London Buses route 9 (Heritage)
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9H
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| Overview | |
| Operator | First Centrewest |
| Garage | Westbourne Park (X) |
| Vehicle | AEC Routemaster |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 5 |
| Nighttime | Night Bus N9 |
| Route | |
| Start | Kensington |
| Via | Knightsbridge Hyde Park Corner Green Park Piccadilly Circus |
| End | Trafalgar Square |
| Length | 3 miles (5km) |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | About every 20 minutes |
| Journey time | 25-29 minutes |
| Operates | 9:30am until 7:00pm |
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London Buses route 9 (Heritage) is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest.[1] It is a short working of the standard route 9. Buses run between Kensington High Street and Trafalgar Square, where they briefly overlap with the other Heritage route 15.
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[edit] History
To counter unfavourable media coverage of the withdrawal of London's classic Routemaster fleet, Mayor of London Ken Livingstone promised to introduce a "heritage" Routemaster operation. After hopes that this would be operated commercially, it eventually materialised as tendered short workings on two existing routes, one of which is the 9. This approach ensured that passengers in wheelchairs or with other mobility problems would be offered alternatives to the Routemaster buses, which are not accessible.[2]
The contracts for the routes were announced in September 2005[3] and routes began operation on 14 November 2005—not the usual Saturday start date, so as to keep clear of the Remembrance Sunday parades.
On 13 November 2010, route 9H was extended to operate between Kensington High Street (instead of the Royal Albert Hall) and Trafalgar Square.[4] The extension was at the urging of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, which wants to boost the number of visitors to the High Street.[5]
[edit] Current route
- Kensington High Street Addison Road
- High Street Kensington Station
- Royal Albert Hall
- Knightsbridge Station
- Hyde Park Corner Station
- Green Park Station
- Piccadilly Circus Station
- Trafalgar Square
[edit] See also
- London Buses route 9
- London Buses route N9
- London Buses route 15 (Heritage)
- List of bus routes in London
- First Centrewest
[edit] References
- ^ "Bus tender results". Transport for London. 14 May 2010. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/businessandpartners/buses/tenderresults/route.aspx?btID=743. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "Heritage routes for Routemaster". BBC. 2005-09-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4229106.stm. Retrieved July 4, 2007.
- ^ "Heritage route contracts awarded". Transport for London. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/static/corporate/media/newscentre/archive/3914.html. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ http://www.londonbusroutes.net/changes.htm#2
- ^ "All aboard as Routemaster returns to Kensington High Street". Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. 16 November 2010. http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/pressrelease/pressrelease.asp?id=3547. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
[edit] External links
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