First London is one of many operators of
London BusesLondon Buses is the subsidiary of Transport for London that manages bus services within Greater London, UK. Buses are required to carry similar red colour schemes and conform to the same fare scheme...
and owned by First Group. They did also run the
TramlinkTramlink is a tramway system in south London in the United Kingdom which began operation in May 2000...
network, in a partnership with Tramtrack Croydon before June 2008. Their registered office is at
Paddington stationPaddington station, also known as London Paddington, is a major National Rail and London Underground station complex in the Paddington area of central London, England....
in
London[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...
. First London is a widely known bus company in
West London and
North West London*NW postcode area*western part of North London...
, as nearly all the routes in that area are operated by First London.
First London has the operator with the third largest number of
London BusesLondon Buses is the subsidiary of Transport for London that manages bus services within Greater London, UK. Buses are required to carry similar red colour schemes and conform to the same fare scheme...
routes, after
Go-Ahead LondonGo-Ahead London is the trading name used collectively for the London bus operations of the Go-Ahead Group. The name first appeared in August 2008, before which the company had traded under separate names and brands...
(1st place), and
Arriva LondonArriva London is a division of Arriva which operates bus services in London, UK. It is made up of many previous bus operators, the main operator being Grey Green from North-West London...
(2nd place).
In 2005, First Centrewest was reported as the bus company with the fifth-most complaints filed with
Transport for LondonTransport for London is the local government body responsible for most aspects of the transport system in Greater London in England...
, after Arriva London North (1st place),
MetrolineMetroline, owned by ComfortDelGro Corporation of Singapore, is one of many companies operating bus services in London under the management of London Buses....
(2nd place),
East LondonEast London is one of many operators of bus services contracted to Transport for London, mainly in the east of the city. Its legal name is East London Bus & Coach Company Ltd, and it is currently owned by Australian investment bank Macquarie Bank, as part of the East London Bus Group.-History:East...
(3rd place) and Arriva London South (4th place).
First entered bus operations in
London[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...
in 1997 after acquiring First Centrewest and
First CapitalCapital Citybus was a major bus operator for London Buses in North and East London. The company was eventually sold to First in 1998. Capital Citybus is not to be confused with the other former London bus and coach operator Capital Logistics, for whom in 1999 it provided amongst others relief buses...
in 1998.
First London is one of many operators of
London BusesLondon Buses is the subsidiary of Transport for London that manages bus services within Greater London, UK. Buses are required to carry similar red colour schemes and conform to the same fare scheme...
and owned by First Group. They did also run the
TramlinkTramlink is a tramway system in south London in the United Kingdom which began operation in May 2000...
network, in a partnership with Tramtrack Croydon before June 2008. Their registered office is at
Paddington stationPaddington station, also known as London Paddington, is a major National Rail and London Underground station complex in the Paddington area of central London, England....
in
London[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...
. First London is a widely known bus company in
West London and
North West London*NW postcode area*western part of North London...
, as nearly all the routes in that area are operated by First London.
First London has the operator with the third largest number of
London BusesLondon Buses is the subsidiary of Transport for London that manages bus services within Greater London, UK. Buses are required to carry similar red colour schemes and conform to the same fare scheme...
routes, after
Go-Ahead LondonGo-Ahead London is the trading name used collectively for the London bus operations of the Go-Ahead Group. The name first appeared in August 2008, before which the company had traded under separate names and brands...
(1st place), and
Arriva LondonArriva London is a division of Arriva which operates bus services in London, UK. It is made up of many previous bus operators, the main operator being Grey Green from North-West London...
(2nd place).
In 2005, First Centrewest was reported as the bus company with the fifth-most complaints filed with
Transport for LondonTransport for London is the local government body responsible for most aspects of the transport system in Greater London in England...
, after Arriva London North (1st place),
MetrolineMetroline, owned by ComfortDelGro Corporation of Singapore, is one of many companies operating bus services in London under the management of London Buses....
(2nd place),
East LondonEast London is one of many operators of bus services contracted to Transport for London, mainly in the east of the city. Its legal name is East London Bus & Coach Company Ltd, and it is currently owned by Australian investment bank Macquarie Bank, as part of the East London Bus Group.-History:East...
