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Capital Citybus was a major bus operator for London Buses in North and East London. London Buses is the subsidiary of Transport for London (TfL that manages bus services within Greater London, UK. The company was eventually sold to First in 1998. First London is one of many operators of London Buses and owned by First Group. Capital Citybus is not to be confused with the other former London bus and coach operator Capital Logistics, for whom in 1999 it provided amongst others relief buses for the troubled route 60 start up. Capital Logistics is a former Bus and coach operator in England.

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Company history

The company was established with the purchase of the London tendered bus services of Ensignbus by the Hong Kong bus operator Citybus. Ensignbus is a Purfleet -based bus and coach dealer open top bus tour operator and bus service operator Citybus Limited ( is one of the three major bus operators in Hong Kong.

Citybus purchased the London tendered routes, one garage and some vehicles. The company was rebranded Capital Citybus and gained a large number of routes after the collapse of London Buses subsidiary London Forest in 1991 and further tendering. London Buses is the subsidiary of Transport for London (TfL that manages bus services within Greater London, UK.

In 1998 Capital Citybus became the second London bus operator to be sold to First Group, after Centrewest. FirstGroup plc ( is a Scottish Transport company operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Canada, USA After a period of initially separate operation, the company has been fully amalgamated into the other First London operations, and the Capital name has been dropped from buses. First London is one of many operators of London Buses and owned by First Group. The yellow f adorning the front of some buses is a reminder of the Capital Citybus livery.

London routes

Capital Citybus saw service on the following London bus routes

Liveries

As Capital Citybus originated from Ensign, the fleet experienced several livery iterations from their inherited blue and silver scheme, starting out as merely Ensign blue/silver vehicles with Ensign Citybus fleetnames painted over where the Ensignbus name was, into variations of yellow and silver. This article is a list of Transport for London (T f L contracted London Bus routes in London, as well as commercial services that enter the Greater [42][43][44].

The company settled on an allover yellow livery with stylised C logos either side of the destination blind on the front of the bus. Initially buses had red fleetnames incorporating Chinese characters and the stylised C with the Capital Citybus name [45]. The fleetname was subsequently modified to just Capital Citybus [46].

Capital Citybus was a frequent contractor for British Rail and London Underground replacement service work, and during its existence operated specially liveried vehicles for Docklands Light Railway [47] and the East London Line [48][49] replacement services. See also Rail transport in Great Britain, National Rail, Network Rail This article is about the defunct entity "British Railways" The London Underground is a Metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire The Docklands Light Railway (DLR is a Light rail system serving the redeveloped Docklands area of East London England. The East London Line was a line of the London Underground, coloured orange on the Tube map.

As the regulations changed regarding London tendered service liveries, a revised mainly red livery was introduced [50].

As the company passed into First ownership, for a time there existed a subtly different First Capital red and yellow livery with the First Group flying f replacing the Citybus C on the front of buses, and First Capital replacing the Capital Citybus fleetname [51]. Now only the frontal f remains in an allover red First livery.

Fleet

Capital Citybus bought large numbers of new vehicles throughout the 1990s. These included the majority of the relatively rare Dennis Arrow double-decker. The Dennis Lance is a single-decker Bus built by Dennis between 1991 and 2000 it was built to replace the Dennis Falcon.

