London Buses route 465

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465
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Overview
Operator RATP Dev Transit London
Garage Tolworth
Vehicle Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC
Peak vehicle requirement7
Night-timeNo night service
Route
Start Kingston upon Thames
Via Surbiton
Hook
Chessington
Malden Rushett
Leatherhead
Fetcham
Mickleham
End Dorking
Length15 miles (24 km)
Service
LevelDaily
FrequencyAbout every 30-60 minutes
Journey time50-85 minutes
Operates05:15 until 00:33

London Buses route 465 is a joint Transport for London and Surrey County Council contracted bus route in London and Surrey, England. [1] Running between Kingston upon Thames and Dorking, it is operated by RATP Dev Transit London.

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The route extends the furthest from London of all Transport for London routes. [2]

History

From around the mid-1990s, service 465 was operated by London & Country. Upon being re-tendered, it passed to Tellings-Golden Miller on 1 May 1999 and was extended past Kingston to Tellings' Fulwell Bus Garage. On 17 June 2005, route 465 was included in the sale of Tellings-Golden Miller to Travel London. [3]

In May 2006 the route was curtailed at Kingston and replaced by a new, less frequent route 481, despite a protest by a local group to keep the service. [4] [5]

Upon being re-tendered, on 30 June 2007 the route passed to Arriva Guildford & West Surrey. The contract change also saw the route withdrawn from Penrhyn Road in Kingston, due to complaints from residents over the number of buses using the road. The replacement route is via Surbiton Road and Portsmouth Road. [6]

On 3 October 2009, route 465 was included in the sale of Arriva Guildford & West Surrey's Horsham operation to Metrobus. [7] It was the only Transport for London contract to be worked out of the company's Crawley garage.

Upon being re-tendered, on 30 June 2012 the route passed to Quality Line with Optare Versas. [8]

On 25 April 2020, the route was transferred with routes 406 and 418 to London United. [9]

The route is jointly managed by Transport for London and Surrey County Council. The section between Leatherhead and Dorking is financially supported by the council. [10] [11]

Current route

Route 465 operates via these primary locations: [12] [13]

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References

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  3. Preliminary Results Year Ended 31 December 2005 Tellings-Golden Miller 5 April 2006
  4. 465 protesters ignored as bus route scrapped Richmond & Twickenham Times 5 May 2006
  5. "481 Bus Route". Mayor's Question Time. 8 May 2006. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  6. Bus service changes June 2007 Surrey County Council
  7. Go-Ahead to acquire Arriva's Horsham bus Archived 8 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Bus & Coach Professional 3 September 2009
  8. Orders placed for new buses Epsom Coaches 12 October 2011
  9. RATP reorganises and retires London's last Versas Buses issue 781 April 2020 page 24
  10. Lyons, Mark (16 February 2017). "Go-Ahead gains the 131". Buses Magazine. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  11. "465 Bus Route Saved". Mickleham Parish Council. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  12. Route 465 Map Transport for London
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