Quality Line is the trading name of the bus division of Epsom Coaches, and operates throughout the South West London and Surrey area, with many under contract to Transport for London or Surrey County Council.
Quality Line was part of Epsom Coaches until RATP closed the coach division and Quality Line was brought under the management of London United.
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Epsom garage operates London bus routes 404, 406, 411, 418, 463, 465, 467, 470, K5, S1, S3 and school route 633.
History
On 30 June 2007, Quality Line commenced operating routes 406 and 418.
On 2 October 2010, Quality Line commenced operating routes 411 and 641.
On 3 September 2011, Quality Line has commenced operating route 467.
On 2 July 2011, Quality Line commenced operating route K5.
On 14 April 2012, Quality Line commenced operating route X26.
On 30 June 2012, Quality Line commenced operating route 465.
On 15 November 2014, route S4 passed to Abellio London .
On 3 December 2016, Quality Line commenced operating route 413.
On 15 April 2017, route X26 passed to London General.
In June 2017, as part of a restructure of RATP's operations, Epsom Coaches will cease trading with the remaining operations to continue under the Quality Line brand. It will be brought under the same management as RATP's other London operations, London United and London Sovereign.
Bus types in use
- Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 Dart 8.9m (SDE) for route S3
- Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 10.1m & 10.2m (ADE) for routes 406, 418, 467 and 633
- Alexander Dennis E20D 8.9m / Enviro 200 MMC (SDE) for route S3
- Alexander Dennis E20D 10.8m / Enviro 200 MMC (DLE) for route 465, to be introduced on route 411 from 2018
- Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro K 10.5m (MCL) for route 413
- Optare MetroCity 10.6m (OML) as a logistical spare
- Optare MetroCity 9.9m (OM) for route S1
- Optare Solo 8.5m (OS) for route K5
- Optare Solo SR 8.9m (OS) for route 404
- Optare Solo SR 9.6m (OS) for route 470
- Optare Versa 11.1m (OV) for routes 411 and 465
- Wright StreetLite 8.8m (WS) for route 463