(3rd place) and Arriva London South (4th place).
Company history
First entered bus operations in
London[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...
in 1997 after acquiring First Centrewest and
First CapitalCapital Citybus was a major bus operator for London Buses in North and East London. The company was eventually sold to First in 1998. Capital Citybus is not to be confused with the other former London bus and coach operator Capital Logistics, for whom in 1999 it provided amongst others relief buses...
in 1998. More recently, the two divisions have been re-organised into one brand, "First London", split into two areas: First London West (the former Centrewest) and First London East (the former Capital area). Local identities, such as the old "First Gold Arrow" and "First Challenger" Centrewest brands have also been discarded in favour of the simpler "First" identity. First Berkshire's (the former First Beeline) operations have also been transferred to First London management.
Legally, operations are split between four registered companies. They all share the same main address.
Dagenham
This garage holds 101 buses, and runs London bus routes 150,
165London Buses route 165 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. The service is currently contracted to First Capital.-Route departing Romford The Brewery:*Romford The Brewery*Waterloo Road*St Edward's Way*Western Road...
, 179, 193, 252, 365,
498London Buses route 498 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Capital.-History:...
, D6, D8, school routes 370D, 646, 649, 650, 652, 656, 679 and 686. They previously operated a garage in
RomfordRomford is a large suburban town in northeast London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Havering. It is located northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan...
(Harold Wood) which closed in 2004, and was an outstation of Dagenham.
Bus types in use
- Volvo B7TL
Volvo B7TL is a low-floor double-decker bus which was launched in 1999 and replaced the 2-axle version of Volvo Olympian...
10m/Wright Eclipse GeminiThe Wright Eclipse Gemini is a type of double-decker bus body built for Volvo B7TL and later Volvo B9TL and Volvo B5L Hybrid for use in the United Kingdom....
(VNW) for route 150.
- Dennis Dart SLF 8.8m/Marshall Capital
The Marshall Capital was a single-decker bus body built by Marshall between 1997 and 2003. It was typically placed on the Dennis Dart SLF chassis, but it was also built on other chassis and used to rebody older chassis....
(DMS) for route 193.
- Dennis Dart SLF 9.4m/Marshall Capital (DM) for route D8.
- Dennis Dart SLF 10.2m/Marshall Capital (DML) for routes D6, D8, 646, 953 and 958.
- Dennis Trident 2
Dennis Trident 2 is a 2-axle low-floor double-decker bus chassis originally built by Dennis in the United Kingdom, which was unveiled in 1997 and replaced the Dennis Arrow...
9.9m & 10.5m /Plaxton PresidentThe Plaxton President was a double-decker bus body built at Northern Counties plant in Wigan, England and branded as a Plaxton product for its main production run. It was unveiled in 1997 and built between 1999 and 2005. When Plaxton became part of TransBus International, the body was sold under...
(TN/TNL) for routes 370D, 649, 650, 652, 656, 679 and 686.
- Alexander Dennis Enviro400 10.1m (DN) for routes 165, 179, 252, 265 (Essex), 365 and 498.
- Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart 10.2m (DML) for routes 165, 498 and D6.
First Capital North Ltd
First Capital North Ltd operates two bus garages - one in
Hackney WickHackney Wick is an area in the London Borough of Hackney in East London. It is an inner-city development situated 5 miles northeast of Charing Cross...
, and one in
Northumberland ParkNorthumberland Park is a suburb near Tottenham, in Haringey, London, United Kingdom. It is served by Northumberland Park railway station....
.
Lea Interchange (Stratford Olympic)
This garage holds 129 buses, and runs London bus routes
58London Buses route 58 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. The service is currently contracted to First Capital.-History:...
, 308, 309, 323, 339, 488, D7,
ELWLondon Buses route ELW is a London Underground rail replacement service for the East London Line in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First London...
,
RV1London Buses route RV1 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. Prior to its launch, the service was heavily promoted as Riverside Bus, and was intended to open up the south bank of riverside London, connecting visitor attractions such as the Tower of London, the...
