The firm and their Director Louis Goodwin were very much winners at the Blackpool Annual Coach Rally this year. They won not just one award but eight - The Alan Goodwin Trophy for the highest placed coach operator in all classes, the Peter Bostock Trophy for highest placed driver in the Saturday tests, the Rita Dalziel Trophy for top coach aged 25 years or older, the Jonckheere Trophy for top Jonckheere
the Fred Bibby Award for best-loved coach, the Gwynn Williams Trophy for highest placed in all classes from Wales, the Top Executive Coach and the John Fielder Memorial Trophy for top coach from a small fleet.
Louis aged only 22, is beleived to be the youngest-ever holder of the Coach Driver of the year. The weird thing is that he won in a vehicle older than him.
Some five coaches have recently been acquired. YD17WYU, YD17WYX and YD19GSO are Van Hool TX17 Astrons nad have been purchased from Parrys International of Cheslyn Hay, Staffordshire.
They are C48Ft and each has a kitchen, screens at all seats and very many luxury features.
Also acquired is YC02DJU Volvo B12M-62 / Jonckheere Mistral 70 C70F. It was new to Wallace Arnold (490) in May 2002 and came from P and O Lloyd Bagillt.
The fifth vehicle acquired is MR09FEN a Van Hool T917 Astron T9 C48Ft. It was new to Fenn, March, Cambridgeshire who was the last operator.
As will be seen from the Townlynx photo the two BMC Falcons that Goodiwns purchased last September BX07OPR and BX56XBJ have passed to Townlynx. They were not used by Goodwins.
Also left the fleet is GO22LOU the Neoplan Tourliner 2 C53FLt.