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London buses route 73 oxford circus to stoke newington sunday 04 august 2019 this route is operated by arriva from stamford hill sf garage. The same date the bendy buses were removed from service and. Routes 73n73 stoke newington islington kings cross oxford circus. Route 23 route 24 route 25 route 38 route 43 route 59 route 73 route 74 route 9. London buses route 10 was a transport for london contracted bus route in london. A history of all routemasters operated in central london at every bus garage for the entire life of the whole fleet, inllustrated with over 420 bw photographs. The london traffic act 1924 imposed numbering known as the bassom scheme, named after superintendent later chief constable arthur ernest bassom of the metropolitan police who devised it. London buses route 73 is a transport for london contracted bus route in london, england.

Londons routemaster garage allocations 1956 2005 by. Arriva london aec routemaster at victoria bus station in march 2004. Bus routes run by london transport were grouped as follows. A unique, illustrated guide to each garage and vehicle allocations. No weekend service on 22, 32, 62, 67, 73, 76, 812, 8, and 814. Londons red buses to be colourcoded to match route maps. Extracted from 1934 map drawn by mike harris the greater london bus map. Proposed route 73 current route 73 proposed route 390. Will be walking to stanhope place and hope not to have to lug luggage up and down the underpass at the north carriage drive ring to bayswater rd. London bus route no 73 a complete journey down oxford street. Buses serve all bus stops on line of route between bracknell bus station and london roadm4 junction in slough. East lake shuttle, jolley trolley north beach route, and jolley trolley coastal route will continue. Mbta bus route 73 stops and schedules, including maps, realtime updates, parking and accessibility information, and connections. The numbers reflected the company that operated the route.

When you first select a route, there might be some settle down activity as the live data from tfl only includes. Bus station 2334 2341 2349 2356 0004 0010 0018 0024 0032 0039 0046 0053 0100 0107 0115 0125. Museum saatchi gallery charles dickens museum green park hyde park regents park kensington gardens st. A history of how the bus evolved from its early horse drawn vehicles, upto the modern. It could also be argued that for a book on the rt london bus, too many colour photos have been given over to provincial rts, and not enough to green, london country vehicles. Tottenham court road station connects to central and northern connects to central and northern bus stop v. Trip planner list of routes bus route 73 on the map of london. Go25 service began in 2008, operating between irvington bus terminal and newark penn station, making limited stops. That project was completed in 2014 and we moved on to visiting every museum in london. London bus route no 73 a complete journey down oxford street upstairs on a bus. Choose a stop to view live arrivals and status information or add to favourites. Bus routes 73 and 390 transport for london citizen space.

In 1969 i became a central bus inspector based out of victoria and one of our duties was to supervise route 11. The period between 1950 and 1965 there were no route changes only bus type and allocation changes which. Route 167 was transferred from leyton to loughton in october 1950, together with an appropriate number of stds. I am trying to find a way from the tower of london to the imperial war museum with only moderate walking for my husband as i am trying to conserve his walking to have him last as long as possible. Night bus routes are often related to the day numerical equivalent, normally running the same route but with an extension at either end of the service. Aug 23, 2011 filmed from stoke newington station to seven sisters station. We also propose to change how often buses on route 73 run.

I cannot be more specific, but during the 1940s probably earlier too route 73 ran from wherever through richmond to twickenham where it took a sharp bend from york street to london road the footpath was narrower then and there was a triangular island south of the roadway the 73 took and then it went on to hounslow. But if you want a proper east london connection, route 415 would have to be curtailed further down the route. Choose a stop to view live arrivals and status information choose a stop to view live arrivals and status information or add to favourites. Filmed from stoke newington station to seven sisters station. Mar 02, 2012 in march 2009, we ladies who bus, linda, mary and jo, decided to travel every london bus route from end to end.