, W11 and 24-hour route
236London Buses route 236 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. The service is currently contracted to First Capital.-History:...
. The garage was opened in 2007 to replace the original depot in Waterden Road that was closed to due development of the Olympic Park for London 2012. The original Waterden Road depot was opened in 1996 to cope with the tender wins in the
StratfordStratford, historically Stratford Langthorne, is a place in the London Borough of Newham in East London. It will be the primary location of the 2012 Summer Olympics. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London....
area on a former industrial site. In 2004 the garage received Mercedes-Benz Citaro Hydrogen 'Fuel Cell' buses for evaluation on route
25London Buses route 25 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to East London.-History:...
ans subsequently on route
RV1London Buses route RV1 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. Prior to its launch, the service was heavily promoted as Riverside Bus, and was intended to open up the south bank of riverside London, connecting visitor attractions such as the Tower of London, the...
.
Bus types in use
- Dennis Dart SLF 10.2m/Marshall Capital
The Marshall Capital was a single-decker bus body built by Marshall between 1997 and 2003. It was typically placed on the Dennis Dart SLF chassis, but it was also built on other chassis and used to rebody older chassis....
(DML) for routes 236 and 488.
- Dennis Dart SLF 8.8m/Marshall Capital (DMS) for route ELW.
- Dennis Dart SLF 9.4m/Marshall Capital (DM) for routes 308, 309, 323, 339 and W11.
- Dennis Dart SLF 10.2m Caetano Nimbus
The Caetano Nimbus was a bus body built by Salvador Caetano. It was constructed exclusively on the Dennis Dart SLF. It was popular with a number of small operators....
(DMC) for routes 236, 308,and 323.
- Mercedes-Benz Citaro (ES) for routes RV1.
- Dennis Trident 2
Dennis Trident 2 is a 2-axle low-floor double-decker bus chassis originally built by Dennis in the United Kingdom, which was unveiled in 1997 and replaced the Dennis Arrow...
9.9m & 10.5m/Plaxton PresidentThe Plaxton President was a double-decker bus body built at Northern Counties plant in Wigan, England and branded as a Plaxton product for its main production run. It was unveiled in 1997 and built between 1999 and 2005. When Plaxton became part of TransBus International, the body was sold under...
(TN/TNL) for routes 58 and D7.
Northumberland Park
This garage holds 125 buses, and runs London bus routes
67London Buses route 67 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Capital.-History:First London successfully bid for route 67...
, 191,
212London Buses route 212 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Capital .-History:...
, 215,
231London Buses route 231 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Capital.-History:This route began in 1954, running from Alexander Park to Forty Hill...
,
259London Buses route 259 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Capital.-History:Route 259 first appeared in 1961...
,
299London Buses route 299 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Capital.-History:...
,
357London Buses route 357 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in the north of London from Whipps Cross to Chingford Hatch. The service is now run by First Capital.-History:...
, 385, 389, 399, 476, W6, W10, W12, school routes 616, 692 and 699 and 24-hour route 341. The garage was opened in 1991 to house the Walthamstow Citybus operation, an offshoot of Capital Citybus, the operation steadily grew especially after the collapse of the London Forest company. Capital Citybus was bought out by the management team in late 1995, and subsequently by First Group in 1998 becoming First Capital.
Bus types in use
- Dennis Dart SLF 9.4m/Marshall Capital
The Marshall Capital was a single-decker bus body built by Marshall between 1997 and 2003. It was typically placed on the Dennis Dart SLF chassis, but it was also built on other chassis and used to rebody older chassis....
(DM) for routes 299, 357, 385, 389, 399, W6 and W10
- Alexander Dennis Enviro400 10.1m (DN) for routes 191 and 231.
- Dennis Trident 2
Dennis Trident 2 is a 2-axle low-floor double-decker bus chassis originally built by Dennis in the United Kingdom, which was unveiled in 1997 and replaced the Dennis Arrow...
10.5m / Plaxton PresidentThe Plaxton President was a double-decker bus body built at Northern Counties plant in Wigan, England and branded as a Plaxton product for its main production run. It was unveiled in 1997 and built between 1999 and 2005. When Plaxton became part of TransBus International, the body was sold under...
