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Xplore Dundee〔http://nxbus.co.uk/dundee/〕 (formerly branded as National Express Dundee) is a bus operator based in Dundee, Scotland operating services mainly within Dundee City. It is a subsidiary of National Express. ==History== The company has its origins in the Dundee and District Tramways Company, which commenced horse tram operations on 30 August 1877. Steam traction was adopted in 1885. On 1 June 1899 the company was compulsorily acquired by the local municipality to become Dundee City Tramways. The system was electrified between 1900 and 1902. From 1922 motor buses began to be operated in addition to the trams. The tram system continued to be extended until 1933, but was closed on 21 October 1956. Buses replaced the trams, and the department was renamed Dundee Corporation Transport. Local government reorganisation meant that the bus operation passed to Tayside Regional Council in May 1975. In spite of the change of name, the council's bus operations were confined to the Dundee area.〔David G Wilson, ''Buses of Eastern Scotland'' 2nd edition Manchester 1981〕 The livery was changed from green to dark blue, light blue and white. In preparation for bus deregulation in October 1986 it was restructured into a separate legal entity〔(Companies House extract company no SC098156 ) Travel Dundee Limited formerly Tayside Bus Company Limited〕 and in 1991 sold in a management buy out. In February 1997 it was sold to National Express and rebranded Travel Dundee.〔Stewart J Brown, ''Buses in Britain'', London, 1993〕〔Peter White, ''Bus and coach deregulation and privatization in Great Britain, with particular reference to Scotland'', ''Journal of Transport Geography'', Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 135-141, 1998〕 The livery changed again, this time to blue, red and white. Travel Greyhound was the coaching subsidiary which offered a range of coaches and buses for hire. Greyhound Luxury Coaches used to be a trading name for TD Alexander and Sons,〔(Companies House extract company no SC037778 ) TD Alexander and Sons (Scotland) Limited〕 who commenced operations in 1960. The business was acquired by Tayside Public Transport on 13 August 1990, and re-branded Tayside Greyhound. The Greyhound brand is no longer in use.〔D J Slater, ''Major PSV Operators 4: Scotland and Ireland'' Birmingham 1991〕 Travel Dundee had been a contractor to Scottish Citylink form many years. However, shortly after the formation of a joint venture between Citylink and Stagecoach in November 2005, Travel Dundee's services ceased. They were reinstated at short notice from 9 January 2006 when extra journeys were added to route M91 from Perth direct to Edinburgh. In May 2006, Travel Dundee commenced operating journeys on route M90 Perth - Kinross - Dunfermline - Edinburgh. Citylink ceased for the third time in September 2008, as part of a review of coaching activities. 〔Dundee Area Bus Directory, Second Edition - Spring 2009, by Susanna Scott. ISSN 2041-0735〕 In November 2007 National Express announced plans to re-brand all of their operations under a new unified National Express identity〔(New Identity for National Express Group ) National Express corporate news 15 November 2007〕 with Travel Dundee rebranded as National Express Dundee in October 2008. In June 2015, it was announced the business would be rebranded as Xplore Dundee with a green livery resembling that of Dundee Corporation Transport introduced.〔(It's a fresh new look for Dundee's green bus company ) National Express Dundee 27 June 2015〕〔"Xplore Dundee" ''Coach & Bus Weekly'' issue 1198 15 July 2015 page 7〕〔"National Express Dundee" ''Buses'' issue 725 August 2015 page 85〕〔"National Express takes Dundee back to the early 1970s" ''Buses'' issue 726 September 2015 page 7〕 The rebrand occurred on 11 September 2015. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Xplore Dundee」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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