Yes from park lane the 73 goes round marble arch and then turns right into oxford street if your destination is stanhope place, there are other buses from victoria that go along edgware road, such as the 6, 16, 36 or 436. This route is classed as high frequency, and as such controllers will endeavour to provide an even service rather than necessarily adhering exactly to the times shown. Hello, can you advise if the no 73 bus or others turn right into oxforfd st from park lane. Select an option below to see stepbystep directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in rome2rios travel planner. We have also considered the potential impact of new developments. Route 73 commenced on 30 november 1914, and originally ran from kings cross to barnes via euston. Uptodate information about public transport routes. East dulwich to euston station 7 ways to travel via. Tower transit wright eclipse gemini 3 mark 2 bodied volvo b5lh vh38115 bu16 uxc 308 by london bus breh. Ty route x80 journey from tilbury civic square via monsat 73 route 73 sundayspublic holidays not christmasboxing days towards grays other direction monfri sat. Natural history museum victoria regents park s t r p a r k r l a n e p a r k g l a n e glo ucester pl ace b a ker s t ree t r e g e n t dui o s t r e e t g r e. There are 6 ways to get from british museum to london paddington station by subway, bus, taxi, towncar or foot. The same date the bendy buses were removed from service and replaced by 51 new double. Our proposals take into account the numbers of customers using each bus route, as well as journey times, and where people are traveling to and from.

In august 1994, the route at the time operated by leaside buses was used to test satellite monitoring of buses in an effort to reduce bunching. Similarly, the 207s history can be traced back to what was once tram 7. Marble arch hyde park corner knightsbridge kensington hammersmith barnes east sheen richmond route 73 introduced 301114 kings crossbarnes red lion monsat allocation at mortlake and tottenham included route 73b. Route 10 commenced on august 1988 to replace route 73 between hammersmith and hyde park corner following the latter being diverted to victoria. Notice board, london buses, tfl bus faults, other bus topics, trains, the canteen. Saturday, due to the university district farmers market being staged on university way ne at ne50th st, route 73 will be rerouted to 15th ave. The conversion of a bus route to articulated buses also saw the adoption of the offvehicle ticketing system throughout that bus route offvehicle ticketing already applied in central london but for articulated bus routes it was extended out into the suburbs too and a reduction in service frequency because with their increased total. Buses would run between stoke newington and oxford circus. Monday to friday we worked with the route controller gold badge as it was roughly half way between liverpool street and shepherds bush. This timetable has been extracted from the july 1964 red book. These points aside, i enjoyed the book, and would recommend it to anyone wishing to know more about the legendary and classic rt bus. Running between stoke newington and oxford circus, it is operated by arriva london.

London buses route 73 bus routes in london wiki fandom. We do enjoy a sightseeing hop onhop off bus and the expert on location commentary they can provide is worth it so were not trying to dismiss the great service they offer. His published books include london transports last buses. Ab twickenham changeover point richmond road east twickenham.

Natural history museum victoria regents park s t r p a r k r l a n e p a r k g l a n e glo. Route 73 17 october 2011 the conversions of the last few articulated routes in london back to double deck are gathering pace, as the mayor of londons endof2011 deadline rapidly approaches. Westbound weekday mornings to clifford elementary school. London rt bus abebooks abebooks shop for books, art. Now we are going back to the buses, to see what has changed in the intervening years. Route 73 17 october 2011 the conversions of the last few articulated routes in london back to double deck are gathering pace, as the mayor of london s endof2011 deadline rapidly approaches. A history of how the bus evolved from its early horse. Buy london busunderground popout maps double 4th special revd rev ed. When you open the dropdown, you can type a route number to go straight there in the list. Details all the buses working on london transport routes at the time of going to press. History museum barbican centre marble arch london eye.

These utility works will require an eastbound lane closure of a section of oxford street between newman street and tottenham court road, which will result in diversions to the following bus routes. This was carried out at the crew change over point. I have two to deal with in these pages, the other being the 453, but one will suffice for this update. For many decades, variant and short workings used letter suffixes e.

