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Upon sale of the London operations, all vehicles purchased specifically for London contracts passed to
Kentish Bus. Some of the second hand vehicles used were moved to Maidstone. Ironically some of the London Lynxs later found their way into Maidstone & District colours and then passed into
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Routes awarded were operated with a mixture of purposely ordered new buses, and second hand vehicles. The large orders were in marked contrast to the piecemeal fleet replacement in
Maidstone. Boro'line's bright blue livery contrasted with the traditional red of London Buses in the centre of the
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Boro'line successfully tendered to operate several London bus routes, with the first contracts being won in 1987. In
January 1988 Boro'line started its London operations with Bexley-based routes from a Bexley council site in
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Additionally, while waiting for new deliveries of buses for its tenders, a motley crew of second hand buses were hired or bought to operate in the meantime, a large number being ex
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later came into use for two
Greenwich services working into Euston, Stratford and Lewisham. Contracts were won initially in competition with the London Buses low cost
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unit. Further routes in the area were gained after being given up by the poorly performing strike prone
Bexleybus operation.
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It experienced initial rapid success, gaining and operating some of the first services to be contracted out in the
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The following London bus routes had been operated by Boro'line:
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was a bus operator that operated bus services under contract to
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The vehicle batches used in London were as follows:
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241:In 1990 Boro'line lost the tender for route 188 to
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1860:Transport companies disestablished in 1992
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509:Former bus companies of the United Kingdom
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1260:Maidstone & District Motor Services
863:Mexborough and Swinton Traction Company
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1142:South Gloucestershire Bus & Coach
756:North Western Road Car Company (1986)
751:North Western Road Car Company (1923)
7:
1760:Former bus companies operating in
868:Northern General Transport Company
611:Former bus companies operating in
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1870:1992 disestablishments in England
1205:Aldershot & District Traction
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1285:Portsmouth Corporation Transport
1059:Eastern National Omnibus Company
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467:Talks continue on Maidstone sale
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1798:National Welsh Omnibus Services
1265:Maidstone Corporation Transport
913:West Yorkshire Road Car Company
445:Boro'line Leyland Olympian page
366:Maidstone Municipal Corporation
1865:1988 establishments in England
908:West Riding Automobile Company
726:Manchester Community Transport
681:First Chester & The Wirral
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646:Blue Bus & Coach Services
1850:Former London bus operators
1418:London Country Bus Services
721:Lancashire United Transport
404:Boro'line Leyland Lynx page
378:Boro'line Breaks New Ground
245:due to performance issues.
79:; 32 years ago
61:; 36 years ago
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1235:East Kent Road Car Company
1137:Silver Star Motor Services
898:United Automobile Services
349:Kent and Sussex division.
1813:Rhondda Transport Company
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1443:London Electrobus Company
1433:London Country South West
1428:London Country North West
1423:London Country North East
1320:Tillingbourne Bus Company
956:Birmingham Motor Traction
951:Birmingham City Transport
888:South Yorkshire Transport
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542:British Electric Traction
431:London Bus Routes website
419:London Bus Routes website
326:London Regional Transport
147:. Later services reached
130:Maidstone Borough Council
126:London Regional Transport
50:Maidstone Borough Council
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1808:Red & White Services
1793:Islwyn Borough Transport
1778:Crosville Motor Services
1453:London Pride Sightseeing
1300:Southdown Motor Services
1220:Cavendish Motor Services
1157:Trathens Travel Services
1102:Crosville Motor Services
991:North Birmingham Busways
766:Red & White Services
711:John Fishwick & Sons
671:Crosville Motor Services
651:Bluebird Bus & Coach
472:27 February 1992 page 18
347:Arriva Southern Counties
1700:Scottish Motor Traction
1552:companies operating in
1097:Bristol Omnibus Company
1016:Stevensons of Uttoxeter
1011:South Notts Bus Company
976:Glossopdale Bus Company
843:Busways Travel Services
796:Yelloway Motor Services
385:4 February 1988 page 40
1315:Thames Valley Traction
1280:New Enterprise Coaches
853:Durham Travel Services
786:Transdev Northern Blue
1818:South Wales Transport
1117:Great Western Railway
771:Ribble Motor Services
132:who already operated
1650:Arriva Scotland West
1595:Kelvin Central Buses
636:Birkenhead Transport
562:National Bus Company
522:Associated Motorways
1685:Munro's of Jedburgh
1665:First Scotland East
1330:Yellow Bus Services
1295:Southampton Citybus
1270:Marchwood Motorways
1215:Boro'line Maidstone
676:Finglands Coachways
641:Blackburn Transport
527:Blazefield Holdings
134:Boro'line Maidstone
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1675:Gibson's of Moffat
1620:Strathtay Scottish
1575:Clydeside Scottish
1562:Scottish Bus Group
1192:South East England
1122:Hants & Dorset
1074:South West England
928:Yorkshire Traction
833:Black Prince Buses
825:North East England
706:Jim Stones Coaches
691:Glenvale Transport
623:North West England
443:Countrybus website
402:Countrybus website
200:Leyland Atlanteans
180:. Another site in
128:. It was owned by
39:Euston bus station
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1705:Strathclyde Buses
1690:Oban and District
1670:First Stop Travel
1615:Northern Scottish
1590:Highland Scottish
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1383:East Thames Buses
1373:Capital Logistics
1172:Western Greyhound
1147:Southern National
1026:Travel Merry Hill
1021:Travel de Courcey
1006:Probus Management
971:First Northampton
923:Yorkshire Terrier
903:Venture Transport
873:OK Motor Services
848:Cleveland Transit
537:British Coachways
433:Route 422 history
421:Route 188 history
322:Leyland Nationals
315:Single-deck buses
299:Leyland Olympians
295:Northern Counties
289:Leyland Olympians
257:Double-deck buses
145:South East London
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1610:Midland Scottish
1605:Lowland Scottish
1580:Eastern Scottish
1570:Central Scottish
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1458:London Traveller
1363:Boro'line London
1275:Moss Motor Tours
1230:Eastbourne Buses
1177:Western National
1112:Greyhound Motors
996:People's Express
981:Go West Midlands
946:Barton Transport
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701:Halton Transport
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470:Commercial Motor
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455:Boro'line London
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382:Commercial Motor
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278:Volvo Ailsa B55s
122:Boro'line London
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74:Ceased operation
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19:Boro'line London
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1643:Other operators
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1600:Kelvin Scottish
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1438:London Easylink
1413:London Buslines
1368:Capital Citybus
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1305:Southdown Buses
1255:Kent Top Travel
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1051:East of England
1045:
1031:Travel Your Bus
1001:Premiere Travel
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918:Yorkshire Rider
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268:Volvo Citybuses
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1783:Express Motors
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1358:Birch Brothers
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1348:Abellio Surrey
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1340:Greater London
1336:
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1310:Thames Transit
1307:
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1290:Shamrock Buses
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1132:Shamrock Buses
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878:Samuel Ledgard
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736:Maytree Travel
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165:administration
157:Euston station
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1823:Western Welsh
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1585:Fife Scottish
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1493:Travel Surrey
1491:
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1488:Travel London
1486:
1484:
1483:Tower Transit
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1448:London Forest
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1246:
1243:
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1240:Epsom Coaches
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1226:
1223:
1221:
1218:
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1213:
1211:
1210:Badger Vectis
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1107:Devon General
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966:Chase Coaches
964:
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961:Central Buses
959:
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