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One of First London's new Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 Darts for route 331, in snow.
One of First London's new Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 Darts for route 331, in snow. London Buses route 331 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom.
One of First London's new Alexander Dennis Enviro 400s. Note that the destination display appears to be incorrect.
One of First London's new Alexander Dennis Enviro 400s. Note that the destination display appears to be incorrect.

First London is one of many operators of London Buses and owned by First Group. London Buses is the subsidiary of Transport for London (TfL that manages bus services within Greater London, UK. FirstGroup plc ( is a Scottish Transport company operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Canada, USA They also run the Croydon Tramlink in a partnership with Tramtrack Croydon. Tramlink (initially known as Croydon Tramlink) is a Tramway system serving the South London area of United Kingdom. Tramlink (initially known as Croydon Tramlink) is a Tramway system serving the South London area of United Kingdom. Their registered office is at Paddington station in London. London Paddington station, also known as London Paddington, or just simply Paddington, is a major National Rail and London Underground station London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

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Company history

First entered bus operations in London in 1997 after acquiring First CentreWest and First Capital in 1998. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Capital Citybus was a major bus operator for London Buses in North and East London More recently, the two divisions have been re-organised into one brand, "First London", split into two areas: First London West (the former CentreWest) and First London East (the former Capital area). Local identities, such as the old "First Gold Arrow" and "First Challenger" CentreWest brands have also been discarded in favour of the simpler "First" identity. First Berkshire's (the former First Beeline) operations have also been transferred to First London management.

Legally, operations are split between four registered companies. They all share the same main address.

First Capital East Ltd

First Capital East Ltd operates one bus garage based in Dagenham. Dagenham is a suburban town in east London, in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, situated east of Charing Cross.

Dagenham

This garage holds 101 buses, and runs London bus routes 150, 165, 179, 193, 252, 309, 323, 365, 499, D6, D8, ELW, school routes 370D, 646, 649, 650, 652, 656, 679 and 686. 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 London Buses route ELW is a London Underground rail replacement service for the East London Line in London, United Kingdom. They previously operated a garage in Romford which has since closed. Romford is a large suburban town in East London, England and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Havering.

Bus types in use

First Capital North Ltd

First Capital North Ltd operates two bus garages - one in Hackney Wick, and one in Northumberland Park. Volvo B7TL is a Low-floor Double-decker bus which was launched in 1999 and replaced the 2-axle version of Volvo Olympian (its 3-axle version The Wright Eclipse Gemini is a type of Double-decker bus body built for Volvo B7TL and later Volvo B9TL for use in the United Kingdom The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined Midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. The Caetano Nimbus was a Bus body built by Salvador Caetano. It was constructed exclusively on the Dennis Dart SLF. The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined Midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. Nu-Venture R720 BNFjpg|thumb|200px|A 1998 Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Dart SLF with Nu-Venture]] The Marshall Capital was a single-decker Bus body built by For 3-axle longitudinal-engine Dennis Trident built for export see Dennis Trident 3 / Dennis Trident E500. The Plaxton President is a Double-decker bus body originally built by Plaxton of the United Kingdom, it was unveiled in 1997 and built Hackney Wick is an area in the London Borough of Hackney in East London. Northumberland Park is a suburb near Tottenham, in Haringey, London, United Kingdom.

Lea Interchange

This garage holds 129 buses, and runs London bus routes 58, 212, 308, 339, D7, RV1, S2, W11, W12, and 24-hour route 236. London Buses route 58 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. London Buses route 212 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Buses route RV1 is a Transport for London (TfL contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Buses route 236 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. The garage was opened in 1996 to cope with the recent tender wins in the Stratford area on a former industrial site. Stratford, historically Stratford Langthorne, is a place in the London Borough of Newham in East London. In 2004 the garage received Hydrogen 'Fuel Cell' buses for evaluation on route 25. London Buses route 25 is a Transport for London contracted Bus route in London, United Kingdom. Some of the buses are parked at the rear of the staff car park on the opposite side of Waterden Road opposite East London Bus Group's Waterden Road garage. East London is a bus company that was once a subsidiary of the Stagecoach Group under the names Stagecoach East London and Stagecoach London,

