YMT in
Weston-super-Mare in November 1986 14.240 at
Weston-super-Mare station in August 2012 In 1889, Charles Baker established a business with a pony chair for hire in
Weston-super-Mare. The business expanded and in the early 1900s, Baker won a contract from the
Royal Mail to deliver mail to the
Cheddar Valley. Horses and carriages were also provided to funeral directors. With the outbreak of
World War I, most of Baker's horses were commandeered by the
British Army. In 1923, two motor coaches and began operating leisure trips. By the beginning of
World War II the fleet had grown to 12. During the war, Bakers operated services transporting aircrews for British Empire Airways. By 1945, the fleet had grown to 30. With the end of the war, Bakers began operating day tours from Weston-super-Mare. Following an inquiry into a large number prosecutions for
tachograph offences, the Traffic Commissioner temporarily reduced the operating licence from 85 to 75 vehicles in 2013. In 2008, Bakers Dolphin opened a high street store in Weston-super-Mare, followed in 2014 by another in
Bristol Broadmead. ==Services==