Travel de Courcey is a bus operator based near Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. They operate routes in the Coventry and Warwickshire area. The company was founded in 1972 by Mike de Courcey and now operate 74 vehicles, including 12 executive coaches, and employ around 130 staff. Many of the company's buses are 'low-floor', and employ satellite tracking to ensure adherence to the timetable.
Travel de Courcey is the bus division of coaching company Mike De Courcey Travel Ltd, they expanded into bus service operations after the Transport Act 1985 brought about bus deregulation in the UK. They also run a number of school services in Coventry and Warwickshire under contract from Warwickshire County Council.
The company took over the Birmingham depot and several National Express contracts from Veolia Transport in late June 2011, following their merger with Transdev. The depot is located on New town Row, near Birmingham city centre, from where 14 new coaches will be based to operate the contracts.
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