East Thames Buses
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East Thames Buses is the only government owned bus operator (via Transport for London) of London Buses.
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[edit] Garages
East Thames Buses has two bus garages: Mandela Way and Belvedere.
[edit] Mandela Way (MA)
Mandela Way opened in late 2005 following the relocation from the existing base at Ash Grove due to the impending move of Arriva into Ash Grove with artics for the 38. It has a Peak Vehicle Requirement of 40 buses and operates London bus routes 1, 42, 185 and 201. It currently runs the following models:
- Volvo B7TL/Plaxton President (VP - Route 185, may stray onto route 1)
- Volvo B7TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini (VWL - Normally routes 1 and 185)
- DAF SB120/Wright Merit (DWL - Route 201)
- Scania OmniTown/East Lancs (ELS - Route 42)
- Dennis Dart SLF/Plaxton Pointer
[edit] Belvedere (BV)
Belvedere was purchased by Harris Bus in 1998 to house its operations that moved from Crayford. Harris Bus went into receivership in 2000, and its routes and garage were taken over by London Buses under the guise of East Thames Buses. Since then, East Thames Buses has become a unit taking over routes from defunct operators such as London Easylink's 42 & 185. Following the move to Mandela Way the engineering is now done there, however limited engineering facilities exist at Belvedere. This garage has a peak vehicle requirement of 52 buses and operates London bus routes 108, 132, 180, 661, 669, and N1. It currently runs the following models:
- Volvo B7TL/Plaxton President (VP - Routes 132, 180, N1).
- Volvo B7TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini (VWL - Routes 132(O), 180, 108(P), N1).
- DAF SB120/Wright Merit (DWL - Route 108,132(M))
- (O)=Occasional
- (M)=Main allocation
- (P)=Possible
Also currently have on loan PVL's from London Central (PVL's 198, 202, 203 and 205 (which have become VP's 23, 24, 25 and 26).
[edit] See also
| Companies operating buses under contract to London Buses |
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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 | Transdev London | Travel London | Uno |
| Also, see Bus garages in London for operating codes. |
