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Thorpes
ParentComfortDelGro
Ceased operationJanuary 2007
Service areaLondon
Depots2
Fleet66 (August 2004)

Thorpes[1] was an English bus operator. It operated services under contract to Transport for London.

History

Thorpes was a coach operator that diversified into operating bus services under contract to Transport for London in the 1990s. In October 2001 it purchased the business of London Traveller.

In August 2004, the business was purchased by ComfortDelGro.[2][3] In January 2007, ComfortDelGro integrated Thorpes into its Metroline subsidiary.[4]

Routes operated included 70, 187, 210, 487, 705, 981 and SL2.

References

  1. ^ Companies House extract company no 2544617 FE Thorpe & Sons Limited
  2. ^ Metroline snaps up Thorpes Bus & Coach Professional 6 August 2004
  3. ^ Annual Report 2004 ComfortDelGro
  4. ^ History Metroline