Who will replace Yellow Buses?

THE boss of Morebus has told how the company moved rapidly to replace Yellow Buses services after the biggest collapse of a bus operator for more than 30 years. A process that would normally take months was telescoped into barely 48 hours after administrators announced Yellow Buses would stop operating.



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The bus company is handed over to Milsted Langdon LLP, a statement by the accountants said. A loss of revenue, rising fuel prices and the general rise in inflation were all been blamed as factors for the decision.

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Articulated buses, colloquially known as bendy buses, were rarely used in the United Kingdom compared to other countries, until the turn of the millennium. This was due to a preference for the double-decker bus for use on high capacity routes.

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Some find their way into private hands where they have become anything from cafes and libraries to homes and wedding venues. Others though, are sent to scrapyards to die. They are plundered for the parts that can be reconditioned and sold on and then the waste metal is sold as scrap.

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The Council accepted his report, and it was expected that trolleybuses would run for another 10 - 15 years, but in fact closure came on 20 April 1969, with 301 being the final trolleybus to operate.

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The reason behind their colour dates to the early 1900s, when the transport system was operated by different rival companies. London General Omnibus Company (or L.G.O.C.) owned most of the buses and in 1907 painted its entire fleet red to stand out from competitors.

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There is also a factual explanation. At very start of the 20th Century, when the majority of vehicles were still drawn by horses, buses came in a range of colours. Red only rose to popularity when, in 1907, the London General Omnibus Company (LGOC) rouged-up its fleet to distinguish itself from the competition.

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Why are London's double-decker buses painted red? The answer dates back to the early 1900s, when the city's transport system was operated by different companies. To stand out from its competitors, the London General Omnibus Company decided to paint its entire fleet red.

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