(TNL) for routes 212 ,215 ,259 and 476.
- Dennis Trident 2 9.9m / Plaxton President (TN) for routes 67, 212, 341, 357, 616, 692 and 699.
- Volvo B7TL
Volvo B7TL is a low-floor double-decker bus which was launched in 1999 and replaced the 2-axle version of Volvo Olympian...
10.6m/ Plaxton President (VNL) for routes 259 and 476.
- Optare Solo
The Optare Solo is a low floor midibus manufactured by Optare in Leeds, UK since 1997. The name "Solo" is a play on the low-floor status of the bus, the manufacturer believing its vehicle having an entrance that is "so low" from the floor, namely 200 mm with kneeling suspension...
7.8m (OOS) for route W12.
First Centrewest London Buses Ltd
First Centrewest London Buses Ltd operate 7 bus garages in
AlpertonAlperton is a suburb in the London Borough of Brent, North-West London, UK. Dominated by the Ealing Road, which is the backbone of the area, it contains two schools, a conferencing facility and Alperton tube station at the southern end of Ealing Road. The north end of Ealing Road terminates at...
,
GreenfordGreenford, historically Greenford Magna, is a suburb in the London Borough of Ealing in West London, England. Historically, it is part of the county of Middlesex....
,
HayesHayes is a town in the London Borough of Hillingdon. It is a suburban development situated west of Charing Cross. Hayes was developed in the late 19th and 20th centuries as an industrial locality to which residential districts were later added to house factory workers...
,
UxbridgeUxbridge is a town in the London Borough of Hillingdon in West London, England. It is a suburban development situated west north-west of Charing Cross and near to the boundary with Buckinghamshire which is locally the River Colne...
,
Westbourne ParkWestbourne Park may refer to:* Westbourne Park tube station* Westbourne Park, South Australia...
and Willesden Junction.
Alperton
Their Alperton garage holds 91 buses, and runs London bus routes
79London Buses route 79 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest.-History:...
,
92London Buses route 92 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest.-History:...
, 223,
224London Buses route 224 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, UK. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest.-History:...
,
245London Buses route 245 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest.-History:...
, 24-hour route
83London Buses route 83 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest.-History:...
, Mobility route 972 and Night route N18.
It was one of three garages built by the LPTB, and the only one to survive, Alperton Garage opened in June 1939. When it opened it had an allocation entirely of STL's which were reshuffled from
CricklewoodCricklewood is a district of North London, England whose northeastern part is in the London Borough of Barnet, western part is the London Borough of Brent and southeastern part is in London Borough of Camden.-History:...
,
HanwellHanwell is a town situated in the London Borough of Ealing in West London, between Ealing and Southall.The local motto is: The Nec Aspera Terrent .- Etymology :...
,
Harrow WealdHarrow Weald is an area in London, England. It includes a suburban development and forms part of the London Borough of Harrow.-Locale, geography, history:...
, and
WillesdenWillesden is an area in North West London which forms part of the London Borough of Brent. It is situated 5 miles north west of Charing Cross...
garages. As Alperton was a new garage and had plenty of headroom it was one of the few garages able to take utility Guy Arabs, and at one stage these made up its complete allocation and lasted until 1954 when they were replaced by STLs.
By 1972 the local area had grown faster than expected and even though Alperton was a new garage it still needed to park a dozen or so buses on nearby Glacier Metals car park overnight. The garage was enlarged in 1978, and encompassed the adjacent LT Lifts and escalators department which had to move out to new premises. During the reconstruction works 18 vehicles were outstationed at Stonebridge. in 1982 the garage allocation was entirely
MetrobusesThe MCW Metrobus is a double decker bus model manufactured by MCW from 1977 until 1989, with over 4,000 examples built. The original MkI model was superseded by the MkII model in 1981/1982, although production of the original MkI continued for London Transport until 1985...
both crewed and OPO. One Metrobus still remains although this is used exclusively on the 'Neasden Tesco' contract. By 1995 Alperton was doing most of the maintenance for the Centrewest operation and had also become the home of the training fleet.
