Sullivan Buses

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Sullivan Buses is one of many operators of London Buses.

Contents 1 History 2 Operations 3 Fleet 4 See also 5 External link

[edit] History

Based outside London and founded in 1998 by Dean Sullivan, a former London Underground manager.

Sullivan operates public and school bus routes. Some buses are lent out for private and filming usage.

In January 2005, Sullivan Buses took over the company, Southlands of Polhill (Kent). Southlands used to have the following vehicles:

Dennis Dart / Plaxton Pointer:

• 602 J602 XHL
• 608 J608 XHL
• 614 J614 XHL

Leyland Titan:

• 58 A58 THX
• 59 A59 THX
• 112 B112 WUV
• 442 KYV 442X (On loan from WK Hire)
• 627 A627 THV

Leyland Olympian / Roe:

• 33 LWS 33Y
• 912 JHU 912X

Optare MetroRider:

• 192 L192 LDW
• 195 L195 LDW

[edit] Operations

SB operates a historic fleet of ex-London buses:

• 37 routes, 4 school bus routes
• 66 buses (photos can be found here)
• 3 garages: South Mimms, Polhill and Staines

[edit] Fleet

Sullivan Buses have a mixed variety of vehicles in their fleet:
The oldest of the fleet is a 1961 AEC Routemaster RML889 - 214 UXJ (was WLT 889).
The newest of the fleet is a 2004 Volvo B7TL/East Lancs ELV1 - EL04 SUL.

• Dennis Trident / East Lancs Lowlander:
  • DEL1 (PJ52 BYP)
• Volvo B7TL / East Lancs Vyking:
  • ELV1 (EL04 SUL)
• Volvo B7TL / Plaxton President:
  • VPL1 (X157 JOP)
• Volvo Olympian / N.C. Palatine I:
  • NV26 (N426 JBV), NV44 (N544 LHG), NV45 (N545 LHG), NV46 (N546 LHG), NV50 (P550 WGT), NV51 (R251 LGH), NV106 (P906 RYO), NV118 (P918 RYO), NV122 (P922 RYO)
• Leyland Olympian / Eastern Coach Works (ECW):
  • L41 (C41 CHM), L293 (G293 UYK), L298 (G298 UYK), L300 (G300 UYK)
• Leyland Titan:
  • T66 (WYV 66T), T85 (CUL 85V), T172 (CUL 172V), T569 (NUW 569Y), T830 (A830 SUL), T889 (A889 SYE), T890 (A890 SYE), T995 (A995 SYE), T1027 (A627 THV - Southlands), T1098 (B98 WUV), T1983 (T747 - OHV 747Y)
• MCW Metrobus:
  • MT2 (THX 102S), M73 (WYW 73T), M237 (BYX 237V), M276 (BYX 276V), M477 (GYE 477W), M563 (GYE 563W), M755 (KYV 755X), M842 (OJD 842Y), M854 (OJD 854Y), M1011 (A711 THV), M1069 (B69 WUL), M1097 (B97 WUL), M1098 (B98 WUL)
• AEC Routemaster:
  • RML889 (214 UXJ - was WLT 889), RM1069 (69 CLT), RMC1487 (487 CLT - unused), RML2272 (CUV 272V), RML2428 (JJD 428D), RML2429 (JJD 429D)
• AEC Regent III:
  • RT1107 (JXN 135 - unused)
• Dennis Dart / Carlyle:
  • DT4 (G504 VYE)
• Dennis Dart SLF / Caetano Nimbus:
  • DN1 (X2 SUL), DN2 (DN02 SUL), DN3 (SC02 SUL), DN4 (CN02 SUL)
• TransBus Dart SLF / Caetano Nimbus:
  • DN5 (DN03 SUL), DN6 (DS03 SUL), DN7 (LT03 SUL)
• Dennis Dart SLF / Plaxton Pointer:
  • DLS103 (P103 OLX), LDP10 (P510 RYM), LDP17 (P517 RYM), LDP29 (P729 RYL), LDP31 (P731 RYL), LDP33 (P733 RYL)
• Dennis Lance SLF / Wright Pathfinder:
  • LLW25 (L25 WLH), LLW26 (L26 WLH), LLW27 (L27 WLH), LLW31 (L31 WLH), LLW35 (L35 WLH), LLW36 (L36 WLH), LLW37 (L37 WLH)
• Leyland Tiger / Duple:
  • TP201 (J201 FMX), TP202 (J202 FMX)
• Dennis Javelin / Plaxton Premiére:
  • JP208 (M208 BGK), JP209 (M209 BGK), JP211 (N211 HGO)
• Volvo B10M-60 / Plaxton Paramount 3500:
  • VP255 (G255 VPK)

By the end of January 2006, All 7 Dennis Lances purchased from Metroline will be at South Mimms.

Fleet list

[edit] See also

Companies operating buses under contract to London Buses
Armchair | Arriva London | Arriva Shires & Essex | Arriva Southern Counties | Blue Triangle CT Plus | Docklands Buses | Ealing Community Transport | East London | East Thames Buses First London | London Central | London General | Metrobus | Metroline | NCP-Challenger Quality Line | Selkent | Sullivan Buses | Thorpes | Transdev London | Travel London | Uno
Also, see London's Bus Garages for operating codes.

[edit] External link

• Sullivan Buses