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Abellio London

Alexander Dennis Enviro200 on route 490 in August 2021
Parent	Transport UK Group
Founded	21 May 2009; 15 years ago (2009-05-21)
Headquarters	Camberwell
Service area	Greater London
Service type	Bus services
Routes	59 (August 2021)
Depots	6
Fleet	724 (Summer 2018)
Website	www.abellio.co.uk

Abellio London is a bus company operating services in Greater London, England. A subsidiary of Transport UK Group, it operates services under contract to Transport for London.

History

The origins of Abellio can be traced back to June 1998 when National Express commenced operating routes C1 and 211 under the Travel London brand. In August 2000, National Express sold the business to Limebourne, who in July 2001 sold out to Connex. In February 2004, National Express repurchased the business. Travel London operated contracts on behalf of Transport for London (TfL).

On 21 May 2009, National Express sold Travel London to Abellio. The sale included 36 TfL-tendered services. All vehicles, depots and staff were included.

On 30 October 2009 the business was rebranded as Abellio London.

Abellio London was included in the sale of Abellio's United Kingdom business to Transport UK Group in February 2023.

Garages and routes

Abellio operates six garages. Beddington Cross, Battersea and Walworth are operated by Abellio London Limited and Fulwell, Hayes and Southall by Abellio West London Limited.

Armstrong Way (GW)

Located near Three Bridges and Windmill Park/Iron Bridge in Southall.

As of March 2022, Armstrong Way garage operates routes 195, 207, 427, E5, E7, E10, E11, H32 and N207. Routes E1 and E9 were lost to other contracts, with E1 going to RATP and E9 going to Metroline.

Battersea (QB)

As of September 2021, Battersea garage operates routes 24, 27, 156, 159, 322, 344, 345 and 415.

This garage was established by Q-Drive in the late 1990s, hence the QB code. Travel London's original bus garage was situated further north towards Stewarts Lane railway depot which was the home of the Gatwick Express, a rail franchise then operated by its parent National Express. Connex moved into these premises after purchasing the Limebourne business in July 2001. In December 2015, Battersea garage started operating route 159.

Beddington Cross (BC)

As of May 2021, Beddington garage operates routes 109, 130, 201, 270, 315, 367, 407, 433, 464, N109 and S4.

Dawley Road (DH)

As of March 2023, Dawley Road garage operates routes 278, 350, 482, U5, U7 and U9.

Fulwell (TF)

As of April 2022, Fulwell garage operates routes 111, 267, 285, 481D, 490, H20, H25, H26, H28, R68 and R70. On 2 October 2021 290 was passed to RATP Dev Transit London.

Walworth (WL)

As of September 2021, Walworth garage operates routes 3, 45, 63, 68, 196, 381, C10, P5, P13, N3, N68 and N381. On 30 April 2016, routes 35 and 40 passed to London Central.

After being closed by London Regional Transport in the 1980s, Walworth garage was reopened by Travel London in 2005, who needed more garage space after some new contracts.

Former garages

Southall (AB)

Southall garage opened on 29 July 2017, when routes E1, E5, E7 and E9 were transferred from Hayes. It was replaced by Armstrong Way (GW) garage in July 2019.

Hayes (WS)

This garage closed in late 2021, transferring its routes to Armstrong Way Depot. Hayes garage used to operate and hold London bus routes 278, 350, 482, H28, U5, U7 and U9. It moved to a new site in Dawley Road in 2021.

Fleet

As of December 2022 Abellio London Bus ran 852 buses on 60 London routes, 9% of London buses, for TfL.

References

1. National Express buys 200 London buses The Daily Telegraph 27 February 2004
2. National Express Group PLC agreement to sell Travel London National Express 21 May 2009
3. NedRailways acquisition reinforces long term commitment to UK transport market Archived 18 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine NedRailways 9 June 2009
4. Smith, Ian (7 February 2021). "Connex/Travel London/Abellio". www.countrybus.org.
5. "Our History". Abellio. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
6. "Abellio UK to be renamed Transport UK Group as management buyout deal completes". Abellio.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
7. Deakin, Tim (28 February 2023). "Transport UK Group MBO of Abellio UK completes". routeone.net. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 1 March 2023 suggested (help)
8. ^ "Bus Services in London (table with number, route, depot, frequency)". Abellio. Updated as required.
9. Carr, Ken (September 2014). The London Bus Guide (4 ed.). Boreham: Visions International Entertainment. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-9570058-6-0.
10. Abellio London now operates route 159 Abellio 16 December 2015
11. LRT tenders Commercial Motor 9 March 1985
12. Green light for new energy efficient bus infrastructure Transport for London 24 February 2005
13. Solar powered bus garages BBC News 24 February 2005
14. Abellio London & Surrey wins three new routes in West London Archived 29 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine Abellio
15. "Fleet News" Buses issue 750 September 2017 page 66
16. Two more new garages open but will others close? Buses issue 773 August 2019 page 24
17. "Bus firm moving to new depot in Hayes". 2 September 2021.
18. "Abellio UK Bus". Abellio. Retrieved 30 November 2022.

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