London Traveller

bodied Volvo B6BLE on route 187 in September 1999 London Traveller was formed in 1998 and initially operated local routes in Hertfordshire from a base in Potters Bar. Its Managing Director was Steve Deveraux, who had experience in the London market through his former involvement with the short-lived London Forest operation. The company's biggest expansion came in May 1999, when the contract for routes 187 and 487 were won from Metroline. Fifteen new Volvo B6BLEs were purchased to operate the routes. Traction's share in the company increased to 35% as a result. In October 2001, the company was sold to Thorpes. ==Subsequent history==

Thorpes acquired all of Traveller's routes and vehicles, although the Volvo B6BLEs were later sold back to Traction and used in the Yorkshire Traction and Yorkshire Terrier fleets. They were included in the 2006 sale of Traction to Stagecoach Yorkshire. ==Fleet==

London Traveller used Volvo B6BLEs on routes 187 and 487, initially buying 15 and later acquiring a further five following a route extension. Another similar bus was delivered as a spare in 2001, taking the total to 21, the number acquired by Thorpes. These were joined on the routes by a unique MAN NL222 single-decker for a short period. Traveller's other routes used double-deckers such as MCW Metrobuses, Leyland Olympians and a Dennis Arrow. A Leyland National was also owned, as was a Leyland Leopard and a Leyland Lynx. ==References==