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The impressivly named Royal Motorways ceased trading in 1985 or 1986. Just to add spice to this thread I also recall the name Regent Motorways of Redditch.

MattW wrote: ↑

18:58 Tuesday 8th June 2021

Dudley's had one coach in a white, blue and red livery with that branding, I always assumed it was a company they had taken over or an old name from the local area.

I think you're correct that it was a company that Dudley's had taken over.There's a few photos on Flickr suggesting this such as the one below.There's also a few pics of a 12 plate Dudley's coach in the Royal Motorways livery.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/134731066 ... 077030523/

This new company, Preston's Coaches Limited, (trading as Royal Motorways) is operating out of Dudley's old depot too.

Just had a look at there website: https://www.royalmotorways.co.uk/?fbcli ... Qu9hgsKVis

Dudley's had a second coach (Plaxton Panther - CR12 DCR) that also wore the Royal Motorways livery (as Matt pointed out) I'm not sure if this new company is operating it though...

willr7 wrote: ↑

21:01 Friday 11th June 2021

This new company, Preston's Coaches Limited, (trading as Royal Motorways) is operating out of Dudley's old depot too.

I drove past the old Dudley's site last week and it still had a big sign with the Dudley's name. Didn't notice what, if any, vehicles were there... I was heading home from a car event and moving a bit too quick to look

I would say me too, but I was just out of breath trying to keep up......

Noted the above Royal Motorways coach northbound on the M5 in Somerset this afternoon, unfortunately on suspended tow.....
Not what a new operator needed.

Passed a Royal Motorways coach this morning near the Chateau Impney on a 'rail replacement' service

Prestons Coaches Limited is the "legal" name, and according to "Notices + Proceedings"
they have been granted permission now, to operate 12 vehicles !

Looks likely then they are successful in getting and retaining drivers, and maintaining the vehicles !!

There's been a whole host of Royal Motorways coaches travelling around the Comberton Road and Chester Road North area of Kidderminster this evening.

As it's near the railway station I was wondering if they were on Rail Replacement, but as there's none in the area today it's not that, so presumably some large private hire contract.

Parked up outside Coventry Train Station on rail replacement work a few weeks ago