Arriva The Shires



Arriva The Shires was based in Luton and operates bus garages in Luton, Watford, High Wycombe, Aylesbury, Stevenage, Hitchin and Hemel Hempstead. The company also operated bus services on behalf of Transport for London from their Watford Depot.

Watford (GR)
Watford garage operated London bus routes 142, 258, 268, 288, 303, 305, 340, H2, H3, H18, H19, LSP route 8 and school routes 631 and 642.

History
On 4 February 2006, Arriva The Shires commenced operating route 258.

On 10 June 2006, Arriva The Shires commenced operating routes 268, H1, H2 and H3.

On 2 September 2006, Arriva The Shires commenced operating routes 288, 303 and 305.

On 5 May 2009, Arriva The Shires commenced operating route 640. On 30 August 2014 it passed to Metroline.

On 1 January 2016, Arriva London took over the operations of Watford (GR) garage.