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Father

and Son

on the

Road! Del Chris

Father and son Del and Chris Chris grew up around Bakers Dolphin Del said: “The new blue coach is very
James will both be off on the coaches and among his first memories, comfortable and perfect for UK travel. I
road again in 2026. was being with his dad in the yard. like to take people to traditional seaside
Chris, who last year took customers on He said: “The Gold coaches turn heads places like Great Yarmouth and love the
44 tours, will be heading to Europe in wherever you go. If I drive into a town
the Gold Coach. His favourite place to or a coach park there are always people atmosphere of a traditional coach trip,
drive is through the scenic mountains who want to have a look on board, sometimes people even have a
of Austria and Switzerland while his whether it is passengers marvelling at sing-along!
guests sit back and enjoy the view. the comfort or other drivers who want
Del, who joined Bakers Dolphin in 1996, to see the technology. “We have a lot of regulars and like
will be driving a brand-new luxury blue “The hostess on board is my partner making new friends, who want to enjoy
coach for its first journey to the Isle of Sue, so it is great to be doing this job
Wight. He enjoys the more traditional together and we love showing people seeing parts of the UK without the
British tours. around Europe.” hassle of driving themselves.”

TIM JOINS Tim Lawrence has fond He said: “I’m still settling in well at

Bakers Dolphin. The main challenge
memories of travelling
THE TEAM to London on a Bakers Dolphin is ensuring that there is a driver
available for every journey being made
coach with his father as a child
by our fleet of 90 vehicles.
– and now he is a crucial
member of the team making “Whether it is a coach tour, a school
run or a group hiring a coach, they need
sure that every coach has to have a driver that is fresh and able
a driver to get it to its to do the hours and it is a constant
destination! logistical juggling act. In operations we
also ensure the vehicles are in the right
Tim has joined as Assistant Operations place and have all the scheduled checks
Manager bringing his experience of and maintenance that they require.”
coach operations to his hometown Tim has lived in Weston-super-Mare
coach operator. all his life and his knowledge of the
He made the move after seven years area is an advantage with many local
with First Bus, where he was an journeys carried out each day.
Tim engineering supervisor and later To contact Tim please call
an operations supervisor. 01934 415000.

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