London Buses route 180

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Stagecoach London Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV near North Greenwich bus station
Overview
Operator Stagecoach London
Garage Plumstead
Vehicle Alexander Dennis Enviro400H
Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV
Peak vehicle requirement17
Began service7 October 1951
Former operator(s) London Central
London General
East Thames Buses
Harris Bus
Selkent
London Regional Transport
London Transport Executive (GLC)
London Transport Executive
Night-time N1
Route
Start Erith
Via Belvedere
Abbey Wood
Plumstead
Woolwich
Charlton
Greenwich Peninsula
End North Greenwich bus station
Length11 miles (18 km)
Service
LevelDaily

London Buses route 180 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Erith and North Greenwich bus station, it is operated by Stagecoach London.

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History

In June 1992, a South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive Leyland-DAB articulated bus was trialled for a month on the route along with a three-axle Citybus Leyland Olympian. [1] On 14 February 1998, operation of the route passed from Selkent to Harris Bus. [2] After Harris Bus ran into financial difficulty, on 25 March 2000 it was taken over by East Thames Buses. [3]

On 3 October 2009, East Thames Buses was sold to London General, which included a five-year contract to operate route 180. [4] [5] [6] London General retained the route when re-tendered with a new contract commencing on 1 October 2016. [7] In December 2017, it was transferred from Belvedere garage to Morden Wharf garage. [8] [9]

On 2 October 2021, the route was taken over by Stagecoach London. [10]

In July 2017 Transport for London announced proposed changes to route 180 in anticipation of the opening of the Elizabeth line with route 180 to be diverted after Charlton to run to North Greenwich instead of Lewisham. [11] The change was implemented on 14 May 2022. [12]

Current route

Route 180 operates via these primary locations: [13]

Vehicles

Since November 2021, the route has been partially operated by Alexander Dennis Enviro400EVs. [14] [15]

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References

  1. ↑ Wharmby, Matthew (2016). The London Bendy Bus. Barnsley: Pen & Sword. p. 7. ISBN   978 1 78383 172 2.
  2. ↑ Winning London Tenders: The Harris Bus Experience Buses issue 520 July 1998 page 23
  3. ↑ Harris Bus: Why LT took over Buses issue 542 May 2000
  4. ↑ Go-Ahead Acquires East Thames Buses Go-Ahead Group 30 July 2009
  5. ↑ Go-Ahead buys East Thames Buses Archived 2014-05-24 at the Wayback Machine Bus & Coach Professional 3 August 2009
  6. ↑ East Thames Buses Go-Ahead London
  7. ↑ Tender News Bus Talk issue 40 June 2016 page 11
  8. ↑ Farewell my Belvedere Bus Talk issue 49 December 2017 page 14
  9. ↑ Atlas Road changes hands, Belvedere is vacated Buses issue 753 December 2017 page 24
  10. ↑ Latest tendered service awards Buses issue 790 January 2021 page 22
  11. ↑ Changes to suburban bus services to support Elizabeth line Transport for London July 2017
  12. ↑ Bus changes Transport for London 14 May 2022
  13. ↑ Route 180 Map Transport for London
  14. ↑ Four more London routes to go zero-emission double-decks Route One 23 November 2020
  15. ↑ "Gradual electric bus roll-out continues". Buses. No. 803. February 2022. p. 24.

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