If you want an east london connection, which no other bus really uses from south london such as hackney central, well route 48 kind of to london bridge, but it just the tip of s. Spans of service below show when first bus departs terminal of origin through last bus departs terminal of origin. Sep 09, 2014 london bus route no 73 a complete journey down oxford street upstairs on a bus. In march 2009, we ladies who bus, linda, mary and jo, decided to travel every london bus route from end to end. Leyland olympians l 1263, routemaster requiem and routemaster retrospective with geoff rixon, london transport 19701984 with r. British museum to london paddington station 5 ways to.

N73 n73 n73 n73 oxford circus, great titchfield street 2315 2322 2330 2337 2345 2352 0000 0007 0015 0022 0030 0037 0045 0052 0100 0110 0115 0140 tottenham court road station, oxford street 2325 2332 2340 2347 2355 0001 0009 0015 0023 0030 0038 0045 0052 0059 0107 0117 0122 0147 euston station, bus station 2334 2341 2349 2356 0004 0010 0018 0024. There are 7 ways to get from east dulwich to euston station by train, subway, bus, taxi, car or towncar. The bus route passes many tourist attractions such as marble arch, the british library and clissold park. This map shows buses and their stops red and yellow dots on the london bus or river bus network in approximately real time thanks, tfl. The 236 route was the route to take if you wanted to see nontourist london, from the once fine houses of highbury, paralleling the north london line, through the then depressed areas of dalston and hackney, and over the country of the lea valley, and so forth. Link to tripsavvy homepage sightseeing on the number 11 london bus. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. London bus routes 37373 archived obsolete timetable.

Londons routemaster garage allocations 1956 2005 by stuart. London bus handbook part 2 independents 3rd edition. No 73 bus from victoria london message board tripadvisor. A brief but comprehensive history of this section of the london underground. Jan 10, 2017 how do london s buses get their numbers. Arriva london mercedesbenz o530g on oxford street in july 2010. All but two of them moved to loughton in may 1954 when the share of the route at each garage was adjusted. Leytons remainder, on the 106, continued until july 1952, when they were internally reallocated onto the 38a. London s red buses to be colourcoded to match route maps. Route 25 x trips between maplewood and newark penn station were renumbered to route 375 as of april 3, 2010. Route 37373 tilbury grays west thurrock lakeside aveley upminster.

Londons routemaster garage allocations 1956 2005 by robbs, stuart. Oakwood press specialise in the production of authoritative books that capture the beauty and history of transport throughout the ages and provide the enthusiast with a unique insight into their specialist area. Jamess park key bus routes in central london route 8 route 9 route 11 route 14 route 15 route 23 route 24 route 25 route 38 route 43 route 59 route 73 route 74 route 9 route 148. Changeover point east sheen queens road garage journeys leave line of route at sheen lane and run dead via sheen lane mortlake high street and avondale road or leave line of route at castelnau and observe route 9 stops to m garage. The london rt bus by wagstaff j s and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. On 4 september 2004, route 73 was converted to oneman operation, with the aec routemasters replaced by mercedesbenz o530g articulated buses. London bus route no 73 a complete journey down oxford. Matthew wharmby is an author, photographer and editor who specialises in london bus history. Bus diversions to enable major oxford street utility. Around 1,050 weekday customers would need to change bus from route 73 if we changed where buses go. Psct all service vehicles replaced public service railways springfield line streetcars in 1937.

Welcome to london bus routes website by ian armstrong the aim of the site is to look at all the individual bus routes that were operating in 1950 onwards and give full details including garage allocations number of buses required blind displays route changes stand workings and photographs. Map of public transport, bus routes in knightsbridge. London buses route 73 is a transport for london contracted bus route in london. Number 31 bus ride from camden town to white city bus station, london the complete journey. But if youre looking for a more budget way of seeing the sights, or feel more confident exploring independently, then there are some london public transport bus routes which take in. Between hammersmith and victoria, buses only serve the points shown above. This is normally to provide a night service to destinations served by tube or train during the day. Our neighborhoods have been successful in attracting a diverse population precisely because bus routes provide a reliable method of transport cutting this.