Metroline

Metroline is a bus company operating services in Greater London. It is a subsidiary of ComfortDelGro Corporation and operates services under contract to Transport for London. Operations are split between two registered companies, Metroline Travel Limited and Metroline West Limited.

AEC Routemaster on route 98 on Oxford Street in April 2003
Cricklewood garage, also the Metroline headquarters
Alexander Dennis Enviro400 on route 24 at Westminster Underground station in May 2006 with light blue skirt
Alexander Dennis Enviro400H on route 16 in Victoria
Alexander ALX400 bodied Dennis Trident 2 on route 32 in Kilburn
MCV Evolution bodied MAN 12.240 on route 206 in Kilburn
Plaxton Pointer 2 bodied Dennis Dart SLF on route 214 in Liverpool Street
Plaxton President bodied Volvo B7TLs at Willesden garage
East Lancs Olympus bodied Scania N230UD on route 7 on Oxford Street
First London Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 Dart included in the sale to Metroline
Various Metroline buses at Brent Cross bus station
Not to be confused with Metro line, Metroliner, or Metrobus.

ParentComfortDelGro Corporation
Founded1 April 1989 (1989-04-01)
HeadquartersCricklewood
Service areaGreater London, Hertfordshire
Service typeBus services
Routes101 (August 2017)
Depots14
Fleet1,682 (August 2017)
Fuel typeDiesel, hybrid and electric
Websitewww.metroline.co.uk

Company history

On 1 April 1989, London Buses was divided into 11 separate business units, one of which was Metroline.[1] As part of the privatisation of London bus services, Metroline was sold in October 1994 to a management buyout. In July 1998, it purchased MTL London and in March 2000 was sold to ComfortDelGro.[2] In August 2004 ComfortDelGro purchased Thorpes[3] and in November 2004 Armchair Passenger Transport[4] with seven routes and 86 buses. The coach business of Armchair was absorbed into ComfortDelGro-owned Westbus UK in 2006.[2] Thropes and Armchair initially retained their existing names before being rebranded to Metroline in January 2007.[2]

When privatised, Metroline adopted a livery of red with a dark blue skirt. This was briefly changed to light blue in the mid 2000s before the dark blue was reinstated. In June 2009, Metroline adopted an all red scheme to comply with Transport for London requirements. In 2014, a blue, white and red livery was introduced on buses dedicated to non-Transport for London services.[5]

On 22 June 2013, Metroline purchased First London's Alperton, Greenford, Hayes, Uxbridge and Willesden Junction depots with 494 buses.[6]

Fleet

As at August 2017, the fleet consisted of 1,682 buses.[7]

See also

References
  1. Companies House extract company no 2328608 Metroline London Northern
  2. "History". Metroline. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  3. Companies House extract company no 2544617 FE Thorpe & Sons
  4. Companies House extract company no 675672 Armchair Passenger Transport Company Limited
  5. "Metroline brings back blue beyond Tfl-land" Buses Magazine issue 713 August 2014 page 21
  6. FirstGroup Announces Sale of Eight London Bus Depots FirstGroup 10 April 2013
  7. About Us Metroline
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