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London Regional Transport
London Regional Transport (LRT) was the organisation responsible for most of the public transport network in London, England, between 1984 and 2000. In common with all London transport authorities from 1933 to 2000, the public name and operational brand of the organisation was London Transport from 1989, but until then it traded as LRT. This policy was reversed after the appointment of Sir Wilfred Newton in 1989, who also abolished the recently devised LRT logo and restored the traditional roundel. History The LRT was created by the London Regional Transport Act 1984 and was under direct state control, reporting to the Secretary of State for Transport. It took over responsibility from the Greater London Council on 29 June 1984, two years before the GLC was formally abolished. Because the Act only received the Royal assent three days earlier, its assets were temporarily frozen by the banks as they had not received mandates to transfer. The headquarters of the new organisation r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Regional Transport Act 1984
The London Regional Transport Act 1984 (1984 c. 32) was an Act of Parliament, Act of the United Kingdom Parliament which created the statutory corporation named London Regional Transport. It received royal assent on 26 June 1984, and its major provisions took effect on 29 June. Later legislation has modified the effects of this Act. Amendments and repeals The London Regional Transport (Penalty Fares) Act 1992 repealed sections 54 to 58. References United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1984 Railway Acts Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning London Defunct transport authorities in London 1984 in London 1984 in transport Transport policy in the United Kingdom Transport legislation History of transport in the United Kingdom {{UK-statute-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armchair Passenger Transport
Armchair Passenger Transport was a bus and coach charter operator in London. History Armchair Passenger Transport was established as a coach operator in November 1960, being sold to EH Mundy in 1974. In June 1990 it became a London Regional Transport contractor when it commenced operating route 260 with 12 Alexander bodied Leyland Olympians and three Leyland Atlanteans. Other routes operated were 65, 117, 190, 209, 237, 485, E2 and E8. Fleet livery was initially orange and white, before a red and orange livery was introduced to comply with a need for London buses to be 80% red. In November 2004 the business was sold to ComfortDelGro with 86 buses and 22 coaches. It initially continued to operate as a separate entity before the bus operations were integrated with Metroline Metroline is a bus company operating services in Greater London and south Hertfordshire. It is a subsidiary of ComfortDelGro Corporation and operates services under contract to Transport for Lond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arriva London
Arriva London is a major bus company operating services in Greater London. It is a subsidiary of Arriva UK Bus and operates services under contract to Transport for London. It was formed in 1998 from a fusion of previously separate Arriva subsidiaries Grey-Green, Leaside Buses, Kentish Bus, London & Country and South London Transport. Operations are split between two registered companies, Arriva London North Limited and Arriva London South Limited. History The origins of Arriva London can be traced back to 1980 when the Cowie Group purchased the Grey-Green coach business in London.The Arriva London Story Arriva London In February 1987, Grey-Green commenced operating bus routes in north and east London under contract to |
East London (bus Company)
East London is a bus company operating in East London. It is a subsidiary of Stagecoach London and operates services under contract to Transport for London. The brand is not publicly used since 2010 as all buses are branded as Stagecoach, but it exists as a legal entity. History On 1 April 1989, London Buses was divided into 11 separate business units, one of which was East London. In 1994, it was sold to Stagecoach and renamed Stagecoach East London. In November 2000 Stagecoach consolidated its London operations under the Stagecoach London brand. In August 2006, Stagecoach sold its London bus operations to Macquarie Bank. The new owner restored the East London name and Thames sailing barge logo. In October 2010, Stagecoach reacquired its old London operations with East London once again rebranded as Stagecoach London. Livery When privatised East London had a red livery with a grey skirt. This was replaced by Stagecoach's standard bus livery of a dark blue skirt and ora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First London
First London was a bus company operating services in east and west Greater London, England. It was a subsidiary of FirstGroup and operated buses under contract to Transport for London. It was formed in the late 1990s through the acquisition of three London bus operators. First London's garages were sold off between December 2007 and June 2013 with the last closing in September 2013. Company history FirstGroup was formed as FirstBus on 16 May 1995, through the merger of Badgerline and the GRT Group. Although what became First London was established in 1997, FirstBus could trace its involvement in London bus services back to 1990 when Badgerline acquired Eastern National, the Essex-based former National Bus Company subsidiary that had operated numerous routes in East London since tendering began in 1985. These operations were subsequently transferred to a new division, Thamesway Buses, before being recombined with Eastern National in the late 1990s as First Essex. In Marc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capgemini
