Sullivan Buses


Sullivan Buses is a bus company based in South Mimms, Hertfordshire, England. Founded in 1998, it operates local bus services in and around Hertfordshire and north London 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 was founded in 1998 by former London Underground manager Dean Sullivan.
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, 20 different buses had been used in over 30 productions.
In January 2005, Sullivan Buses purchased Southlands Travel, Pollhill in Kent, but this operation ceased in February 2007, some of the routes passing to Griffin Bus, who operated initially from Pollhill before moving to Longfield. In May 2011 Griffin Bus also ceased operating and their routes transferred over to other operators.

Depot

South Mimms (SM)

As at June 2018, South Mimms operated London routes 217, 298, 299, 327, 389, 399, 605, 617, 626, 628, 629, 653, 683, 688, 692, 699 and W9. As at July 2014, it also operated 22 other routes either operated under contract to Hertfordshire County Council or commercially.

History

On 4 February 2012, Sullivan Buses commenced operating route 298. On 3 September 2012, Sullivan Buses commenced operating routes 628, 653, 683 and 688. On 31 August 2013, Sullivan Buses commenced operating route 626. On 4 February 2017, Sullivan Buses commenced operating route W9. On 3 June 2017, Sullivan Buses commenced operating route 217. On 2 September 2017, Sullivan Buses commenced operating route 605. On 3 February 2018, Sullivan Buses commenced operating route 299. On 9 June 2018, Sullivan Buses commenced operating route 327.

North Mymms

Sullivan Buses operate a maintenance facility based at North Mymms providing services to all of Sullivan's fleet.

Staines

Sullivan operate a small garage based in Staines to maintain their Thorpe Park fleet.

Fleet

The fleet initially was built up with ex Transport for London Leyland Olympians, Leyland Titans, MCW Metrobuses and Volvo Olympians. As at June 2018, the fleet consisted of 99 buses.