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Abellio Operations and HR Director, Lorna Murphy supports the growth of diversity in the industry at the launch of the ‘Women in Bus and Coach’ initiative

05/12/2023

Lorna Murphy, an advocate for diversity and inclusion within the bus industry, has given her support to the launch of the Transport for London-backed Women in Bus and Coach initiative.

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Karen Morrison, Commercial Services Support Manager at Abellio London Bus announced as the Silver Winner for the UK Bus Awards 'Unsung Hero' Award.

30/11/2023

On 28 November, Karen Morrison, Commercial Services Coordinator at Abellio London Bus, was announced as the Silver Winner in the highly regarded ‘Unsung Hero’ category at the UK Bus Awards

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Abellio Wins at the Electric Vehicle Innovation and Excellence Awards

24/11/2023

On 21 November, Abellio London Bus, part of the UK Transport Group, was honoured and delighted to win the ‘Fleet Electrification Strategy of the Year Award, over 100 vehicles’ at the 2023 Electric Vehicle Innovation and Excellence Awards - the EVIEs.

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Abellio invests in 80 new Wrightbus zero-emission buses

23/11/2023

Abellio London is delighted to continue our partnership with Wrightbus to bring 80 new fully EV, zero-emission buses to our London routes.

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Abellio marks Armistice Day with Poppy Bus to raise awareness for the Royal British Legion

10/11/2023

Abellio is proud to be part of Transport for London's support for the Royal British Legion with a beautiful bus wrap to mark Armistice Day.

 

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Abellio’s New single deck EV fleet hits the roads on route 433

08/11/2023

Abellio continues to lead the way in EV expansion and rollout in London as it celebrates the official rollout of a new fleet of single-deck Caetano e.City Gold buses on Route 433.

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Abellio embraces new technology to build inclusive teams with employee engagement app, Blink.

07/11/2023

Abellio is excited to have partnered with Blink, an innovative tech business, to support our frontline operators and drivers

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Karen Morrison, Commercial Services Support Manager at Abellio London Bus announced as a finalist for the UK Bus Awards Unsung Hero Award

23/10/2023

Abellio London Bus is delighted that Karen Morrison has been announced as a finalist in the prestigious Unsung Hero category at the UK Bus Awards

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Abellio London Bus Wears It Pink

21/10/2023

Abellio London Bus turned London pink on 20 October as employees raised awareness and funds for breast cancer research.

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Abellio puts fresh wheels on the road, starting two new bus contracts

16/10/2023

Abellio is celebrating the successful mobilisation of two new contracts for routes C3 and 404.  These are now operated on Transport for London's behalf by Abellio; the C3 also sees the further expansion of Abellio’s zero-emission EV fleet.

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Abellio Operations and HR Director, Lorna Murpy,  discusses diversity within public transport with Intelligent Transport Magazine.

12/09/2023

Lorna Murphy is the first transport industry expert to be featured in a new ‘Let’s Talk Transport’ video feature for Intelligent Transport. As an expert on the bus industry and driving diversity and inclusion within it, Lorna was the ideal guest to talk about progress within the industry and hopes for the future.

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Abellio celebrates the heritage of bus travel at Imberbus and showcases the future of EV bus fleets

24/08/2023

On 19 August 2023, Abellio London Bus was incredibly proud to raise money for charity whilst celebrating the rich heritage of bus travel with the appearance of two buses at the legendary Imberbus.

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Abellio London Bus celebrates the achievement of award-winning driver Agostinho Ferreira

03/08/2023

Abellio driver Agostinho Ferreira announced as the winner of the ‘Accessibility Award’ at the TfL London bus awards ceremony in Stratford.

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Abellio’s 111th electric bus goes into operation with the launch of a full EV fleet on route 111 in West London.

18/07/2023

Abellio is celebrating the launch of its full electric fleet on Route 111 in West London. This growth in EV vehicles sees the company's 111th electric bus going into operation, on route 111.

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New Commercial Business Partner joins Abellio London Bus

13/07/2023

Abellio London Bus is delighted to announce that bus industry expert, Ian Sutton, has joined the business as Commercial Business Partner.

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Abellio Driver, Agostinho Ferreira, shortlisted for a TfL London Bus Award 

05/07/2023

Abellio driver, Agostinho Ferreira, who has served customers in London for over 10 years, has been shortlisted for the prestigious ‘Accessibility Award’ in the 2023 TfL London Bus Awards.

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Abellio bus unveiled as London’s Pride Bus

27/06/2023

Abellio is delighted and proud to support Pride and the LGBTQ+ community in London with a special Pride bus wrap.

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Abellio London Achieves ‘gold standard’ ISO 45001 Accreditation

15/06/2023

Abellio London is proud to announce that the business has achieved gold standard ISO 45001 accreditation across its six London depots. 

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Abellio London Earth Day design winners

31/05/2023

Peter Pagan and Michael Speller announced as winners of Abellio Earth Day poster competition.

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Abellio Operations Manager, Marta Leszczynska, attends Royal Garden Party

25/05/2023

Abellio Operations Manager, Marta Leszczynska, attended a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace following the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. 

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Women with drive

17/05/2023

Abellio has partnered with Transport for London on their ‘Women With Drive’ initiative, an innovative programme dedicated to attracting more women into London’s vibrant bus industry.

