Company Name |
Metrobus |
Group |
Go Ahead |
Based at |
Orpington, Kent |
Operating area |
South East London, Surrey, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex |
Livery |
Blue with yellow relief. Some London buses now mainly red with blue/yellow relief. |
Garages |
Orpington, Godstone, Polhill, Crawley, Lagoon Road (Brighton) |
Web Site |
http://www.metrobus.co.uk |
Notes |
The company was formed by Tillingbourne, a rural independent based in West Surrey, taking over former Orpington & District operations between Orpington and Croydon. Metrobus enjoyed considerable success in acquiring London Transport and County Council tenders and has recently taken over the former Arriva operations based in Crawley together with First Group services in Orpington. The company's web site contains comprehensive information about vehicles, operations and history. |
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Metrobus 412 (V412VMY), a Dennis Trident 2 SLF with East Lancs Lolyne H45/24D bodywork seen at Greenwich Peninsula shopping park on 16 April 2005. |
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Metrobus 247, a Dennis Dart SLF with Plaxton Pointer bodywork new in 1998. The bus is seen in Old Steine, Brighton on 10 June 2005 - some distance from the Horsham local service it appears to have worked recently. |
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Metrobus 633, a Scania Omnicity single decker in Fastway livery. The bus is away from its usual haunt of Crawley working a local service in East Grinstead on 27 April 2008. |
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Metrobus 371, a Dennis Dart SLF with Caetano Nimbus bodywork. The bus was new in 2001 and is seen in East Grinstead with a service to the Bluebell Railway at Kingscote on 27 April 2008. |
