P and O Lloyd

Legal name:-      P & O Lloyd Limited

Operators licence no:-                  PG1059685/SI    [50]

address:       Rhydwen Garage, Bagillt Road, Bagillt, Holywell, Flintshire, CH6 6JJ  [31]

and at:       Abbey Bus Garage, Abbey View Trading Estate, Bagillt Road, Greenfield, Holywell, Flintshire, CH8 7EP   [19]

web address : www.polloydcoaches.co.uk

The business was established in 1925 initially by Pryce Lloyd and a shortly afterwards he was joined by his brother Owen. The firm then traded as Pryce and Owen Lloyd. The main work undertaken for numerous years was to convey workers to and from the industrial works of the area including Shotton steelworks and the various Courtaulds factories in the locality

Traditionally the firm used a large fleet of second hand double deck vehicles involving a wide range of makes and previous operators. These classical deckers were painted in a white colour and of great interest to enthusiasts over the years.

In 2005 the business was incorporated as a private limited company and the principal Director is David Lloyd who runs the business on a day to day basis. He is assisted by his daughter Suzzanne who is also a Director of the company.

The company have a substantial fleet of mainly high capacity school vehicles which operate a number of school and college contracts.

In 2003 the firm were involved in the beginning of the demand responsive Deeside Shuttle serving mainly the Deeside Industrial Estate. Their involvement with this service has continued  In 2015 due to change of funding the Deeside Shuttle was no longer demand responsive but it is now run as a normal timetabled service. 

The company operates a private hire service utilising distinctive cream liveried coaches. Recently the luxury coach fleet has been mainly Merecedes Tourismos and new vehicles are often added to the fleet.  These luxury coaches are frequently utilised on various holiday tours on behalf of national travel companies such as Alfa Travel.

The route work undertaken by the company has grown over many years and a fleet of mainly Optare Solos are utilised for this work. Most of these vehicles were originally painted in the Flintshire Connections livery of Green, Cream and Maroon. However as this livery is no longer supported by the local authority the company have chosen to paint these vehicles into a similar cream and green livery with the distinctive gold company logo.

These services include the f7 (Mold to Treuddyn and Hope / Leeswood), f8 (Mold - Sealand Manor), f9 (Connah's Quay - Broughton Shopping Park), f14 (Mold to Denbigh), 14A (Holywell - Caerwys), f18 (Flint - Rhyl via Penyffordd, Gwespyr and Talacre), f19 (Flint - Rhyl via Whitford and Trelawnyd), 22/22A (Holywell Town Services), 23 (Greenfield to Holywell Hospital) and the  F1 and F2  (Deeside Industrial Estate services). Details of these routes operated can be found on the company's website. Link above.

Fleet History

The table below gives a list of all recorded vehicles known to have been with this operator.  

I am indebted to David Donati for his dedicated work in compiling this data and enabling me to present it.

In the 'Links' column - where available - there is a link to a photograph of the vehicle.  The photo will open in a new window.

Chassis and body numbers can be seen by scrolling to the right.