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Abellio (London & Surrey)
For the main page of the company, see Abellio (transport company).
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| Parent | Abellio (transport company) |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Camberwell |
| Locale | London, Surrey |
| Service area | London, Surrey |
| Service type | Urban and interurban bus services |
| Routes | 65 |
| Fleet | 411 |
| Web site | www.abellio.co.uk |
Abellio London and Abellio Surrey operate buses in London and Surrey. They are part of the Abellio Group (formerly NedRailways) owned by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen.[1]
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History
The history of Abellio can be traced back to the creation of Travel London in 2004. After two unsuccessful attempts at breaking into the London bus market, National Express Group bought Connex Bus, an arm of a French transport company. Further expansion in 2005 saw the purchases of the London Bus operations of Tellings-Golden Miller, which came with TGM's depot in Byfleet, operating various Surrey County Council contracts.
Following the acquisitions of the companies, Travel London had a large operating area over Greater London and Surrey. The company operated contracts on behalf of Transport for London (TfL), Surrey County Council, and Kingston University. Operations were split between three registered companies; Travel London Ltd, Travel London (Middlesex) Ltd, and Travel London (West) Ltd. The Surrey routes came under the Travel London (West) division, and were rebranded as Travel Surrey in September 2007.
In May 2009, it was announced that National Express Group had agreed to sell Travel London to the Abellio Group (formerly NedRailways), a subsidiary of NS Dutch Railways, for a price of £32 million. The sale includes 66 bus routes in total, 36 TfL tendered services in London and 30 Surrey County Council and Kingston University routes. All vehicles and premises used were sold, and all staff transferred to the Abellio Group.[2]
After initially saying the name wouldn't change, as all the other National Express bus divisions had rebranded, it was later decided to change the name, because the old names were part of the large and pre-existing National Express brand structure. Therefore, from Friday 30 October 2009, the Abellio London and Abellio Surrey names were launched, coinciding with the company's start of operations on newly won route 407. The Abellio name had been used before the rebranding of NedRailways at their Abellio Germany division, a transport operator in Germany.
Garages
The company has six bus garages.
Beddington Cross (BC)
As of October 2009, this garage holds 83 buses, and runs London bus routes 152, 157, 322, 407, 434, 455, 931, P13 and T33.
History
Opened in early 2000 by Connex Bus to house its recently won route 3 contract. The garage consists of two industrial units; opposite the, now Metrobus "Beddington Farm" depot, which was formerly operated by now defunct Centra London and their predecessor Mitcham Belle buses.
On 1 May 2010, Abellio London have gained the contract for route 322, and are now operating it from this garage.
On 3 March 2012, Abellio London have gained the contract for route 455, and are now operating it from this garage.
On 19 May 2012, Abellio London have gained the contract for route T33, and are now operating it from this garage.
Bus types in use
- Dennis Trident 2 9.9m / Alexander ALX400 for route 407.
- Volvo B7TL 10.6m / Wright Eclipse Gemini for route 157.
- Dennis Dart SLF 8.8m / Alexander Dennis Pointer for routes 322 and P13.
- Dennis Dart SLF 8.8m / Alexander ALX200 as logical spares.
- Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart 8.9m for route 434.
- Dennis Dart SLF 10.2m / Caetano Nimbus for route 455.
- Dennis Dart SLF 10.2m / Plaxton Pointer 2 for routes 152 and 931.
- Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart 10.2m for routes 152, 407 and 931.
- Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart 10.8m for routes 152 and T33.
Battersea (QB)
As of November 2009, this garage holds at least 139 buses, (126 needed in the peaks) so with spares somewhere between 140 and 150 buses housed, and runs London bus routes 3, 35, 156, 211, 414, 452, C3, C10, 24-hour routes 344, C2, night bus routes N3 and N35.
History
Predecessor Travel London's first depot. It is situated by Stewarts Lane railway depot, which is the base for rail company Gatwick Express, which was owned by National Express at this time.
On 11 February 2012, routes 3 and N3 was transferred to this garage.
