London area operators and their garages

Contacts

Most bus routes in London are operated by various companies under management contracts to London Buses, part of Transport for London. Complaints, commendations, comments and suggestions relating to these should therefore be directed to TfL.
London Buses Customer Services, 4th Floor, Zone G7, Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ
phone: 0845 300 7000
email: customerservices@tfl-buses.co.uk

For commercial or county council tendered routes, or for issues such as bus driver recruitment, contact the relevant company. For lost property, contact the company within 4 days of loss, or TfL's lost property office thereafter. The following routes are outside the London Buses network, and in these cases you should contact the operator directly: 7 (First Berkshire), 8 (Arriva The Shires
Redline Buses evenings), 32 (Arriva Southern Counties
Coaches Excetera (Sun)), 58 (First Berkshire), 60 (First Berkshire), 61 (First Berkshire), 71 (First Berkshire), 75 (First Berkshire), 76 (First Berkshire), 77 (First Berkshire), 78 (First Berkshire), 84 (Metroline), 242 (Metroline / Sullivan Buses / Uno), 255 (Roadrunner), 265 (First Capital), 269 (Travel with Hunny), 305 (Bear Buses), 306 (Sullivan Buses), 398 (Sullivan Buses), 400 (Metrobus), 402 (Arriva Southern Counties), 409 (Metrobus), 420 (Metrobus), 429 (Go-CoachHire), 441 (Abellio Surrey), 458 (Abellio Surrey), 459 (Abellio Surrey), 460 (Metrobus), 461 (Abellio Surrey), 477 (Arriva Kent & Medway), 479 (Sunray Coaches), 489 (Coaches Excetera), 505 (Network Harlow), 513 (Abellio Surrey), 514 (Abellio Surrey), 515 (Abellio Surrey), 515A (Abellio Surrey), 516 (Coaches Excetera), 540 (Metrobus), 555 (Abellio Surrey), 557 (Abellio Surrey), 575 (London General), 580 (Carousel Buses), 581 (Carousel Buses), 583 (Redline Buses), 610 (Uno), 614 (Uno), 615 (Uno), 644 (Uno), 724 (Network Harlow), 740 (Carousel Buses), 812 (CT Plus), A30 (Carousel Buses), A40 (Carousel Buses), E16 (Quality Line), KU1 (Tellings-Golden Miller), KU2 (Tellings-Golden Miller), KU3 (Tellings-Golden Miller), KU5 (Tellings-Golden Miller), R21 (Red Rose Travel), X80 (Ensignbus), 668 (Coaches Excetera), 820 (Metrobus), 866 (London General), 868 (Edward Thomas), E15 (Quality Line), R17 (Red Eagle), Please check on the routes page if you don’t know the name of the operator of your route – the operators are named on the right.

If you do not receive a satisfactory response or resolution to your comments, you should contact:
London TravelWatch, Dexter House, 2 Royal Mint Court, London, EC3N 4QN
phone: 020 3176 2999
web: www.londontravelwatch.org.uk

Garage code index

These are the codes used in this site to identify bus garages, or official codes.
A AC AD AE AF AH AL AR AS AV BC BE BF BK BL BN BR BT BV BW BX C CN CT CY DM DT DX E EB EC EW FDP FW G GR GY HA HD HF HH HI HK HO HS HT HZ KC LI LV MB ME MW MY N NC NF NP NS NW NX ON PA PB PD PK PL PM PT PV Q QB RA RH RM RN S SF SH SI SM SN SO SP SS SW T TB TC TF TG TH TK TL TP TS TV TW UB UX V W WB WD WE WH WJ WK WL WN WS X

Operator & Garage list

The table below is arranged by operator, listed alphabetically according to fleet/trading name in bold. The addresses for the company headquarters are written in red underneath, alongside the legal company names.

The left hand column gives the reference code for the garage. These are usually offical codes used by the operators, but those written in parentheses are unofficial codes. The second column gives the name of the garage/operating centre, the third the address. Some of these operators have other garages that do not operate any London routes. You must remember that bus garages are private property, and if you wish to visit a depot you must obtain permission before entering the site.

