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London Buses is the subsidiary of Transport for London (TfL) that manages most bus services in London, England. It was formed following the Greater London Authority Act 1999 that transferred control of London Regional Transport (LRT) bus services to TfL, controlled by the Mayor of London .
The route passes a number of tourist attractions and landmarks and has been suggested as part of a cheaper alternative to formal bus tours of London. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] Between the stops by Sandi Toksvig is sub-titled The view of My Life from the top of The Number 12 Bus .
An AEC Routemaster bus with route 38 blinds is displayed in the Falkland Islands capital of Port Stanley. [17] The bus and its route is central to the children's book Gaspard's Foxtrot by Zeb Soanes and James Mayhew, listing many of its stops and landmarks along the way. [18] It has been adapted as a concert work by the composer Jonathan Dove.
The route was converted gradually from the start of service on the last day, with the last Routemaster to depart from Marble Arch arriving at Brixton Garage at around 14:40. [2] [3] On 24 August 2010 TfL announced an intention to extend route 159 north from Marble Arch to Paddington Basin and for it subsequently to become a 24-hour route. [4]
04:30 until 01:32 London Buses route 312 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London , England. Running between Purley and Norwood Junction station , it is operated by Arriva London .
An emergency 15-minute frequency timetable was drawn up by Blue Triangle, and the duties were covered by whoever could supply buses and drivers. Companies operating on the route included Blue Triangle, Omnibus London, Stagecoach Selkent, Stagecoach East London , Capital Citybus , Nostalgiabus of Mitcham , Classic Coaches of High Wycombe and ...
In 2015/16 route 83 was the sixth-busiest TfL bus route with 12.6 million passengers. [2] From 10 September 2016, the daytime service was withdrawn between Alperton station and Ealing Hospital and was replaced by route 483. The night service was renumbered N83 and continues to run between Golders Green station and Ealing Hospital. [3] [4] [5]
Transport for London confirmed in February 2010 that the route was going ahead, and would be introduced in October. [2] In preparation for introducing the route, route 972 which ran two return journeys per week was withdrawn, as was a shuttle bus service operated by Tesco between their Brent Cross supermarket and Brent Cross Shopping Centre. [3]