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Merton, London
Joined July 2012
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2 years
We are pleased to share photos of the ‘ie tram’ bus in production at Irizar’s factory in northern Spain. These sleek, zero-emission electric vehicles will operate on Route 358 (Crystal Palace to Orpington) as part Go-Ahead London’s ongoing commitment to sustainable transport.
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Transport for London (TfL) recently announced its intention to introduce a Superloop network of ten express bus routes, designed to improve connectivity between key Outer London town centres and transport hubs. Earlier today the second addition to the Superloop system,
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@Go_Ahead_London is sad to report the loss of a much loved and well known character who worked at our Orpington garage. Click the link below to give your donations in support of his family.
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Thank you to everyone who attended our Open Day today, celebrating Stockwell Garage's 70th anniversary and raising money for our charity partners. We welcomed over 3,000 visitors! Share your photos from the day #swopenday
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We are pleased to be trialling a @Wright_bus Electroliner on the Route 119, operating from Croydon to Bromley North Station. The bus will be put through its paces during the trial, as part of Route 119’s conversion to zero-emission electric vehicles later this year.
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Our Metrobus operation is 40 this year and we are pleased to announce a garage open day at Orpington on Saturday 23 September 2023 between 1000hrs to 1600hrs. David Cutts, Go-Ahead London's Managing Director, said: "In celebrating its distinguished past, we also look forward to
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We introduced a new bus route today! The 484 out of Camberwell Garage , started bright and early this morning. Well done to the team who worked really hard to get this bus on the road!
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We are pleased to announce that the first set of electric vehicles are now operating on Route 132, between Bexleyheath and North Greenwich. This is another step towards the route’s upcoming full conversion to zero-emission electric vehicles. #Sustainablity
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TENDER SUCCESS We have been awarded two electric bus contracts by Transport for London (TfL), as follows: · New Superloop Route SL4 (Canary Wharf to Grove Park via the Silvertown Tunnel). · Route 129 (currently Lewisham to North Greenwich, but in time extended to Great Eastern
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Delighted to welcome Route 69 to the Go-Ahead London family of services. Pictured is one of the brand-new double-deck BYD/ADL electric buses we introduced earlier today. Well done to the team who worked really hard to launch the new route!
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4 years
We are proud to announce that from tomorrow, routes 444 and 212 will begin operating from our Northumberland Park garage. Route 212 will have a full fleet of fully electric double deck buses and route 444 will have four electric buses with more being introduced in the future.
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We are very pleased to welcome the first two @BYDCompany @ADLbus Enviro400 zero-emission vehicles to Bexleyheath Garage. The buses will be used on route 132 (Bexleyheath to North Greenwich) and feature inverted pantograph charging technology, to maximise range. #Sustainability
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3 years
After months of training and preparation, the team at Merton Garage launched our new @Optaregroup electric buses on route 200 early this morning. This is the first of many Optare buses that will enter into service over the coming months. Well done to every one involved!
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We introduced two new bus routes today! The 469 and B12 out of Morden Wharf and Bexleyheath garages started bright and early this morning. Well done to the team who worked really hard to get these buses on the road!
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Just one day to go until @ImberbusUK ! Our three vehicles are ready for the journey ahead, including a very special guest - EP1. This is the first time an electric vehicle has taken part in the event. For all the latest event updates visit
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In preparation for Remembrance Day, one of our buses has been specially wrapped to become a "Poppy bus". Bus Ee200, shown in the images, is a brand new BYD ADL electric bus. Working in partnership with Transport for London, the unique wrap is designed to support the Royal
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Three of our brand-new double-deck @BYDCompany / @ADLbus electric buses, being used on the newly launched route 69! What do you think of these new additions? 📸
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This morning, two of our garages launched new routes as part of Transport for London's plan to boost the bus network in the Croydon and Sutton area. The aim of these changes is to provide new local connections, making it easier for people to travel affordably and sustainably.
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Croydon colleague Sabatino Barbarino was driving a Route SL7 bus in the Sutton area when a passenger fell ill on his vehicle. The situation quickly became critical as the person had suffered a cardiac episode and subsequently stopped breathing. Sabatino calmly, but rapidly,
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We’re excited to be a part of #SHOWBUSflyby today with our BYD ADL Enviro400EV pure electric zero emission double decker, the first fully electric bus to feature.
