NSL Buses

Optare Versa at Shepherd's Bush Green on route 283 in June 2009
Parent	NSL Services Group
Founded	12 November 2005
Ceased operation	13 November 2009
Service area	London
Service type	Bus operator
Routes	7
Depots	2
Fleet	87 (November 2009)

NSL Buses was a bus operator in London operating services under contract to Transport for London.

History

Old NCP Challenger logo

NSL Buses commenced operating as NCP Challenger on 12 November 2005. It had successfully tendered to operate routes 33 and 419 under contract to Transport for London.

A depot was established at Twickenham Trading Estate (off Rugby Road), and a number of London United staff filled the management positions. On 31 March 2007, NCP Challenger commenced operating route 493.

A second garage opened in Park Royal after NCP Challenger were awarded contracts to operate routes 272, 440 and E11 from 26 May 2007. The garage was previously occupied by Metroline, having closed in 2005.

On 28 February 2009, NCP Callenger commenced operating route 283. In April 2009, NCP Challenger was rebranded NSL Buses, as part of a rebranding of the NCP Services Group to NSL.^[1]

On 13 November 2009, NSL buses was sold to Transdev London.^[2][3]

References

External links

• Showbus gallery

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