587 Coventrians who died between 1914 and 1918 fighting in the First World War...	Warwick Road (near Coventry Rail Station Coventry railway station Coventry railway station is situated about 250 yards to the south of junction 6 of the inner ring road in the city of Coventry, West Midlands, England... )

External links

• Travel de Courcey official website