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Two double-decker buses on routes 8 and 205 at Bishopsgate in 2022 A single-decker bus on route 309 in Aberfeldy Village in 2022. This is a list of Transport for London (TfL) contracted bus routes in London, England, as well as commercial services that enter the Greater London area (except coaches).
A "spider map" showing routes from a London bus stop. A spider map is a schematic diagram of bus services serving a particular locality, as used by Transport for London since 2002. [1] The maps were designed by T-Kartor. Generally mounted on the vertical surfaces of bus shelters it enables potential
Buses have been used on the streets of London since 1829, when George Shillibeer started operating his horse-drawn omnibus service from Paddington to the City.In 1850, Thomas Tilling started horse bus services, [6] and in 1855 the London General Omnibus Company (LGOC) was founded to amalgamate and regulate the horse-drawn omnibus services then operating in London.
It is currently the longest route in London Buses' network. Transport UK London Bus Fully-electric Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV on route 63 at Ludgate Circus in December 2023. Transport for London's key areas of direct responsibility through London Buses are the following: planning new bus routes, and revising existing ones; specifying service ...
The two South Midland routes were combined with COMS's bus routes from Oxford to High Wycombe and Henley, and given numbers: route 30 (Oxford-Henley-London) and route 70 (Oxford-High Wycombe-London), changed to 390 and 290 in 1975. The M40 motorway between London and Oxford was opened in stages from 1967 to 1974. Occasional non-stop services ...
London Buses route SL6, formerly London Buses route X68, is a Transport for London contracted Superloop express bus route in London, England. Running between Russell Square and West Croydon bus station, it is operated by London Central, a subsidiary of Go-Ahead London. The route partially parallels routes 68 and 468. It runs towards Russell ...
In January 2024, following a public consultation, Transport for London confirmed that the route would be withdrawn on 9 March 2024. It was replaced by an extension of route 346 that now serves all the same roads and stops formerly served by route 497. [9] On 9 March 2024, the route was withdrawn. [10]
Go-Coach also upgraded and took over existing route 401 on a commercial basis in 2015, this being the first time that the company had operated a bus service in this way. [ 8 ] In July 2017, Go-Coach introduced two new routes in Sevenoaks (routes 431 and 435) in response to Arriva Southern Counties withdrawing major parts of their route 402 ...