Courtney Coaches
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| Parent | Courtney Group |
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| Founded | 1973 |
| Headquarters | Bracknell |
| Service area | Berkshire |
| Service type | Bus services |
| Fleet | 60 (July 2016) |
| Chief executive | Bill Courtney-Smith |
| Website | www.courtneybuses.com |
Courtney Buses is a bus company based in Bracknell, Berkshire, England. Founded in 1973 it operates a network of commercial and contracted local bus services and school buses in Berkshire, north Hampshire and small sections of Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. The company is known for its use of alternative fuels, having been the first bus company in the United Kingdom to operate a bus run on 100% soya oil.
The company was formed in 1973 as a taxi hire firm in Bracknell by Bill Courtney-Smith, who still manages the company, and moved into coach hire in the 1980s. In 2000 Courtney Coaches commenced its first local route, 53 (Wexham Park Hospital - Maidenhead - Bracknell). This was taken over by First Berkshire & The Thames Valley in 2003. The company expanded dramatically in January 2004 when all seven local routes in Maidenhead were taken over from First Berkshire.
In September 2006 Courtney Coaches had its licence revoked by the Traffic Commissioner. An appeal was launched, operations continued and the decision overturned by the end of 2006. Between 2005 and 2007, a park & ride service was operated between Maidenhead town centre and a temporary site at Stafferton Way. The Stafferton Way site had been used to provide replacement parking during a period in which a town centre car park was shut.
In October 2007 the company introduced a unique ticketing system, ETMSS, which uses mobile computer technology to replace fare charts and reporting software with one computerised system. Other features include the ability to modify fares from anywhere using the internet, GPS tracking of individual buses and reduced insurance costs as a result of this, and the ability to calculate fares, cash exchanges and refunds. The cost of installation was reportedly paid back within the first 12 months.
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