Higher Capacities
Briggs Coaches of Crymlyn Burrows near Swansea was established in 1969, and until a couple of years ago, the fleet comprised just minibuses and minicoaches with no more than 35 seats.
However, a recent change of direction has seen the purchase of full-size coaches and high capacity former MoD vehicles for school contracts in the Swansea area. Limited local bus operations have seen an Optare Solo replaced by a Transbus Mini Pointer Dart earlier this year and even the acquisition of an Optare Tempo for a fare paying service for schoolchildren.
RIG 6295 is one of the company's three 70-seat UVG and Wadham Stringer-bodied Dennis Javelins that were new to the MoD and were repatriated about 10 years ago. Vehicles are now starting to carry a white based livery with orange and blue vinyls, which has replaced the previous fuschia pink livery.
In this mid September 2017 shot, she was passing along Fabian Way in the St Thomas area of Swansea on her way to take up an afternoon school run, with a First Cymru Wright Eclipse Gemini 2-bodied Volvo B9TL heading out of the city.
Higher Capacities
Briggs Coaches of Crymlyn Burrows near Swansea was established in 1969, and until a couple of years ago, the fleet comprised just minibuses and minicoaches with no more than 35 seats.
However, a recent change of direction has seen the purchase of full-size coaches and high capacity former MoD vehicles for school contracts in the Swansea area. Limited local bus operations have seen an Optare Solo replaced by a Transbus Mini Pointer Dart earlier this year and even the acquisition of an Optare Tempo for a fare paying service for schoolchildren.
RIG 6295 is one of the company's three 70-seat UVG and Wadham Stringer-bodied Dennis Javelins that were new to the MoD and were repatriated about 10 years ago. Vehicles are now starting to carry a white based livery with orange and blue vinyls, which has replaced the previous fuschia pink livery.
In this mid September 2017 shot, she was passing along Fabian Way in the St Thomas area of Swansea on her way to take up an afternoon school run, with a First Cymru Wright Eclipse Gemini 2-bodied Volvo B9TL heading out of the city.