London Buses route 11
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| Overview | |
| Operator | Go-Ahead London |
| Garage | Stockwell |
| Vehicle | Volvo B7TL 10m / Wright Eclipse Gemini |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 26 |
| Nighttime | Night Bus N11 |
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| Start | Liverpool Street |
| Via | St Pauls Aldwych Parliament Square Kings Road |
| End | Fulham Broadway |
| Length | 7 miles (11 km) |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | About every 7 minutes |
| Journey time | 35-80 minutes |
| Operates | 5:15am until 1:30am |
| Transport for London • Performance |
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London Buses route 11 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Go-Ahead London.
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[edit] History
Route 11 was introduced by the London General Omnibus Company in August 1906, and is amongst the oldest routes to have operated continuously in London, although its route has changed on several occasions.[1]
The route starts at the bus station of Liverpool Street station in the north eastern corner of the City of London and terminates at Fulham Broadway travelling via the West End and some of London's most famous landmarks. The journey from the top deck is a cheap means of sightseeing in London.[2]
Transport for London manager Peter Hendy began his career as a conductor on the route.[3]
On 4 June 2002, Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee, the Metropolitan Police flagged down a Number 11 bus and used it as temporary transport for twenty-three peaceful anti-royalty demonstrators whom they had arrested after the demonstration, most of them in a nearby pub. The bus was used to take the protestors to various police stations for questioning. The protestors sued the police, and the Met settled out of court with an apology, an admission of unlawful detention, and a payment of £3,500 to each protestor.[4]
The route has a cameo appearance in the 2005 film The Da Vinci Code, where the protagonists take a number 11 bus from near Temple Church to get to "Chelsea Library", though they get off at Westminster Abbey; this is the same route the bus takes in real life.
[edit] Current route
- Liverpool Street Station Bus Station
- Bank Station
- Mansion House Station
- St Paul's Churchyard
- City Thameslink Station
- Aldwych
- Charing Cross Station
- Trafalgar Square
- Westminster Station
- Victoria Station
- Victoria Coach Station
- Sloane Square Station
- Chelsea
- Fulham Broadway Station
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Aldridge, John (February 1998). "On the 11...". Buses (Ian Allan Publishing) (515): 12.
- ^ Gibson, Helen (2006-04-11). "Got a ticket to ride". Time. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1182284,00.html. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
- ^ Robinson, Stephen (9 March 2011). "TfL chief: 'I can make the Tube run on time'". Evening Standard. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23930205-tfl-chief-i-can-make-the-tube-run-on-time.do.
- ^ Met pays out £80,000 after enforced tour of capital | UK News | Guardian
[edit] External links
- Transport for London
- London Bus Routes Zenfolio
- London Bus Routes
- Full Timetable (PDF)
- Photogallery of the last day of Routemaster service for route 11, 31 October 2003
