London Buses route 28 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Southside Wandsworth and Kensal Rise station, it is operated by Metroline.
London Buses route 28 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Southside Wandsworth and Kensal Rise station, it is operated by Metroline.
In 1988, Gold Arrow routes 28 and 31 were introduced, [1] operated by CentreWest. [2] On 4 March 1989, route 28 was converted to minibus operation with AEC Routemasters replaced by 28-seat Alexander bodied Mercedes-Benz midibuses leading to severe overcrowding and poor reliability. [3]
In June 2013, route 28 was included in the sale of First London's Atlas Road garage to Tower Transit. [4] [5]
On 1 May 2021, route 28 was passed on to London United from Wandsworth and Stamford Brook garages.
On 29 January 2022, route 28 was transferred to Westbourne Park garage.
On 24 July 2023, the route was temporarily withdrawn between Wandsworth Bridge and Southside Wandsworth until 2 October 2023 due to the closure of Wandsworth Bridge. [6]
Route 28 operates via these primary locations: [7]
Kensal Green is an area in north-west London and along with Kensal Town forms part of northern section of North Kensington. It lies north of the canal in the London Borough of Brent and also to the south within Kensington and Chelsea. Kensal Green is located on the Harrow Road, about 4.4 miles (7.1 km) miles from Charing Cross.
First London was a bus company operating services in east, west and south-east London, England. It was a subsidiary of FirstGroup and operated buses under contract to Transport for London. It was formed in the late 1990s through the acquisition of three London bus operators. First London's garages were sold off between December 2007 and June 2013 with the last closing in September 2013.
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Intensive inner London Gold Arrow services 28 and 31, introduced in 1988, have given encouraging results. Individual operating subsidiaries of London Buses Ltd. are making further minibus conversions, such as those of CentreWest in Ealing.
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