The fourth column is the list of London area routes, but in some cases the garages operate other bus routes, or other kinds of work such as coaching, which are not listed. Beware that just because a garage is shown as operating on a particular route does not mean it is the only, or the main, garage to do so. The fifth column is the garage PVR, or the maximum number of buses on the road on these routes at any one time. Of course, all garages have spare vehicles allocated in addition, and in some cases driver trainers etc. Please note that these figures include only the "main network" of TfL contracted or LLSA routes – some garages also operate non-TfL or non-London services, coaches, rail replacements etc. These figures are also subtotalled by company and by group.

The last column gives the official LBSL garage code (see foot of page for more information on garage codes).

The data in this table is available as a CSV file, suitable for importing into spreadsheet programs such as MS Excel.

Abellio				502 (6.59%)
Abellio London Ltd.		301 Camberwell New Road, London, SE5 0TF		386 (5.06%)
QB	Battersea	Silverthorne Road, Battersea, London, SW8 3HE	3 156 211 344 414 452 C2 C3 C10 Night routes: N3 344 C2	164	QB
BC	Beddington	Unit 10, Beddington Cross, Beddington Farm Road, Croydon, CR0 4XH	152 157 322 407 434 455 P13 T33 School/mobility routes: 931	79	BC
WL	Walworth	301 Camberwell New Road, London, SE5 0TF	35 40 100 172 188 343 381 484 Night routes: N35 188 N343 N381	143	WL
Abellio West London Ltd.		301 Camberwell New Road, London, SE5 0TF		116 (1.52%)
BF	Byfleet	Unit 20A Wintersells Road, Byfleet, Surrey, KT14 7LF	Other routes: 441 458 459 461 513 514 515 515A 555 557	0	TG
TF	Fulwell	The Old Tram Depot, Stanley Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW2 5NP	117 235 290 481 490 H20 H25 H26 R68 R70 School/mobility routes: 969	86	TF
WS	Hayes	West London Coach Centre, North Hyde Gardens, Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 4QT	112 350 H28 U7 U9	30	WS
Arriva				1500 (19.68%)
Arriva East Herts & Essex Ltd.		Fourth Avenue, Harlow, Essex, CM20 1DU		0 (0.00%)
HA	Harlow	Fourth Avenue, Harlow, Essex	Other routes: 505 724	0	HA
WE	Ware	Marsh Lane, Ware, Hertfordshire	London routes: none at present.	0	WE
Arriva Kent & Medway		Invicta House, Armstrong Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6TY		0 (0.00%)
NF	Northfleet	London Road, Northfleet, Kent, DA11	Other routes: 477	0	NF
Arriva Kent Thameside		Invicta House, Armstrong Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6TY		98 (1.29%)
DT	Dartford	Central Road, Dartford, Kent, DA1	160 286 428 492 B12 B13 B15	56	DT
GY	Grays	Unit 7, Europa Park, London Road, Grays, Essex, RM20 4DB	66 256 346 370 375 499	42	GY
(SS)	Southend	20 Short Street, Southend on Sea, SS2 5BY	London routes: none at present.	0
Arriva London North Ltd.		16 Watsons Road, Wood Green, London, N22 7TZ		872 (11.44%)
AE	Ash Grove	Mare Street, South Hackney, London, E8 4RH	38 78 106 168 254	88	AE
DX	Barking	638 Ripple Road, Barking, IG11 0ST	128 135 150 173 325 Night routes: 128 School/mobility routes: 647 678	64	DX
CT	Clapton	15 Bohemia Place, Mare Street, London, E8 1DU	38 242 393 Night routes: N38 242	94	CT
EC	Edmonton	Unit 1E, Towpath Road, Stonehill Business Park, London E4	London routes: none at present.	0	EC
