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3 unusual facts about London Country Bus Services


London Country Bus Services

There were 14 Willowbrook-bodied AEC Reliances at Hertford Garage, which had been bought by London Transport in 1965.

NBC ordered 90 AEC Reliances with 45-seat Park Royal bodies, which were originally in Green Line two-tone green but were quickly repainted in NBC local coach livery.

London Country South West: Drawlane Ltd, which became the British Bus group (sold to Cowie - now Arriva - in 1996), and now part of Arriva Guildford & West Surrey, although many routes passed to other companies, notably Metrobus and what is now Abellio Surrey which is part of Nederlandse Spoorwegen.


Countryliner

1970 brought nationalisation, and Green Line lost its link to London Transport, to become part of London Country Bus Services Ltd, which was a subsidiary of the National Bus Company.


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