Route 1
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| Operator | London Central |
|---|---|
| Garage | Camberwell (Q) |
| PVR | 23 |
| Vehicle | Alexander Dennis E40H 10.4m / Enviro400 MMC (EH) Volvo B5LH 10.5m / MCV eVoSeti (MHV) Volvo B5LH 10.6m / Wright Eclipse Gemini 3 (WHV) |
| Start | Canada Water |
| End | Hampstead Heath |
| Frequency | every 8 minutes |
| Service | 05:00 – 01:18 |
| Length | 15 km |
Route History
3 October 1934, the route began, running between Willesden Garage and Lewisham using ST-Type double-deckers from Old Kent Road (P), Middle Row (X), and Catford (TL) garage with a PVR of 37.
4 October 1935, the PVR increased to 38.
13 December 1935, the route converted to a mixed operation of STL-Type and LT-Type double-deckers from Old Kent Road (P), Willesden (AC), and Catford (TL) garages with a PVR of 23.
3 January 1940, Old Kent Road (P) was withdrawn, with the route now having a PVR of 30.
29 October 1941, Willesden (AC) was replaced by Cricklewood (W) for the running of the route.
22 July 1946, the PVR increased to 40.
24 March 1948, the route converted to a mixed operation of RT-Type and ST-Type double-deckers.
20 October 1948, the route converted to a full operation of RT-Type double-deckers.
12 October 1955, the PVR decreased to 36.
2 May 1956, the PVR increased to 38.
27 June 1956, the PVR decreased to 27.
16 October 1957, the PVR decreased to 12.
26 November 1958, the route transferred to New Cross (NX).
27 January 1965," the PVR increased to 31, with the both running from New Cross (NX), and Catford (TL)
31 December 1966, the PVR decreased to 26.
25 October 1969, the PVR increased to 29.
26 January 1975, the route converted to a mixed operation of RT-Type and RM-Type double-deckers.
28 October 1978, the route converted to a full operation of RM-Type double-deckers, with the route now having a PVR of 25.
4 September 1982, the PVR decreased to 20.
2 November 1985, the PVR decreased to 13.
6 June 1987, the route converted to a full operation of Leyland Titan double-deckers, with the route now having a PVR of 20.
1 April 1989, the route was operated by Selkent.
11 August 1990, the route was passed to London Central, with a full operation of Leyland Olympian double-deckers, with the route now having a PVR of 8.
18 July 1992, the PVR increased to 9.
8 October 1994, the PVR increased to 10.
14 November 1998, the route was passed to First Capital, with a full operation of Leyland Titan double-deckers running from Dagenham (DM), and Northumberland Park (NP), with the route now having a PVR of 13.
5 December 1999, the route converted to a mixed operation of Leyland Titan and Metrobus double-deckers.
8 January 2000, Northumberland Park (NP) was withdrawn and replaced by Edgware (BT), with the route now having a PVR of 15.
27 March 2000, Edgware (BT) was replaced by Orpington (Y).
5 June 200, the PVR decreased to 13.
1 December 2001, Dagenham (DM) was replaced by Hackney (H).
15 October 2005, the route was passed to East Thames Buses with a full operation of Wrightbus Eclipse Gemini (Volvo B7TL), with a PVR of 14.
3 October 2009, the route was passed to London General, with a PVR of 15.
6 February 2010, the route moved to Mandela Way (MW), with a PVR of 16.
4 October 2014, the PVR increased to 17.
1 October 2016, the route converted to full WHV operation blah blah blah