Brijan Tours

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Brijan Tours
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Plaxton Premiere bodied Iveco in
December 2009
ParentBrian & Jan Botley
Ceased operation14 August 2015
Headquarters Curdridge
Service area Hampshire
Service typeBus services
Fleet32 (March 2014)
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Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart in Southampton in September 2008
Eastern Coach Works bodied Leyland Olympian in January 2010 Brijan Tours bus 87 (EIG 9487), 2010 King Alfred running day.jpg
Eastern Coach Works bodied Leyland Olympian in January 2010

Brijan Tours Ltd. [1] was a bus and coach company based in Curdridge, Hampshire, England. It operated a number of local bus services as well as private hire services.

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History

Brijan was established in May 1990 by Brian and Jan Botley. [2]

On 14 August 2015, Brijan Tours ceased trading citing financial issues. [3] [4] Brijan Tour's services were taken over by Xelabus [4] [5]

Services

Brijan Tours operated seven bus services. [6]

Fleet

As at March 2014 the fleet consisted of 30 buses and coaches. [7]

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References

  1. Companies House extract company no 4238703 Brijan Tours Limited
  2. "Welcome to Brijan Tours Limited - A family run company". Brijan Tours. 5 February 2015. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  3. "Brijan Tours". Brijan Tours. Retrieved 16 August 2015. Brijan Tours Limited has ceased trading as of 14 August 2015.
    Bus services (7, 8, 8B, 15 & 17) will continue to be operated by Xelabus – 023 8064 4715
    Details for school services (61, 607 & S1) will be published after discussion with Hampshire County Council.
  4. 1 2 Yandell, Christopher (15 August 2015). "The family-run Brijan Tours bus company has gone out of business after 25 years". Hampshire Chronicle. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  5. Kusi-Obodum, Maxwell (10 July 2015). "Xelabus takes over key rural routes from coach firm Brijan". Daily Echo. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  6. "Brijan Tours - Bus Services". Brijan Tours. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  7. "Brijan Tours - Enthusiasts - Full Fleet List". Brijan Tours. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.