| Grey-Green was a long-established coach operator with several bases in London and East Anglia. Bought by the Sunderland-based T Cowie group in 1980, seven years later it started operating bus services under tender to London Regional Transport. Route 298 between Turnpike Lane and South Mimms was taken over in February 1988, which probably accounts for the presence of Grey-Green Ford Escort van E53CVK at Turnpike Lane in 1989. The van was first licensed in November 1987 so was probably operated from new. Many of the early service vehicles were registered in Newcastle, due to the T Cowie connection. E53CVK (with the distinctive fleetnumber 01) was last licensed until August 2002 but, with no more photographs or sightings to refer to, it may well have been withdrawn some time before then. An interesting aside to this photo is the 'Dix Travel' sign on the shop in the background. Dix Coaches was taken over by Grey-Green in 1976 but was retained as a company and trading name for some time, including appearance on at least a couple of tendered bus routes. The Barking/Dagenham garage currently operated by Arriva London was opened in 1992 to replace the Manchester Way premises of Dix Travel, and this connection is preserved in the location's code of DX. |
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6337 |
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1989 |
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21/06/2020 |
