Mobility buses in London

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Mobility bus routes in London are allocated numbers in the 9xx range. Currently only one operates, route 969.

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Route 969

969
Overview
Operator Abellio London
Garage Fulwell (TF)
Vehicle Alexander Dennis Enviro200 10.2m
Alexander Dennis Enviro 200MMC 10.2m
Peak vehicle requirement=
Route
Start Roehampton Vale
Via Roehampton University
Barnes
Barnes Bridge
Mortlake
North Sheen
Richmond
St Margarets
End Whitton
Length11 miles (18 km)
Service
LevelDaily
Frequency2 journeys
Journey time59-62 minutes
OperatesTuesday and Friday

London Buses route 969 is a Transport for London contracted mobility bus route in London, England. Running between Roehampton Vale and Whitton, it is operated by Abellio London. [1]

History

Bus route 969 is the last of Transport for London's mobility bus routes (allocated numbers above 900) to continue operating. [2] [3] It has the highest route number of all buses in London. [4]

In a Freedom of Information request to Transport for London, website MyLondon reported in October 2022 that over the preceding 12 months, Route 969 and Route 603 (Muswell Hill - Swiss Cottage) were the 'least dangerous' bus routes in London. Both routes had zero 'community safety' calls involving the police and zero 'code red' incidents. [5]

Route

The route runs from a supermarket in Roehampton Vale to Whitton, via Richmond. [6] It operates one return journey on Tuesdays and Fridays only. [7]

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References

  1. Lyons, Mark (18 October 2018). "Last mobility route but one is withdrawn from Kingston". Buses Magazine. Retrieved 18 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "TfL's least frequent bus route". BusAndTrainUser. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Jefferson, Ed (25 June 2018). "14 things we learned from a list of every bus stop in London". City Monitor. Retrieved 18 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Gardner, Nicky; Kries, Susanne (2011). Bus-Pass Britain. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 13. ISBN   978-1-84162-376-4.
  5. Marius, Callum (24 October 2022). "London's most dangerous bus routes where panic buttons are pressed most often". MyLondon. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  6. "969 bus route". Transport for London. Retrieved 18 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. Marius, Callum (12 July 2021). "'I went on the London bus that only makes 2 journeys a week'". MyLondon. Retrieved 18 July 2021.