Macquarie Bank
East London (bus company) was owned by whom from Jun 2006 to Oct 2010?
East London ( bus company ) East London is a bus company operating in East London . It is a subsidiary brand of Stagecoach London and operates services under contract to Transport for London . History . On 1 April 1989 , London Buses was divided into 11 separate business units , one of which was East London . In 1994 , it was sold to Stagecoach and renamed Stagecoach East London . In November 2000 Stagecoach consolidated its London operations under the Stagecoach London brand . In August 2006 , Stagecoach sold its London bus operations to Macquarie Bank . The new owner restored the East London name and Thames sailing barge logo . In October 2010 , Stagecoach reacquired its old London operations with East London once again rebranded as Stagecoach London . Livery . When privatised East London had a red livery with a grey skirt . This was replaced by Stagecoachs standard bus livery of a dark blue skirt and orange and light blue swirl at the rear with the standard white replaced by red to conform with a contractual requirements for London buses to be 80% red . After the sale to Macquarie Bank , an all red livery was introduced . Garages . East London operates five bus garages . Barking ( BK ) . As at March 2019 , Barking garage operated routes 62 , 145 , 167 , 169 , 179 , 173 , 362 , 366 and 462 . On 27 August 2017 , route 5 passed to Blue Triangle . On 30 March 2019 , route 396 passed to Blue Triangle . History . Barking garage was opened in 1924 by the London General Omnibus Company to cater for the increased demand from the new housing estates springing up in Becontree . Barking is remembered by many enthusiasts as being the last garage to operate AEC Regent III RTs on 7 April 1979 . In 1992 , it was intended to close this garage , along with those at North Street ( Romford ) and Seven Kings , in favour of a new super-garage at Chadwell Heath . As it turned out , this super-garage was not built due to the land for it being contaminated , and only Seven Kings closed . Thus , by 1994 , Barking found itself with a scheduled requirement for 109 buses , mainly Titans and Optare Deltas . Bow ( BW ) . As at July 2020 , Bow garage operated routes 8 , 25 , 205 , 277 , 425 , N8 , N25 , N205 , N277 . On 27 August 2017 , routes 15 and N15 passed to Blue Triangle . History . Opened as a tram depot by the north Metropolitan Tramways Company in 1908 on land once occupied by an asylum , it was converted to operate trolley buses in 1939 . It was converted to motor bus operation in 1959 including the installation of large overground fuel tanks . Shortly after its conversion , it took up the allocation of the nearby Clay Hall garage when that closed . The garage has had a long association with the AEC Routemaster , receiving its first examples in the early 1960s , some of which remained right up until August 2004 when the type was withdrawn from route 8 . In December 2007 , Bow took over the running of Heritage route 15 from the closed Waterden Road garage until this moved to West Ham in June 2009 . Leyton ( T ) . As at March 2019 , Leyton garage operated routes 55 , 56 , 215 , 257 , 275 , and N55 . History . Leyton garage was built in 1912 by the London General Omnibus Company to replace an existing garage acquired from London Metropolitan , and was in an ideal position to benefit from developing areas . During the Second World War the garage suffered bomb damage but was not rebuilt until a major renovation in 1955 . The garage was the first to receive post-war AEC Regent III RTs , 78 of which were allocated by 1947 , with a further 30 added for the trolleybus conversion program in 1959 . RT operation at Leyton ended in 1972 . When the London buses subsidiaries were established , Leyton was taken up by the London Forest subsidiary . In 1991 , plans to close the garage were a contributing factor in strike action by all of the companys staff , which ultimately resulted in the winding-up of London Forest , with Leyton garage passing to East London . Leyton was the first garage for another bus type in 1999 , when Stagecoach began taking delivery of low-floor Alexander ALX400 bodied Dennis Trident 2s . On 25 February 2017 , the route 48 was transferred to Arriva London . On 14 October 2017 , the route 257 was transferred from Go-Ahead London ( London General ) Romford ( NS ) . As at March 2019 , Romford