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There are just over two weeks until we open our doors to the public at Orpington Garage on Saturday 23 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Metrobus.    A group of local colleagues are working hard to prepare for a fun filled day and, among other things, the following
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2 years
Pictures this morning from @ImberbusUK with our three vehicles ready to go! We hope everyone who attended had a great time and well done to the Go-Ahead London colleagues who took part.
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We plan to introduce a further 300 electric vehicles into service this year, including for the first time from our 99-year-old Sutton Garage. Look out for new buses in the Morden, Sutton & Wimbledon areas. The bus pictured is a Merton-based vehicle, operating on Routes 163/164.
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Well done to the team at Henley Road Garage on the successful launch of Route D3 (Bethnal Green to Leamouth) earlier this morning, which transferred overnight from Stagecoach London. As the UK’s most experienced Zero Emission (ZE) bus company, we have used our expertise to
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2 years
Happy 70th birthday to the grade-two listed Stockwell Garage. From 12 buses and one service in 1952, today it is home to around 200 vehicles and 16 routes. We are also delighted to announce the garage will open to the public on Saturday 11 June 2022 – more details soon.
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1 year
On Tuesday we revealed a commemorative livery on LT511, a Stockwell-based New Routemaster, celebrating this weekend’s historic Coronation.     Earlier today, this vehicle joined a select number of other London buses for a one-off Transport for London photocall in and around
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Congratulations to the team at Northumberland Park for the successful launch of the Route W15 early this morning and welcome to the new colleagues joining us. The route is now operating with zero-emission electric vehicles, a further step in our commitment to #Sustainability
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Transport for London hosted a stakeholder event yesterday at London Bridge celebrating one year of their Bus Action Plan, at which we were pleased to showcase an Irizar ie tram destined for Route 358 (Crystal Palace to Orpington). With the appearance of a tram, this 100 per cent
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1 year
Route SL7 (limited stops between Croydon and Heathrow Airport) joined Transport for London's (TfL) Superloop express bus network at 0354 today when Keith Wooller departed Croydon Garage (photos taken a few minutes earlier in an area of the building that was pro-actively managed
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Earlier this summer, Orpington-based driver Azad Mamam, was driving the Route 320 as usual. He had served the last stop at Catford, when he noticed a young child, approximately 1 year of age, walking between the parked cars heading for the main road. Azad safely stopped, in a
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At Transport for London’s request, we started operating Route 299 (Cockfosters to Muswell Hill) from our Northumberland Park Garage this morning. Andrew Edwards, Operations Director said: “A big thank you to so many colleagues for going above and beyond to ensure continuity of
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Meet Efe Oyeghe. Efe is a driver at Camberwell Garage and has worked for Go-Ahead London for 18 years. Efe always strives to provide the best customer service and has been shortlisted in this category. He sets the perfect example to others, passing on his knowledge and
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Congratulations to the team at Bexleyheath Garage on the successful launch of the Route B13 earlier this morning. Our new route operates between Bexleyheath Townley Road to New Eltham Station. The pictures show the first bus leaving this morning!   #team #ElectricVehicles
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#DidYouKnow Croydon Bus Garage runs the longest bus route in London, the x26 starting from West Croydon and ending at Heathrow Airport Central Bus Station. Can you guess how long this route takes to complete?
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Go-Ahead London
3 years
Spotted 📸 the GAL Poppy Bus. Have you seen it out and about? tag us in your snaps😊
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5 years
Thank you to all those who supported and observed the minute silence in memory of Kenneth Matcham.
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We are pleased to share photos from Transport for London's recent photoshoot at Battersea Power Station, where all five Poppy buses were seen together for the first time. In one of the photos, representatives from each of the five operators with Poppy buses are standing with
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As part of celebrations for Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee we are pleased to unveil our commemorative bus, wrapped in a regal purple and white design. Later this week Ee31, based at Northumberland Park Garage, will be out in service. Tag your photos using #GALSNAPS
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Well done to the Stockwell Garage team on the successful launch of the Route 91 and N91 routes earlier today and last night. The Route 91 operates between Crouch End to Trafalgar Square. The Route N91 operates between Cockfosters to Trafalgar Square.
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#tbt 12 years ago we said goodbye to the bendy bus, who remembers when they were on the road?
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3 years
In advance of the Route W15 transferring to Go-Ahead London on Saturday 5 March, the first new BYD ADL SEe-type vehicles have arrived at Northumberland Park Garage. These zero-emission electric vehicles also feature LCD blinds – a first for a Go-Ahead London TfL service route.
