Epsom Coaches
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Epsom Coaches is one of many operators of London Buses They run bus services under the name Quality Line.
Their main address is:
- Blenheim Road
- Longmead Estate
- Epsom
- SURREY
- KT19 9AF
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[edit] History
The coach business was established in the 1920s and has prided itself on being one of the best coach operators in the UK.
It wasn't until the mid-1980s however, that Epsom Coaches made the move into the bus market.
Epsom Coaches took advantage of the deregulation of the bus industry, and initially began operating hopper type services around the Epsom area.
Since 1997, Epsom Buses have expanded into the London Bus market initially winning the tenders for routes S1 and 413 from London General. However these two routes were soon to be joined by other London tenders, including its flagship service which it has been operating since July 2003, 293 between Epsom General Hospital and Morden.
In 2003, Epsom Coaches decided to rebrand its bus division as Quality Line and repainted its vehicles from their traditional cream and brown into allover red - in order to comply with TfL (Transport for London) regulations regarding the colour of buses. However from July 2006 with the introduction of routes E15 and E16, Quality Line began to return to its roots with buses operating outside of London appearing in there traditional cream and brown livery.
Unusually for a London Bus operator the whole fleet of buses are single-deck and their garage is also miles away from some of their routes' operating territory. This will change with the arrival of 10 new Enviro 400 buses to operate routes 406 and 418, which will commence service on the 30th June 2007, when the new contract begins.
[edit] Garages
They have 1 garage:
[edit] Epsom
Their address is:
- Blenheim Road
- Longmead Estate
- Epsom
- SURREY
- KT19 9AF
This garage holds 41 buses, and runs London bus routes 293, 404, 463, 470, S1, S3 and S4. They also run Surrey County Council (SCC) routes 408, E5, E9, E15 and E16. Epsom Coaches has gained the contract of London Buses routes 406 and 418 from Transdev London and will be operating from this garage.
[edit] History
[edit] Bus types in use
- Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro
- Dennis Dart/East Lancs Myllennium
- Alexander Dennis Enviro200Dart/East Lancs Esteem
- Optare Solo
[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. |