Bus types in use

Northumberland Park

This garage holds 125 buses, and runs London bus routes 67, 91, 191, 215, 231, 259, 299, 318, 357, 385, 389, 399, 476, W6, W10, school routes 616, 692 and 699, 24-hour route 341, and Night route N91. The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined Midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. Nu-Venture R720 BNFjpg|thumb|200px|A 1998 Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Dart SLF with Nu-Venture]] The Marshall Capital was a single-decker Bus body built by The Mercedes-Benz Citaro (or O530) is the current Mercedes-Benz / EvoBus mainstream Bus intended for Public transport, introduced in For 3-axle longitudinal-engine Dennis Trident built for export see Dennis Trident 3 / Dennis Trident E500. The Plaxton President is a Double-decker bus body originally built by Plaxton of the United Kingdom, it was unveiled in 1997 and built The Optare Solo is a low floor Midibus manufactured by Optare in Leeds, UK since 1997 London Buses route 91 is a Transport for London contracted Bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Buses route 231 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Buses route 259 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Buses route 476 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Buses route 341 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Buses route N91 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. The garage was opened in 1991 to house the Walthamstow Citybus operation, an offshoot of Capital Citybus, the operation steadily grew especially after the collapse of the London Forest company. Capital Citybus was bought out by the management team in late 1995, and subsequently by First Group in 1998 becoming First Capital.

Bus types in use

First Centrewest London Buses Ltd

First Centrewest London Buses Ltd operate 7 bus garages in Alperton, Greenford, Hayes, Uxbridge, Westbourne Park and Willesden Junction. The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined Midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. Nu-Venture R720 BNFjpg|thumb|200px|A 1998 Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Dart SLF with Nu-Venture]] The Marshall Capital was a single-decker Bus body built by For 3-axle longitudinal-engine Dennis Trident built for export see Dennis Trident 3 / Dennis Trident E500. The Plaxton President is a Double-decker bus body originally built by Plaxton of the United Kingdom, it was unveiled in 1997 and built Volvo B7TL is a Low-floor Double-decker bus which was launched in 1999 and replaced the 2-axle version of Volvo Olympian (its 3-axle version The Plaxton President is a Double-decker bus body originally built by Plaxton of the United Kingdom, it was unveiled in 1997 and built Alperton is a suburb in the London Borough of Brent, north west London. Greenford, historically Greenford Magna, is a suburb in the London Borough of Ealing in west London, England. Hayes is a town in the London Borough of Hillingdon. It is a suburban development situated 13 miles (20 Uxbridge is a university town in the London Borough of Hillingdon in West London, England. Willesden Junction station is a Network Rail station in Harlesden, north-west London; it is served by both London Overground and London

Acton

Acton Bus Garage held 27 buses running London bus route 427 and night route N207 until its closure on the night of the 14 March 2008. London Buses route 427 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Buses route N207 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Originally opened in 1896 as a horse tram depot, and later saw electric trams and trolleybuses before being used as a storage facility for LT's cables division storing underground electricity cables. It was opened as a bus garage in 1990 with buses for route 207, and in 1993 together with a new site at Greenford it replaced the large Hanwell garage. London Buses route 207 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. First London is one of many operators of London Buses and owned by First Group. In 1996 to celebrate the centenary of the garage all the allocated buses were adorned with commemorative badges. On the conversion to articulated buses and splitting of route 207 in 2005, a new garage was built at Hayes, and the space at Acton was filled by a new route 427. The garage also handled maintenance for the ECA (Mercedes bendies) on route 18 whilst the garage at Willesden Junction was completed. The Mercedes-Benz Citaro (or O530) is the current Mercedes-Benz / EvoBus mainstream Bus intended for Public transport, introduced in The garage was still known as the Acton Tram Depot until its closure in 2008, with the Dennis Trident 2/Plaxton President TNLs for routes 427 and N207 relocating to Hayes garage. For 3-axle longitudinal-engine Dennis Trident built for export see Dennis Trident 3 / Dennis Trident E500. The Plaxton President is a Double-decker bus body originally built by Plaxton of the United Kingdom, it was unveiled in 1997 and built

Alperton

Their Alperton garage holds 91 buses, and runs London bus routes 79, 92, 223, 224, 487, 24-hour route 83, and Night route N18. London Buses route 79 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Buses route 92 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Buses route 223 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. London Buses route 224 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. London Buses route 487 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Buses route 83 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Buses route N18 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. It was one of three garages built by the LPTB, and the only one to survive, Alperton Garage opened in June 1939. When it opened it had an allocation entirely of STL's which were reshuffled from Cricklewood, Hanwell, Harrow Weald, and Willesden garages. As Alperton was a new garage and had plenty of headroom it was one of the few garages able to take utility Guy Arabs, and at one stage these made up its complete allocation and lasted until 1954 when they were replaced by STL's! By 1972 the local area had grown faster than expected and even though Alperton was a new garage it still needed to park a dozen or so buses on nearby Glacier Metals car park overnight. The garage was enlarged in 1978, and encompassed the adjacent LT Lifts and escalators department which had to move out to new premises. During the reconstruction works 18 vehicles were outstationed at Stonebridge. in 1982 the garage allocation was entirely Metrobuses both crewed and OPO. The MCW Metrobus is a Double decker bus model manufactured by MCW ( Metro Cammell Weymann) from 1977 until 1989 with over 4000 examples built One Metrobus still remains although this is used exclusively on the 'Neasden Tesco' contract. By 1995 Alperton was doing most of the maintenance for the Centrewest operation and had also become the home of the training fleet.

