Redwing Coaches is an English
coach
Coach may refer to:
Guidance/instruction
* Coach (sport), a director of Athletes' training and activities
* Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process
** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers
Transportation
* Coac ...
tour operator operating in
Kent
Kent is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north, the Strait of Dover to the south-east, East Sussex to the south-west, Surrey to the west, and Gr ...
and London.
History
Redwing Coaches was founded in 1987 by Paul Campana. Initially based in
Coldharbour Lane
Coldharbour Lane is a road in south London, England, that leads south-westwards from Camberwell to Brixton. The road is over long with a mixture of residential, business and retail buildings – the stretch of Coldharbour Lane near Brixton Ma ...
, in 2000 it relocated to
Herne Hill
Herne Hill () is a district in South London, approximately four miles from Charing Cross and bordered by Brixton, Camberwell, Dulwich, and Tulse Hill. It sits to the north and east of Brockwell Park and straddles the boundary between the London ...
. In July 2006, the business was sold to
Addison Lee
Addison Lee is a British private hire car and courier company headquartered in London, England. The company was founded in 1975 by John Griffin. It has become one of London's largest private hire companies, handling millions of rides annually.
...
.
[Redwing Coaches]
''Bus & Coach Buyer'' 17 August 2015
In April 2013, the business was purchased by Paul Hockley and Nigel Taylor in a
management buyout
A management buyout (MBO) is a form of acquisition in which a company's existing managers acquire a large part, or all, of the company, whether from a parent company or individual. Management- and/or leveraged buyouts became noted phenomena of 19 ...
. In June 2015, the Reliance Travel of
Gravesend
Gravesend is a town in northwest Kent, England, situated 21 miles (35 km) east-southeast of Charing Cross (central London) on the Bank (geography), south bank of the River Thames, opposite Tilbury in Essex. Located in the diocese of Roche ...
business was purchased.
[
In February 2022, the business was purchased by entrepreneur Andy Scott.
]
Services
Redwing operates a commuter service from Gravesend to Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf is a financial area of London, England, located in the Isle of Dogs in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The Greater London Authority defines it as part of London's central business district, alongside Central London. Alongside ...
and Central London
Central London is the innermost part of London, in England, spanning the City of London and several boroughs. Over time, a number of definitions have been used to define the scope of Central London for statistics, urban planning and local gove ...
. It operates day trips out of London under contract to Evan Evans Tours.[
]
Fleet
As at November 2015 the fleet comprised 55 coaches.Redwing Coaches buys 10 Euro 6 Tourismos
''RouteOne'' 25 November 2015
References
External links
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London bus operators
Transport in Kent
1987 establishments in England