Abellio Surrey was a bus company operating services in
Surrey
Surrey () is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Greater London to the northeast, Kent to the east, East Sussex, East and West Sussex to the south, and Hampshire and Berkshire to the wes ...
, England from 2009 to 2018. It was a subsidiary of
Abellio
Abellio (also Abelio and Abelionni) was a god worshiped in the Garonne Valley in Gallia Aquitania (now southwest France), known primarily by a number of inscriptions which were discovered in Comminges, in the Pyrenees. He may have been a god ...
.
History
In 2005,
National Express
Mobico Group, formerly National Express Group, is a British multinational public transport company with headquarters in Birmingham, England. Domestically it currently operates bus and coach services under brands including National Express. Th ...
purchased the
Tellings-Golden Miller
Tellings-Golden Miller is a charter coach operator in England. It was a subsidiary of Arriva twice previously, but once again has returned to family ownership. The company is now a subsidiary of Falcon Buses based in Byfleet, Surrey.
History G ...
operations in
Surrey
Surrey () is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Greater London to the northeast, Kent to the east, East Sussex, East and West Sussex to the south, and Hampshire and Berkshire to the wes ...
with a garage in
Byfleet
Byfleet is a village in Surrey, England. It is located in the far east of the borough of Woking, around east of West Byfleet, from which it is separated by the M25 motorway and the Wey Navigation.
The village is of medieval origin. Its win ...
and various
Surrey County Council
Surrey County Council is the county council for the non-metropolitan county of Surrey, England. The council is composed of 81 elected councillors, and in all but one election since 1974 the Conservative Party has held the majority.
The leader ...
contracts.
[National Express Group purchases the London Bus Division of Tellings Golden Miller]
National Express
Mobico Group, formerly National Express Group, is a British multinational public transport company with headquarters in Birmingham, England. Domestically it currently operates bus and coach services under brands including National Express. Th ...
1 June 2005 The business was rebranded as
Travel Surrey
Travel Surrey was a bus company operating services in Surrey. It was a subsidiary of National Express before being sold in May 2009 to Abellio (transport company), NedRailways. In October 2009, it was rebranded as Abellio Surrey. in September 2007.
On 21 May 2009, National Express sold Travel Surrey to
Abellio
Abellio (also Abelio and Abelionni) was a god worshiped in the Garonne Valley in Gallia Aquitania (now southwest France), known primarily by a number of inscriptions which were discovered in Comminges, in the Pyrenees. He may have been a god ...
. On 30 October 2009 the businesses was rebranded as Abellio Surrey.
As at February 2013, it operated 63 buses on 34 routes. In September 2017, all 17 Surrey County Council-tendered routes passed to other operators. Commercially operated route 441 was taken over by
White Bus Services
C.E. Jeatt & Sons Limited, trading as White Bus Services (sometimes shortened to White Bus), is a bus operator based in Berkshire and runs bus and coach hire services within Windsor and Ascot. It is part of the Rowgate Group.
History
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in March 2018, and route 461 by
Falcon Buses in September 2018.
[Falcon flies in as Abellio finally quits Surrey ''Buses'' issue 763 October 2018 page 24]
References
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Defunct companies based in Surrey
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Transport companies established in 2009
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2018 disestablishments in England