in holmfirth in september 2011 parent graham mallinson founded 2003 ceased operation 8 february 2016 headquarters barugh green service area south yorkshire west yorkshire service type bus services routes 55 october 2013 hubs barnsley interchange rotherham interchange wakefield bus station fleet 74 february 2016 website www.tates travel.com tates travel 1 was a local bus operator based in barnsley operating services in south yorkshire and west yorkshire . contents 1 history 2 services 3 fleet 4 references 5 external links history edit plaxton pointer 2 bodied dennis dart slf in barnsley in october 2013 tates travel was founded in 2003 by graham mallinson in stocksbridge when he purchased a minibus to run private hire journeys before running a school minibus service for pupils at millhouse green primary school . 2 3 over the next two years the company expanded its fleet to run school services before starting its first public bus service route 18 between barnsley and mapplewell and relocating the depot to dodworth in 2005 . in 2007 the depot again moved to darton when the business of stanley gath coaches 4 dewsbury was purchased . between 2007 and 2010 the company increased the number of services in the barnsley area with services also running to wakefield following arriva yorkshire withdrawing services between wakefield and barnsley in january 2010 . 5 due to the expansion of services the company moved once again in 2010 to a larger depot in barugh green . in 2011 the company won several south yorkshire passenger transport executive contracts including several services in the penistone area from stagecoach yorkshire . 6 in 2012 the company won further contract but this time from the west yorkshire passenger transport executive . these were services operating from wakefield to hall green hemsworth pontefract and south elmsall which were all previously operated by arriva yorkshire . 7 in january 2013 tates commenced operating further west yorkshire passenger transport executive services radiating from both wakefield and dewsbury again were all previously operated by arriva yorkshire . 8 in april 2013 tates commenced operating the dewsbury free town bus . 9 in august 2013 tates took delivery of its first coach . 10 on 8 february 2016 tates travel ceased trading after being placed in administration . 3 11 services edit as at october 2013 tates travel operated 55 routes . 12 they stopped operating in 2016 . fleet edit as the time of its february 2016 cessation the fleet comprised 74 buses . 13 references edit companies house extract company no 6481448 tates travel limited about us . tates travel . retrieved 24 july 2011 . a b tate s travel sudden closure bus & coach buyer 10 february 2016 companies house extract company no 1039069 stanley gath coaches limited wakefield passenger consultative committee january 2010 pdf . west yorkshire integrated transport authority . retrieved 24 july 2011 . sypte contract awards . tates travel . retrieved 24 july 2011 . metro contract awards . tates travel . retrieved 10 april 2012 . metro contract awards . tates travel . retrieved 19 december 2012 . service changes before saturday 27 april 2012 . west yorkshire metro . retrieved 21 february 2013 . latest news from tates travel ... tates travel tates travel collapses route one 15 february 2016 schedules & maps ... tates travel tates travel group sheffield omnibus enthusiast society external links edit media related to tates travel bus company at wikimedia commons company website flickr gallery v t e former bus companies of the united kingdom national associated motorways blazefield holdings british bus british coachways british electric traction fraser eagle grt group national bus company thomas tilling england v t e former bus companies operating in england north west england birkenhead transport blackburn transport blue bus and coach services bluebird bus and coach bu val buses chesterbus citibus tours crosville motor services finglands 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