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 Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart inGodstone in July 2023 | |
| Founded | April 2002; 23 years ago (2002-04) |
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| Ceased operation | 2 September 2023; 2 years ago (2023-09-02) |
| Headquarters | Copthorne |
| Service area | West Sussex East Surrey Kent South London |
| Service type | Bus services |
| Routes | 18 (9 of which were school routes) |
| Hubs | Oxted,East Grinstead,Caterham &Westerham |
| Fleet | 24 (June 2023) |
| Chief executive | Stephen Wallis |
| Website | http://www.southdown.net |
Southdown PSV Limited,[1] whichtraded asSouthdown Buses, was a medium-sized country bus operator, with 18 routes acrossEast Surrey,West Sussex,South London andKent, 9 of which were school bus routes. Most of their routes were operated on behalf ofSurrey County Council, other work includedrailway replacement services for planned engineering work.
Southdown Buses operated mainly inOxted,Horley,Redhill,Westerham,Lingfield,Caterham, andEast Grinstead.[2] Their only operating garage was inCopthorne.
On 1 February 2023, Southdown Buses was purchased by theGo-Ahead Group, with the company being brought under the control ofBrighton & Hove and the Southdown Buses identity initially being retained.[3] Southdown Buses ceased operations on 2 September 2023, with services, staff and vehicles transferred toMetrobus.[4]
As of June 2023, Southdown Buses operated a fleet of 24 buses. The fleet consisted of a mixture ofPlaxton President bodiedVolvo B7TL,Alexander Dennis Enviro200,Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC,Alexander Dennis Enviro400 bodiedScania N230UDAlexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC bodiedScania N250UD buses.[5]
In 2018, Southdown Buses took delivery of twoAlexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC buses based on theScania N250UD chassis, having trialled a demonstrator the previous year.[6] In 2021, Southdown took delivery of twoAlexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC buses.[7][8]
In addition to being a bus operator, Southdown Buses also used to be a new and used bus dealer. In September 2016, the business was split with Southdown Buses' managing director, Steve Swain taking over the dealership and renaming it Chartwell Bus & Coach Sales.[9][10][11][12]
