Brentford Bus Garage

Operator: Metroline
Subsidiary: Metroline Travel
Address: Commerce Road, Brentford, Middlesex TW8 8LZ
Garage Code:  AH
Opened: 1990 Rebuilt: 2024
Peak Vehicle Requirement: 95

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Vehicle Types Operated

Wrightbus Eclipse Gemini 2
Wrightbus Eclipse Gemini 3
Wrightbus New Bus for London

Garage History

The original Brentford Bus Garage on Commerce Road was opened by Armchair Passenger Transport in 1990 primarily as a base for their coach operations.

However in June of that year, Armchair won the tender to operate Route 260 and the site became an active bus garage. Further route acquisitions in subsequent tender rounds saw Armchair need more room, so they acquired an adjacent storage yard from BRS Truck Rentals in 1993 to house the new vehicles.

Nothing of any further note occurred at the garage until November 2004 when Armchair’s operations were acquired by ComfortDelGro who continued to operate the business as a separate entity until the operations were absorbed into Metroline in 2007. The coach side of the business was merged with Westbus UK two years later with the vehicles moving to the Westbus site in Hayes.

The following years and their associated wins and losses saw Brentford become a pivotal garage for Metroline. The condition of the garage began to worsen with the facilities being sparse and the buildings beginning to deteriorate.

With this condition not likely to be remedied easily, in 2022 Metroline submitted a planning application for a new, purpose-built garage on the site. Before construction commenced, the buses stationed here were moved to a temporary site on an adjacent plot, with normal operation maintained throughout.

Construction of the new £19 million, 100-vehicle capacity facility was completed in June 2024 and the new premises opened in July.