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Post by DT 11 on Jul 26, 2020 17:19:52 GMT
From 19th September the 356 will be the only numbered bus in the 35* series not run by Go Ahead London.
151 152 153 154 155 is the longest batch of consecutive non prefix bus route numbers to be run by one trading name which is London General
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Post by galwhv69 on Jul 26, 2020 17:23:07 GMT
From 19th September the 356 will be the only numbered bus in the 35* series not run by Go Ahead London. 151 152 153 154 155 is the longest batch of consecutive non prefix bus route numbers to be run by one trading name which is London General 350? Would be nice if GAL won the 156 lol |
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Post by george on Jul 26, 2020 17:28:26 GMT
From 19th September the 356 will be the only numbered bus in the 35* series not run by Go Ahead London. 151 152 153 154 155 is the longest batch of consecutive non prefix bus route numbers to be run by one trading name which is London General 350? Would be nice if GAL won the 156 lol Not just the 156 as Go Ahead could easily run the 150,157,158 and 159 without any problem. I was thinking routes in the 40s could potentially all be Go Ahead routes but it seems to me that the 46 is too far away. Otherwise they could run the other routes excluding the 48 obviously. |
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Post by DT 11 on Jul 26, 2020 17:32:40 GMT
From 19th September the 356 will be the only numbered bus in the 35* series not run by Go Ahead London. 151 152 153 154 155 is the longest batch of consecutive non prefix bus route numbers to be run by one trading name which is London General 350? Would be nice if GAL won the 156 lol I forgot about the 350  However the the 357 is the only route in the 35* series officially allocated double deckers 301 is the only route that terminates in Woolwich to not serve Woolwich Arsenal Station on return journeys |
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Post by wirewiper on Jul 26, 2020 17:33:17 GMT
The P4 is the only P-series route to meet the other 3 routes in the series along its route. The 113 is the northernmost day service from Central London if I’m right. The 358 is the longest route to only serve one borough, as well as the longest single deck route. The W7 is the shortest route with some form of a night service, albeit suspended for now. Does the 108 have the longest diversion when it goes via Tower Bridge on Saturday late nights as well? Crystal Palace Parade however is borough of Lambeth so the 358 does serve a tiny piece of it for 1 stop. The 246 is also about 15 miles just like the 358 and does not exit the borough of Bromley. Westerham is in Kent - the 246 exits Bromley (and Greater London) a little way north, on Westerham Hill. As you drop down into Westerham there are spectacular views towards the Weald of Kent. |
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Jul 26, 2020 17:41:47 GMT
350? Would be nice if GAL won the 156 lol Not just the 156 as Go Ahead could easily run the 150,157,158 and 159 without any problem. Also route 149 from NP, 148 from Q, 147 already GA, 146 from MB etc. Then routes 160 & 161 from MB, 162 - 64 already GA, 165 from RR etc. I shall resist the temptation to find the longest list of consecutive routes feasible for GA. What a relief!  |
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Post by DT 11 on Jul 26, 2020 17:54:56 GMT
The B13 is also the only bus route with Single doors longer than 8.9m and the X26 is the only double decker route with Single Doors
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Post by wirewiper on Jul 26, 2020 18:01:50 GMT
The 81 became the first Transport for London bus route to be operated by a private contractor, when London Buslines operated the 05.00 Hounslow-Slough journey on 13th July 1985 (at the time Transport for London was London Regional Transport).
The 313 was the first Transport for London service to be numbered in the 300-499 series on 24th April 1982, when it was taken over from London Country and cut back from St Albans to Potters Bar. The 84 was transferred to London Country in exchange, operated under contract to Hertfordshire County Council. London Buses won the route back in June 1986 and took it on commercially in 1989.
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Jul 26, 2020 18:06:10 GMT
Route 309 is the only one using dual-door Solos.
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Jul 26, 2020 18:09:07 GMT
Route 173 is the only route to have been effectively been run by the same operator for the last 33 years, although it is lost by Arriva in October.
Disclaimer: Routes that have never left their garage, eg 80 at A and 124 at TL, were LBL in 1987 but privatised operators now.
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Post by LJ17THF on Jul 26, 2020 18:25:19 GMT
Route 309 is the only one using dual-door Solos. Currently, it is, but a few years ago, the 470 used dual-door Solo SRs. The 404 also used SRs, but single doored ones. |
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Post by DT 11 on Jul 26, 2020 18:25:52 GMT
The 81 became the first Transport for London bus route to be operated by a private contractor, when London Buslines operated the 05.00 Hounslow-Slough journey on 13th July 1985 (at the time Transport for London was London Regional Transport). The 313 was the first Transport for London service to be numbered in the 300-499 series on 24th April 1982, when it was taken over from London Country and cut back from St Albans to Potters Bar. The 84 was transferred to London Country in exchange, operated under contract to Hertfordshire County Council. London Buses won the route back in June 1986 and took it on commercially in 1989. Speaking of history I wonder if this has happened to any other bus garages that has routes passing their front door. When I mention front door I mean actually goes past the the same road the garage is on. 1996 when TB lost the 336, From 1996-2006 TB had 61 261 336 358 all passing there front door, but did not operate these routes. The 273 was the only First London Route to ever serve South East London when the 1 & N1 moved to East Thames Buses. Lewisham to Grove Park. I remember the days the 273 looked so out of place in Lewisham. |
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Post by wirewiper on Jul 26, 2020 18:26:06 GMT
Route 309 is the only one using dual-door Solos. That's true now. Quality Line also operated dual-door Solos on the 470 until recently but they were the newer SR model, the CT Plus vehicles have the classic bodywork. The only other SRs to operate in Transport for London service are the batch recently allocated to Metroline routes H2/H3/631. |
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Post by londonboy71 on Jul 26, 2020 18:28:39 GMT
The B13 is also the only bus route with Single doors longer than 8.9m and the X26 is the only double decker route with Single Doors God its barrel scraping time |
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Post by DT 11 on Jul 26, 2020 18:33:04 GMT
The B13 is also the only bus route with Single doors longer than 8.9m and the X26 is the only double decker route with Single Doors God its barrel scraping time This is quite a nice thread probably one of the most interesting threads I’ve seen on here in a long time... plus I’ve driven the route numerous times so would know... |
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