Bus types in use
- Dennis Dart SLF 10.2m and 9.4m/Marshall Capital
The Marshall Capital was a single-decker bus body built by Marshall between 1997 and 2003. It was typically placed on the Dennis Dart SLF chassis, but it was also built on other chassis and used to rebody older chassis....
(DM/DML) for routes 223 and 224.
- Volvo B7TL
Volvo B7TL is a low-floor double-decker bus which was launched in 1999 and replaced the 2-axle version of Volvo Olympian...
10.6m/Plaxton PresidentThe Plaxton President was a double-decker bus body built at Northern Counties plant in Wigan, England and branded as a Plaxton product for its main production run. It was unveiled in 1997 and built between 1999 and 2005. When Plaxton became part of TransBus International, the body was sold under...
(VNL) for routes 79, 83, 92 and N18.
- Volvo B7TL 10m/Wright Eclipse Gemini
The Wright Eclipse Gemini is a type of double-decker bus body built for Volvo B7TL and later Volvo B9TL and Volvo B5L Hybrid for use in the United Kingdom....
(VNW) for routes 79, 83, 92 and 972.
- Volvo B7TL 10.6m/Wright Eclipse Gemini (VNZ) for routes 79, 83, 92 and N18.
- Volvo B7TL 10m/East Lancs Vyking
The East Lancs Vyking is a type of double-decker bus body built by East Lancashire Coachbuilders. It is the double-deck version of the Spryte. It continued the long line of 'misspelt' names which continued until the Scania OmniDekka. It was built on the Volvo B7TL chassis.The East Lancs Vyking...
(VNE) for route 79.
- Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart 10.2m (DML) for route 245.
- Volvo B9TL
The Volvo B9TL is a low-floor double-decker bus built by Volvo Buses since 2002. It superseded the older Volvo B10TL and the Volvo B7TL.-Chassis:...
/ Wright Eclipse Gemini 2The Wright Eclipse Gemini is a type of double-decker bus body built for Volvo B7TL and later Volvo B9TL and Volvo B5L Hybrid for use in the United Kingdom....
(VN) for route 83 to be introduced in October 2009.
Greenford
The Greenford garage holds 107 buses, and runs London bus routes
95London Buses route 95 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest.- History :...
,
195London Buses route 195 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, UK. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest.-History:...
,
282London Buses route 282 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. This service is currently contracted to First Centrewest.-History:...
,
E1London Buses route E1 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest.-History:...
,
E3London Buses route E3 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest.-History:...
,
E5London Buses route E5 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest.-History:Route E5 is one of three E-routes that does not serve Ealing but it does serve Greenford....
, E7, E9,
E10London Buses route E10 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest.-History:...
and 24-hour route
105London Buses route 105 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest.-History:...
.
History
Greenford bus depot is part of a local council depot and was first used in 1993 as a midibus base. The opening of Greenford garage led to the closure of Hanwell, and in 1995 the garage was operating 110 midibuses. The standard fare of vehicles in the late 1990s were Renault/Wright midibuses, and Marshall Minibuses but both types had a bad reputation and did not last long. In recent years the allocation has been much diverse, ranging from
MarshallMarshall Bus was a British bus manufacturer between 1992 and 2002. The company's most popular product was the Marshall Capital, which was a single-decker bus body built between 1997 and 2003...
-bodied Darts to
Dennis Trident 2Dennis Trident 2 is a 2-axle low-floor double-decker bus chassis originally built by Dennis in the United Kingdom, which was unveiled in 1997 and replaced the Dennis Arrow...
/
PlaxtonPlaxton is a builder of bus and coach vehicle bodies based in Scarborough, England.-History:The Plaxton of today is the successor to a business founded in Scarborough in 1907 by Frederick William Plaxton.-Beginnings:...
vehicles.
From late 2003 until 14 March 2009
Ealing Community TransportEaling Community Transport is an English social enterprise which provides various services, including recycling and community transport as well as being one of many operators of London Buses...
operated London route - 195 from the Greenford depot using garage code EY.
Bus types in use
- Dennis Dart SLF 10.2m/Marshall Capital
The Marshall Capital was a single-decker bus body built by Marshall between 1997 and 2003. It was typically placed on the Dennis Dart SLF chassis, but it was also built on other chassis and used to rebody older chassis....