garage operated routes 86 , 247 , 256 ( Morning Peak ) , 294 , 296 , 365 ( Overnight Only ) , 496 , 498 , 499 and N86 . History . Romford garage is also called North Street ( hence its NS code ) as London Transport already had a country bus garage : Romford ( London Road ) . It was opened in 1953 to take the strain off nearby Hornchurch garage , and also to cope with the new Harold Hill estate . Built in the post-war style of a London Underground station , it was initially able to house 115 buses , although only 67 were allocated when opened . The allocation grew to 90 by 1958 . In 1992 , along with Barking and Seven Kings ( which did subsequently close although due to loss of routes by competitive tender ) , the garage was earmarked for closure in favour of a new super-garage at Chadwell Heath , which ultimately was never built . By 1994 , Romford was allocated 84 buses , mainly Leyland Titans . In 2004 the allocation had dropped slightly to 76 , although with a good year of tender wins in 2005 the garage is up to full capacity . The garage was home to East London Coaches private hire operation from 1990 to 2005 when the section moved to the now closed Waterden Road garage . On 2 March 2013 Route 86 was partially transferred from this garage to West Ham ( WH ) . West Ham ( WH ) . As at March 2019 , West Ham garage operated routes 15 ( Heritage ) , 97 , 238 , 241 , 323 , 330 , 474 , 549 and D3 . On 27 August 2017 , route 115 passed to Blue Triangle . On 30 March 2019 , routes 262 and 473 passed to Tower Transit . History . The present West Ham garage was opened in February 2008 as the replacement for Stratford garage . Whilst construction work was underway , all major engineering work on its buses was carried out at Rainham . The garage became fully operational in November 2009 taking over its own maintenance . The new garage is able to hold over 350 buses . It is the biggest bus garage in England and is the new location for Stagecoach Londons head office and training centre . Former garages . Stratford ( SD ) . Stratford garage closed in February 2008 with operations transferred to West Ham to allow the site to be redeveloped for the 2012 Olympic Games . History . Stratford garage opened in 1992 . It was a large yard on an old industrial estate by the River Lea , opposite the Hackney garage which was owned by First London . It was originally called Bow Midibus Base because it housed midibuses which had been previously based at Bow and West Ham . It also operated buses with rooftop flashing beacons for the London City Airport contract . One vehicle from this garage was destroyed in the London bombings of 7 July 2005 . Thirteen passengers were killed , but the driver of the bus , George Psaradakis , escaped serious injury and was able to return to work a few weeks later . The bus was replaced in October 2005 by the first Alexander Dennis Enviro400 off the production line , which was named Spirit of London and it is now at Rainham Waterden Road ( WA ) . Waterden Road garage closed in December 2007 to allow the site to be redeveloped for the 2012 Olympic Games . History . Waterden Road opened early in 2004 with an allocation for approximately 100 buses , mainly articulated Mercedes-Benz Citaros for route 25 . By 2005 , East London had relocated both its training centre and its private hire fleet to this garage . The private hire fleet was disbanded in 2007 . The garage had been open for less than four years when Olympics work forced its closure , the training centre moving to West Ham . Upton Park ( U ) . History . Prior to West Ham being built it was the largest garage in the east end of London ; Upton Park was opened by the LRCC in 1907 but was requisitioned for the war effort in 1915 and was not returned to use until 1919 . In 1931 , it was totally revamped and enlarged to create a capacity of just over 200 buses . In 1988 , the garage operated the X15 Beckton Express using ex-Green Line AEC Routemaster RMCs . The service was a trial , and sold newspapers to commuters on board . On 16 September 2011 , Upton Park garage closed . There were no driver redundancies as a result of the garage closure as they were moved with the routes to other locations . The site was sold for redevelopment as social housing by Telford Homes in November 2014 . Fleet . As at May 2015 , East London had a peak vehicle requirement of 607 buses . External links . - Stagecoach London website