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| Founded | 1984 |
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| Headquarters | Alperton |
| Service area | London Windsor York |
| Service type | Sightseeing tours |
| Depots | 1 |
| Fleet | 67 (November 2019) |
| Website | www |
Golden Tours [1] is a British open top bus and coach tour operator based in Alperton, London.
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| Founded | 1984 |
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| Headquarters | Alperton |
| Service area | London Windsor York |
| Service type | Sightseeing tours |
| Depots | 1 |
| Fleet | 67 (November 2019) |
| Website | www |
Golden Tours [1] is a British open top bus and coach tour operator based in Alperton, London.
Golden Tours was established in 1984, initially operating airport transfers and day trips from London to tourist destinations across the United Kingdom, such as Stonehenge and the Roman Baths. [2] In 2001, Golden Tours acquired the business of Frames Rickards, which included the London franchise for Gray Line.
In June 2011, Golden Tours began operating open top bus services within Central London. [3] This operation was further expanded out to York in July 2020, with open top services operated in partnership with York Pullman, and later to Windsor in December 2020. [4] In June 2021, Golden Tours entered a partnership with Yellow Coaches to operate open top services in Bournemouth. [5]
Golden Tours became the preferred partner of Warner Bros. Studio Tour London in early 2012, offering transport on a branded bus to and from the studio tour from locations in central London by bus.[ citation needed ]
Golden Tours' London operations are based out of a depot in Alperton, which was opened in July 2013. [3]
As of November 2019, the Golden Tours fleet consisted of 67 buses and coaches: 39 open top double-decker vehicles, consisting of Optare Visionaire and MCV DD103 bodied Volvo B9TLs, [6] [7] [8] 19 coaches and 9 closed top double deckers.[ needs update ] Eight closed top tri-axle MCV EvoSetis on Volvo B8L chassis were acquired for Warner Bros. Studio Tour work in 2020. [9]
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The Volvo B9TL is a low-floor double-decker bus built by Volvo from 2002 until 2018. It superseded the Volvo Super Olympian and the Volvo B7TL. The 2-axle version has been superseded by the Volvo B5TL in 2014 and the 3-axle version has been superseded by the Volvo B8L in 2018.
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