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London Sovereign is one of many operators of London Buses and is owned by Transdev Group of France (the operator of London United ). COMPANY HISTORY London Sovereign operates a fleet of over 100 buses on 12 routes throughout North West London. The company employs around 350 people of whom 250 are drivers and 50 are conductors who work on route 13 (Golders Green to Aldwych) which was operated using Routemaster buses until 21 October 2005. The company is now part of Transdev Group , an international transport group, who operate urban, tram and light railway networks worldwide. Their main address is: :Busways House :Wellington Road :Fulwell :MIDDLESEX :TW2 5NX GARAGES They have 2 bus garages. Edgware Their address is: :Station Road :Edgware This garage holds 62 buses, and runs London bus routes 13 , 114, 183, 292, and Night route N13. History When Edgware garage was first opened by the LGOC in 1925 it had space for 24 buses, but there was plenty of room adjacent to the Underground Station which had recently been built. In 1939 a new building was built next to the original building which was to become the new Bus Station, while the remaining open parking area was used to store vehicles for the trolleybus replacement program. In 1984 a new 100 bus garage was built on old railway land at a cost of £4.5 Million, However in 1992 Edgware garage was planned for closure, as Cricklewood garage was to become a fully functioning garage with new facilities. The outdoor parking area and the bus station then became a midibus base in 1993, with a new bus wash and light maintenance facilities provided in the yard. Then in 1999, Sovereign, who had won some recent tenders in the NE London area, took on a 10 year lease on half of Edgware garage and invested in new maintenance facilities which was to replace it's former base at Borehamwood. In late 2000 Metroline moved back into the other half of the garage, making it one of the few garages to be shared by two operators. Bus types in use
Harrow Their address is: :331 Pinner Road :Harrow This garage holds 39 buses, and runs London bus routes 398, H9, H10, H11, H13, H14, and H17. History Bus types in use SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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