In addition to its new buses, Capital Citybus employed many second-hand vehicles, many from Ensign. Northern Counties Motor and Engineering Company was a manufacturer of bus bodywork located in Wigan Lane Wigan, in North West England. The Leyland Olympian was a Double-decker bus built by British Leyland / Leyland Bus in the United Kingdom from 1980 Leyland Bus was a British bus manufacturer It emerged from the Rover Group (formerly British Leyland) as a Management buyout of the bus business The Leyland Olympian was a Double-decker bus built by British Leyland / Leyland Bus in the United Kingdom from 1980 Plaxton is a builder of Bus and coach vehicle bodies based in Scarborough, England. Mercedes-Benz Buses has been making Buses since 1895 in Mannheim in Germany. "Microbus" redirects here For the Volkswagen Microbus see Volkswagen Type 2. The Optare MetroRider was a Midibus sold by Optare between 1989 and 2000 Walter Alexander is also the name of participant in the OJ Simpson Robbery Case Walter Alexander Coachbuilders was a Scottish Mercedes-Benz Buses has been making Buses since 1895 in Mannheim in Germany. Northern Counties Motor and Engineering Company was a manufacturer of bus bodywork located in Wigan Lane Wigan, in North West England. The Leyland Olympian was a Double-decker bus built by British Leyland / Leyland Bus in the United Kingdom from 1980 The Northern Counties Palatine is a Step-entrance Double-decker bus body built by Northern Counties of Wigan UK The Leyland Olympian was a Double-decker bus built by British Leyland / Leyland Bus in the United Kingdom from 1980 Northern Counties Motor and Engineering Company was a manufacturer of bus bodywork located in Wigan Lane Wigan, in North West England. For Volvo's low floor double-decker also known as Volvo Olympian see Volvo B9TL. Northern Counties Motor and Engineering Company was a manufacturer of bus bodywork located in Wigan Lane Wigan, in North West England. Volvo B6 is a Midibus manufactured by Volvo between c 1991 and 1998 OptareSolojpg|thumb|right|An Optare Solo midibus]]A midibus is a classification of single decker buses which are identified as neither being Minibuses or full Northern Counties Motor and Engineering Company was a manufacturer of bus bodywork located in Wigan Lane Wigan, in North West England. The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined Midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. Walter Alexander is also the name of participant in the OJ Simpson Robbery Case Walter Alexander Coachbuilders was a Scottish Volvo B6 is a Midibus manufactured by Volvo between c 1991 and 1998 Northern Counties Motor and Engineering Company was a manufacturer of bus bodywork located in Wigan Lane Wigan, in North West England. DAF DB250 open top busjpg|thumb|right|250px|A DAF DB250 double decker bus with Northern Counties Palatine II bodywork new to Metrobus in 1995 converted to an Northern Counties Motor and Engineering Company was a manufacturer of bus bodywork located in Wigan Lane Wigan, in North West England. For Volvo's low floor double-decker also known as Volvo Olympian see Volvo B9TL. The Optare Excel was a Low-floor full-size Single-decker bus manufactured by Optare. Northern Counties Motor and Engineering Company was a manufacturer of bus bodywork located in Wigan Lane Wigan, in North West England. The Dennis Lance is a single-decker Bus built by Dennis between 1991 and 2000 it was built to replace the Dennis Falcon. Walter Alexander is also the name of participant in the OJ Simpson Robbery Case Walter Alexander Coachbuilders was a Scottish For Volvo's low floor double-decker also known as Volvo Olympian see Volvo B9TL. East Lancashire Coachbuilders Limited was a manufacturer of Bus bodies and Carriages founded in Blackburn in 1934 The Dennis Lance is a single-decker Bus built by Dennis between 1991 and 2000 it was built to replace the Dennis Falcon. East Lancashire Coachbuilders Limited was a manufacturer of Bus bodies and Carriages founded in Blackburn in 1934 The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined Midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. OptareSolojpg|thumb|right|An Optare Solo midibus]]A midibus is a classification of single decker buses which are identified as neither being Minibuses or full Northern Counties Motor and Engineering Company was a manufacturer of bus bodywork located in Wigan Lane Wigan, in North West England. For Volvo's low floor double-decker also known as Volvo Olympian see Volvo B9TL. The Plaxton President is a Double-decker bus body originally built by Plaxton of the United Kingdom, it was unveiled in 1997 and built For 3-axle longitudinal-engine Dennis Trident built for export see Dennis Trident 3 / Dennis Trident E500.

An early articulated bus, the Leyland-DAB appeared in Capital Citybus livery, with blinds for the London Red Arrow service [79]. The Bristol VR was Bristol 's version of a rear-engined bus chassis designed as a competitor to the Leyland Atlantean and Daimler Fleetline. The MCW Metrobus is a Double decker bus model manufactured by MCW ( Metro Cammell Weymann) from 1977 until 1989 with over 4000 examples built The Leyland National was a British single-deck bus built in large quantities between 1972 and 1985 The Dennis Dominator was Dennis's first rear-engined Double-decker bus chassis it was launched in 1977. East Lancashire Coachbuilders Limited was a manufacturer of Bus bodies and Carriages founded in Blackburn in 1934 The Dennis Dominator was Dennis's first rear-engined Double-decker bus chassis it was launched in 1977. Northern Counties Motor and Engineering Company was a manufacturer of bus bodywork located in Wigan Lane Wigan, in North West England. The Leyland Olympian was a Double-decker bus built by British Leyland / Leyland Bus in the United Kingdom from 1980 Walter Alexander is also the name of participant in the OJ Simpson Robbery Case Walter Alexander Coachbuilders was a Scottish The Leyland Olympian was a Double-decker bus built by British Leyland / Leyland Bus in the United Kingdom from 1980 Optare plc is a bus manufacturer and Importer based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The Leyland Titan was a model of Double-decker bus produced by the Leyland Truck & Bus division of British Leyland from 1977 until 1984 almost exclusively Dating its origins back to 1889 Park Royal Vehicles along with its Leeds -based subsidiary Charles H Bedford was a subsidiary of Vauxhall Motors, itself the British subsidiary of General Motors (GM established in 1930 and constructing commercial Plaxton is a builder of Bus and coach vehicle bodies based in Scarborough, England. Articulated buses (either motorbuses or Trolleybuses) also known as tandem buses, bendy buses, banana buses, slinky buses or The Leyland-DAB articulated bus was an Articulated bus built by Leyland-DAB in Denmark The Red Arrow is a branding given to two current and several former London bus limited stop routes used as high frequency commuter services in Central London.

Notes

  1. ^ J---YRM 129-135
  2. ^ J---YRM 136-158
  3. ^ J---HMF 601-620
  4. ^ J---HMH 631-633
  5. ^ J---HMH 631-633
  6. ^ K888--- 159-165
  7. ^ K888TKS 166
  8. ^ L888YTT/L888TTT 167/8
  9. ^ L281RML / L888JTC / L888AMY 681/2/3
  10. ^ L670MSC 670
  11. ^ L---RMD 671-680
  12. ^ M647RCP 300
  13. ^ N---CMP / P---HMD 239-249
  14. ^ P---HMT 701-704
  15. ^ P---HMH / P---MTW 401-416
  16. ^ P---MPU 223-238
  17. ^ P---PVW / R426SOY / R---ULE / R844YLC / S---SSL 417-454
  18. ^ R---VLA 705-717
  19. ^ S---LLO 206-222
  20. ^ T---LLC TN801-822

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