On 28 April 2012, Abellio London have won the contract for route C2 and are operating it from this garage. [3]
Bus types in use
- Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart 10.2m for route C10.
- Alexander Dennis Enviro400 10.1m for routes 35, 156, 344, 414, 452, C2 and N35. To be introduced on route 211 from June 2012.
- Dennis Trident 2 9.9m / Alexander ALX400 for routes 211 and C3.
- Alexander Dennis Enviro400H hybrid 10.1m for routes 3 and N3. To be introduced on route 211 from June 2012.
Walworth (WL)
As of 3 July 2010, this garage holds 122 buses, and runs London bus routes 40, 100, 172, 188, 343, 381, 484, night routes N343 and N381.
History
Originally a site acquired by the LCC for its electric trams it was known as Camberwell Tram depot until 1950 when its name was changed to Walworth with the arrival of buses to avoid confusion with Camberwell opposite. A major rebuilding had to be done in the 1950s to repair bomb damage from the 2nd world war in which time some buses were worked out of Camberwell in the late 1960s the garage assumed operation of the Red Arrow routes with MBAs and later LSs until closure in 1985. In 1987, following the closure of Victoria and Ash Grove garages, it operated the Red Arrow routes for a short time until Waterloo garage was ready. During the early 1990s the garage once again re-opened, this time for the Londonlinks operation of routes 78 & 176. The Cowie group undertook a major restructure a few years later which once again saw closure in 1997. The garage is still owned by the Go ahead Group (who own London Central and London General) and they have leased it out. The garage lay dormant for the next six years until late 2003 when work started on refurbishing the garage for the new lessee, The National Express Group, who intended to house new gains in the London area. The garage is now complete and Travel London has rapidly built up its portfolio of routes since the P13 & 381 started in September 2004.
On 19 March 2011, Abellio London gained the contracts for routes 172 and 484, and are now operating them from this garage.
Bus types in use
- Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart 9.3m for routes 100 and 484.
- Alexander Dennis Enviro400 10.1m for route 40.
- Dennis Dart SLF 9.3m Alexander Dennis Pointer for route 100.
- Dennis Trident 2 9.9m / Alexander ALX400 for route 172.
- Volvo B7TL 10.6m / Wright Eclipse Gemini for routes 188, 343, 381, N343 and N381.
- Alexander Dennis Enviro400H hybrid 10.1m for route 188.
Byfleet (BF) - Abellio Surrey
This garage holds 50 buses, and operates several Surrey County Council tendered routes as well as some commercial services.
Routes
- Commercially operated services
- 441: Englefield Green - Egham - Staines - Ashford Hospital - Stanwell - Stanwell Moor - Heathrow Terminal 5 - Heathrow Central Bus Station. Daily.
- 446: Woking Morrisons - Woking - Sheerwater - West Byfleet - New Haw - Addlestone - Ottershaw - Chertsey - Staines. Daily.
- 461: Chertsey - Ottershaw - Addlestone - Weybridge - Walton-on-Thames - Ambleside Avenue - Field Common Estate - West Molesey - East Molesey - Hampton Court - Kingston. Daily.
- 515: Guildford - Burpham - A3 - Ripley - Wisley (on A3) - Cobham - Esher - Thames Ditton - Surbiton - Kingston. Monday-Saturday.
- 515A: Guildford - Burpham - A3 - Ripley - Wisley (on A3) - Cobham - Esher - Thames Ditton - Hampton Court - Kingston. Sundays only.
Some journeys on routes 446 and 461 are run with Surrey CC support. Route 441 has some support from BAA Heathrow.
- Surrey CC tendered services
- 10: Guildford town centre - Charlotteville - Boxgrove Park - Merrow woods - Bushy Hill - Guildford town centre (circular in either direction). Monday-Saturday (Saturday afternoon service run by Arriva Guildford & West Surrey).
- 39A: Chobham - Knaphill Sainsbury's - Knaphill - Victoria Road - Bingham Drive - Nottingham Court - St Johns - St John's Hill Road - Star Hill - Woking Morrisons - Woking. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays only.
