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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== Route 466 commenced on 29 August 1998 between Shirley Inn and Caterham-on-the-Hill replacing route 166 between Shirley and Croydon and route 400 between Croydon and Caterham. It was operated by Croydon garage with Leyland Olympians and MCW Metrobuses.〔(Route 466: Addington Village - Caterham-on-the-Hill ) London Buses 22 March 2013〕 On 20 May 2000 it was 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.〔〔(Metrobus - Company History )〕 On next being tendered it returned to Arriva London's Croydon garage on 30 August 2008 with new Alexander Dennis Enviro400s were introduced.〔〔(Bus tender results Route 466 ) Transport for London 20 December 2007〕 Electrical problems on the vehicles led to reliability issues.〔("Shambolic" bus service is slammed by drivers and passengers - Croydon Advertiser )〕 In October 2008 the route was criticised for seeing too many southbound journeys turn short at Old Coulsdon.〔(Controversy over Croydon bus route continues - Croydon Advertiser )〕 Residents began a petition to improve reliability on the route, receiving around 700 signatures by December 2008.〔(This is Surrey Today: Angry bus passengers demand action on troubled 466 route )〕 On 17 January 2009, Arriva introduced extra vehicles to the 466 to allow longer layovers and reduce the need to turn journeys short.〔(Victory for 466 bus campaigners - Croydon Advertiser )〕 Arriva London retained upon be re-tendered, commencing a new contract on 31 August 2013, which included the refurbishment of the existing Enviro 400's. This was completed at the end of 2014〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「London Buses route 466」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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