Metroline by Matthew Wharmby - ISBN: 9781802829440
Paperback
London bus privatization spawns Metroline: expansion, takeovers, and constant evolution.

Metroline

After London Transport

$38.43

  • Paperback

    96 pages

  • Release Date

    30 July 2024

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Summary

When London Buses Ltd’s subsidiary companies were privatised in 1994, northwest London-based Metroline passed to its management. The company promptly took over Atlas Bus in 1995 and then doubled its size in 1998 with the acquisition of neighbouring MTL London. A new livery of red with a deep blue skirt set Metroline apart from its rivals, and in 2000 a powerful but unusually hands-off patron was secured with the company’s sale to Delgro (later ComfortDelgro) of Singapore. Since then, Metrolin…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781802829440
ISBN-10:180282944X
Author:Matthew Wharmby
Publisher:Key Publishing Ltd
Imprint:Key Publishing Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:96
Release Date:30 July 2024
Weight:284g
Dimensions:170mm x 243mm
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Metroline by Matthew Wharmby - ISBN: 9781802829440
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About The Author

Matthew Wharmby

Matthew Wharmby is an author and editor specialising in London bus history, with articles and photographs published in numerous magazines and over 25 books to his credit.

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