0 ▁to ▁£ 5 . 0 0 , ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁compet ing ▁major ▁operators ▁were ▁cutting ▁back ▁on ▁services . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁contract s ▁for ▁five ▁new ▁services ▁in ▁North ▁Manchester ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁loan ▁of ▁£ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁buy ▁new ▁low - floor ▁vehicles ▁for ▁the ▁routes . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Jan et ▁and ▁Peter ▁Wal sh ▁retired ▁with ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁business ▁passing ▁to ▁son ▁Mark . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁J P ▁Tra vel ▁announced ▁that ▁its ▁sister ▁company ▁Euro bus ▁had ▁acquired ▁local ▁coach ▁firm ▁known ▁as ▁Ellen bro ok ▁Tra vel . ▁Euro bus ▁began ▁operating ▁on ▁route ▁ 1 7 ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁effectively ▁compet ing ▁against ▁First ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester ▁on ▁that ▁route . ▁Five ▁former ▁Stage co ach ▁Alexander ▁AL X 2 0 0 ▁bod ied ▁Vol vo ▁B 6 LE s ▁were ▁used , ▁running ▁alongside ▁J PT ▁on ▁a ▁co - ordin ated ▁tim et able . ▁The ▁Euro bus ▁vehicles ▁shared ▁the ▁same ▁colour ▁scheme ▁( except ▁for ▁the ▁Euro bus ▁logo ) ▁as ▁J PT . ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁Euro bus ▁operation ▁was ▁w ound ▁up , ▁with ▁all ▁vehicles ▁being ▁re brand ed ▁as ▁J PT ▁bus es , ▁and ▁gain ing ▁J PT ▁fleet ▁numbers . ▁ ▁In