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Arriva London Alexander Dennis Enviro400 at Addington Village tram stop in June 2014
Overview
OperatorArriva London
GarageCroydon (TC)
VehicleAlexander Dennis Enviro400 10.1m
Peak vehicle requirement18
Night-timeNo night service
Route
StartAddington Village tram stop
ViaShirley Park
Croydon
Purley
Old Coulsdon
EndCaterham-on-the-Hill
Length12 miles (19 km)
Service
LevelDaily
Frequency10-15 minutes
Journey time39-71 minutes
Operates05:20 to 00:53

London Buses route 466 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Addington Village tram stop and Caterham-on-the-Hill, it is operated by Arriva London.

History

Arriva London MCW Metrobus at Addington Village tram stop in May 2000

On 20 May 2000 the route extended to Addington Village tram stop coinciding with the opening of the Croydon Tramlink. Upon being re-tendered, on 30 August 2003 it passed to Metrobus's Godstone garage with East Lancs bodied Scania OmniDekka's, moving to Croydon in early 2006.[1]

On next being tendered it returned to Arriva London's Croydon garage on 30 August 2008 with new Alexander Dennis Enviro400s were introduced.[2]

Electrical problems on the vehicles led to reliability issues.[3] In October 2008 the route was criticised for seeing too many southbound journeys turn short at Old Coulsdon.[4] Residents began a petition to improve reliability on the route, receiving around 700 signatures by December 2008.[5] On 17 January 2009, Arriva introduced extra vehicles to the 466 to allow longer layovers and reduce the need to turn journeys short.[6]

Current route

References

  1. ↑ Metrobus - Company History
  2. ↑ Bus tender results Route 466 Transport for London 20 December 2007
  3. ↑ Hill, Jolene (2008-09-12). ""Shambolic" bus service is slammed by drivers and passengers". This is Croydon. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  4. ↑ "Controversy over Croydon bus route continues". This is Croydon. 2008-09-01. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  5. ↑ This is Surrey Today: Angry bus passengers demand action on troubled 466 route
  6. ↑ Victory for 466 bus campaigners - Croydon Advertiser
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