New operators for key bus routes following Travel de Courcey administration

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The firm employs around 180 people



The future of two Coventry bus routes have been resolved after earlier uncertainty, following news that operator Travel de Courcey had entered administration.

The Coventry based operator announced it had entered administration this morning (Monday August 24).

It has been confirmed that routes 60 and 703 were part funded by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), and as a result, the routes were placed up for re-tender and have been taken over by Stagecoach as of Sunday, August 23.

The future of two Travel de Courcey routes - the X6 from Coventry to Leicester and the 585 from Coventry to Rugby, remained unclear this afternoon.

However it has since been announced National Express Coventry will be taking on the 585 route from tomorrow morning.

Under the new operator, these services will no longer call at Coventry Railway Station.

The timetable for that route can be found here.

As for the X6 route, this has been taken on by Arriva Midlands East, again, starting from Tuesday.

Existing tickets will be honoured on both routes up until September 5.

Further information, including the timetable for the X6, can be seen here.

According to TfWM, discussions are ongoing between the transport authority and other neighbouring authorities in order to establish a solution for those routes.

A spokesperson for TfWM said that they will "provide further information in due course".