 | Photo © John Nicholas Bennett. |
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The 112 is a fairly unexciting route along the North Circular Road between Ealing and Brent Cross, although, as buses do, it dives off the main carriageway at every opportunity to provide more convenient stopping arrangements for passengers.
A surprise was the award of the route to Tellings-Golden Miller, with the route changing hands on 31 July 2004. The company has recently made acquisitions in the north west of London; it is thought that the original intention was to run the route from the Link Line base in Harlesden, although it is currently running from the former Wings base in Hayes. New 10.5m Caetano Nimbus bodied Dart SLFs were ordered, and 459 (HX04 HTT) is seen here in the early morning sun at Ealing Broadway station.
| Photo © John Nicholas Bennett. |
Following a period of operation by Atlas Bus using Leyland Lynx, it was decided to split the 112 in 1994, the Wood Green - Brent Cross section transferring to new route 232. This coincided with a protracted period of roadworks along the North Circular Road, upgrading the route to dual carriageway along much of its length. What was left of the 112 was awarded to R&I Tours, who obtained 5 unusual MAN 11.190 buses with Optare Vecta which entered service the following year. Very soon after, R&I and their North Acton base sold out to MTL, and the operation was merged with MTL London, the former London Northern subsidiary of London Buses.
London Northern was in turn sold from MTL to Metroline in 1998, with the result that most buses were repainted from MTL’s allover red into the more interesting red and blue of Metroline. North Acton depot had to be closed for re-development in September 2000, on expiry of the lease, the replacement being the former Atlas Bus premises in Harlesden! However, the 112 went instead to Cricklewood 6 weeks in advance, and was simultaneously converted to Dart operation.
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