What's New?
2009: This year brings all ups for us. From January 4th 2009 we took on a new member of staff called Charlie Marshall who will be taking on the role of Office Manager, Welcome aboard Charlie and good luck for the future. In October 2009 we took delivery of an 18 month old Super Low Floor double decker, it’s a pleasure to own and ride on. That leads me onto our other bit of good news this year, we have taken over the 37 run from Newark to Retford this is an hourly service that runs 6 days a week, and every 2 hours on Sundays and bank holidays. 2008: We at Marshalls started to run the service from Newark to Nottingham The Fosseway Flyer the number 90, we purchased four Super Low Floor service buses, to operate the service as efficiently as we possibly can. JULY 2008: With effect from Monday 28th July, the service 33 'Fernwood Flyer' will run to a revised timetable. The new route will not directly serve Hawtonville & Newark Hospital, however through ticketing will allow passengers to reach these destinations via our service 77 changing at Newark Bus Station. The new service 33 will also now call at Bargate (for Morrisons), Northgate Retail Park & Northgate Station. MAY 2008: NEW BUS SERVICE: With effect from Monday 19th May, Marshalls will be providing a new service from Fernwood (Balderton) to Newark. The service 33 will be super low floor, and will run Monday - Saturday. We have just taken delivery of our new 35-seater coach (see picture), it is a Mercedes-Benz Turino and it will be on display at the Newark & Nottinghamshire County Show along with our Lincoln City FC Team Coach. Marshalls are again providing the free service from Newark & Balderton to the Newark & Nottinghamshire County Show, see local press for details. MARCH 2008: Norman Wells, our most senior driver has retired, just a few weeks before his 80th Birthday. He is pictured here with IC71, the vehicle he drove on his last revenue-earning journey after he arrived back at the depot on 13th March. We wish him well for his retirement. FEBRUARY 2008: Marshalls have placed an order for a new 35-seater coach. The Mercedes-Benz Tourino will join our fleet during April, and will be ideal for those groups who have either too many passengers for our 29-seater, or want a little more space without having the cost of a full size coach. JANUARY 2008: Once again, Marshalls will be providing a service from Lincoln Central Station to RAF Waddington during the weekend of the International Air Show, further details can be found at www.waddingtonairshow.co.uk Marshalls are proud to continue to support the Newark Advertiser's Children of Courage event in 2008, for further details see their website at www.newarkadvertiser.co.uk Barry Porter, who won the Lincolnshire School Bus Driver of the Year award last year, retired at Christmas, he was presented with a framed picture of his regular bus at our annual company dinner on Friday 25th January. DECEMBER 2007: During December Marshalls will be releasing our holiday brochure for 2008, the first since 2003, with many exciting new locations - as well as a few old favourites! Also during December our excursion brochures for both Coachlink (Lincoln) and Newark will be released. Please call our office to have your copy delivered to your door. JUNE 2007: Marshalls Have been selected by Lincoln City Football Club to provide coaches for their travel requirements starting from next season. The contract includes the First Team Coach, Supporters Coaches & travel for the Various Schools of Excellence and youth teams. The new team coach will also be available for private hire - see our 'Corporate Travel' section. We are very proud to announce that one of our drivers, Barry Porter, has won the Lincolnshire County Council Max Respect Driver of the year award. Our congratulations go to him and to Ian Copeland who was also nominated for the competition. Barry will receive his award at the Lincolnshire County Show later this month. MARCH 2007: We have now taken delivery of our new Volvo B12B coach and this is being kept busy on our Coachlink Excursion programme. Major service changes are happening on the route 39. With effect from Monday 19th March some services will operate via South Muskham village (numbered 39A) and these services will terminate at Newark Bus Station. A new service (number 77) will then serve Newark Hospital & the Hawtonville Estate, including Valley Prospect. Through ticketing will be available. JANUARY 2007: Marshalls Coaches are to sponsor the 'Children of Courage' event held by the Newark Advertiser - for more details see their website at www.newarkadvertiser.co.uk We are happy to annouce that once again Marshalls will be providing the free shuttle service from Newark to the County Show, more details to follow. We are also pleased to continue our association with the RAF Waddington Internaional Air Show by providing a service from Lincoln Central Station to the Camp. Again, more details to follow. DECEMBER 2006: We have placed an order for another new Volvo B12B to replace our Dennis R-series which we have decided to replace due to continuing availability problems. The new coach will be used mainly on our CoachLink Excursion programme. The 1st edition 2007 Coachlink day trips brochure is now available, look out for the blue cover, to have one sent to your home address please call 01636 821138. Preserved Dailmer DD6 (formerly with the Gash company, Newark) has been sold into further preservation, we wish its new owners all the best with their efforts. JUNE 2006: Marshalls will be providing a bus service from Lincoln Central Station to the RAF Waddington International Air Show on Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd July, the service will run to demand on both days and the fare will be £3.00 return or £2.00 single. MAY 2006: We have now taken delivery of our latest Super-Low-Floor bus and it is now being employed on our route 39. Marshalls will again be running the free bus service to the Newark & Nottinghamshire County Show, see local press for more details. Due to low passenger numbers, services S1, S2, S3 & S4 will cease to operate with effect from 19th June 2006, service S5 will continue unchanged. APRIL 2006. An order has been placed for a new low-floor bus, to update our service on the Newark - Tuxford - Retford Corridor. The vehicle, a 42 seat Optare Tempo is expected to join the fleet in early June. As from 1st April all Senior Citizens in possession of a Nottinghamshire County Council bus pass are entitled to free travel after 09:30 Monday - Friday and all day on Saturdays, Sundays & Bank Holidays. If you do not hold a Bus Pass please contact either Newark & Sherwood or Bassetlaw District Council (as appropriate) to arrange one. NOVEMBER 2005. Marshalls have been involved in the launch of Nottinghamshire BPIP's (Bus Punctuality Improvement Partnerships) which is an initiative whereby operators will work in conjunction with local government to further improve the time-keeping of their services. This is seen as a key issue in making bus-travel more attractive to motorists. See local press for details. The CoachLink Excursions for 2006 (January-April) have been released, look out for the yellow brochure or call 01636 - 821138 to have your copy sent direct to your door. SEPTEMBER 2005. Marshalls narrowly missed out on being hailed as the "Route One Bus Operator of the Year 2005" (1-10 vehicles) at a gala event in Birmingham, we congratulate Reliance of Sutton-on-the-Forest on their victory. MAY 2005. We have now taken delivery of both our new vehicles for 2005, both are performing to our expectations, if you would like a quotation for your private group, please contact us via the contact page of this website. APRIL 2005. Marshalls are currently awaiting delivery of two brand new coaches for the new season, one a 49 seater executive and the other a 29 seater mini-coach. The 49 seater is a Volvo B12B which will be equipped with toilet, DVD player, air-conditioning, comfort seats with three point belts, coffee machine and fridge, for corporate work the vehicle can be used with 45 seats and two tables. The 29 seater is also air-conditioned and fitted with three point seat belts and a coffee machine. Hopefully both vehicles will be on display at the County Show. Marshalls are proud to sponsor the Classic Car Rally at the Newark & Nottinghamshire County Show on Sunday 15th May at the Newark Showground, see local press for details. Marshalls are to provide the Free bus service to the Newark & Nottinghamshire County Show on 14th & 15th May, for further details and times, please see local press.
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