New Engineering Director takes the Helm at Metroline

• Adrian Jones is appointed Engineering Director at Metroline, and will oversee the Company’s London Engineering Operations.

• This follows the appointments of Stephen Harris as Metroline’s Managing Director, Ian Foster as Group Engineering Director and Sean O’Shea as Chief Executive Officer.

• Metroline, a member of ComfortDelGro continues to deliver innovative and pioneering services in London with the introduction of over 60 fully electric buses across two routes.

London bus company Metroline has announced the appointment of Adrian Jones as the new Engineering Director. Previously Metroline’s Chief Engineer with a distinguished career spanning more than 30 years, Adrian is the latest in a series of new high-level appointments at Metroline, London’s 2^nd largest bus operator.

A member of the Singapore based ComfortDelGro Group, Metroline continues to be one of London’s most ambitious and dynamic bus companies, employing more than 5000 people, across 14 garages with 99 of London’s busiest routes, the company strives to innovate, lead and grow with the aim of being the best bus company in the capital.

As Engineering Director, Adrian will be at the helm of Metroline’s 250 strong engineering team and fleet of over 1700 buses, operating from numerous engineering sites across London, including the purpose built engineering facility, the Central Engineering and Logistics Facility (CELF).

Speaking about his appointment, Adrian said “I am delighted to have been appointed as Engineering Director at Metroline. Working with our team of dedicated engineers across the company has been a very rewarding experience, and I am excited to be overseeing things at a particularly exciting time for engineering, with the addition of the new electric buses into our fleet. Having worked at Metroline for over 4 years, I am looking forward to helping the Company to continue to innovate and maintain Metroline’s strong reputation for engineering excellence.”

Stephen Harris, Managing Director, Metroline, commented “I am really pleased to see Adrian become Engineering Director at Metroline. Adrian has always sought to bring fresh ideas to the team and has over a number of years become an integral part of the Metroline team and  I have no doubt that we will see the company’s industry-leading engineering arm continue to excel under his oversight. Metroline’s engineering division has always been at the forefront of London’s bus system, and I am confident we will continue to lead the way and deliver the best service possible.”

The announcement follows significant recent appointments at Metroline over the last year including Stephen Harris as Managing Director and Ian Foster as Group Engineering Director. Stephen has worked with Metroline and its predecessors since 1986, leaving briefly in 2001 and returning to Metroline as an Area Business Manager, Operations Director and now Managing Director. Sean O’Shea was also appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer after serving the company for 28 years and was previously Metroline’s Chief Operating Officer.

The new appointments follow the 2018 departure of former CEO Jaspal Singh and reflect Metroline’s strategy to restructure to help further improve the company’s efficiency and to provide reliability and long term stability in line with ComfortDelGro’s objectives of growing the business through delivering an industry leading service.

Discussing Metroline’s ambitions for the future, Chief Executive Officer Sean O’Shea added “It’s an exciting time to be part of Metroline, the new appointments reflect our continued desire to lead from the front, innovate and deliver the high quality, safe and reliable service that London expects. Our current focus is the expansion of our electric bus operations providing zero-emissions services for Londoners and leading the way for bus operators across the capital. As part of ComfortDelGro, one of the world’s largest land transport companies for passengers, our continued ambition is to be the best bus company in London through delivering a world-class service.”

Metroline is a wholly-owned London subsidiary of ComfortDelGro Corporation. Metroline’s principal business is the provision of bus services under contract to London Buses, operating through an area that extends from North to West London, including Central London and the City, carrying over 1.2 million passengers every day.