Golden Tours
Optare Visionaire bodied Volvo B9TL on Grosvenor Gardens
Founded1984
HeadquartersAlperton
Service areaLondon
Windsor
York
Service typeSightseeing tours
Depots1
Fleet67 (November 2019)
Websitewww.goldentours.com

Golden Tours[1] is a British open top bus and coach tour operator based in Alperton, London.

History

MCV EvoSeti bodied Volvo B8L Warner Bros. Studio Tour shuttle bus at Marble Arch in September 2022

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.

Fleet

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. Eight closed top tri-axle MCV EvoSetis on Volvo B8L chassis were acquired for Warner Bros. Studio Tour work in 2020.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Companies House extract company no 1792277 Golden Tours (Management) Limited
  2. ↑ "Golden opportunity". Commercial Motor. Temple Press. 1 September 1984. p. 15. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  3. 1 2 Peat, Chris (22 May 2014). "Golden Tours celebrates – Tour operator opens new depot and marks 30 years". Bus & Coach Buyer. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Golden Tours to expand services with new Windsor tour". UKinbound. London. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Yellow Coaches partners with Golden Tours in Bournemouth". Coach & Bus Week. Peterborough: Emap. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "MCV wins Golden Tours double-deck order". Bus & Coach Professional. 12 December 2012. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  7. ↑ Challen, John (30 April 2013). "Open top Volvo buses added to Golden Tours fleet". Transport Engineer. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Golden Tours around London with London B9TL". Transport News Brief. 20 March 2014. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  9. ↑ Deakin, Tim (13 November 2020). "Test drive: Volvo B8L MCV EvoSeti tri-axle". routeone. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
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