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Abellio celebrates the coronation of King Charles III

10/05/2023

We were honoured to share in London's celebrations over the coronation weekend

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Abellio showcases latest electric bus technology at the London Bus Museum Spring Gathering

21/04/2023

On 16 April we were delighted to be able to join the London Bus Museum Spring Gathering at their Brooklands Museum site in Weybridge.

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Abellio’s Wrighbus Electroliner; the future of London’s transport on show at the London Transport Museum Depot Day

03/04/2023

On 24-26 March 2023, we were delighted to bring one of our brand new Wrightbus Electroliners to the London Transport Museum’s Depot Open Days in Acton. These are fully electric buses that have only come into service on route 111 in West London in 2023. 

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New Head of Operations joins Abellio London Bus

24/03/2023

Experienced operations leader, Adam Shellard-Dedman, has joined Abellio London Bus in a new Head of Operations role.

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Abellio celebrates launch of route H32

15/03/2023

Fresh wheels have hit the road in West London as Abellio celebrated the first day of operation of route H32

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Abellio celebrates International Women’s Day across London Depots

09/03/2023

The Abellio community joined together across six London depots on 08 March to celebrate International Women’s day. 

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Black History Month - Chris Cummings

12/10/2022

To celebrate Black History Month (BHM) we’re sharing a series of colleague profiles from around our business, celebrating our diversity and learning from each other.

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Black History Month - Jason Ward

11/10/2022

To celebrate Black History Month (BHM) we’re sharing a series of colleague profiles from around our business, celebrating our diversity and learning from each other.

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Black History Month - Sajaleiu Barrie

10/10/2022

To celebrate Black History Month (BHM) we’re sharing a series of colleague profiles from around our business, celebrating our diversity and learning from each other.

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Abellio London showcases zero emission electric buses to Liverpool Mayor

08/08/2022

Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram today (2nd August) visited London to see some of the city’s state-of-the-art electric buses, on a fact-finding mission to see what could be delivered in the Liverpool City Region.

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Abellio London Bus opens the doors of a new depot set to power EV routes in West London.

12/07/2022

On 11 July, Abellio London Bus opened the doors on its brand new depot at Dawley Road, in Hayes. This is a purpose built operating centre that houses up to 56 buses. Routes 278, 350, 482, U5, U7 and U9 will operate from here, serving customers across West London.

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MBE for dedicated fleet manager, Mike Harvey, in the Queen’s Birthday Honour list

08/06/2022

Our Battersea depot has something very special to celebrate, as fleet manager Mike Harvey has received an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire). Mike has been awarded the prestigious honour in the Queen’s Jubilee birthday honours list.

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Abellio London sets wheels in motion on two new routes

06/05/2022

On Saturday 30 April Abellio increased its fleet size by 5% in one night as two new Transport for London bus routes came into operation with 41 additional buses.

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Proud smiles and snaps - at last - for Abellio London’s UK Bus & Coach Award Winners

14/04/2022

Two Abellio London staff who scooped awards in the Covid-affected 2021 UK Bus & Coach Awards have been recognised at a special mini-ceremony at Transport for London’s (TfL’s) headquarters.

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Two million miles for Abellio London’s groundbreaking zero-emission buses

21/03/2022

Abellio London’s Walworth depot has clocked up over two million electric bus miles - cutting emissions of carbon and nitrogen oxides, and improving the safety of passengers at the same time.

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Abellio MD joins Mayor of London on visit to Wrightbus in Ballymena

18/03/2022

On 7th March 2022, Abellio London's Managing Director joined Mayor of London Sadiq Khan on a visit to Wrightbus’ Ballymena factory, to see a fleet of new cutting-edge electric buses being made.

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New Engineering Director Joins Abellio London

10/03/2022

We’re delighted to welcome aboard Chris Remnant, who has joined Abellio London Bus as our new Engineering Director.

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Abellio commences operation of new contract for route 315

01/05/2021

On 1st May 2021, Abellio commenced operation of its latest new TfL route contract, starting route 315.  

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Abellio London trials the Caetanobus H2.City Gold Hydrogen Single Deck Bus.

19/10/2020

Abellio London undertook a trial of the Caetano H2.City Gold Hydrogen Fuel Cell zero emissions bus during the week of 19th October 2020.  The H2.City Gold is the new Caetano single deck bus powered by hydrogen with an electric drivetrain. 

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Abellio lauches Electric Bus Fleet

02/05/2020

Abellio London are proud to launch two routes featuring the fully electric Caetano e.City Gold bus from Walworth depot. The P5 route went live on 2nd May 2020, with our next fully electric route, C10 converting in June.

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Abellio London Bus orders 34 CAETANO electric buses for its TfL operation

15/07/2019

The new buses will enter service on routes C10 and P5 from March 2020. This will

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Abellio London Bus adopts fingerprint-based drug testing

11/07/2019

Abellio London Bus, one of London’s most innovative public transport companies, has become the first bus operator to adopt new fingerprint based drug testing technology to support the health and safety of its employees and customers.

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Abellio wins award for Most Innovative Transport Project at 2019 London Transport Awards

30/03/2019

Abellio London wins the award for Most Innovative Transport Project at the 2019 London Transport Awards, which were held in March 2019.

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ABELLIO LAUNCHES MOBILEYE BUS SAFETY TECHNOLOGY TRIAL

19/10/2018

One of London’s leading bus operators has launched a major trial of safety technology that aims to reduce collisions with cyclists, motorcycles, pedestrians and other vehicles.

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