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East Thames Buses

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Former London bus operator

East Thames Buses was a trading name of London Buses Limited, an arm's length subsidiary of Transport for London. In 2009, it was sold to Go-Ahead London.2 It is part of London Regional Transport.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1999Founded1

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London Bus route 1
Photo: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons5

East Thames Buses was a trading name of London Buses Limited, an arm's length subsidiary of Transport for London. In 2009, it was sold to Go-Ahead London.2

The story

East Thames Buses was formed in 1999 to take over the services operated by the failed Harris Bus. It was then retained as an accredited operator to operate services in the event of their contracted operator being unable to do so. In August 2002 it was called in to operate routes 42 and 185 following the collapse of London Easylink.

On 3 October 2009 Transport for London sold East Thames Buses to Go-Ahead London.

From Wikipedia’s article on East Thames Buses, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • London Regional Transport

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1999Founded Founded1

Sources

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