E	Enfield	Southbury Road, Ponders End, Middlesex, EN3 4HX	121 279 307 313 317 327 349 377 491 Night routes: N279 School/mobility routes: 313	107	E
LV	Leeside Road	Leeside Road, Tottenham, London, N17 0SG	34 192 318 341 379 397 444 W3 W6 W11 Night routes: 341 School/mobility routes: 657	111	LV
AD	Palmers Green	Regents Avenue, Palmers Green, London, N13 5UR	34 102 125 329 Night routes: 102 School/mobility routes: 629 634	55	AD
SF	Stamford Hill	Rookwood Road, London N16 6SS	67 73 253 Night routes: N73 N253	84	SF
AR	Tottenham	Philip Lane, Tottenham, London, N15 4JB	41 67 76 123 149 243 Night routes: N41 N76 149 243	138	AR
WN	Wood Green	Jolly Butchers Hill, High Road, Wood Green, London, N22 7TZ	29 141 144 184 221 382 Night routes: N29 School/mobility routes: 184 617	131	WN
Arriva London South Ltd.		Bus Garage, Brighton Road, Croydon, CR2 6EL		458 (6.01%)
CN	Beddington	Beddington Farm Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0	London routes: none at present.	0	CN
BN	Brixton	39 Streatham Hill, London, SW2 4TB Outstation (rtes 59/319): Brixton Hill, SW2	50 59 109 137 159 319 Night routes: N109 159	139	BN
TC	Croydon	Brighton Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR2 6EL	60 166 194 197 264 312 403 412 466 T31 Night routes: N133 264 School/mobility routes: 405 627 685	115	TC
N	Norwood	Ernest Avenue, West Norwood, London, SE27 0HN	2 59 133 176 415 417 432 Night routes: N2 N137 176 School/mobility routes: 690	118	N
TH	Thornton Heath	719 London Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 6AU	198 250 255 289 410 450 Night routes: 250	86	TH
Arriva Southern Counties		Invicta House, Armstrong Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6TY		0 (0.00%)
(ME)	Maidstone		London routes: none at present.	0
(TW)	Tunbridge Wells	St. John's Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent	Other routes: 402	0	TS
Arriva The Shires Ltd.		487 Dunstable Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 8DS		72 (0.94%)
WB	High Wycombe	Lincoln Road, Cressex Business Park, High Wycombe, HP12 3RH	London routes: none at present.	0	HI
GR	Watford (Garston)	Marshwood House, 934 St. Albans Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD2 6NN	London network routes: 142 258 268 288 303 305 340 H2 H3 H18 H19 School/mobility routes: 631 640 642 Other routes: 8	72	GR
The Original Tour		25 Jews Row, Wandsworth, SW18		0 (0.00%)
WD	Wandsworth	25 Jews Row, Wandsworth, SW18	London routes: none at present.	0	WD
RH	Rainham	Denver Industrial Estate, Ferry Lane, Rainham, Essex RM13 9DD	London routes: none at present.	0
CT Plus				69 (0.91%)
CT Plus Ltd		2 Hertford Road, Dalston, London, N1 5SH		69 (0.91%)
(HK)	Ash Grove	Mare Street, South Hackney, London, E8	London network routes: 153 212 309 385 388 394 W5 W12 W13 School/mobility routes: 675 W13 Other routes: 812	69	HK
Ensignbus				0 (0.00%)
Ensign Bus Co Ltd		Juliette Close, Purfleet Industrial Park, Aveley, South Ockendon, RM15 4YF		0 (0.00%)
(PT)	Purfleet	Juliette Close, Purfleet Industrial Park, Aveley, South Ockendon, RM15 4YF	Other routes: X80	0
First				884 (11.60%)
First Beeline Bracknell		Coldborough House, Market Street, Bracknell, RG12 1JA		0 (0.00%)
BL	Bracknell	Coldborough House, Market Street, Bracknell	London routes: none at present.	0	BR
First Beeline Slough		Brunel Bus Station, Wellington Street, Slough, SL1 1XN		0 (0.00%)
SH	Slough	Stanley Cottages, Stoke Road, Slough	Other routes: 58 60 61 71 75 76 77 78	0	SH