Bus types in use

Greenford

The Greenford garage holds 107 buses, and runs London bus routes 95, 282, E1, E3, E5, E7, E9, E10 and 24-hour route 105. The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined Midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. Nu-Venture R720 BNFjpg|thumb|200px|A 1998 Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Dart SLF with Nu-Venture]] The Marshall Capital was a single-decker Bus body built by Volvo B7TL is a Low-floor Double-decker bus which was launched in 1999 and replaced the 2-axle version of Volvo Olympian (its 3-axle version Volvo B7TL is a Low-floor Double-decker bus which was launched in 1999 and replaced the 2-axle version of Volvo Olympian (its 3-axle version The Wright Eclipse Gemini is a type of Double-decker bus body built for Volvo B7TL and later Volvo B9TL for use in the United Kingdom Volvo B7TL is a Low-floor Double-decker bus which was launched in 1999 and replaced the 2-axle version of Volvo Olympian (its 3-axle version This article is about the East Lancs Vyking the East Lancs bus body on the Volvo B7TL. London Buses route 95 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Buses route 282 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. London Buses route E1 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. London Buses route E3 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Buses route E5 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Buses route E7 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Buses route E10 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Buses route 105 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom.

History

Greenford bus depot is part of a local council depot and was first used in 1993 as a midibus base. The opening of Greenford garage led to the closure of Hanwell, and in 1995 the garage was operating 110 midibuses. The standard fare of vehicles in the late 1990s were Renault/Wright midibuses, and Marshall Minibuses but both types had a bad reputation and did not last long. In recent years the allocation has been much diverse, ranging from Marshall-bodied Darts to Dennis Trident 2/Plaxton vehicles. Marshall Bus was a British bus manufacturer between 1992 and 2002 For 3-axle longitudinal-engine Dennis Trident built for export see Dennis Trident 3 / Dennis Trident E500. Plaxton is a builder of Bus and coach vehicle bodies based in Scarborough, England.

In late 2003 Ealing Community Transport moved into the depot with their first London route - 195 using garage code EY. Ealing Community Transport (ECT is an English Social enterprise which provides various services including Recycling and community transport as well as

Bus types in use

Hayes

The Hayes garage holds 25 buses, and runs London bus route 207, 427 and Night bus N207. The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined Midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. Nu-Venture R720 BNFjpg|thumb|200px|A 1998 Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Dart SLF with Nu-Venture]] The Marshall Capital was a single-decker Bus body built by For 3-axle longitudinal-engine Dennis Trident built for export see Dennis Trident 3 / Dennis Trident E500. The Plaxton President is a Double-decker bus body originally built by Plaxton of the United Kingdom, it was unveiled in 1997 and built London Buses route 207 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Buses route 427 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Buses route N207 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom.

Bus types in use

Uxbridge

The Uxbridge garage was built for 76 buses, however holds 88, and runs London bus routes 331, 607, A10, U1, U2, U3, U4, U5, U10, and night route N207. The Plaxton President is a Double-decker bus body originally built by Plaxton of the United Kingdom, it was unveiled in 1997 and built London Buses route 331 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Bus route 607 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Buses route A10 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Buses route U4 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Buses route U10 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Buses route N207 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The original Uxbridge Garage was over a mile out of town on the Oxford road and was built by the LGOC in 1921, but passed to Thames Valley a year later. The garage was taken back by the LGOC in 1929 to work its new local routes which were operated mainly by single deckers. An extension was added in the late 1940s and a new garage was planned, although work didn't begin until the 1980s. The new garage came into commission in late 1983 and is situated next to the underground station occupying the lower ground floor of a multi use building. Uxbridge is a London Underground station in Uxbridge in the London Borough of Hillingdon, north-west London. In 1989 the garage began operating the U-Line network of local routes in an initiative by London Transport. See also History of transport in London (1933-2003 The garage also operated the busy 207 and express verion 607 from Uxbridge into Shepherds Bush. London Buses route 207 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. Uxbridge is a university town in the London Borough of Hillingdon in West London, England. Shepherd's Bush (also Shepherds Bush) is a district of West London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, situated 4 In 1995 the garage was allocated all 14 of London's first low-floor single decker, Dennis Lance SLF/Wright-bodied vehicles. The Dennis Lance is a single-decker Bus built by Dennis between 1991 and 2000 it was built to replace the Dennis Falcon. Wrightbus is the UK's largest independent coachbuilder and pioneer of the low floor Bus in the United Kingdom.

