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- ↑ Companies House extract company no 864321 Whyte's Airport Services Limited
- ↑ London Bus Routes - Route H26
- ↑ Mercedes-Benz Beavers Country Bus
- ↑ London Bus Routes - Route 60
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- ↑ Review of Operations - Coaches Archived 23 November 2005 at the Wayback Machine National Express 2000
