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Its all change at United Automobil

27th October 1988
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• United Automobile Service has pulled out of its coaching services and two of its former managers have bought the operation with a newly-formed company called Durham Trave Services.

Peter Lee is managing direc tor and Eric Bowerbank engineering director of the new Darlington-based firm.

Durham Travel Services will continue to run United's services, which are all run for National Express, and operations will be switched over next weekend. It will also be seeking private hire contracts in County Durham.

United has sold 15 coaches to the firm — eight doubledeckers and seven singledeckers. The majority of coaches will retain the National Express livery.

Durham Travel Services als( employs 26 drivers, 11 fitters, and cleaners and 15 hostesses, all of which will be based at Pearson Industrial Estate in Hetton-le-Hole.

Lee says: "Durham Travel Services does not intend stand ing still."

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Organisations: United Automobile Service
People: Peter Lee
Locations: Darlington

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