First Capital East Ltd. First Capital North Ltd.		3rd Floor B block, MacMillan House, Paddington, London, W2 1TY		268 (3.52%)
DM	Dagenham	73 Chequers Lane, Dagenham, Essex, RM9 6QJ	London network routes: 58 165 179 193 252 365 368 498 Night routes: 365 School/mobility routes: 608 646 648 652 656 667 679 686 Other routes: 265	85	RN
LI	Lea Interchange	151 Ruckholt Road, Leyton, London, E10 5PB	25 26 30 58 236 308 339 RV1 W14 W15 Night routes: 25 N26 School/mobility routes: 686	183	HO
Centrewest London Buses Ltd.		3rd Floor B block, MacMillan House, Paddington, London, W2 1TY		616 (8.08%)
ON	Alperton	Ealing Road, Alperton, Middlesex, HA0	83 223 224 245 487 Night routes: 83	75	ON
AS	Atlas Road	Atlas Road, Harlesden, London, NW10	28 31 266 328 Night routes: N28 N31 266	98	AS
G	Greenford	Council Depot, Greenford Road, Greenford	92 95 282 E1 E3 E5 E7 E9 E10	117	G
HS	Hayes	Swallowfield Way, Hayes	195 207 427 Night routes: N207	71	HZ
UX	Uxbridge	Bakers Road, Uxbridge	331 607 A10 U1 U2 U3 U4 U5 U10	86	UX
X	Westbourne Park	Great Western Road, London, W9	9 23 70 295 Night routes: 23 295	70	X
WJ	Willesden Junction	Station Road, Harlesden, NW10	18 187 206 226 228 Night routes: N18	99	WJ
Tram Operations Limited		22 Coomber Way, Beddington, Croydon, CR0 4TQ		27 (0.35%)
(TK)	Therapia Lane	22 Coomber Way, Beddington, Croydon, CR0 4TQ	1 2 3 4	27	TK
Go-Ahead				1811 (23.76%)
Blue Triangle Buses Ltd.		18 Merton High Street, London, SW19 1DN		90 (1.18%)
BE	Rainham	Unit 3C, Denver Trading Estate, Ferry Lane, Rainham, Essex, RM13 9BU	20 167 300 347 362 364 376 462 EL1 EL2 W19 Night routes: EL1 School/mobility routes: 649 650 651 674	90	BE
Docklands Buses Limited		18 Merton High Street, London, SW19 1DN		83 (1.09%)
SI	Silvertown	Factory Road, Silvertown, London, E16	276 425 474 549 573 D6 D7 D8 Night routes: 474 N551 School/mobility routes: 150 673	83	SI
London Central Bus Co Ltd		18 Merton High Street, London, SW19 1DN		535 (7.02%)
BX	Bexleyheath	Erith Road, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA7 6BX	89 132 229 401 422 486 B11 B16 Night routes: N21 N89 School/mobility routes: 625 658 661 669	111	BX
Q	Camberwell	1 Warner Road, Camberwell, London, SE5 9LU	12 45 68 185 345 355 360 468 P5 X68 Night routes: 12 N68 345	193	Q
NX	New Cross	208 New Cross Road, London, SE14	21 36 108 129 171 225 321 436 Night routes: N21 108 N171 321	159	NX
PM	Peckham	Blackpool Road, Peckham, London, SE15 3SE	36 37 63 363 P12 X68 Night routes: 36 37 N63	72	PM
London General Transport Services Ltd		18 Merton High Street, London, SW19 1DN		816 (10.70%)
BV	Belvedere	Burts Wharf, Crabtree Manorway North, Belvedere, DA17 6LJ	180 244 Night routes: N1 School/mobility routes: 669	27	BV
MW	Mandela Way	Mandela Way, SE1 5SS	1 42 453 507 521 Night routes: N1 453 School/mobility routes: 624 658	70	MW
AL	Merton	High Street, London, SW19 1DN	22 44 77 118 155 163 164 200 201 219 249 270 280 Night routes: N155 School/mobility routes: 163 655	164	AL
NP	Northumberland Park	Marsh Lane, Tottenham, London, N18 0XB	London network routes: 191 231 257 259 299 357 389 399 476 W4 W10 W16 School/mobility routes: 616 692 699 Other routes: 575	117	NP
AF	Putney	10 Chelverton Road, London, SW15 1RN	14 22 74 85 424 430 Night routes: 14 N22 N74 85 School/mobility routes: 670	112	AF
SW	Stockwell	Binfield Road, London, SW4 6ST	11 19 87 88 170 196 315 333 337 Night routes: N11 N19 N44 N87 88 School/mobility routes: 639 670	160	SW
