Nu-Venture facts for kids
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Alexander RL bodied Leyland Olympian in September 2009
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| Founded | 1980 c. |
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| Headquarters | Aylesford |
| Service area | Kent |
| Service type | Bus services |
| Routes | 42 |
| Fleet | 30 (November 2013) |
| Web site | www.nu-venture.co.uk |
Nu-Venture is a bus company in Aylesford, Kent, England.
History
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Nu-Venture was founded in the 1960s as a coach company, They operated coach tour holidays all over Europe, and in the 1980s they operated a London commuter service, but coach hire stopped in 2010 and the London commuter service stopped around 2004.
Nu-Venture now have bus services in Maidstone, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and the Medway Towns.
Nu-Venture used to use step entrance double and single decker buses but in 2014 these were replaced with low floor double and single deckers.
Services
As at August 2018, Nu-Venture operated 42 routes
Incidents
In November 2012 a Plaxton Prestige bodied DAF SB220 caught fire in Blue Bell Hill village, there were no one on the bus except the driver.
In November 2012 a bus driver had to be rescued after his double decker bus blown over into a ditch trapping him in the bus in Cliffe, there were no one on board except the driver.
Gallery
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Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Dart in March 2008 in Nu-Venture's previous livery
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Leyland Lynx in Chatham in October 2009
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Former London Transport Leyland Titan T857 (A857 SUL), pictured wearing Maidstone Corporation Transport centenary livery applied in 2004 by Nu-Venture.
