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'''London Buses route 465''' is a ] contracted bus route in ], ]. The service is currently contracted to ]. |
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'''London Buses route 465''' is a ] contracted bus route in ], ]. The service is currently contracted to ]. |
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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 The contract change also saw the route withdrawn from Penrhyn Road in ], due to complaints from residents over the number of buses using the road.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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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 The contract change also saw the route withdrawn from Penrhyn Road in ], due to complaints from residents over the number of buses using the road.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 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 ] depot, another part of ].<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.<ref> Accessed September 5, 2008.</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 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 ] depot, another part of ].<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.<ref> Accessed September 5, 2008.</ref> |
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Following the acquisition of Arriva's operations in Horsham by ], operation of route 465 passed to Metrobus from 3 October 2009. It is the only London contract to be worked out of the company's depot in ]. |
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Following the acquisition of Arriva's operations in Horsham by ], operation of route 465 passed to Metrobus from 3 October 2009. It is the only London contract to be worked out of the company's depot in ]. |
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On 30 June 2012, Quality Line gained the contract to operate route 465, brand new ]s were introduced and the PVR will remain the same. <ref>http://www.epsomcoaches.com/index.php/orders-placed-for-new-buses</ref> |
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On 30 June 2012, Quality Line gained the contract to operate route 465, brand new ]s were introduced and the PVR will remain the same.<ref>http://www.epsomcoaches.com/index.php/orders-placed-for-new-buses</ref> |
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The route is owned by both ] and ]. |
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The route is owned by both ] and ]. |
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 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 Dartford depot, another part of Arriva Southern Counties. 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 was transferred, again from Darford.
On 30 June 2012, Quality Line gained the contract to operate route 465, brand new Optare Versas were introduced and the PVR will remain the same.
A Dorking bound 465 at Dorking railway station.
A Kingston bound 465 in Surbiton.
A Dennis Dart formerly used as the spare bus for route 465 operating the Horsham park and ride.
