Founded 1980 c. Service type Bus services Website www.nu-venture.co.uk Fleet 30 (November 2013) | Service area Kent Routes 41 Headquarters Aylesford | |
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History
Nu-Venture was founded in the 1960s as a coach company, and once operated coach tour holidays all over Europe, and in the 1980s a London commuter service, but coach hire activities ceased in 2010.
Under contract to Kent County Council, Nu-Venture now operate a number of bus services, including much of the Transweald 295 / 297 route from Tunbridge Wells and Tenterden to Ashford during the daytime on Mondays to Fridays.
Nu-Venture operate a small number of low-floor buses, but, amongst older buses, a quantity of new-to-London 1980s Leyland Titan double-deck buses, converted from dual- to single-door specification, remain,
Services
As at July 2014, Nu-Venture operated 41 routes
Incidents
In November 2012 a Plaxton Prestige bodied DAF SB220 caught fire in Blue Bell Hill village, there were no passengers on board.
In November 2012 a bus driver had to be rescued after his double decker bus blown over into a ditch trapping him in the vehicle in Cliffe, there were no passengers were on board.