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On 26/08/2022 Companies and Operators Hackney CT's London operations taken over by Stagecoach Thomas Young 03/09/2022 09:24
On 27/05/2022 Companies and Operators Tower Transit to be taken over by Stagecoach Thomas Young 06/08/2022 12:21
On 24/05/2022 British Railways Elizabeth Line opens to public Thomas Young 24/05/2022 03:56
On 02/04/2022 Locations and Premises Dawley Road (Hayes) Garage opened Thomas Young 01/04/2022 04:58
On 05/03/2022 Locations and Premises West Perivale Garage (PA) closed Thomas Young 01/04/2022 04:55
On 17/12/2021 Locations and Premises Guildford Garage closed by Arriva Thomas Young 28/03/2022 10:25
On 14/12/2021 Companies and Operators Stagecoach bought by National Express Group... perhaps Thomas Young 28/03/2022 10:38
On 11/12/2021 Locations and Premises Hayes Garage (WS) closed Thomas Young 01/04/2022 04:50
On 11/12/2021 Companies and Operators London Transit formed to take over Westbourne Park Garage Thomas Young 28/03/2022 10:34
c. 01/03/2014 Companies and Operators London Sovereign sold by Transdev to RATP Thomas Young 19/09/2022 01:05
On 27/09/2013 Companies and Operators First London closed down Thomas Young 19/09/2022 12:52
c. 01/06/2013 Companies and Operators Most of First London sold to Metroline and Tower Transit Thomas Young 19/09/2022 12:45
c. 01/03/2012 Companies and Operators Northumberland Park Garage sold by First London to Go-Ahead Thomas Young 19/09/2022 12:51
c. 01/03/2011 Companies and Operators London United passed from Transdev to RATP Thomas Young 19/09/2022 01:04
c. 01/10/2010 Companies and Operators Stagecoach re-acquires East London and Selkent Thomas Young 19/09/2022 01:09
c. 01/11/2009 Companies and Operators NCP Challenger bought by Transdev Thomas Young 19/09/2022 01:03
c. 01/12/2007 Companies and Operators The First operation in Orpington was sold to Metrobus Thomas Young 19/09/2022 12:48
c. 01/08/2006 Companies and Operators East London and Selkent sold by Stagecoach to Macquarie Bank Thomas Young 19/09/2022 01:08
c. 01/04/2006 Companies and Operators London United and London Sovereign adopted Transdev as a fleetname Thomas Young 19/09/2022 01:01
c. 01/11/2002 Companies and Operators London Sovereign sold by Blazefield to Transdev Thomas Young 19/09/2022 01:00
c. 01/03/2001 Companies and Operators FirstGroup's London bus operations rebranded as First London Thomas Young 19/09/2022 12:43
c. 01/11/2000 Companies and Operators Selkent and East London rebranded as Stagecoach London Thomas Young 19/09/2022 01:06
On 05/02/2000 London Buses Airbus operations sold by London United to National Express Thomas Young 24/12/2021 10:32
On 05/02/2000 London Buses Connex Bus started London bus work, taking over route 3 Thomas Young 24/12/2021 10:29
On 04/02/2000 London Buses London Buses became an operator once more Thomas Young 24/12/2021 10:39
c. 01/02/2000 London Buses A third of all buses operating on LT bus routes were now low-floor Thomas Young 24/12/2021 10:41
c. 01/02/2000 Other - Transport Bus-builder Optare (based in Leeds) bought by US bus builder NABI (North American Bus Industries) Thomas Young 24/12/2021 10:33
On 08/01/2000 London Buses Capital Logisitics formally incorporated into Tellings-Golden Miller Thomas Young 24/12/2021 10:24
By 01/01/2000 Locations and Premises Former Reigate Garage demolished Thomas Young 24/12/2021 10:35
c. 01/01/2000 Locations and Premises Victoria (Gillingham Street) Garage demolished Thomas Young 24/12/2021 10:34
On 01/01/2000 London Buses 507 Routemasters still scheduled for service Thomas Young 24/12/2021 10:12
On 01/01/2000 London Buses Millennium Dome bus services M1 (from Charlton) and M2 (from Greenwich) started Thomas Young 24/12/2021 08:15
On 20/12/1999 London Underground Jubilee Line Extension (to Stratford) completed with the opening of Westminster Station Thomas Young 24/12/2021 08:10
On 16/12/1999 London Buses Last L-class Leyland Olympian at Plumstead Garage came off service Thomas Young 24/12/2021 10:22
On 15/12/1999 London Buses Harris Bus goes into administrative receivership Thomas Young 24/12/2021 08:20
On 11/12/1999 Other - Transport Four routes and 28 buses sold by Ensignbus to Town and Country Buses Thomas Young 24/12/2021 10:16
By 05/12/1999 London Buses First Volvo B7L low-floor double-decker for a London operator delivered Thomas Young 24/12/2021 10:18
On 29/11/1999 Companies and Operators Arriva Southern Counties restructured into 3 divisions Thomas Young 24/12/2021 10:05
