Baldrys Coaches

31/10/2017

A big thank you to Richard Pickering and Pickering Transport for safely delivering our 1950 Bedford OB coach. A very safe, friendly and professional service as always. Anyone who requires anything moving from A - B Richard and his team come highly recommended. Thank you.

31/10/2017

Well, here is the surprise we had for you. After many years of searching we found this Bedford OB coach in a Scottish transport museum. The owner wanted it to go to an enthusiast and ideally for it to be used. By Easter we hope it will be fully restored and will be available for weddings, proms and vintage work. Watch this space for updates.

03/10/2017

Well, here we have our original mechanic Phil Minty back in the workshop and his trainee Flynn. A surprise is in store very soon too.

29/01/2017

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07/07/2016

Very pleased to announce that R511 SCH has just had a full VOSA spot check in York coach park and has been given a CLEAN SHEET!!!! They said they were testing it because it was the oldest coach in the coach park, well that showed them didn't it?

31/05/2016

This mug was bought by Lily, our driver Darren Moss's daughter following the assumption by a passenger that Phill Baldry was Darrens dad!!!!! :-o :-D Phill is rather upset as he is only 7 years older than Darren.

16/05/2016

We have a very talented Baker on one of our school runs. Yummy. Got to have some perks eh?

06/05/2016

We feel that we have no choice but to say this. Due to the bridge collapse at Howden, we are having to use Newland, Eastrington and Portington as an alternative route because we have passengers to pick up and drop off along that route twice a day. We are trying wherever possible to be courteous and pull in where possible and to keep our speed right down on these roads, which we are fully aware are not suitable for large vehicles. PLEASE UNDERSTAND that we have very little choice and we do not want to be using these roads at all, however, the level of abuse we are receiving is getting beyond a joke! Also, for information, buses and coaches are not capable of driving off road as they do not have diff locks, so please do not expect a bus or coach to drive on a deep grass verge as the risk of getting stuck is extremely high. The bridge collapse was not our fault so we are asking people to please use some common sense and courtesy during this difficult time.

26/04/2016

Forgot another FREE place to visit.
Marks & Spencer Company Archives, Leeds.

26/04/2016

We are trying to help both schools and the coach industry alike by increasing awareness of FREE places to visit for schools which are not necessarily well advertised. We have listed some places below, though if anyone knows of any other places then please post them to our page and share this post with other coach companies, schools, clubs and teachers or anyone who you feel may benefit from this knowledge.
FREE Places to visit;
Drax Power Station - Educational talk and tour
All national Museums including,
The National Railway Museum, York,
The National Media Museum, Bradford,
The National Coal Mining Museum, Wakefield
Racing into Education - Beverley Racecourse - A maths based day relating to horse racing, eg distances, weights and measures etc.
East park - Hull - Scenic park with play areas, and a small zoo.

19/04/2016

As you may be aware, the bridge near Howden on the A614 has collapsed, resulting in a road closure. This mainly affects our daily run to The Pocklington School and we have had to divert the bus through Newland, Eastrington and Portington. These villages are not designed for large vehicles but unfortunately we are having to do the best we can until the bridge is repaired. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and hope that everyone in the area can be as understanding as possible.

11/04/2016

A good driver is worth their weight in gold. We would like to thank Darren Moss for keeping an eye on his gauges on Friday and pulling over when he noticed the temperature rising. The coach had thrown a belt off. Darren's vigilance prevented potential expensive damage to the brand new engine which had just been fitted in his coach. Luckily we got a replacement coach to him within 10 minutes and the passengers were all very understanding.

19/02/2016

A special cake for a very special person. Phill Baldry - husband and mechanic.

22/01/2016

Finally, it's here. Our new fleet history gallery on our website. Check it out at www.baldryscoaches.co.uk/coachfleethistory.html
We will add the relevant information about each of the photos very soon. Please let us know your thoughts.

05/01/2016

1993 Volvo B10M Jonkheere Deuville 53 seat coach for sale. See ebay listing number 131693202969, She is a superb example and I will be extremely sad to see it go. Coach people please share with anyone who may be interested. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/-/131693202969?

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31/12/2015

THURSFORD CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR 2016.

TICKETS PURCHASED TODAY!
For Saturday 10th December 14.00 performance. 37 places available. Please contact us from the 4th January 2016 to reserve a place.

22/12/2015

We received a VOSA spot check on 400 PYR the other day and are pleased to announce that the only advisory was a very minor oil drip (which we were already aware of) other than that no other issues found.

01/12/2015

It is with great sadness that we pay our tributes to one of our long standing passengers Sandra Hagger who passed away before time in the early hours of this morning. She was genuinely a lovely lady with a great character and who always saved a seat next to her for Phill Baldry on coach trips. Our sincere thoughts are with Sandra's family and we want them to know that she was very well thought of by many people on our trips and by us, not just as a customer but as a friend too.

10/10/2015

Pulled into York races today in our 1993 volvo jonkheere deuville and offered myself to Vosa, and was told they didn't want me! Now that is the kind of rejection we can deal with very well. Credit to our mechanic Phill Baldry who has also just got three coaches through their Mot's all with completely clean sheets.

11/09/2015

Well he's been here 5 days and already our new driver Darren has formed a fan club and has been dubbed "Prince charming" on BBC radio Humberside by the Bugthorpe cake appreciation society!!!! If you fancy a listen it's on Andy Comforts' drive time 11/09/15 at 01.48.30 mins into the show. Start as you mean to go on Darren!!!

