East London (bus company)
East London's flagship bus, a prototype Alexander Dennis Enviro400 at Brooklands Museum, used to commemorate the 7/7 London bombings
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| Parent | Stagecoach |
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| Founded | 1 April 1989 |
| Headquarters | West Ham |
| Service area |
Central London East London |
| Service type | Bus services |
| Routes | 47 (May 2015) |
| Hubs |
Barking Bow Canning Town Ilford Leyton Romford Stratford Walthamstow |
| Depots | 5 |
| Website | www.stagecoachbus.com |
East London is a bus company operating in East London. It is a subsidiary of Stagecoach and operates services under contract to Transport for London.
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.
When privatised East London had a red livery with a grey skirt. This was replaced by Stagecoach's 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.
East London operates five bus garages.
As at April 2017, Barking garage operated routes 5, 62, 145, 167, 169, 362, 366, 387, 396, 462 and N15.
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