History
The modern-day London General was established in late 1988 as one of 12 operating subsidiaries of London Buses Limited, its original logo being an omnibus in reflection of the name's history. With the privatisation of LBL in 1994, the company was originally subject to a management buy-out, before being acquired by the Go-Ahead Group in May 1996.
The company has recently moved its offices to an address in Merton, adjacent to the Merton bus garage. Prior to this they were in Mitcham.
In August 2008, Go-Ahead's London bus operations took up the new trading name of Go-Ahead London.
On 29 July 2009, Transport for London announced that East Thames Buses would be sold to London General, part of Go-Ahead London. The sale of East Thames Buses was for around £5m, which includes all assets. Although it is normal practice in London to tender for additional routes, London General will also begin a new five-year contract for all East Thames Buses routes without the tendering process. The sale was completed on 3 October 2009.
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