Timeline:
Late 1988/ early 1989: Metroline was born, when the running of the capital’s buses were separated into separate companies.
October 1994: Metroline was privatised, with an employee and management buyout.
July 1997: Metroline floated on the stock exchange. Metroline became Metroline Plc with Metroline Travel becoming a bus operating subsidary.
August 1998: Metroline purchased MTL London, as well as Scottish Citylink from National Express.
March 2000: Metroline was sold to a Singaporean company, DelGro Corporation.
January 2001: Metroline formed Aedart, a Dublin based bus company. Metroline became the first UK based operator to enter the Irish market.
April 2003: DelGro Corp merged with Comfort Group, forming the current owner ComfortDelGro
August 2004: Metroline purchased Thorpes.
November 2004: Metroline purchased E. H. Mundy Holdings Ltd, the owner of Armchair.
2006: The coaching side of Armchair was merged into Westbus.
January 2007: Armchair and Thorpes lost their individual identities as they were absorbed into Metroline.
June 2013: Metroline purchased 5 garages off First, which were also operated under a separate license, Metroline West.
2019: Metroline acquired SG, Lampton, the former Westbus base. Westbus then moved to Hayes.
September 2021: Alperton garage closed to make way for redevlopment.
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