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{{Short description|Bus company operating in London, England}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox Bus transit
|name            = Docklands Buses
|logo            = 
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|image           = 425 bus at Stratford Scania Omnidekka N94UD BV55 UCY - Flickr - sludgegulper.jpg
|image_size      = 300
|image_caption   = [[Scania OmniDekka]] on [[London Buses route 425|route 425]] at [[Stratford bus station|Stratford]] in February 2012
|company_slogan  = 
|parent          = [[Go-Ahead London]]
|routes          = 2 (April 2024)
|founded         = 1988
|headquarters    = [[London Borough of Merton|Merton]]
|locale          = 
|service_area    = [[East London]]
|service_type    = Bus services
|hubs            = 
|stations        =
|depots          = 1
|lounge          = 
|fleet           = 
|ridership       = 
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|website         = [https://www.goaheadlondon.com/ www.goaheadlondon.com]}}
'''Docklands Buses''' is a bus operator brand under '''London General Transport Services Limited''',<ref>[https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02328489 Companies House extract company no 2328489] London General Transport Services Limited</ref> [[trading as]] '''Go-Ahead London'''. It operates services in [[East London]] under contract to [[Transport for London]].
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==History==
Docklands Buses was formed by Harry Blundred's Transit Holdings in 1988 as Docklands Transit.<ref>[https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02212346 Docklands Transit Limited] Companies House</ref><ref>[http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/1st-december-1988/5/blundreds-minis-to-sail-into-docklands Blundred's minis to sail into docklands] ''[[Commercial Motor]]'' 1 December 1988 page 5</ref> It initially operated local commercial routes using [[Ford Transit]] minibuses, but these proved not to be viable so it switched to operating tendered [[Transport for London]] services.<ref>{{cite book|last=McLachlan|first=Tom|title=London Buses 1985-1995: Managing The Change|year=1995|publisher = Venture Publications|page=73|isbn=1-898432-74-0}}</ref> [[Stagecoach Group|Stagecoach]] purchased the bus side of the company in 1997, and Docklands Transit continued operating private hire vehicles. In 2002, Docklands Buses commenced operating [[London Buses route 167|route 167]], soon winning other contracts.

In September 2006 the company was purchased by the [[Go-Ahead Group]].<ref>[http://www.go-ahead.com/~/media/Files/G/Go-Ahead/ir/presentations/2007pres/ar2007/ar2007.pdf Annual Report 30 June 2007] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121123174649/http://go-ahead.com/~/media/Files/G/Go-Ahead/ir/presentations/2007pres/ar2007/ar2007.pdf |date=23 November 2012 }} Go-Ahead Group plc</ref> In August 2008, Go-Ahead's London bus operations all adopted the [[Go-Ahead London]] trading name, although the individual company names are still applied beneath the logo on most buses.

==Garages==
===Silvertown (SI)===
As of April 2024, Silvertown garage operates route [[London Buses route 300|300]]. Some buses are regularly shared with [[Blue Triangle]]'s Henley Road garage.

==Fleet==
As of December 2024,Docklands Buses had a peak vehicle requirement of 9 buses for route 300.

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.goaheadlondon.com/ Docklands Buses website]

{{London bus operators}}
{{Go-Ahead Bus Companies}}

[[Category:Go-Ahead Group London bus operators]]
[[Category:Transport in Epping Forest District]]
[[Category:Transport companies established in 1988]]
[[Category:1988 establishments in England]]