London Buses route 281

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RATP Dev Transit London Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV at Cromwell Road bus station
Overview
Operator RATP Dev Transit London
Garage Fulwell
Vehicle Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV
Volvo B5LH Wright Gemini 3
Peak vehicle requirementDay: 19
Night: 4 [1]
Began service9 May 1962
Predecessors Trolleybus Route 601
Night-time24-hour service
Route
Start Hounslow bus station
Via Whitton
Twickenham
Teddington
Kingston
Surbiton
End Tolworth station
Length11 miles (18 km)
Service
Level24-hour service
FrequencyAbout every 8 minutes
Journey time45-81 minutes
Operates24-hour service

London Buses route 281 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Hounslow bus station and Tolworth station, it is operated by RATP Dev Transit London.

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History

London United Alexander RH bodied Volvo Olympian in Hounslow in September 1998 London United bus VA43 (R943 YOV) 1998 Volvo Olympian Alexander RH-Type, Hounslow, route 281, September 1998.jpg
London United Alexander RH bodied Volvo Olympian in Hounslow in September 1998
Transdev London TransBus ALX400 bodied TransBus Trident in Kingston upon Thames in December 2008 Transdev London TA220.JPG
Transdev London TransBus ALX400 bodied TransBus Trident in Kingston upon Thames in December 2008

Route 281 was introduced between Twickenham and Tolworth on 9 May 1962 to replace trolleybus route 601, operating from Fulwell garage. [2] [3] [4] On 15 August 1981 it was converted from AEC Routemaster to MCW Metrobus operation.

In 2000, the route was identified as one of the most popular in London, with approximately 5.5 million passengers using the service that year. [5]

On 3 June 2006, route 281 became the 100th night bus service in London, when a 24-hour service introduced. [6] It replaced a portion of route N22, which was shortened to end at Fulwell. [7]

Since the privatisation of London bus services, it has always been operated by London United (now RATP Dev Transit London) out of Fulwell garage. [8] [9] [10]

Current route

Route 281 operates via these main locations: [11]

Incidents

In July 2005, shortly after the 7 July 2005 London bombings, the route was the subject of a hoax bomb threat. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ Tender News Bus Talk issue 26 February 2014
  2. ↑ Taylor, Hugh (1994). London TrolleybuBus Routes. Harrow Weald: Capital Transport Publishing. ISBN   9781854141552.
  3. ↑ Fulwell The London Bus volume 4 2017 pages 68/69
  4. ↑ Blake, Jim (30 June 2019). London Buses in the 1970s: 1975–1979: From Crisis to Recovery. Pen and Sword. ISBN   978-1-4738-8718-3.
  5. ↑ "Route 281 Bus Priority Measures" (PDF). 13 February 2003. p. 2.
  6. ↑ "Mayor announces 100th night bus service in London". Transport for London. 30 May 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  7. ↑ "Direct night bus service: Central London to Teddington". Mayor's Question Time. 3 November 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  8. ↑ Contract Routes Retained London United
  9. ↑ TfL contract tender changes Coach & Bus Week issue 1115 27 November 2013 page 5
  10. ↑ Latest tendered service awards Buses issue 789 December 2020 page 21
  11. ↑ Route 281 Map Transport for London
  12. ↑ "Bomb hoaxer called police after 7/7 attacks". This is Local London. 23 July 2005. Retrieved 8 February 2011.

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