Bus types in use

Westbourne Park

The Westbourne Park garage holds 181 buses, and runs London bus routes 9 (Heritage), 10, 28, 31, 328, 414, 24-hour route 23, 295 and night routes N10, N28, and N31. The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined Midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. Nu-Venture R720 BNFjpg|thumb|200px|A 1998 Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Dart SLF with Nu-Venture]] The Marshall Capital was a single-decker Bus body built by For 3-axle longitudinal-engine Dennis Trident built for export see Dennis Trident 3 / Dennis Trident E500. The Plaxton President is a Double-decker bus body originally built by Plaxton of the United Kingdom, it was unveiled in 1997 and built The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined Midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. The Caetano Nimbus was a Bus body built by Salvador Caetano. It was constructed exclusively on the Dennis Dart SLF. London Buses route 9 (Heritage is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom operated only by Routemaster buses London Buses route 10 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Buses route 28 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Buses route 31 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Buses route 328 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Buses route 414 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Buses route 23 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Buses route 295 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Buses route N10 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. London Buses route N28 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Buses route N31 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom.

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Willesden Junction

The Willesden Junction garage holds 60 buses, and runs London bus routes 18, 187, 226, and PR2. RM Routemaster profilejpg|thumb|right|Routemaster in profile]] The AEC Routemaster is a model of Double-decker bus that was introduced by Associated Equipment Company For 3-axle longitudinal-engine Dennis Trident built for export see Dennis Trident 3 / Dennis Trident E500. The Plaxton President is a Double-decker bus body originally built by Plaxton of the United Kingdom, it was unveiled in 1997 and built Volvo B7TL is a Low-floor Double-decker bus which was launched in 1999 and replaced the 2-axle version of Volvo Olympian (its 3-axle version The Alexander ALX400 (later known as the TransBus ALX400 and the Alexander Dennis ALX400) is a 2-axle double-decker bus body built by Walter Alexander Coachbuilders For 3-axle longitudinal-engine Dennis Trident built for export see Dennis Trident 3 / Dennis Trident E500. The Alexander ALX400 (later known as the TransBus ALX400 and the Alexander Dennis ALX400) is a 2-axle double-decker bus body built by Walter Alexander Coachbuilders Volvo B7TL is a Low-floor Double-decker bus which was launched in 1999 and replaced the 2-axle version of Volvo Olympian (its 3-axle version The Wright Eclipse Gemini is a type of Double-decker bus body built for Volvo B7TL and later Volvo B9TL for use in the United Kingdom London Buses route 18 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Buses route 187 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Buses route 226 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. London Buses route PR2 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. some bendy buses for the 207 are parked they over night.

Bus types in use

First Tram Operations Ltd

First Tram Operations Ltd (FTOL) are responsible for operating the tram service on Tramlink. The Mercedes-Benz Citaro (or O530) is the current Mercedes-Benz / EvoBus mainstream Bus intended for Public transport, introduced in The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined Midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. Nu-Venture R720 BNFjpg|thumb|200px|A 1998 Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Dart SLF with Nu-Venture]] The Marshall Capital was a single-decker Bus body built by Tramlink (initially known as Croydon Tramlink) is a Tramway system serving the South London area of United Kingdom. FTOL provides the staff, operational control and other aspects of Tramlink operations, under contract to Tramtrack Croydon Limited (TCL), who hold the design, build, maintain and operate concession for the system on behalf of TfL. TCL takes direct responsibility for Tramlink’s infrastructure, including the track and tram stops. [1]

FTOL operates out of a single tram depot, at Therapia Lane in Croydon. Croydon is a large town and major commercial centre in South London, and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Croydon. [1]

Therapia Lane

This depot holds 24 trams, and runs Tramlink routes 1, 2 and 3. Tramlink route 1 is one of three Tram routes operated as part of the Tramlink network in South London. Tramlink route 2 is one of three tram routes operated as part of the Tramlink network in south London Tramlink route 3 is one of three tram routes operated as part of the Tramlink network in south London [1]

Tram types in use

References

  1. ^ a b c FirstGroup - UK Bus London - Croydon Tramlink. The Flexity Swift Tram is a light-rail vehicle manufactured by Bombardier Transportation. FirstGroup Ltd.

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