Capgemini SE is a multinational information technology (IT) services and consulting company, headquartered in Paris, France. History Capgemini was founded by Serge Kampf in 1967 as an enterprise management and data processing company. The company was founded as the ''Société pour la Gestion de l'Entreprise et le Traitement de l'Information'' (Sogeti). In 1974, Sogeti acquired Gemini Computers Systems, an American company based in New York. In 1975, having made two major acquisitions of CAP (Centre d'Analyse et de Programmation) and Gemini Computer Systems, and following resolution of a dispute with the similarly named CAP UK over the international use of the name 'CAP', Sogeti renamed itself as CAP Gemini Sogeti. Cap Gemini Sogeti launched US operations in 1981, following the acquisition of Milwaukee-based DASD Corporation, specializing in data conversion and employing 500 people in 20 branches throughout the US. Following this acquisition, The U.S. Operation was known as Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westlink (bus Company)
Westlink was an English bus operator. A subsidiary of London Regional Transport, it was established in August 1986, being privatised in January 1994, and sold to London United in September 1995. History Westlink was formed in 1986 by London Regional Transport to operate tendered services in South West London and West London. Routes operated included 81, 116, 117, 131, 203, 216, 371, 411, H20, H23, K1, K2, K3, K4 and K6. Garages were operated in Hounslow Heath and Kingston. On 19 January 1994, Westlink was privatised in a management buyout. It was quickly sold to West Midlands Travel. The business was included in the April 1995 sale of West Midlands Travel to National Express National Express Group is a British multinational public transport company headquartered in Birmingham, England. It operates bus, coach, train and tram services in the United Kingdom, Ireland (National Express operates Eurolines in conjunction ..., who sold it in September 1995 to London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bexleybus
Bexleybus was an English bus operator. A subsidiary of Selkent, it was established as a low cost operator. It operated services under contract to London Regional Transport from January 1988 until January 1991. History Bexleybus was formed by Selkent as a low cost operator to operate tendered services in the Bexleyheath and Woolwich areas. With London Buses having to tender for routes as part of the London Regional Transport Act 1984, low cost units were established with the hope that reduced costs would allow them to be able to competitively bid. Bexleybus commenced operating on 16 January 1988 operating 17 routes with 107 buses from a reopened Bexleyheath garage. Routes operated included 96, 99, 178, 229, 269, 272, 401, 422, 469, and 492. Buses included new leased Leyland Olympians and reactivated Daimler Fleetlines and Leyland Nationals. However the operation was beset with industrial unrest, and in October 1988 routes 422 and 492 were transferred to Boro'line Maids ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metrobus (South East England)
MetrobusCompanies House extract company no 1742404 Metrobus Limited is a bus operator with routes in parts of , , Sussex, and Greater London. Formed through a management buyout in 1983, Metrobus was purchased by the in September 1999. Metrobus previously operated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Buslines
London Buslines was a bus operator in London that operated services under contract to London Regional Transport, London Buses between July 1985 and March 1996. History London Buslines was formed to bid for bus services being put out to tender by London Regional Transport, London Buses as part of the Privatisation of London bus services, deregulation of London bus services. It was owned by coach company proprietor Len Wright. It commenced trading on 13 July 1985, when it became the first private operator to operate a London Buses service on London Buses route 81, route 81. Further contracts to operate other routes were won including routes London Buses route 79, 79, London Buses route 90, 90, London Buses route 92, 92, London Buses route 190, 190, London Buses route 203, 203, London Buses route 258, 258 and London Buses route 285, 285. Operations commenced with second hand Daimler Fleetlines, with later purchases being Leyland Olympians and Dennis Darts. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Country South East
London Country South East (LCSE) was a bus operator in South East England and London. It was formed from the split of London Country Bus Services in 1986 and operated a fleet of around 170 buses from four garages, with its headquarters located in Northfleet. It was rebranded as Kentish Bus in 1987 and used this name for most of its existence. Its former garages and operations now form part of Arriva Southern Counties and Arriva London. Formation and early history In the run-up to deregulation, London Country Bus Services was broken into four smaller companies on 7 September 1986. London Country South East was the smallest of the four, with just 169 buses and garages in Dartford, Dunton Green, Northfleet and Swanley, with some London Regional Transport contracts operated from the former National Travel garages in Victoria and Catford, with the head office in an office in Dartford. Bill Gunning, the former Traffic Manager of London Country Bus Service, became the new company's m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harris Bus
Harris Bus was an English bus operator that operated services under contract to Transport for London. History Harris Bus was established in October 1986 as bus and coach operator in Grays. In 1997 it diversified, operating routes under contract to London Regional Transport winning tenders to operate routes 108, 128, 129, 132, 150 and 180. In December 1999, Harris Bus was placed in administration with its London services taken over by London Regional Transport's East Thames Buses East Thames Buses was the trading name of London Buses Limited, an arms length subsidiary of Transport for London. In 2009, it was sold to the Go-Ahead Group. History East Thames Buses was formed in 1999 to take over the services operated ... subsidiary. ''Bus & Coach Professional'' 3 August 2009 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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