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London Buses Route 466
London Buses route 466 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London and Surrey, England. Running between Addington Village Interchange and Caterham on the Hill, it is operated by Arriva London. History Route 466 commenced on 29 August 1998 between Shirley, London, Shirley and Caterham on the Hill replacing London Buses route 166, route 166 between Shirley and Croydon and route 400 between Croydon and Caterham. It was operated by South Croydon bus garage, Croydon garage with Leyland Olympians and MCW Metrobuses. On 20 May 2000 the route was extended to Addington Village Interchange coinciding with the opening of the Tramlink. Upon being re-tendered, on 30 August 2003 it passed to Metrobus (South East England), Metrobus' Godstone garage with East Lancs bodied Scania OmniDekka's, moving to Metrobus (South East England)#Croydon (C), Croydon in early 2006. On next being tendered it returned to Arriva London's Croydon garage on 30 August 2008 with new Alexander Dennis Env ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arriva London
Arriva London is a bus operator operating primarily in Greater London and partially in Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent and Surrey. It is a subsidiary of Arriva UK Bus and operates services for London Buses under contract to Transport for London. Operations are split between two registered companies, Arriva London North Limited and Arriva London South Limited. History The origins of Arriva London can be traced back to 1980 when the Arriva, Cowie Group purchased the Grey-Green coach business in London. On February 1987, Grey-Green commenced operating bus routes in north and east London under contract to London Regional Transport (LRT). On 1 April 1989, London Buses was divided into 11 separate Privatisation of London bus services#Break-up of London Buses, business units, two of which were Leaside Buses and South London Transport. As part of the privatisation of London bus services, the Cowie Group purchased these business units in September 1994 and January 1995 for £25.5 mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Croydon Bus Garage
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both west and east. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz'' ("south"), possibly related to the same Proto-Indo-European root that the word ''sun'' derived from. Some languages describe south in the same way, from the fact that it is the direction of the sun at noon (in the Northern Hemisphere), like Latin meridies 'noon, south' (from medius 'middle' + dies 'day', ), while others describe south as the right-hand side of the rising sun, like Biblical Hebrew תֵּימָן teiman 'south' from יָמִין yamin 'right', Aramaic תַּימנַא taymna from יָמִין yamin 'right' and Syriac ܬܰܝܡܢܳܐ taymna from ܝܰܡܝܺܢܳܐ yamina (hence the name of Yemen, the land to the south/right of the Levant). South is sometimes abbreviated as S. Navigation By convention, the ''bottom or down-f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandilands Tram Stop
Sandilands tram stop is a light rail stop in the London Borough of Croydon in the southern suburbs of London. It serves the residential area along Addiscombe Road to the east of the centre of the town of Croydon. The tram stop gets its name from the nearby Sandilands Tunnel. Services The typical off-peak service in trams per hour from Sandilands is: * 6 tph in each direction between and * 6 tph in each direction between and Wimbledon * 8 tph in each direction between and Services are operated using Bombardier CR4000 and Stadler Variobahn Trams. Connections London Buses routes 119, 194, 198 and 466 serve the tram stop. Free interchange for journeys made within an hour is available between trams and buses as part of Transport for London's Hopper Fare. Layout Immediately to the east of the tram stop, the line descends in cutting to a junction with the trackbed of the former Woodside and South Croydon Railway. To the west of the stop, the line runs alongside Addiscombe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gravel Hill Tram Stop
Gravel Hill tram stop is a light rail stop serving Addington, in the London Borough of Croydon in the southern suburbs of London. It is the main destination for tourists visiting the historic site of Addington Palace. It is also used by students who attend John Ruskin College and is the nearest stop for Forestdale. Services Gravel Hill is served by tram services operated by Tramlink. The tram stop is served by trams every 7-8 minutes between New Addington and via and Centrale. A very small number of early morning and late evening services continue beyond Croydon to and from Therapia Lane and . During the evenings on weekends, the service is reduced to a tram every 15 minutes. Services are operated using Bombardier CR4000 and Stadler Variobahn Trams. Connections The stop is served by London Buses routes 130 and 466 which provide connections to New Addington, Croydon Town Centre, Thornton Heath, Purley and Caterham. Free interchange for journeys made within an hour i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croydon Advertiser
''The Croydon Advertiser'' (with locally branded editions) is a paid-for weekly newspaper with five editions covering the London Boroughs of Croydon, Sutton and two neighbouring towns and with a free up-to-the-minute maintained web presence. History The Croydon newspaper was founded by Jesse Ward in 1869, and it and the other ''Advertiser'' publications later became part of the Northcliffe Media Group, which is owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust during its existence the largest newspaper publisher in the United Kingdom. The paper converted from a broadsheet to a compact (tabloid) format on 31 March 2006. In September 2010 the Advertiser adopted a short-lived hybrid part-paid, part free strategy, with 70,000 copies delivered to homes across Sutton and Croydon. "Lillian's Law" In June 2010, 14-year-old Lillian Groves was killed by a speeding car driver who had been smoking cannabis. Lillian had been in the street outside her New Addington home when she was hit by the car. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buses (magazine)