c. 15/11/1999 Other - Transport 10,000th Olympian bus delivered Thomas Young 24/12/2021 10:07
On 08/07/1998 Companies and Operators Capital Citybus bought by FirstGroup Thomas Young 19/09/2022 12:41
c. 01/12/1997 Companies and Operators FirstBus rebranded as FirstGroup Thomas Young 19/09/2022 12:38
c. 01/11/1997 Companies and Operators Cowie rebranded as Arriva Thomas Young 19/09/2022 12:56
c. 01/08/1997 Companies and Operators London United bought by Transdev Thomas Young 19/09/2022 12:59
c. 01/03/1997 Companies and Operators Centrewest bought by FirstBus Thomas Young 19/09/2022 12:36
On 01/08/1996 Companies and Operators British Bus bought by Cowie Thomas Young 19/09/2022 12:53
c. 01/03/1996 Companies and Operators London Buslines bought by Centrewest Thomas Young 19/09/2022 12:37
On 16/05/1995 Other - Transport FirstBus formed Thomas Young 19/09/2022 12:35
c. 01/01/1995 Companies and Operators Westlink sold to London United Thomas Young 19/09/2022 12:58
c. 01/01/1995 Companies and Operators South London Transport bought by Cowie Group Thomas Young 19/09/2022 12:55
c. 01/09/1994 Companies and Operators Selkent bought by Stagecoach Thomas Young 19/09/2022 01:06
c. 01/09/1994 Companies and Operators Leaside Buses bought by Cowie Thomas Young 19/09/2022 12:54
On 12/08/1991 Service Vehicles First Volkswagen vehicle for central fleet Thomas Young 17/08/2021 03:55
On 01/02/1986 Locations and Premises Edmonton Bus Garage (EM) closed Thomas Young 24/05/2022 04:06
c. 27/01/1986 London Buses First production L class Leyland Olympians delivered Thomas Young 24/05/2022 04:16
On 15/01/1986 London Buses Last new Mk1 MCW Metrobus delivered to LT Thomas Young 24/05/2022 04:10
On 25/12/1985 London Buses Fire at Southall Garage Thomas Young 24/05/2022 03:59
On 26/05/1976 London Buses Leyland B15 prototype entered service on route 24 Thomas Young 19/09/2022 12:24
On 16/05/1976 Service Vehicles LCBS 19A and 19F both attended the LT Gala Day at Syon Park Thomas Young 19/09/2022 12:34
c. 01/05/1976 London Buses First production LS class Leyland National buses delivered to LT Thomas Young 19/09/2022 12:29
On 31/03/1976 London Buses Last production Routemaster entered service Thomas Young 19/09/2022 12:14
On 21/03/1976 London Buses First MD-class buses entered service Thomas Young 19/09/2022 12:21
On 02/03/1976 London Buses Brent Cross Shopping Centre and Bus Station opened Thomas Young 19/09/2022 11:48
c. 01/03/1976 London Buses Disposal of AEC Merlin buses commenced Thomas Young 19/09/2022 12:18
c. 01/02/1976 London Buses First BL-class Bristol LH buses delivered Thomas Young 19/09/2022 12:12
c. 01/01/1976 Locations and Premises Tinsley Green Works opened by LCBS Thomas Young 19/09/2022 11:45
c. 15/12/1975 London Buses First of 164 MD-class double-deckers delivered Thomas Young 19/09/2022 11:52
On 11/10/1975 London Buses ex-British Airways Routemaster buses entered service on route 175 Thomas Young 19/09/2022 11:41
c. 01/10/1975 London Buses LT given power to design and build its own buses Thomas Young 19/09/2022 11:44
On 22/09/1975 London Buses Leyland Titan PD3s hired from Southend entered service on route 190 Thomas Young 19/09/2022 11:34
c. 15/09/1975 London Buses Plan to use hired coaches on peak bus services was rejected Thomas Young 19/09/2022 11:36
On 19/07/1975 London Underground Piccadilly Line extension to Hatton Cross opened Thomas Young 19/09/2022 11:27
c. 15/05/1975 London Buses Leyland Eurobus trialled on route C11 Thomas Young 19/09/2022 11:31
c. 15/02/1975 London Buses London Country started acquiring second hand double-deckers Thomas Young 19/09/2022 11:23
c. 15/12/1974 London Buses 111 Bristol buses ordered by London Transport Thomas Young 19/09/2022 11:20
c. 15/01/1974 London Buses RM3 became the first Routemaster bus sold into preservation Thomas Young 19/09/2022 11:18
On 14/01/1974 London Buses A Seddon Pennine minibus was trialled on route C11 Thomas Young 19/09/2022 11:16
On 17/11/1973 London Buses Leyland Nationals enter service on route S2 Thomas Young 19/09/2022 11:11
c. 15/11/1973 Other - Transport Female bus drivers were permitted by the TGWU Thomas Young 19/09/2022 11:14
On 13/10/1973 London Buses FRM1 re-entered passenger service on Potters Bar route 284 Thomas Young 19/09/2022 11:09
On 23/09/1973 Fares and Ticketing OAPs given free off-peak travel on London Transport services Thomas Young 19/09/2022 11:02
On 13/08/1973 London Buses MS class Metro-Scania buses entered service on route S2, including one that went in the pond Thomas Young 19/09/2022 11:01
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