A	Sutton	Bushey Road, Sutton, SM1 1QJ	London network routes: 80 93 151 154 164 213 413 Night routes: 93 N155 213 Other routes: 866	82	A
PL	Waterside Way	Waterside Way, London, SW17 0HB	39 485 493 G1	44	PL
RA	Waterloo	Cornwall Road, London, SE1 8TE	507 521	40	RA
Metrobus Ltd		Wheatstone Close, Manor Royal, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 9UA		287 (3.76%)
CY	Crawley	Wheatstone Close, Manor Royal, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 9UA	Other routes: 400 409 420 460 540 820	0	MY
C	Croydon	134 Beddington Lane, Beddington, CR9 4ND	54 64 75 119 127 130 202 293 359 405 T32 Night routes: N64 School/mobility routes: 293 612	110	C
FDP	Faraday Way (outstation of MB)	Faraday Way, Orpington, Kent, BR5 3QR	London routes: none at present.	0
MB	Orpington	Oak Farm, Farnborough Hill, Green Street Green, Orpington, Kent, BR6 6DA	126 138 146 161 162 181 233 261 284 320 336 352 353 358 367 464 B14 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 Night routes: 119 School/mobility routes: 654	177	MB
Metroline				952 (12.49%)
Metroline Travel Ltd.		329 Edgware Road, Dollis Hill, London, NW2 6JP		952 (12.49%)
AH	Brentford	Commerce Road, Brentford, Middlesex, TW8 8LZ	190 209 237 E2 E8 School/mobility routes: 609	69	AH
W	Cricklewood	329 Edgware Road, Dollis Hill, London, NW2 6JP	16 32 139 143 189 210 232 316 326 332 C11 Night routes: N16 139 189 School/mobility routes: 143 632 643	188	W
EW	Edgware	Approach Road, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 7AN	107 113 186 204 240 Night routes: N5 N98 N113 School/mobility routes: 606	71	EW
HD	Harrow Weald	467 High Road, Harrow Weald, Middlesex, HA3 6EJ	140 182 H12 Night routes: N16 140	58	HD
HT	Holloway	37A Pemberton Gardens, London, N19 5RR	4 17 24 43 91 134 271 390 603 W7 Night routes: N5 N20 24 43 N91 134 271 390 School/mobility routes: 143	196	HT
KC	King's Cross	Freight Lane, London N1	46 214 274 Night routes: 214	54	KC
NW	North Wembley	GEC Estate, East Lane, Wembley, Middlesex, HA9 7RQ	London routes: none at present.	0	NW
PB	Potters Bar	High Street, Potters Bar, Herts, EN6 5BE	London network routes: 82 217 234 263 383 384 W8 W9 Night routes: N20 N91 School/mobility routes: 626 Other routes: 84 242	100	PB
PV	Perivale [East]	Alperton Lane, Western Avenue, Greenford, Middlesex, UB6 8DW	London routes: none at present.	0	PV
PA	Perivale (West)	Unit 12, Perivale Industrial Park, Horsenden Lane South, Greenford, Middlesex, UB6 7RL	7 79 90 105 297 395 E6 Night routes: N7 105 297 School/mobility routes: 611	97	PA
AC	Willesden	287 High Road, Willesden, London, NW10 2JY	6 52 98 260 302 460 Night routes: 6 52 N98	119	AC
RATP Dev				758 (9.94%)
London United Busways Ltd		Busways House, Wellington Road, Fulwell, Middlesex, TW2 5NX		685 (8.99%)
FW	Fulwell	Wellington Road, Fulwell, Middlesex, TW2 5NX	33 65 71 110 131 216 267 281 371 Night routes: 33 65 281 School/mobility routes: 671 681 691	144	FW
AV	Hounslow	Kingsley Road, Hounslow	81 111 120 203 222 H32 H37 H98 Night routes: N9 27 111 School/mobility routes: 696 697	125	AV
HH	Hounslow Heath	Tamian Way, Hounslow, Middlesex, TW4 6BL	116 216 285 423 482 H22 H91 Night routes: 285 School/mobility routes: 635 698	73	WK
PK	Park Royal	Atlas Road, Harlesden, London, NW10 6DN	220 283 440 E11	56	PK
