| 30 | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Operator | Metroline |
| Garage | Holloway |
| Vehicle | Volvo B5LH MCV EvoSeti |
| Route | |
| Start | Hackney Wick |
| Via | Dalston Highbury Islington Euston Road Baker Street |
| End | Marble Arch station |
London Buses route 30 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Hackney Wick and Marble Arch station, it is operated by Metroline.
By 1987 the route had been amended to run from Hackney to Earl's Court, taking about 75 minutes to complete the journey, at a frequency of one bus every 14 minutes. Driver-only operation was introduced in January 1987 with double-deckers, and three months later the route was reported to be carrying around 20,000 passengers per day. [1]
In June 2010, the route was revealed to be the sixth worst performing route in London. As a result of this, new bus priority measures were introduced on the route. [2]
Upon being re-tendered in 2010, the route was awarded to First London from 25 June 2011. [3]
On 22 June 2013, route 30 was included in the sale of First London's Lea Interchange garage to Tower Transit. [4] [5]
On 23 June 2018, the route passed to Metroline operating from their King's Cross (KC) garage. [6]
In 2021, the service frequency during morning and evening peaks Monday to Friday was reduced from 7 buses per hour to 6. [7]
On 7 July 2005 at 09:47, a Stagecoach London Dennis Trident 2 double-decker bus, fleet number 17758, registration LX03 BUF, was involved in a terrorist attack perpetrated by Hasib Hussain, a bomb in whose rucksack exploded, killing 13 other passengers as well as himself. The explosion ripped the roof off the top deck of the bus and destroyed the back of the vehicle. The detonation took place close to the British Medical Association building in Tavistock Square. The bus was off line of route and on diversion due to earlier multiple attacks on the London Underground system. The bus was replaced by the first Alexander Dennis Enviro400 produced, named Spirit of London to symbolise the courage of Londoners. [8] [9]
Route 30 operates via these primary locations: [10]
for Euston station The #30 bus is mentioned in the song Kiss Me Deadly, by the pop music band Generation X, which was released on their 1978 long-player Generation X. [11]
The bus is also mentioned in Bloc Party's 2007 single Hunting for Witches . The song references the bombing.
Metroline is a bus company operating bus services in Greater London and Hertfordshire. It is a subsidiary of ComfortDelGro. It also operates bus services under contract to Transport for London.
RATP Dev Transit London Limited, trading as RATP Dev Transit London, is a bus company in North London. The London Sovereign brand is a subsidiary of RATP Dev Transit London and operates buses under contract to Transport for London.
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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