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We’re delighted to introduce more e-buses entering service, this time on Route 93. Go-Ahead London's Engineering Director, Richard Harrington said: This is the culmination of a year's planning. My thanks to all who have made this happen, especially @TfL and the local team.
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@Go_Ahead_London is pleased to announce the successful rollout of our new route 230 bus service which begun operating from Northumberland Park garage this morning. #route230
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#DidYouKnow Waterside Way is one of the smallest bus garages in London, putting out only 34 buses a day. What they lack in size they make up for in spirit, character and a lovely garden just at the entrance. 🌺🌻🌹🌷🌼
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Yesterday our 'EN1' dressed in classic London General livery, had a day out with the @londonbusmuseum running the old London Transport Route 65 from Leatherhead to Ealing. Did you spot it?
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#DidYouKnow , from early 2021, Northumberland Park Garage, located in Tottenham, North London, will house 117 e-buses, all utilising overnight ‘smart-charging’ units, designed to meet the next day’s mileage requirement. How cool is that! #greenerenergy #climatechange #netzero
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We have introduced a new bus route today! The 184 out of Northumberland Park , started bright and early this morning. Well done to the team who worked really hard to get this buses on the road! #BusOperatorofChoice
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In honour of those that have served in the Armed Forces, we created special edition Poppy Day pin badges, with designs of buses old & new. We will soon make a substantial donation to the Royal British Legion. Thank you to all Go-Ahead London colleagues who donated.
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Driver training is underway at Bexleyheath Garage for the Enviro400 buses that will be used on Route 132 (North Greenwich to Bexleyheath), as part of the route’s future conversion to zero-emission electric vehicles that will also benefit from in-service pantograph charging tech.
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As part of our ongoing partnership with @TransaidOrg we are delighted to announce a further donation of an ex-service bus. On Friday, SE35 will commence its 4,600 mile journey to Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania where it will form a key part in a Professional Driver Training initiative.
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#DidYouKnow Camberwell Garage puts the largest number of buses on the road out of any London garage every morning! - 206 in total!
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The Right Honourable @JustineGreening MP presents @Go_Ahead_London driver; David Allison, now known as "London's coolest bus driver" with a brand new @Arsenal shirt in recognition for his "cool" demeanour when flagging down a motorcyclist to prevent an accident with a pedestrian.
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Storm Henk brought high winds, heavy rain and significant disruption to the UK earlier this week and our thoughts are with all those affected. As a result, transport networks, including local bus services, contended with gusts that reached 81mph. During Tuesday’s storm, two
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We are proud to share images of one of our buses which will soon be available to buy in 1:76 scale. Our Go-Ahead London driver training bus E81, is the first training bus to have been made into a Northcord model. Please take a look here for more details on the model bus and how
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David Cutts, Managing Director, said: “A big thank you and well done to the thousands of Go-Ahead London colleagues who professionally served our capital in the run up to, and during, yesterday's momentous Coronation. The last week or so has been a busy one, with a significant
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The London lights continue to shine as we approach 2023. You can see the Christmas lights from a number of our TfL service routes, such as routes 11, 22, 88 and 453. Thanks for sharing your photos with us. Here is a photo of one of our commercial buses on a Christmas Lights tour
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3 years
A classic!
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We've introduced a new route to the Go-Ahead London family today! The 463 launched for the first time from Croydon garage successfully early this morning after an overnight transfer of the bus from RATP. A big welcome to our Tupe drivers who have recently joined our GAL team.
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Our R7 route from Orpington Bus Garage left for service for the first time this morning- isn't it a beaut! Well done to the team at Orpington who spent months getting the route ready for customers.
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Imberbus is an annual transport event focused on a classic bus service across the Salisbury Plain to the lost village of Imber. In advance of tomorrow's gathering, Go-Ahead London's Dave Warran and Micky Webber are seen preparing RML2318 for the 101-mile trip from Camberwell
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We introduced a new bus route today! The 633 out of Croydon Garage, started bright and early this morning. Well done to the team who worked really hard to get this bus on the road!
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We introduced a new bus route today! Meet the 456 out of Northumberland Park, which launched bright and early this morning. Well done to the team who worked really hard to get this buses on the road!
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More pictures of Ee172, our spectacular electric bus, making its way through West London with the Carnival parade. #goaheadlondon #NottingHillCarnival
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This year, we will be introducing electric buses to two new garages and adding 70 electric buses across our fleet, we are very excited! See full electric bus specs on our LinkedIn page #greenerfuture #netzero #ElectricVehicle
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Congratulations to the team at River Road Garage on the successful launch of the new Route 304 over the weekend. Ronald Maddocks, who had the privilege of driving the first 304 from the garage, said, “I'm excited to be the first driver to serve passengers on this new service.”
