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From around the mid-90s, service 465 was operated by ] (incidentally now ]). ] was the next operator to win the contract for the route, and at the time it continued past ] to Tellings' ] bus garage. After the takeover of Tellings, the service was run by ], who mainly used ]/]s on the route. <ref></ref> Operation of the route passed from ] to ] on ] ]. The contract change also saw the route withdrawn from Penrhyn Road in ], due to complaints from residents over the number of buses using the road. The replacement route is via Surbiton Road and Portsmouth Road. <ref></ref> |
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From around the mid-90s, service 465 was operated by ] (incidentally now ]). ] was the next operator to win the contract for the route, and at the time it continued past ] to Tellings' ] bus garage. After the takeover of Tellings, the service was run by ], who mainly used ]/]s on the route. <ref></ref> Operation of the route passed from ] to ] on June 30, 2007. The contract change also saw the route withdrawn from Penrhyn Road in ], due to complaints from residents over the number of buses using the road. The replacement route is via Surbiton Road and Portsmouth Road. <ref></ref> |
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A few months after Arriva took over the route, one of the buses used on the route was involved in a serious accident. A van crashed into it and continued on into a house.<ref> Accessed September 5 2008.</ref> The bus (number 3980, pictured in the infobox) was away for repairs for a number of months. During this time, the company needed an extra bus, so a red liveried ]/] was transferred on loan from another part of ]. It was bus number 3279, from Darford depot, which also used it on London Buses services.<ref> Accessed September 5 2008.</ref> This was eventually returned. However, Arriva realised they were going to need a spare bus even when the accident damaged Enviro200 Dart was fixed, so an older ]/] was transferred, again from Darford; the bus is fleet number 3179. This was also already in red London livery, with the old style "cows horns".<ref> Accessed September 5 2008.</ref> In August 2008, it was painted into the new Arriva London red livery, without the cream "cows horns". As the spare bus, it can be run on any route when not needed, and in the photo in the gallery section below is seen on the Horsham park and ride. |
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A few months after Arriva took over the route, one of the buses used on the route was involved in a serious accident. A van crashed into it and continued on into a house.<ref> Accessed September 5 2008.</ref> The bus (number 3980, pictured in the infobox) was away for repairs for a number of months. During this time, the company needed an extra bus, so a red liveried ]/] was transferred on loan from another part of ]. It was bus number 3279, from Darford depot, which also used it on London Buses services.<ref> Accessed September 5 2008.</ref> This was eventually returned. However, Arriva realised they were going to need a spare bus even when the accident damaged Enviro200 Dart was fixed, so an older ]/] was transferred, again from Darford; the bus is fleet number 3179. This was also already in red London livery, with the old style "cows horns".<ref> Accessed September 5 2008.</ref> In August 2008, it was painted into the new Arriva London red livery, without the cream "cows horns". As the spare bus, it can be run on any route when not needed, and in the photo in the gallery section below is seen on the Horsham park and ride. |
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Following the acquisition of Arriva's operations in Horsham by ], route 465 is now operated by Metrobus, from 3 October 2009. The existing buses are used. |
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Following the acquisition of Arriva's operations in Horsham by ], route 465 is now operated by Metrobus, from 3 October 2009. The existing buses are used. |
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A few months after Arriva took over the route, one of the buses used on the route was involved in a serious accident. A van crashed into it and continued on into a house. The bus (number 3980, pictured in the infobox) was away for repairs for a number of months. During this time, the company needed an extra bus, so a red liveried Dennis Dart SLF/Plaxton Pointer 2 was transferred on loan from another part of Arriva Southern Counties. It was bus number 3279, from Darford depot, which also used it on London Buses services. This was eventually returned. However, Arriva realised they were going to need a spare bus even when the accident damaged Enviro200 Dart was fixed, so an older Dennis Dart SLF/Plaxton Pointer 1 was transferred, again from Darford; the bus is fleet number 3179. This was also already in red London livery, with the old style "cows horns". In August 2008, it was painted into the new Arriva London red livery, without the cream "cows horns". As the spare bus, it can be run on any route when not needed, and in the photo in the gallery section below is seen on the Horsham park and ride.
A Dorking bound 465 at Dorking railway station.
A Kingston bound 465 in Surbiton.
Formerly the spare bus for route 465 mentioned above, on the Horsham park and ride. Metrobus have put this bus up for sale, and it is unlikely to see service with them, mainly being too old for london services.
