London Buses route 142

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LHR Metroline WDE2787 LV23DHX 142 2023-11-15.jpg
Metroline Wright StreetDeck Electroliner BEV in West Hendon
Overview
Operator Metroline
Garage Edgware
Route
Start Watford Junction station
Via Bushey
Stanmore
Edgware
Colindale
West Hendon
End Brent Cross bus station

London Buses route 142 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London and Hertfordshire, England. Running between Watford Junction station in Hertfordshire and Brent Cross bus station in London, it is operated by Metroline.

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History

Arriva The Shires TransBus ALX400 bodied VDL DB250 in Brent Cross in August 2014 Au Morandarte Flickr IMG 1542 (14781458996).jpg
Arriva The Shires TransBus ALX400 bodied VDL DB250 in Brent Cross in August 2014

Route 142 was introduced by the London General Omnibus Company in March 1914. [1]

The allocation was transferred to London Country Bus Services' Watford garage, and became part of London Country North West in 1986. It was included in the sale of the business to Luton & District in October 1990 and retained the contract shortly afterwards, ordering 15 new Leyland Olympians to operate the route. The route was retained again in 1995, making it the first route to be retained by its existing operator through two consecutive retenders. [2]

When re-tendered, it was retained by Arriva The Shires with new contracts commencing on 5 January 2008 [3] and 5 January 2013. [4]

On 6 January 2018, the route passed to London Sovereign from their Edgware (BT) garage with existing Alexander Dennis Enviro400s.

On 7 January 2023, the route passed to Metroline from their Edgware (EW) garage temporarily using existing Alexander Dennis Enviro400s, with brand new Alexander Dennis Enviro400EVs introduced in April 2023 and Wright StreetDeck Electroliner BEVs introduced in June 2023.

Current route

Route 142 operates via these primary locations: [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Celebrate 100 years of the 142 bus route, which goes through Edgware and Brent Cross". This is Local London. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  2. ↑ McLachlan, Tom (1995). London Buses 1985-1995: Managing The Change. Venture Publications. pp. 91–92. ISBN   1-898432-74-0.
  3. ↑ Bus tender results Route 142 Transport for London 9 February 2007
  4. ↑ Tender News BusTalk (Go-Ahead London) issue 16 June 2012
  5. ↑ Route 142 Map Transport for London
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