Sullivan Buses

Sullivan Buses is a bus operating company based in South Mimms, Hertfordshire, England. Founded in 1999, it operates local bus services in and around Hertfordshire including school services; rail replacement bus services in and near London; bus links in Surrey to and from Thorpe Park; and vehicle hire for television programmes.

History
Sullivan Buses is based in South Hertfordshire and was founded in 1999 by Dean Sullivan, a former London Underground manager.

Sullivan Buses operates public and school bus routes in Hertfordshire and North London. Rail replacement work, particularly on the London Underground, is also operated: in 2004 it contributed to two-thirds of the company's turnover of £3 million. Sullivan Buses vehicles frequently appear in film and television broadcasts and advertisements, partially because of the company's location close to the Elstree Studios; by August 2007, twenty different buses had been used in over 30 productions.

In January 2005, Sullivan Buses took over Southlands Travel Ltd at Pollhill, Kent, but this operation ceased in February 2007, some of the routes then being run by Griffin Bus, who operated initially from the same depot at Polhill but who are now based at Longfield, Kent.

In May 2011, Griffin Bus also ceased operating and their routes were transferred over to a variety of different operators.

On 4 February 2012, Sullivan Buses gained the contract for route 298 and are now operating it.

On 1 September 2012, Sullivan Buses gained the contract for routes 683 and 688.

On 3 September 2012, Sullivan Buses gained the contract for routes 628 and 653.

Sullivan Buses have gained the contract for route 626 from 31 August 2013.

Fleet
Sullivan Buses have a mixed variety of vehicles in their fleet:


 * 1 Dennis Trident 2 / East Lancs Myllennium Lolyne (DEL1)


 * 3 Dennis Trident 2 / East Lancs Lolyne (TN1-3)


 * 8 Dennis Trident 2 / Alexander ALX400 (ALX1-6, TAL123 and TAL132) (ALX6 for TfL school routes.)


 * 3 TransBus Trident 2 / TransBus President (PDL26, TPL926 and TPL927) (for TfL school routes.)


 * 1 Volvo B7TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini (WVL1)


 * 3 Volvo B9TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini (WVL2-4) (for TfL school routes.)


 * 5 Volvo B7TL / East Lancs Myllennium Vyking (ELV1-6) (ELV2-6 for TfL school routes)


 * 3 Volvo B7TL / Plaxton President (VP113, VP119, VPL174)


 * 1 Leyland Titan (T890) (Preserved)


 * 1 MCW Metrobus (M2) (Preserved)


 * 6 AEC Routemaster (RM1069, RMC1487, RML889, RML2272, RML2428, RML2429)


 * 11 Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart (AE1-5, AE11-16) (AE11-16 for TfL tendered routes.)


 * 1 Dennis Dart / Carlyle/Duple Dartline (DT4) (Preserved)


 * 4 Dennis Dart SLF / Caetano Nimbus (DN1-4)


 * 7 Dennis Dart SLF / Plaxton Pointer 2 (DP82, DP92, DP96, DPS574-577)