Docklands Buses is a bus operator brand under London General Transport Services Limited,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.
History
Docklands Buses was formed by Harry Blundred's Transit Holdings in 1988 as Docklands Transit.Docklands Transit Limited Companies HouseBlundred'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. 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.Annual Report 30 June 2007 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) Silvertown garage operates route 300.
Fleet As of December 2024, Docklands Buses had a peak vehicle requirement of 9 buses for route 300.
References
External links
Docklands Buses website