(DML) for routes 95 and 195.
- Dennis Dart SLF 9.4m/Marshall Capital (DM) for route 195.
- Dennis Trident 2
Dennis Trident 2 is a 2-axle low-floor double-decker bus chassis originally built by Dennis in the United Kingdom, which was unveiled in 1997 and replaced the Dennis Arrow...
9.9m/Plaxton PresidentThe Plaxton President was a double-decker bus body built at Northern Counties plant in Wigan, England and branded as a Plaxton product for its main production run. It was unveiled in 1997 and built between 1999 and 2005. When Plaxton became part of TransBus International, the body was sold under...
(TN) for routes 105 and 282.
- Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart 10.2m (DML) for routes E7 and E9.
- Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart 8.9m (DMS) for routes E5 and E10.
- Alexander Dennis Enviro 400
The Alexander Dennis Enviro400 is a 2-axle double-decker bus built by Alexander Dennis from late 2005. It is designed as the replacement of the Alexander ALX400 body....
9.9m (DN) for routes E1 and E3.
Hayes
The Hayes garage holds 25 buses, and runs London bus route
207London Buses route 207 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest.-History:...
,
427London Buses route 427 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest.-History:...
and Night bus N207.
Bus types in use
- Mercedes-Benz O530G Citaro (articulated) (EA) for route 207
- Dennis Trident 2
Dennis Trident 2 is a 2-axle low-floor double-decker bus chassis originally built by Dennis in the United Kingdom, which was unveiled in 1997 and replaced the Dennis Arrow...
9.9m & 10.5m / Plaxton PresidentThe Plaxton President was a double-decker bus body built at Northern Counties plant in Wigan, England and branded as a Plaxton product for its main production run. It was unveiled in 1997 and built between 1999 and 2005. When Plaxton became part of TransBus International, the body was sold under...
(TN/TNL) for routes 427 and N207
Uxbridge
The Uxbridge garage was built for 76 buses, however holds 88, and runs London bus routes
331London Buses route 331 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest.-History:...
,
607London Buses route 607 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest.-History:...
,
A10London Buses route A10 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest.-History:...
, U1, U2, U3, U4, U5, U10, and night route N207.
The original Uxbridge Garage was over a mile out of town on the Oxford road and was built by the LGOC in 1921, but passed to Thames Valley a year later. The garage was taken back by the LGOC in 1929 to work its new local routes which were operated mainly by single deckers. An extension was added in the late 1940s and a new garage was planned, although work didn't begin until the 1980s. The new garage came into commission in late 1983 and is situated next to the
underground stationUxbridge is a London Underground station in Uxbridge in the London Borough of Hillingdon, north-west London. The station is the terminus of the Uxbridge branches of both the Metropolitan Line and the Piccadilly Line, the next station towards London is Hillingdon...
occupying the lower ground floor of a multi use building. In 1989 the garage began operating the U-Line network of local routes in an initiative by
London TransportLondon Regional Transport was the organisation responsible for the public transport network in Greater London, UK from 1984-2000. In common with all London transport authorities from 1933 to 2000, the public name and operational brand of the organisation was London Transport.The organisation was...
. The garage also operated the busy
207London Buses route 207 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest.-History:...
and express verion 607 from
UxbridgeUxbridge is a town in the London Borough of Hillingdon in West London, England. It is a suburban development situated west north-west of Charing Cross and near to the boundary with Buckinghamshire which is locally the River Colne...
into Shepherds Bush. In 1995 the garage was allocated all 14 of London's first low-floor single decker, Dennis Lance SLF/
WrightWrightbus is an independent coachbuilder and pioneer of the low-floor bus. Based in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, it was established in 1946 by Robert Wright and currently run by his son William Wright.-History:...
-bodied vehicles.
Bus types in use
- Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart 10.2m (DML) for routes 331, A10 and U10
- Dennis Trident 2
Dennis Trident 2 is a 2-axle low-floor double-decker bus chassis originally built by Dennis in the United Kingdom, which was unveiled in 1997 and replaced the Dennis Arrow...
