Sullivan Buses

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Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B7TL in 2009
Founded1998
HeadquartersSouth Mimms
Service areaNorth London
Hertfordshire
Surrey
Service typeBus services
Routes28 (July 2014)
Depots2
Fleet111 (November 2020)
Chief executiveDean Sullivan
Websitewww.sullivanbuses.com

Sullivan Buses is a bus company based in South Mimms, Hertfordshire, England. Founded in 1998, it operates local bus services in and around Hertfordshire and north London including school services, rail replacement bus services in and near London, bus links in Surrey to and from Thorpe Park and vehicle hire for television programmes.

History[]

AEC Routemaster on a London Underground replacement service at Baker Street station in May 2011

Sullivan Buses was founded in 1998 by former London Underground manager Dean Sullivan.[1][2]

Sullivan Buses operates public and school bus routes in Hertfordshire and North London. Rail replacement work, particularly on the London Underground, is also operated, in 2004 it contributed to two-thirds of the company's turnover of £3 million.[1] Sullivan Buses vehicles frequently appear in film and television broadcasts and advertisements, partially because of the company's location close to the Elstree Studios, by August 2007, 20 different buses had been used in over 30 productions.[3][4]

In January 2005, Sullivan Buses purchased Southlands Travel, Pollhill in Kent, but this operation ceased in February 2007, some of the routes passing to Griffin Bus, who operated initially from Pollhill before moving to Longfield. In May 2011 Griffin Bus also ceased operating and their routes transferred over to other operators.[citation needed]

Depot[]

South Mimms (SM)[]

As at November 2020, South Mimms operated London routes 217, 298, 299, 327, 389, 399, 549, 603, 605, 606, 617, 626, 628, 629, 640, 653, 683, 688 and W9.[5] As at July 2014, it also operated 22 other routes either operated under contract to Hertfordshire County Council or commercially.

North Mymms[]

Sullivan Buses operate a maintenance facility based at North Mymms providing services to all of Sullivan's fleet.[6]

Staines[]

Sullivan operate a small garage based in Staines to maintain their Thorpe Park fleet.[6]

Fleet[]

The fleet initially was built up with ex Transport for London Leyland Olympians, Leyland Titans, MCW Metrobuses and Volvo Olympians. As at November 2020, the fleet consisted of 111 buses, including an AEC Routemaster heritage vehicle and a driver training vehicle.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Competition Commission - Summary of hearing with Sullivan Buses Ltd on 30 September 2004 Competition Commission
  2. ^ History Sullivan Buses
  3. ^ Brown, Peter (August 2007). "When buses must pass the screen test". Buses. Ian Allan Publishing (629): 30–32.
  4. ^ Film & Television Hire Sullivan Buses
  5. ^ "Sullivan Buses - list of routes". Sullivan Buses.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Sullivanbuses.co.uk
  7. ^ Bus Fleet Sullivan Buses

External links[]

Media related to Sullivan Buses at Wikimedia Commons

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