London Buses route 466

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466
Overview
Operator Arriva London
Garage Croydon (TC)
Vehicle Alexander Dennis Enviro400 10.1m
Peak vehicle requirement 18
Night-time No night service.
Route
Start Addington Village
Via Shirley Park
Croydon
Purley
Old Coulsdon
End Caterham-on-the-Hill
Length 12 miles (20 km)
Service
Level Daily
Frequency About every 10-15 minutes
Journey time 39-71 minutes
Operates 05:20 to 00:53
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London Buses route 466 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Arriva London.

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History[edit]

Route 466 is similar to the original route 166. This route was planned to be diverted from its traditional terminus at Chipstead Valley to Caterham, but local opposition saw the 166 continue to serve Chipstead Valley and the 466 introduced to serve Caterham. At the other end of the route, the 166 was diverted to West Croydon, while the 466 took over its previous service to Shirley.[1] The changes were implemented in 1998, with the 466 replacing previous route 400 over the section to Caterham, with a frequency increase as a result.[2]

The introduction of the Croydon Tramlink led to substantial changes of bus services in the area. Route 466 was amended to only run as far as Shirley Library and Shirley Way, and diverted at Trinity School to Addington Village.[1]

The route was at first run by Arriva London, but 2003 saw major expansion for Metrobus who won the contract to operate the 466 that year.[3] It was run from the company's Croydon (C) and a batch of Scania Omnidekkas were ordered.

The contract transferred back to Arriva London on 30 August 2008. New Alexander Dennis Enviro400s were introduced, but electrical problems on the vehicles led to reliability issues.[4] In October 2008 the route was criticised for seeing too many southbound journeys turn short at Old Coulsdon.[5] Residents began a petition to improve reliability on the route, receiving around 700 signatures by December 2008.[6] On 17 January 2009, Arriva introduced extra vehicles to the 466 to allow longer layovers and reduce the need to turn journeys short.[7]

Current route[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Route 466 londonbusroutes.net
  2. ^ TfL bus routes crossing boundary into Tandridge - Freedom of Information request
  3. ^ Metrobus - Company History
  4. ^ "Shambolic" bus service is slammed by drivers and passengers - Croydon Advertiser
  5. ^ Controversy over Croydon bus route continues - Croydon Advertiser
  6. ^ This is Surrey Today: Angry bus passengers demand action on troubled 466 route
  7. ^ Victory for 466 bus campaigners - Croydon Advertiser

External links[edit]
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