30/06/2015

Awwwwww. All these thank you cards made by the kids at Swanland primary school who I have taken swimming most weeks for the last 10 weeks. Love em.

30/06/2015

Our latest addition to our fleet. A 2005 iveco beulas fron jeakins coach travel in Surrey. Looking absolutely stunning in the sun at piglets adventure park near york.

26/06/2015

25 Things That Coach Drivers Can Relate To
1. Being bang on time on your way to a pick up, then someone pulls out in front of you (when there was nothing else behind you) and drives at precisely 39mph.
2. Arriving at your pick up point at 08.45am as requested, you hired a spare driver to cover your regular run to allow you to get there on time…… passengers board your coach at 9.10am!!!!!!!
3. Hoovering your coach seats and still finding sand 6 months after your one trip to the seaside.
4. Pulling up to a stop on time yet passengers begin checking their watches in that overly obvious way!
5. The disheartening feeling of seeing a piece of squashed chewing gum on your coach, usually right after you have deep cleaned it!
6. Being told by the teacher in charge that they have checked the coach and there is no litter or lost property left. Upon returning to the yard you find half a bin bag full of rubbish, three school jumpers and one shoe!
7. Receiving a complaint from a parent that the coach left 1 minute early and little Johnny missed the bus!
8. The apparent and endless entertainment value of ashtrays, arm rests and foot rests on primary school trips.
9. Getting back to the yard with milliseconds to spare on your tacho following a trip to a concert where you were told that you would be leaving at 9.30pm, but actually left at 9.55pm as everyone was in the queue for the toilets and then seeing the sign ‘Motorway closed – follow diversion’!!!!!!!!
10. Your keen eye for stealthily stashed alcoholic beverages after years of night jobs.
11. The feeling of dread upon hearing the words “I say driver…..” uttered from behind.
12. Whilst dropping off on a night job and hearing “can you drop me off at my house, you can turn around in my road” …… hmmmm.
13. The pleasure of finding £1.73 in change after cleaning out your coach ….oh well, finders keepers eh?
14. Thinking you are being a coach driver extraordinaire by asking your regular pensioners group if they would like to go home on the scenic coastal route as it is such a lovely day then being shot down in flames with the response “ooh no, Countdown final starts at 4.30pm and I don’t want to miss it”!
15. Hearing the words “Miss, I don’t feel very well” on a 20 minute journey.
16. The silent chuckle you do to yourself when you hear one passenger say to another “ooh look, we are doing 100mph”…. that would be KPH.
17. Tractors and cyclists ….. enough said!
18. Finding that the theatre you are supposed to be dropping at is surrounded by double yellow lines and seeing the traffic warden coming up the road.
19. Pulling a funny face as you pull in to a venue and a bus spotter dives in front of your coach, takes a photo and begins frantically scribbling in a notebook.
20. The slightly rebellious feeling of sneaking down the bus lane during rush hour.
21. Pulling up to a primary school to pick up for a residential trip only to find that the bus park is full of cars owned by parents waiting to wave their little darlings off for the eternity that is a 3 day trip. This is almost always followed by number 22.
22. Picking up for a short break and finding that every passenger has an extra large suitcase, a rucksack, sleeping bag, wellies and a bag full of sweets that could save a small country from starvation. Passengers look surprised when the lockers (including the drivers bunk) are full and you inform them that they will have to take some luggage on board the coach.
23. Arriving at a destination and just as you are about to lock the coach and go for a walk, you notice two passengers still on the coach who inform you that they just want to sit on the coach ….. that’s your morning sorted then.
24. Getting to a junction whilst driving to a destination of unknown location in the middle of nowhere, the SatNav fails you so you ask if anyone has been to this place before, no one apparently has so you make a judgement call. LEFT. At this point someone will always say “we should have gone right there”. And so begins the reversing manoeuvre of the year and the rest of the day is spent with people staring at the small rainforest attached to your mirrors.
25. Feeling like a warrior during a set to with a car driver with a full load of school kids on board who are shouting “fight, fight, fight”!

30/05/2015

NEWS FLASH!!!! Off our own backs we have now ordered a 5L fire extinguisher for each of our coaches which will be installed in addition to the legally required 2L extinguishers. This is following an incident that Phill and Allan assisted with on Monday 25th May this year whereby a coach we were following burst into flames whilst travelling in front of us. We were the only coach to stop and assist and using 3 x 2L extinguishers we were only just able to calm the fire enough to get all the passengers to the safety of our coach. We took the passengers to the nearest service station and have since been informed by the other coach company that our assistance has probably prevented their coach from being a complete right off. The incident shocked Phill and Allan so much that we believe that larger extinguishers are essential. The irony of the situation was that our coach actually had 2 x 2L extinguishers, one of which was deemed unsafe as it did not show enough charge, but we left it on as a spare ..... out of all 3 extinguishers that one worked the best by far!!!!!

30/04/2015

Four white coaches filled up with Air Con gas today all ready for the summer ........ if it now rains please don't blame us!!!!!

12/04/2015

Ladies and gentlemen, is this what we need to start doing to increase our customer base?

11/04/2015

Bubble football!!!! The way to thoroughly tire out teenagers. With Driffield u16 rugby team at North Shields soccerdrome.

24/02/2015

The Kiplingcoates Derby will be held on Thursday 19th March 2015 and Langlands Garden Centre are hosting a park and ride coach service, run by ourselves. £2.50 per ticket for a warm ride there and back and with a view very close to the race starting post. In addition, your bus ticket also entitles you to a FREE tea or coffee in Langlands cafe. Tickets available from Langlands.

22/01/2015

David wood hard at work.