Capital Logistics was a bus and coach operator in
London
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.
History
Capital Logistics was formed in August 1997 following the merger of Whyte's Airport Services and Capital Coaches the previous April.
It operated a variety of coach and contract services around
London Heathrow Airport
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, and some
London Regional Transport
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services, including
route H26 Hoppa minibus service. This route used
Mercedes-Benz
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709D minibuses fitted with wheelchair lifts and was supported by
Hounslow Council.
In September 1998, Capital Logistics was due to take over
route 60
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* Asian Highway 60
* European route E60
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* Bruxner Highway
* Dawson Highway (Rolleston to Gladstone) - Queensland State Route 60
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* BR-060
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* Alberta Highway 60
* ...
. Problems with delivery of buses meant that the company could not start the contract on time, and the route was temporarily operated by no less than eight different operators on an ad hoc basis, with double sub-contracting.
On 11 March 1999, Capital was able to operate the route with 16
DAF DB250
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DB250
The DAF DB250 was launched in October 1991 and originally only available with Optare Spectra bodywork with 260 built, mai ...
s, six with
Optare Spectra bodywork and 10 with
Plaxton President
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bodywork. Some buses ran with ''Capital Connections'' branding.
Capital Logistics also operated ''Connections'' branded
Optare Excels on
route U3 and the ex
Green Line
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* Green Line (France), the German occupation line in France during World War II
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** City Line ( ...
route 726 gained from
London Coaches, replacing the
Ikarus 480-bodied
DAF SB220s initially used.
Capital Logistics was sold to
Tellings-Golden Miller on 1 June 1999. In April 2000
AirLinks acquired the airport coach business.
Review of Operations - Coaches
National Express 2000
References
External links
{{Defunct British Bus Companies
Former London bus operators
1997 establishments in England
1999 disestablishments in England