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New Cross Garage's Route 36 is our latest route to be showcased. This route operates a 24-hour service every 6-12 minutes, between Queen’s Park and New Cross Bus Garage. The route dates back to 1911 when London General Omnibus Company ran a service between Queen’s Park and
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The Route 601 was launched from Bexleyheath Garage this morning. The Route 601 serves between Thamesmead Town Centre and Wilmington Boys School. In one of the images shared, you can see driver Stephen Mayhew and Operations Manager Dave Terry, preparing the bus to leave in
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Well done to the team at Croydon Garage on the successful launch of Route 264 today. The service operates from St George’s Hospital, Tooting and West Croydon. The route operates with Enviro400-type hybrid buses, before converting to zero-emission electric vehicles later this year
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Our next route profile is Route 57, which runs between Fairfield Bus Station and Clapham Park. The 57 service, running from Victoria to Tooting Broadway, was first introduced in July 1951, replacing London Tram Routes 8 and 20. It took its present route in January 1964. Due to
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Up next to feature in our Route profile highlights is Route 185 which runs from Lewisham Station to Victoria Station. This popular route runs on a high frequency, every 8-12 minutes. It travels through central and south London, passing by the Horniman Museum, famous for its
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In the first in an occasional series, we highlight some of our services.   Today’s focus is on Route 232, which runs daily between St Raphael’s Estate (Neasden) and Turnpike Lane Station.   The 232 number has been used in various locations down the years, but its recent history
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We were very pleased to welcome @TfL Transport Commissioner Andy Byford to our Waterloo Bus Garage where he met our Engineering Director Richard Harrington and had a look around at our electric fleet.
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We are pleased to share that Route 333 successfully launched from Stockwell Garage this morning. Well done and thank you to all colleagues involved. The Route 333 operates between Tooting Broadway Station and Elephant and Castle, passing near to popular South London venues, such
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And just like that we are on the road and ready for business! Well done to our teams at new garage Henley Road who have 6 routes launching today! The 15, 115, N15, 649, 650 and 651 join the 69 in service from the garage-in-making. Can you spot Jupiter in this pic of the 1st 115?
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A huge thanks to everyone who donated.
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We are pleased to share more details about our Stockwell Open Day, taking place in June. It's free entry on the day, where you'll have the chance to see the garage, a display of vehicles - vintage to modern... and much more! We hope to see you there!
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This morning, the first two of our electric buses for Route 366 (Falmouth Gardens to Beckton Bus Station) went out in service. This route operates from our Henley Road Garage. As the capital's largest, most experienced and innovative electric bus company, we are in the process
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We are celebrating four decades of our Metrobus operation right now at Orpington Garage and as the images below reveal, a large crowd has joined us. Events of this kind are only possible thanks to a fantastic group of colleagues who usually remain behind the scenes, but, on
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Another busy week at Go-Ahead London, culminating in a series of route moves and service changes today. On Monday 24 and Tuesday 25, we introduced 30 new electric buses across our Merton and Sutton Garages, the latter for the first time.  In the process, we reinforced our
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Ride the bus. We are pleased to support this Friday’s ‘World Car Free Day’ which encourages motorists around the globe to give up their vehicles for at least 24 hours. Research earlier this year revealed London is the slowest city in the world in which to drive and we believe
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We will soon achieve the milestone of having 400 electric buses in service, with another 200 or so scheduled for introduction by the end of this year, reinforcing our position as the capital’s most experienced, largest and innovative Zero-Emission (ZE) bus company. Before we
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We were pleased to host supply chain colleagues from the BYD ADL partnership at Merton Garage this morning to commemorate the recent manufacture of their 1,500th electric bus, which is now a part of our fleet. As the UK's largest, most experienced and creative e-bus company, we
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#Didyouknow Go-Ahead London has a fleet of 2438 vehicles, of which 157 are single deck electrics and 69 double deck electrics.