S	Shepherd's Bush	Wells Road, London, W12	49 72 94 148 272 C1 Night routes: 72 94 N97 148 220	114	S
V	Stamford Brook	72-74 Chiswick High Road, London, W4	9 10 27 391 419 Night routes: 10	99	V
TV	Tolworth	Kingston Road, Tolworth	57 265 K1 K2 K3 K4 Night routes: 57 School/mobility routes: 613 665 965	74	TV
NC	Twickenham	The Skills Centre, Twickenham Trading Estate, Rugby Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 1DU	London routes: none at present.	0	NC
H. R. Richmond Ltd (Epsom Buses/Quality Line)		3 Roy Richmond Way, Epsom, Surrey, KT19 9AF		73 (0.96%)
(EB)	Epsom	3 Roy Richmond Way, Epsom, Surrey, KT19 9AF	London network routes: 404 406 411 418 463 465 467 470 K5 S1 S3 S4 X26 School/mobility routes: 463 641 Other routes: E16 E15	73	EB
Southdown PSV				0 (0.00%)
Southdown PSV Ltd		Unit 3 Silverwood, Snow Hill, Copthorne, West Sussex, RH10 3EN		0 (0.00%)
(SP)	Copthorne	Unit 3 Silverwood, Snow Hill, Copthorne, West Sussex, RH10 3EN	London routes: none at present.	0
Stagecoach London				979 (12.84%)
East London Bus & Coach Co. Ltd.		Stephenson Street, Canning Town, London, E16 4SA		590 (7.74%)
BK	Barking	205 Longbridge Road, Barking, Essex, IG11 8UE	5 15 62 101 145 169 366 387 396 Night routes: N15 School/mobility routes: 687	114	BK
BW	Bow	Fairfield Road, Bow, London, E3 2QP	5 8 15 205 277 Night routes: N8 N15 205	100	BW
T	Leyton	High Road, Leyton, London, E10 6AD	48 55 56 97 215 230 275 Night routes: N55 69	107	T
NS	Romford	North Street, Romford, Essex, RM1 1DS	86 103 175 247 256 294 296 496 Night routes: N86	91	NS
WH	West Ham	Stephenson Street, Canning Town, London, E16 4SA	15 69 86 97 104 115 147 158 238 241 262 323 330 473 488 D3 Night routes: 277 N550	178	WH
East London Bus Ltd.		Stephenson Street, Canning Town, London, E16 4SA		46 (0.60%)
RM	Rainham	Unit 2, Albright Industrial Estate, Ferry Lane, Rainham, Essex, RM13 9BU	174 248 287 372	46	RM
South East London & Kent Bus Co. Ltd.		Stephenson Street, Canning Town, London, E16 4SA		343 (4.50%)
TB	Bromley	111 Hastings Road, Bromley, Kent, BR2 8NH	61 208 227 246 269 314 School/mobility routes: 636 637 638 664	76	TB
TL	Catford	180 Bromley Road, Catford, London, SE6 2XA	47 124 136 178 199 273 354 356 380 P4 Night routes: N47 N136 School/mobility routes: 621 660	104	TL
PD	Plumstead	Pettman Crescent, Plumstead, London, SE28 0BJ	51 53 96 99 122 177 291 386 469 472 Night routes: 53 472 School/mobility routes: 601 602 672	163	PD
Sullivan Buses				15 (0.20%)
Sullivan Buses Ltd.		First Floor, Deards House, South Mimms Service Area, St. Albans Road, Potters Bar, Herts, EN6 3NE		15 (0.20%)
SM	South Mimms	South Mimms Services, Potters Bar, Herts	London network routes: 298 School/mobility routes: 628 653 683 688 Other routes: 242 306 398	15	SN
(TP)	Thorpe Park	Thorpe Park, Staines Road, Chertsey, KT16 8PH	London routes: none at present.	0
Transdev				126 (1.65%)
London Sovereign Limited		Busways House, Wellington Road, Fulwell, Middlesex, TW2 5NX		126 (1.65%)
BT	Edgware	Approach Road, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 7AN	13 114 183 251 292 324 Night routes: N13 School/mobility routes: 605	83	BT
SO	Harrow	331 Pinner Road, Harrow	398 H9 H10 H11 H13 H14 H17	43	SO
Uno				0 (0.00%)
University Bus Ltd		College Lane, Hatfield, AL10 9AB		0 (0.00%)
(HF)	Hatfield	Gypsy Moth Avenue, Hatfield Business Park, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 9BS	Other routes: 242 610 614 615 644	0	UB