- 39B: Hermitage Estate - Bingham Drive - Nottingham Court - Goldsworth Park - Woking Morrisons - Woking. Thursdays only.
- 39C: Claydon Road - Horsell - Well Lane - Bridge Court - Woking Morrisons - Woking. Thursdays only.
- 40: Burntcommon - Ripley - Send Marsh - Send - Old Woking - Maybury - Onslow Crescent - Woking Morrisons - Woking. Tuesdays only. Return journey serves Burntcommon and Ripley before Send Marsh.
- 81: Woking - Mount Hermon Road - Barnsbury Estate - Mount Hermon Road - Woking (circular). Sundays only, Monday to Saturday service run by Arriva and Countryliner.
- 400: Staines - Ashford Hospital - Asford - Charlton - Shepperton - Walton-on-Thames. Monday-Friday, actually currently runs out of Twickenham depot using an Abellio Surrey branded double decker.
- 436: Woking - Sheerwater - West Byfleet - Byfleet - Brooklands Tesco. Sundays only, Monday to Saturday service run by Arriva.
- 438: Staines - Royal Estate - Laleham - Shepperton. Mondays-Saturday.
- 458: Staines - Laleham - Shepperton - Walton-on-Thames - Hersham - Esher - Kingston. Daily.
- 459: Woking Morrisons - Woking - Woodham - New Haw - Addlestone - Weybridge - Hersham - Esher - Kingston. Monday-Saturday.
- 478: Guildford - Merrow - Clandon Crossroads - East Clandon - West Horsley - East Horsley - Effingham - Bookham - Leatherhead - Woodbridge Tesco. Monday-Friday.
- 513: Downside - Cobham - Stoke D'Abernon - Oxshott - Esher - Thames Ditton - Hampton Court - Kingston. Monday-Saturday.
- 514: Hersham - Field Common Estate - West Molesey - East Molesey - Thames Ditton - Long Ditton - Surbiton - Kingston. Monday-Saturday.
- 555: Heathrow Central Bus Station - Hatton Cross - Heathrow Terminal 4 - Stanwell - Ashford - Sunbury - Shepperton - Walton, on Sundays continues to Hersham. Daily.
- 557: Hatton Cross - Heathrow Terminal 4 - Stanwell - Ashford - Upper Haliford - Shepperton - Chertsey - Ottershaw - Woking. Monday-Saturday.
- 564: Whiteley Village - Hersham - Ambleside Avenue - Walton-on-Thames - Vicarage Fields Estate - Xcel Leisure Centre. Monday-Saturday.
- 566: Staines - Egham - Stroude - Virginia Water - Knowle Hill - Virginia Water - Thorpe - Egham - Staines (part-circular). Monday-Saturday.
- 567: Staines - Egham - Thorpe - Virginia Water - Knowle Hill - Virginia Water - Stroude - Egham - Staines (part-circular). Monday-Saturday.
- 570: Grovebarns - Wheatsheaf Lane - Staines, on Mondays continues to Ashford Tesco. Monday, Wednesday and Friday only. Spelthorne shopper service.
- 571: Grange Farm - Sunbury - Ashford - Staines. Monday, Wednesday and Friday only. Spelthorne shopper service.
- 572: Sunbury Common - Sunbury, continues to Ashford and Staines on Tuesday and Thursday. Monday-Friday. Spelthorne shopper service.
- 574: Royal Estate - Laleham - Shepperton Green - Charlton - Sunbury Tesco. Tuesday and Thursday only. Spelthorne shopper service.
- Surrey CC tendered school buses
- 84: Knaphill - Bisley - West End - Collingwood College (on outskirts of Camberley). College days only.
- 637: Byfleet - Brooklands Tesco - Weybridge - Chertsey - Salesian School (on outskirts of Chertsey) - Jubilee High (in Addlestone, mornings only). Schooldays only.
- 663: Walton-on-Thames - Ambleside Avenue - Hersham - Esher High School (in Esher). Schooldays only.
