Truronian

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Plaxton Panther bodied Volvo B12B in May 2007
Parent Go-Ahead Group
FoundedSeptember 1987;38 years ago (1987-09)
Headquarters Truro
Locale South West England
Service area Cornwall
Hubs Truro bus station
Depots2
Fleet70 (February 2008)
Website truroniancoaches.co.uk

Truronian [1] is a coach operator based in Cornwall. It is owned and operated by Plymouth Citybus, [2] a subsidiary of the Go-Ahead Group. Previously, it also had a bus operation and a holiday business.

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History

Truronian was formed in September 1987 by former Western National managers Ken Branchett, David Rabey, and Geoff Rumbles. In 1988, the business of Flora Motors, Helston, was purchased, followed in 1993 by CR Williams Coaches, St Agnes. [3] [4]

Services operated included park and ride services for the Eden Project and express services for National Express. [4] [5]

In April 2008, Truroninan was purchased by FirstGroup with 50 buses and 20 coaches and integrated into its First Devon & Cornwall operation. [6] [7]

The holiday business ceased in November 2011. [8] In March 2012, Newell's Travel, a travel agent within Cornwall, began using the Truronian Holidays name for British, Irish and Continental Holidays programme. [9]

In November 2025, as a result of financial difficulties, competition by other operators and significant falls in passenger numbers, First South West announced that it was to withdraw from Cornwall entirely on 14 February 2026. While not part of the original proposal for exiting the Cornwall market, First sold Truronian Coaches to the Go-Ahead Group, under their Plymouth Citybus operating license. [2] As of February 2026, the Go-Ahead Group has started the process of rebranding the business in a new red colour scheme and bringing in new vehicles to Truronian, as no vehicles were included in the sale. [10]

References

  1. ↑ Companies House extract company no 2140599 Truronian Limited
  2. 1 2 Rooney, Kevin (6 February 2026). "Notices and Proceedings" (PDF). No. 3050. Office of the Traffic Commissioner (West of England). p. 9. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  3. ↑ Companies House extract company no 623661 CR Wiliams (Coaches) Limited
  4. 1 2 Truronian West Country Historic Omnibus & Transport Trust Web News 31
  5. ↑ Citaro arctics for Truronian's Eden route Archived 25 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Bus & Coach 20 June 2006
  6. ↑ First to buy Truronian Archived 24 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Bus & Coach 15 February 2008
  7. ↑ First takes over Truronian buses BBC News 8 April 2008
  8. ↑ Truronian Holidays to cease trading BBC News 31 May 2011
  9. ↑ "Newells Travel; Award winning Travel agents & Cruise specialist, for cruises from Plymouth and Falmouth, Coach Trips from Devon & Cornwall". newellstravel.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  10. ↑ Deakin, Tim (9 February 2026). "Go-Ahead confirms Truronian Coaches purchase from First Bus". routeone. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
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