2nd March 2024 - New Service 99 & 100.
Premier Holidays has successfully tendered for Service 99 and 100 with the Telford Development Corporation. With a Peek Vehicle requirement of 5 vehicles, the service operates between 04:50am and 23:30pm with live tracking. Whilst Service 99 only operates Monday-Saturday (with a reduced timetable on a Saturday), Service 100 operates 7 days per week including bank holidays.
Premier has limited experience operating bus services for the local authority, having predominantly focused on scholars and work contracts alongside coaching work previously. Premier's management identified that "new" vehicles would be required and at a mere 24 years old three PSVAR compliant vehicles have been added to the fleet. The new vehicles comprise of a pair of mini Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Darts, registered W166PNT and W159EAX and a solitary Wright Renown bodied Volvo B10BLE. All of the new vehicles have received branding for Travel Telford New Town.
Details of the new service, including live tracking of each vehicle, can be found on the Services page.
11th February 2024 - Fleet Update
The fleet list has been updated, and new imagery has been added of the full fleet.
3rd September 2023 - Fleet Update
Further to the new vehicles acquired at short notice last week, both Van Hools have now left the fleet with more suitable (British Built) long-term replacements prepared for service.
R424TJW is Plaxton Palatine bodied Volvo Olympian, which will see use on scholars services recently awarded to Premier Holidays.
W672TNW is a Plaxton Beaver bodied Mercedes 814D, which is coach-seated for private hire and contract services. This vehicle previously served with M&B Travel of Telford.
X371AVU is a Plaxton Premiere bodied Volvo B10M, which joins the private hire and contract services fleet in full "executive" specification with a centre sunken toilet. This vehicle was the last Plaxton Premiere 350 bodied Volvo B10M, before production switched to the Plaxton Paragon and joins the fleet from fellow Shropshire operator, Longmynd Travel.
In other news, HYS52N which has been with the fleet for a number of years in preservation has been readied for use as an operational spare. This vehicle is a Plaxton Panorama bodied Volvo B58, which was the first of many Plaxton bodied Volvos to join the fleet.
28th January 2023 - Fleet Update
Premier Holidays added J447HDS to the fleet, a Plaxton Premiere Mk1 bodied Volvo B10M which retains its leaky rear window, which only lasted around a year in production. J447HDS joins its more modern sisters in the contract fleet at Premier, where it will be used on the various factory and school services.
M123OUX has also joined the Premier Fleet, a Plaxton Beaver bodied Mercedes. This vehicle differs from the other Plaxton Beavers in the fleet, in that it is fitted with coach seats and has a plug door fitted. M123OUX will see regular use on private hire and contract duties.
