Coaches Torbay

         Daish's Holidays

Part of the Daish's Group. The company has continued to grow over the past 30+ years from its humbler routes, the company now owns 7 hotels, based in Bournemouth, Eastbourne, Isle of White, Llandudno, Newquay, Torquay & Weymouth. Over 20 years after the first coach was acquired Daish's now operate a fleet of around 20 coaches which are used to transport their guests to their hotels and also on day trips.

Torquay's Devonshire Hotel was acquired by Daish's back in 2001 and is their Torbay base.

Their fleet of coaches in recent times has been heavily Volvo based, with a large number of these being of the B12B variety. Bodyworks have varied more, from Caeatano Enigma, Jonckheere Mistral, Plaxton/Transbus Paragon, Plaxton Panther, Van Hool Alizée. Since 2013 the company has bought only Jonckheere 'SHV' bodied Volvos, culminating in the company's first brand new acquisitions at the start of 2015 when they bought a pair of Jonckheere bodied Volvo B11Rs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pictured outside Torquay's Devonshire Hotel shortly before Christmas 2014 

 

From left to right: New to Linkline Coaches of Harlesdon (London) registered GB033LLC, this was one of a pair of Caetano Enigma bodied Volvos that ran with the fleet. This one was acquired by Daish's in April 2009, getting re-registered to the reg it held when pictured here, SUI 8197, in November 2010. It was later sold on and joined Hednesford Travel of Cannock fleet.

 

In the middle of shot is FJ60EJE, one of a pair of Volvo 9700s, the other being FJ60EJG, acquired from P&J Ellis of Acton Plain at the end of 2013. They also own an earlier version of the 9700, WJ55TVP, which was acquired from Callinan, formerly registered 06-G-602.

 

To right of shot is FJ08BZY, one of 11 Jonckheere bodied Volvos with Daish's.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Seen at Torquay's Cary Parade (November 2010) 

 

The company currently still own this their other Caetano Enigma bodied Volvo B10M-62, CC03HOL, which they bought from Classic of Annfield Plain in September 2010. 

 

 

Pictured heading along Meadfoot Seafront (April 2012)

 

One of a pair of Van Hools T9 Alizée bodied Volvo B12Bs, YJ05XXB, acquired from Mills S&S of Barnsley, this one in August 2010, the other YJ06BRZ, in August 2012.

 

 

 

A pair of 'SHVs' BN64CTU & BX11GUG are pictured behind the Devonshire Hotel shortly after arrival with Daish's and before they had had their company names applied.

 

The start of 2015 saw the first brand new coaches arrive at the fleet, BN64CTK & BN64CTU. The Jonckheere 'SHV' body based on a Volvo B11R chassis. They also brought in 3 more Jonckheere 'SHVs', this time based on the Volvo B9Rs chassis. BX11GUG, H, J were acquired from P&J Ellis of Acton that entered the Daish's fleet also in January 2015.

  

 

 

For many years Daish's Torquay based fleet had used their garage in Zion Road for regular checks and repairs. The garage was based in a former Zion Methodist Church. Sadly by the end of 2015 the garage was closed up and put of for sale.

Left: Jonckheere Mistal bodied Volvo B12B, WA04ZNR, pictured poking out of the former Church on Zion Road awaiting a check over. (June 2015)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top & Above: Jonckheere 'SHV' bodied Volvo B11R, BN64CTU, on jacks for its checks inside the former church. (December 2015)

Thanks to the guys in the garage for letting me have a look around and getting a few shots, little did I know at the time it was very soon to close down.

 

 

Pictured on the day that the new South Devon Highway was opened, Jonckheere 'SHV' bodied B12B, FJ10DPE heads along the bypass at Kingskerswell towards Torquay on 15 December 2015