Edwards Coaches

 ( Bus Operators In Wales ) 

Edwards Coaches Companies House extract company no 4045308 Edwards Coaches Limited is a family-owned coach company based in Llantrisant, near Pontypridd in South Wales.

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History In 1925 Edwards Coaches was founded by George Edwards. On the Buses South Wales Echo 22 May 2007 Over recent years, the company has expanded by acquiring several smaller local firms. Today, their fleet consists mainly of single decker coaches used for holiday tours and private hire but they also have a number of double-decker buses primarily for school contracts and park and ride services. Edwards Coaches carry around 7,100 students to school every day and around 80,000 customers on holidays each year. A small fleet of service buses is maintained to operate a group of local bus services. Omnibuses Blog reports Edwards commencing local bus services

On 7 January 2011, Swansea based coach holiday operator Diamond Coach Holidays went into administration. In the week after Diamond collapsed, Edwards took over £1m in holiday bookings (many of these from ex Diamond customers). On 25 January 2011, after talks with administrators PricewaterhouseCoopers, Edwards Coaches agreed to buy the firm becoming the largest coach holiday operator in Wales In 2016, as Silcox Coaches of Pembroke Dock were going out of business, Edwards took over their school contracts and some of their bus services. The local bus services however did not last long and have since been retendered.

During the 2021 Go North West strike, Edwards Coaches was one of a number of bus operators who provided vehicles and drivers to operate services on behalf of Go North West along with Selwyns Travel and Midland Classic.

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National Express Edwards Coaches are a National Express contractor and as of June 2019 operate services on routes:

(2025). 9781904875802, British Bus Publishing. ISBN 9781904875802

• 040 Bristol– London Via University West of England, Hammersmith and Earls Court on selected Journeys.
• 040 Durdham Down Durdham- London Victoria Coach StationLondon Via Black Boy Hill- Clifton Down Station- UWE Bristol Clifton- Bristol Bus and Coach Station- Earls CourtUniversity
• 040 London Victoria Coach Station- Weston Super Mare Interchange Via Bristol Bus and Coach Station.

100 - Bristol Bus Station- Digbeth Coach Station Digbeth Via Gloucester Transport Hub and Cheltenham on selected journeys,

100- Bath Bus Station Bath- Digbeth Coach Station.Digbeth Via Bristol Bus Station & Cheltenham

• 200 Bristol– Heathrow Airport – Gatwick Airport
• 201 Swansea – Cardiff – Newport – Bristol – Heathrow – Gatwick Airport
• 202 Swansea – Cardiff – Newport – Bristol – Heathrow Airport
• 216 Cardiff – Newport – Bristol Airport

401-SwindonSwindon–London Victoria Coach StationLondon- Swindon and Heathrow Central Bus Station.

401-Trowbridge- London Victoria Coach Station via Melksham- Devizes - WroughtonSwindon- [Swindon|Queens- Coate WaterSwindon]]- Heathrow Central Bus Station and Earls Court

403-Bath Bus Station Bath- London Victoria Coach Station via London Road-Wiltshire - Corsham - [Chippenham|Chippenham and Chippenham the Bridge]]. Via Heathrow Central Bus Station and Reading Mereoak Park and Ride on selected journeys- Earls Court is also served.

• 502- Barnstaple Barnstaple- London Victoria Coach Station.London via South Molton-Tiverton- Wellington Somerset -Taunton-North Petherton-Bridgwater Central Bus Station & Earls Court London

502- Bideford- London Victoria London via Yelland- Fremington- BickingtonNorth- Barnstaple- South Molton-Tiverton- WellingtonSomerset- Taunton- North Petherton-Bridgwater- Bristol Bus and Coach Station - Heathrow Central Bus Station and Earls Court London

503- Penzance - London Victoria Coach StationLondon via Crowlas- Camborne- Newquay- Launceston- Okehampton- ExeterCity- Exeter Honiton- Taunton Deane Services and London Earls Court London

503- London Victoria Coach StationLondon- Penzance via Heathrow Central Bus Station- Taunton Deane Services- Exeter Honiton- Exeter City Okehampton-Newquay-

• 507 Swansea – Cardiff – London
• 508 Haverfordwest – Pembrokeshire – Carmarthen – Swansea – Cardiff – Reading – London
• 509 Cardiff – Newport – London

From May 2017, Edwards commenced operating more National Express services previously operated by South Gloucestershire Bus & Coach from a new depot in Avonmouth. New £12m National Express depot to bring 120 jobs to Bristol Bristol Post 22 March 2017 Edwards Coaches wins 10 year NatEx contract Coach & Bus Week 5 April 2017 Edwards buys Avonmouth depot Route One 20 April 2017

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Fleet As at October 2014, the fleet consisted of 225 buses and coaches. Fleetlist Coach & Bus Week issue 1161 28 October 2014 page 62

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External links

• Company website

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