:Docklands Buses#Silvertown (SI)
{{Short description|Bus company operating in London, England}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
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|name = Docklands Buses
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|image = 425 bus at Stratford Scania Omnidekka N94UD BV55 UCY - Flickr - sludgegulper.jpg
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|image_caption = Scania OmniDekka on route 425 at Stratford in February 2012
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|parent = Go-Ahead London
|routes = 2 (April 2024)
|founded = 1988
|headquarters = Merton
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|service_area = East London
|service_type = Bus services
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|depots = 1
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|website = [https://www.goaheadlondon.com/ www.goaheadlondon.com]}}
Docklands Buses is a bus operator brand under London General Transport Services Limited,[https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02328489 Companies House extract company no 2328489] London General Transport Services Limited trading as Go-Ahead London. It operates services in East London under contract to Transport for London.
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History
Docklands Buses was formed by Harry Blundred's Transit Holdings in 1988 as Docklands Transit.[https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02212346 Docklands Transit Limited] Companies House[http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/1st-december-1988/5/blundreds-minis-to-sail-into-docklands Blundred's minis to sail into docklands] Commercial Motor 1 December 1988 page 5 It initially operated local commercial routes using Ford Transit minibuses, but these proved not to be viable so it switched to operating tendered Transport for London services.{{cite book|last=McLachlan|first=Tom|title=London Buses 1985-1995: Managing The Change|year=1995|publisher = Venture Publications|page=73|isbn=1-898432-74-0}} Stagecoach purchased the bus side of the company in 1997, and Docklands Transit continued operating private hire vehicles. In 2002, Docklands Buses commenced operating route 167, soon winning other contracts.
In September 2006 the company was purchased by the Go-Ahead Group.[http://www.go-ahead.com/~/media/Files/G/Go-Ahead/ir/presentations/2007pres/ar2007/ar2007.pdf Annual Report 30 June 2007] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121123174649/http://go-ahead.com/~/media/Files/G/Go-Ahead/ir/presentations/2007pres/ar2007/ar2007.pdf |date=23 November 2012 }} Go-Ahead Group plc In August 2008, Go-Ahead's London bus operations all adopted the Go-Ahead London trading name, although the individual company names are still applied beneath the logo on most buses.
Garages
=Silvertown (SI)=
As of April 2024, Silvertown garage operates route 300. Some buses are regularly shared with Blue Triangle's Henley Road garage.
Fleet
As of December 2024,Docklands Buses had a peak vehicle requirement of 9 buses for route 300.
References
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External links
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- [https://www.goaheadlondon.com/ Docklands Buses website]
{{London bus operators}}
{{Go-Ahead Bus Companies}}
Category:Go-Ahead Group London bus operators
Category:Transport in Epping Forest District