Thorpes was an English bus operator. It operated services under contract to Transport for London.

History

Thorpes was a coach operator that diversified into operating bus services under contract to Transport for London in the 1990s. Their Stationlink routes connected London termini using disabled access vehicles, terminating in

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. They also started operating mobility routes. In October 2001 it purchased the business of

London Traveller London Traveller was a bus operator in London in the late 1990s and early 2000s. It was partially owned by Yorkshire Traction, and was sold to Thorpes in October 2001. History London Traveller was formed in 1998 and initially operated local r ...

. In August 2004, the business was purchased by

ComfortDelGro ComfortDelGro Corporation is a multi-national land transport company listed on the Singapore Exchange, operating about 35,000 vehicles in seven countries. It was formed on 29 March 2003 through a merger of Singapore-based land transport compa ...

. In January 2007, ComfortDelGro integrated Thorpes into its

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 London. As at March 2021, the fleet consisted of 1,5 ...

subsidiary.History
Metroline Routes operated included 70, 143, 187, 210, 316, 326, 487, 705, 981, C11, H12 (school journeys), and SL2.

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2007 disestablishments in England {{UK-bus-company-stub Former London bus operators