The grand total PVR is 7623.

LBSL Codes

Every garage operating services that form part of the LBSL network is given an official LBSL garage code (right hand column). Such codes are given not only to garages running LBSL contracts, but also to those running commercial bus services under London Bus agreements. There is also a code for the Croydon Tramlink! The codes are used internally by LBSL, for administrative purposes.

Many operators also give their garages codes, sometimes for similar administrative reasons, or sometimes – particularly where they only have one garage – for "enthusiast reasons". These are not always the same as the LBSL codes, although they often are.

Many of the codes are long-established, going back to LBL (and in many cases LGOC) days, and are well-known among staff and enthusiasts. There is usually some sort of logic to the code allocated. In the early part of the 20th Century, the London General Omnibus Company (LGOC) allocated its garages codes by going through the alphabet – initially A, B, C, etc; and then AA, AB, AC, etc. Codes allocated since often reflect the geographical name of the garage (e.g. Fulwell, Alperton, New Cross (NX)), although some have since been renamed (HT, Holloway, was called Highgate).

Since the start of tendering in 1985, some codes have also reflected the name of the owning company, examples being AH (Armchair, Brentford), EL (Eastern National, Chelmsford), BE (Blue Triangle, Rainham). Such company names may not still be in use today: DX (Arriva London North East, Barking) originates from Dix Travel, which was absorbed into Grey-Green, becoming their Dagenham operation, and subsequently relocated to Barking, and now absorbed by Arriva. Similarly, Hounslow Heath code WK originates from Westlink, although parts of the company now use HH to distance themselves from some of Westlink's more dubious practices! FE comes from F. E. Thorpe & sons, sold out to Metroline; in this case TfL have changed the official code to a geographical one, PA. WS comes from Wings of Uxbridge, who subsequently sold their bus operations to Tellings-Golden Miller (who used a code of TM internally), who in turn sold the operations to Travel London. The official code FR for Metrobus's former Crayford base is especially obscure, referring to the original owner, one Chris Freeman of Freeman’s Coaches, which was absorbed into Crystals, which subsequently sold out to T-GM in 2003, who then sold it on to Metrobus in 2005! (Thanks to David Stewart of LOTS for that one.)

In several cases (TB/TC/TL and QB) the code reflects both the location (Bromley/Croydon/Lewisham (Catford), Battersea) and the original owning company (Tilling, Q-Drive).

BT (London Sovereign, Edgware) originally came from Borehamwood Town, depot of the erstwhile BTS, which was subsequently bought out by Sovereign and re-located to Edgware. The code also rather conveniently former the first two letters of the company name, and was therefore adopted by LT.

Some garage codes have been used for more than one garage over the years, sometimes when an entire garage has moved such as at Peckham (PM), and sometimes when a code has been "dormant" for some years and then been reused. Some premises have had different codes at different times in their life, and indeed four (Edgware, Greenford, Fulwell and Ash Grove) currently have two codes simultaneously, one for each operator.

Thanks to David Connor for most of the above information.

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