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Post by samba on Feb 18, 2008 9:02:55 GMT 1
could someone tell me where transdev originated from as whilst in the alps last week i saw a service coach French reg run by no other than transdev? ?
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Post by Bradford Traveller on Feb 18, 2008 10:51:23 GMT 1
As far as I know, it is a french company, so it's not a surprise.
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Post by Bradford Traveller on Feb 18, 2008 11:02:13 GMT 1
FURTHER info on wikipedia . Paris-based . bus firms france, uk and australia . recent foray into tourism .
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Post by jackh on Feb 18, 2008 16:40:00 GMT 1
Transdev, Veolia and Keolis may only seem small fry in the British Bus Industry but they are large multinational transport companies. Transdev is owned by Casse de Depots which is a huge French group which is partly owned by the French government.
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Post by riclam on Feb 18, 2008 20:01:47 GMT 1
and all do a better job of running buses than first who is a load of crap and scottish too
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Post by Craig on Feb 18, 2008 21:28:56 GMT 1
I wouldn't really call them small fry! Transdev have a big presence in the UK, and Veolia seem hell bent on acquiring as much as possible. (Quite what impression the general public have when seeing the Veolia name/logo applied to both their buses and also dustbin wagons I'm not sure!)
And I take it by 'Transdev doing a good job' you mean 'they have acquired Blazefield which has for a long time been an exemplary, high quality bus operation, and have therefore sensibly not messed around with it'.
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Post by guyarab on Feb 18, 2008 21:37:12 GMT 1
These French companies are very big. Veolia used to be known as Connex and when that organisation ran buses in London they were virtually kicked out as being useless (well they lost their tendered contracts anyway!). Veolia also is a waste management company and its refuse lorries can be seen in West Yorkshire.
Keolis is another large company and is a partner with First, operating TransPennine Express and as Govia is associated with the Go Ahead group running trains around London.
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Post by jackh on Feb 18, 2008 21:43:20 GMT 1
Keolia also owns a stake in Eastbourne Buses.
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Post by riclam on Feb 18, 2008 22:49:49 GMT 1
I wouldn't really call them small fry! Transdev have a big presence in the UK, and Veolia seem hell bent on acquiring as much as possible. (Quite what impression the general public have when seeing the Veolia name/logo applied to both their buses and also dustbin wagons I'm not sure!) And I take it by 'Transdev doing a good job' you mean 'they have acquired Blazefield which has for a long time been an exemplary, high quality bus operation, and have therefore sensibly not messed around with it'. exactly, they know they have their hands on summat good and have not messed with it
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Post by samba on Feb 19, 2008 16:43:59 GMT 1
cheers for the info on this one!!!!!!!
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