9.9m/Plaxton PresidentThe Plaxton President was a double-decker bus body built at Northern Counties plant in Wigan, England and branded as a Plaxton product for its main production run. It was unveiled in 1997 and built between 1999 and 2005. When Plaxton became part of TransBus International, the body was sold under...
(TN) for routes U4 and 607.
- Dennis Trident 2 10.5m/Plaxton President (TNL) for routes 607 and N207.
- Dennis Dart SLF 10.2m//Caetano Nimbus
The Caetano Nimbus was a bus body built by Salvador Caetano. It was constructed exclusively on the Dennis Dart SLF. It was popular with a number of small operators....
(DMC) for routes U1, U2, U3 and U5
Westbourne Park
The Westbourne Park garage holds 181 buses, and runs London bus routes
9 (Heritage)London Buses route 9 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest.It is a short working of the regular route 9...
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10London Buses route 10 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest .-History:...
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28London Buses route 28 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest for London Buses.-History:...
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31London Buses route 31 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest.-History:...
, 328, 414, 24-hour route
23London Buses route 23 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest....
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295London Buses route 295 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest.-History:...
and night routes N10, N28, and N31.
Bus types in use
- AEC Routemaster (RM) for route 9H.
- Alexander Dennis Enviro400 10.1m (DN) for route 23.
- Volvo B7TL
Volvo B7TL is a low-floor double-decker bus which was launched in 1999 and replaced the 2-axle version of Volvo Olympian...
10.6m/Alexander ALX400The Alexander ALX400 is a 2-axle double-decker bus body built by Walter Alexander Coachbuilders...
(VNL) for route 10.
- Volvo B7TL 10m/Plaxton President
The Plaxton President was a double-decker bus body built at Northern Counties plant in Wigan, England and branded as a Plaxton product for its main production run. It was unveiled in 1997 and built between 1999 and 2005. When Plaxton became part of TransBus International, the body was sold under...
(VN) for route 31.
- Dennis Trident 2
Dennis Trident 2 is a 2-axle low-floor double-decker bus chassis originally built by Dennis in the United Kingdom, which was unveiled in 1997 and replaced the Dennis Arrow...
10.5m/Alexander ALX400 (TNA) for routes 23, 295, 414 and N10.
- Dennis Trident 2 9.9m/Plaxton President (TN) for routes 23, 28, 295, 414 and N10.
- Volvo B7TL 10m/Wright Eclipse Gemini
The Wright Eclipse Gemini is a type of double-decker bus body built for Volvo B7TL and later Volvo B9TL and Volvo B5L Hybrid for use in the United Kingdom....
(VNW) for routes 28, 31, 328, N28 and N31.
- Wright Gemini 2 HEV
The Wright Gemini 2 is a double-decker bus built by Wrightbus since 2008. It was announced in December 2007 but was not named until 2008.It was constructed as an integral with VDL chassis modules. It is available in two versions, the diesel-powered version and the diesel-electric hybrid version...
10.4m (WNH) for route 328.
- Wright Gemini 2 DL
The Wright Gemini 2 is a double-decker bus built by Wrightbus since 2008. It was announced in December 2007 but was not named until 2008.It was constructed as an integral with VDL chassis modules. It is available in two versions, the diesel-powered version and the diesel-electric hybrid version...
(WN) 10.4m for route 23.
Willesden Junction
The Willesden Junction garage holds 60 buses, and runs London bus routes
18London Buses route 18 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest.-History:...
, 187,
226London Buses route 226 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest.-History:When the 226 began in the early 1950s it was very different from the way it is today...
, 228,
487London Buses route 487 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest.-Route history:...
and PR2.
Bus types in use
- Mercedes-Benz O530G Citaro (articulated) (EA) for route 18.
- Dennis Dart SLF 10.2m and 9.4m/Marshall Capital
The Marshall Capital was a single-decker bus body built by Marshall between 1997 and 2003. It was typically placed on the Dennis Dart SLF chassis, but it was also built on other chassis and used to rebody older chassis....
(DM/DML) for route PR2.
- Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart 10.2m (DML) for routes 187, 226, 228 and 487.
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