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Go-Ahead London
1 year
Happy Carnival Sunday! Ee172, our spectacular electric bus with a unique livery honouring the contribution made by the Windrush pioneers and their descendants, will soon depart Ladbroke Grove and slowly make its way around a three-mile route of West London.  Pictured earlier
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Go-Ahead London
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It has been a busy morning for the Merton and Peckham Garage teams, as they successfully launched new routes. Peckham Garage is the new base of Route 78, which operates between Shoreditch High Street Station and St Mary’s Road, Nunhead. The image shared, shows the first bus
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Go-Ahead London
4 years
Our new Double Deck Training vehicles have hit the road with a fresh new makeover! Have you ever considered becoming a bus driver? Find out more about our Bus Driver Apprentice Scheme on our website #Londonbus
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Go-Ahead London
1 year
“Life begins at forty” according to a famous saying and this Saturday, from 1000hrs, we welcome guests to Orpington Garage for an open day celebrating four decades of our Metrobus operation.   Over the last few months, a small team of colleagues have met regularly to plan an
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Go-Ahead London
4 months
This morning, our New Cross Garage began operating the P4 route. The P4 serves between Lewisham Station and Brixton Station. The image shared, shows the first bus departing the garage, driven by John Hamblin at 0440. Brian Goodger, Operating Manager, is also pictured, overseeing
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Go-Ahead London
3 years
Route 413 (Morden to Sutton) is the next route at Go-Ahead London to convert to zero-emission vehicles. Our mentor team at Merton Garage are busy behind the scenes training our driver colleagues on the SEe-type buses, in preparation for the launch.
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Go-Ahead London
3 years
Following our recent post on the first Enviro400s arriving at Bexleyheath, below are some photos of the pantograph charging unit. When operational, the vehicles will receive up to 10 minutes of top-up charging from the pantograph unit at the garage, maximising vehicle range.
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Go-Ahead London
3 years
We are very pleased to welcome the first two @BYDCompany @ADLbus Enviro400 zero-emission vehicles to Bexleyheath Garage. The buses will be used on route 132 (Bexleyheath to North Greenwich) and feature inverted pantograph charging technology, to maximise range. #Sustainability
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Go-Ahead London
1 year
With less than two weeks to our Orpington open day, we thought you might like a sneak peek at a 64-page commemorative brochure we have produced for the event, which will be sold for £5, with funds going to St Christopher’s Hospice. Joanna Keane, General Manager of Croydon and
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Go-Ahead London
11 months
Our latest route profile highlights the 87’s, which run daily between Aldwych and Wandsworth every seven to 12 minutes from approximately 0500hrs to midnight.  (At night, the N87 also operates from Aldwych to Wandsworth and then onto Kingston).   Previously the 77A, it was
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Go-Ahead London
4 years
We continue to keep the city connected for all key workers and essential travel. Thank you to everyone wearing their face coverings on our buses to keep all customers and our colleagues safe and protected. #stayhomestaysafe
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Go-Ahead London
1 year
Today's Imberbus event is predicted to be a record breaker for crowds, with consistently heavy loadings reported throughout the day. Images courtesy of our colleagues Dave Warran and Micky Webber, who are responsible for RML2318 this weekend. We are London's largest bus company
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Go-Ahead London
1 year
RML2318 returned ‘home’ to New Cross Garage yesterday after a busy weekend at the ever-popular Imberbus event. Our presence at fun day’s out such as Imber is thanks to a dedicated group of people in our commercial and engineering departments whose care and attention keep this
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Go-Ahead London
7 months
Next to feature in our route highlights, is Route 21, which operates from New Cross Garage. It runs between Lewisham Centre and Caledonian Road. The Route was first introduced back in April 1911, replacing the horse-bus service 40. Over the years, the route has been modified and
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Go-Ahead London
11 months
We have previously shared photos of our unique electric bus, Ee172. Artist Baraka Carberry visited the 'Windrush 75' e-bus to unveil her stunning artwork back in late August. The design honours the contribution made by Windrush pioneers and their descendants, so it was therefore
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Go-Ahead London
4 months
Our River Road Garage went “electric” today, with their first EV route in the garage being the Route 366. This operates between Redbridge and Beckton. The images shared show driver Jean Martial preparing to take his bus out in service. He is accompanied by Assistant Operating
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Go-Ahead London
3 years
We introduced 2 new routes to the Go-Ahead London family today! The 413 launched from Merton Garage successfully this morning while our first S1 service launched from Croydon Garage. A big GAL welcome to our Tupe drivers who joined our teams for both services!
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Go-Ahead London
2 years
This morning River Road welcomed Route 677 to the garage. The route, which runs from Ilford to Debden, operates Monday to Friday during term time, primarily serving local schools. Be sure to tag us if you board our new route!
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