| 185 | |
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| Overview | |
| Operator | Go-Ahead London |
| Garage | Camberwell |
| Vehicle | Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 23 |
| Route | |
| Start | Lewisham station |
| Via | Catford Forest Hill Dulwich Camberwell Green Vauxhall |
| End | Victoria station |
London Buses route 185 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Lewisham and Victoria stations, it is operated by Go-Ahead London.
Upon being re-tendered in January 2001, the route passed from Selkent to London Easylink. However, because London Easylink had not received operators licences in time for their own buses, the Selkent buses were hired for the first few weeks. On 21 August 2002, when London Easylink went into liquidation, [1] Blue Triangle was given the task of organising emergency cover at short notice. [2]
A large number of operators were involved in providing replacement services, which operated every 15 minutes instead of every 10 as had been run prior to London Easylink's collapse. London Central and London General provided low-floor Volvo B7TL double-deckers amongst older vehicles, and fellow Go-Ahead Group subsidiary Metrobus also contributed. Independent operators Amber Lee, Carousel Buses, Imperial Buses, Redroute Buses and Sullivan Buses all provided vehicles made spare during the break in school terms; none had previously operated a Transport for London contracted route. Arriva London's tourist division The Original London Sightseeing Tour operated the route using closed-top MCW Metrobuses. [3] After a month of service, First London and TfL subsidiary East Thames Buses joined the operation, while Stagecoach London operated additional journeys on route 53, which parallels the 185 over the southern section of route. [4]
In December 2002 it was revealed that the 185 was the fifth least reliable service in London. [5]
On 3 October 2009, East Thames Buses was sold to Go-Ahead London, which included a five-year contract to operate route 185. [6] [7] [8] [9]
Route 185 operates via these primary locations: [10]
for Vauxhall station 
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