Jeffs Travel

To begin with Jack just operated day trips but very soon he had taken on school and works contracts. Jack was the driver and was helped at weekends by his son John who had served his apprenticeship at Daimler and then worked at Self-Change Gears, Coventry. He returned to Helmdon at the weekends to help his father run the business.

The same year, 1959. Jack obtained planning approval to use the old goods shed and station yard as a coach garage. He also purchased his second coach that year.

During this period of expansion John became a partner with his father. By the end of 1961 they had a total of 7 coaches and an 11-seater minibus. Business continued to expanded and on 16 April 1964 the station yard was purchased from British Rail for one thousand and three pounds, seven shillings and ten pence.