- 676: Walton-on-the-Hill - Tadworth - Langley Vale - Ashstead - Leatherhead - Therfield School (in Leatherhead). Schooldays only.
- 678: Ripley - Ockham - West Horsley - East Horsley - Howard of Effingham School. Schooldays only.
- 690: Worplesdon - Pirbright - Pirbright Camp - Brookwood - Winston Churchill School (on St John's/Hermitage border) - St John's - Wych Hill - Kingfield Green (for Woking College and St John the Baptist School). Schooldays only.
- 814: Field Common Estate - West Molesey - East Molesey - Esher High School (in Esher). Schooldays only.
History
This garage was operated by Tellings-Golden Miller, and came into National Express Group ownership after they bought TGM's London bus operations. It was rebranded as Travel Surrey in September 2007, and uses buses in a livery of white with a red skirt. Its new name under Abellio is Abellio Surrey.
Bus types in use
- Dennis Dart SLF 8.8m / Plaxton Pointer 2 MPD for use on most routes.
- Dennis Dart SLF 10.8m / Plaxton Pointer and Plaxton Pointer 2 for routes 513, 601, 602 and some school routes.
- Dennis Super Dart SLF 11.3m / East Lancs Myllennium for routes 458, 461, 566 and 567. Ex-Ride Pegasus!. The buses are owned by Surrey CC.
- Optare Solo for routes 438 and 564
- Dennis Trident 2 9.9m / Alexander ALX400 for routes 84 and 400.
Fulwell (TF)
Main article: Fulwell Garage
This garage holds 71 buses, and runs London bus routes 117, 235, 290, 481, 490, 969, H20, H25, H26, R68 and R70.
History
Travel Surrey was originally part of Travel London West, until renamed in September 2007. The legal operating name was still Travel London (West) however.
Until September 2009, Fulwell was also responsible for the Kingston University shuttle services. These are now run by Tellings Golden Miller.
On 3 September 2011, Abellio London gained the contract for route 117, and are now operating it from this garage.
On 1 October 2011, Abellio London gained the contract for route 290, and are now operating it from this garage.
Bus types in use
- Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart 8.9m for routes 481 and H26.
- Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart 10.2m for routes 117, 290, R68 and R70. To be introduced on route 490 from 25 August 2012. [4]
- Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart 10.8m to be introduced on route 490 from 25 August 2012. [5]
- Dennis Dart SLF 10.2m / Alexander Dennis Pointer for routes 235 and 490.
- Dennis Dart SLF 8.8m / Plaxton Pointer 2 for route H20.
- Dennis Dart SLF 10.2m / Caetano Nimbus for routes 969 and H25.
- Dennis Dart SLF 10.8m / Caetano Nimbus for route 235.
- VDL SB120 10.1m / Wright Electrocity for route R70.
- Dennis Trident 2 9.9m / Alexander ALX400 as trainer.
Hayes (WS)
This garage holds 28 buses, and runs routes 112, 350, H28, U7 and U9.
History
On 31 December 2011, Abellio London gained the contract for route U9, and are now operating it from this garage.
Bus types in use
- Dennis Dart SLF 10.2m / Caetano Nimbus for routes 112 and U7.
- Dennis Dart SLF 8.8m / Plaxton Pointer 2 for routes H28 and U9.
- Dennis Dart SLF 10.2m / Plaxton Pointer 2 As logical spares.
- Dennis Trident 2 9.9m / Alexander ALX400 for route 350. [6]
See also
References
- ^ http://www.abellio.co.uk/ Abellio homepage
- ^ "National Express Group PLC agreement to sell Travel London". National Express Group. 2009-05-21. http://www.nationalexpressgroup.com/nx1/media/news/corp_news/pr2009/2009-05-21/. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
- ^ [www.lots.org.uk/]
- ^ http://www.londonbusroutes.net/changes.htm#134
- ^ http://www.londonbusroutes.net/changes.htm#134
- ^ http://www.londonbusroutes.net/changes.htm#112
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