''Buses'' is a monthly magazine published in the United Kingdom that primarily focuses on the British bus and coach industry. Founded in 1949, the magazine was originally published by Ian Allan Publishing, however from March 2012 onwards, it has been published by Key Publishing after their takeover of the former. The current editor is James Day and is published on the third Thursday of each month. The magazine is accompanied by a yearbook published in August every year for the next year. Since 2014, the publisher operates annual show every August called 'Buses Festival' at the British Motor Museum in Gaydon, Warwickshire. Buses Festival is one of the largest shows for bus enthusiasts to see modern and classic vehicles on display and for traders to sell bus models, literature, photos and bus accessories. History ''Buses'' was published as ''Buses Illustrated'' by Ian Allan Publishing from 1949 until 1968. The magazine started publishing in its usual monthly cycle from Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coach & Bus Week
''Coach & Bus Week'' (CBW) is a weekly trade magazine based in Peterborough for the road passenger transport industry in the United Kingdom. The magazine is available by subscription, from main branches of WHSmith and from some independent newsagents. Profile Regular features of ''Coach & Bus Week'' include news columns for both the UK and international bus and coach markets, operator profile, vehicle test drive and technical/product services features. There are sections on fleet deliveries and management changes, as well as a 'Big Picture' photographs section and a 'Last Stop' editorial column for 'interesting' items. The subsections 'Coach & Bus Market' and 'Coach & Bus Jobs' offer listings for vehicle sales and staff recruitment respectively. ''Coach & Bus Week'' is linked with ''Group Travel World'', a monthly magazine for the group travel industry published by GTW Media Limited, which additionally is sent to all full subscribers of CBW. History ''Coach & Bus Week'' can tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Dennis Enviro400
The Alexander Dennis Enviro400 is a twin-axle low-floor double-decker bus that was built by the British bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis between 2005 and 2018. It replaced the Alexander ALX400 (from which the Enviro400 was developed). In 2014, the Enviro400 was succeeded by the updated Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC and production of the classic Enviro400 ceased in 2018. The Enviro400 is available both as an integral bus and as a standalone bodywork and chassis. The Enviro400 chassis replaced the Dennis Trident 2 (and continued to be badged as the Trident for a time) and was formerly available with Optare Olympus bodywork; the Enviro400 body replaced the Alexander ALX400 designs and was sold on Scania N230UD and Volvo B9TL chassis. The engine of the integral Enviro400 is a six-cylinder Cummins driving through a Voith or ZF automatic transmission, although a MAN D0836 engine began to be offered from 2007. A hybrid-electric version of the powertrain developed by BAE Syst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scania OmniDekka
The East Lancs OmniDekka (later sold as the Darwen OmniDekka and Optare OmniDekka) is a double-decker bus body built by East Lancashire Coachbuilders on a range of Scania bus chassis between 2003 and 2011. A modification of existing East Lancashire double-deck bodywork originally launched in 2003 on the Euro III Scania N94UD chassis, the OmniDekka was later built on Scania N230UD and N270UD, certified at Euro IV and Euro V emissions standard respectively. History Scania was late in bringing a low-floor double-deck chassis to the market, having previously only sold low-floor single-deck buses mainly bodied by Wrightbus during the 1990s. Scania had worked with East Lancashire Coachbuilders in 1995, however, to launch the East Lancs Cityzen step entrance double decker on the Scania N113DRB chassis. In 2002, East Lancashire Coachbuilders bodied a batch of short-wheelbase Scania N94UBs with East Lancs Myllennium midibus bodywork for London Easylink. The East Lancs O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godstone
Godstone is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Tandridge District of Surrey, England. It is east of Reigate, west of Oxted, east of Guildford and south of London. Close to the North Downs, both the North Downs Way and the Greensand Way pass through Godstone. Etymology The earliest known appearance of the name is ''Godeston'' from AD 1248. It was subsequently known as ''Godestone, Godiston, Codeston, Codestone, Coddestone, Coddeston'' and ''Goddeston.'' The name took its current form in AD 1548. The root itself is uncertain but is the same as the towns of Godalming and Godmanchester, suggesting it may be derived from the ethnonym of the Goths who settled Sub-Roman Britain. It appears the town was part of a Sub-Roman Britain, Sub-Roman network, linked via old Roman road to Goddards Green, West Sussex, Goddards Green and Ditchling in Sussex. A proposed link with Godgifu (daughter of Æthelred the Unready), Godgifu, daughter of Æthelred the Unready, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tramlink
Tramlink, previously Croydon Tramlink and currently branded as London Trams, is a light rail tram system serving Croydon and surrounding areas in South London, England. It is the first operational tram system serving the London region since 1952. Tramlink is presently managed by London Trams, a public body part of Transport for London (TfL), and has been operated by FirstGroup since 2017. It is one of two light rail networks in Greater London, the other being the Docklands Light Railway. Tramlink is the fourth-busiest light rail network in the UK behind the Docklands Light Railway, Manchester Metrolink and Tyne and Wear Metro. Studies for the delivery of a modern-day tram system in Croydon began in the 1960s and detailed planning was performed in the 1980s. Approval of the scheme was received in 1990 and, following a competitive invitation to tender, tender process, construction and initial operation of the tramway was undertaken by ''Tramtrack Croydon'' (TC) via a 99-year Priva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
