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'''London Buses route 25''' is a [[Transport for London]] contracted [[bus route]] in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]. The service is currently contracted to [[First Capital]].
Route 25 is currently contracted to First London for Transport for London.
==history==
'''1910''': Route 25 began operation on 30 October 1910. The route ran from Victoria to Old Ford using the same routing as today's route 8 up until Oxford Circus. This was the second motor bus route in London to operate using this number.[1]
'''1912''': On 20 June 1912, routes 8 and 25 exchanged their eastern branches at Bank, with the 25 taking over what has become its traditional route from Victoria to Seven Kings (Seven Kings Hotel). By the end of the First World War, the 25 was working Daily between Victoria and Seven Kings Garage, with a Sunday 25A route from Victoria to Chadwell Heath during the 1920s, London's bus transport expanded rapidly, and the 25 gained routes 25B, 25C and 25D.[1]


==History==
'''1924''': Many routes in the group were renumbered on 1 December 1924, with 25A changing to 125, 25B changing to 26, 25C changing to 126 and 25D changing to 145.[1]
Route 25 began operation on 30 October 1910 between Victoria and [[Old Ford]] via Piccadilly, Oxford Circus, Holborn and Bank - the same routing as today's [[London Buses route 8|route 8]]. This was the second motor bus route in London to carry this number.<ref name="London Bus Routes">[http://www.londonbusroutes.net/photos/025.htm Route 25] ''londonbusroutes.net''</ref>


On 20 June 1912, routes 8 and 25 exchanged their eastern branches at Bank, with the 25 taking over what has become its traditional route from Victoria to Seven Kings (Seven Kings Hotel). By the end of the First World War, the 25 was working Daily between Victoria and Seven Kings Garage, with a Sunday 25A route from Victoria to Chadwell Heath (White Horse). During the 1920s, London's bus transport expanded rapidly, and the 25 soon had gained 25B, 25C and 25D suffixed routes.<ref name="London Bus Routes" />
'''1934''': This situation remained until 3 October 1934, when the newly constituted London Passenger Transport Board formed the numbering system, which re-instated the situation previous to December 1924, apart from Route 145, which by then had developed into a self-contained route, thereby keeping its route number. Each route ran every 6 minutes on Mondays to Fridays, providing 40 buses per hour on the common sections; the routes were operated from Seven Kings, Forest Gate, Upton Park and Hammersmith on the 25.[1]


On 1 December 1924 many routes in the group were renumbered, with 25A becoming 125, 25B changing to 26, 25C to 126 and the 25D becoming [[London Buses route 145|route 145]].<ref name="London Bus Routes" />
'''April 1989''': Route 25 was allocated to East London .


This situation remained until 3 October 1934, when the newly constituted [[London Passenger Transport Board]] instituted its own numbering system, which generally re-instated the situation previous to December 1924, apart for [[London Buses route 145|route 145]], which by then had developed into a self-contained route, thereby keeping its route number. Each route ran every 6 minutes on Mondays to Fridays, providing 40 buses per hour on the common sections; the routes were operated from garages in Seven Kings, Forest Gate, Upton Park and Hammersmith (Riverside) on the 25.<ref name="London Bus Routes" />
'''1992''': Route 25 was shortened when Route 8 was awarded the Victoria to Oxford Circus Branch.


Various parts have fallen by the wayside over the years, the 25B variant from Victoria to Becontree Heath eventually becoming the main service and losing its suffix in about 1950. By 1982 the route was running in two overlapping sections, Victoria to Ilford and Aldgate to Becontree Heath; in that year the latter section was renumbered 225, albeit running to Limehouse instead of Aldgate. Both routes were [[Routemaster]] operated, but the 225 was soon converted to one-person operation using [[Leyland Titan (B15)|Leyland Titans]]. The 225 also reverted to serving [[Aldgate]]. In 1988, the 25 (now Victoria to Ilford) was also converted to one-person operation, and consequently the 225 was renumbered back to 25 to match. The combined 25 was operated from Bow garage. A weekend diversion via [[Tower Hill]] was also introduced at this time.<ref name="London Bus Routes" />
'''1993''': During March, Route 25 was shortened to Ilford; new route 128 began to serve Becontree Heath. However, this reduced the service between Ilford and Aldgate, being a precursor to recent overcrowding.[1]


The route was allocated to the [[East London (bus company)|East London]] division of London Buses in April 1989. In 1992 the route was shortened when the Victoria to Oxford Circus section was handed over to route 8. In March 1993 the 25 was cut back to Ilford; new route 128 covered the section to Becontree Heath. However, this reduced the service between Ilford and Aldgate, being a precursor to recent overcrowding.<ref name="London Bus Routes" />
'''26 June 1999''': Route 25 was awarded to Capital Citybus. At 30 buses, it was London’s largest route to change operator. Capital Citybus proposed a reversion to sectional operation during the day on Mondays to Saturdays, with the sections being Ilford to Aldgate and Stratford to Oxford Circus. This was turned down on the grounds of service simplification. The route was initially operated from Dagenham garage, moving to Rainham.[1]


The route was awarded to [[Capital Citybus]] on 26 June 1999; at 30 buses, it was the largest London route to change operator as a result of retendering. Capital Citybus proposed a reversion to sectional operation during the day on Mondays to Saturdays, with the sections being Ilford to Aldgate and Stratford to Oxford Circus. This was turned down on the grounds of service simplification. The route was initially operated from Dagenham garage, but
'''2004''': The new congestion charge meant the route's peak vehicle requirement increase to 40 buses. On retender in 2004 the route was converted to articulated single deck operation as a result of overcrowding. The contract was won back by East London, now owned by Stagecoach Group, and became the first route to be operated from a new Waterden Road garage. The Arctic conversion initially resulted in the withdrawal of three evening peak journeys and a consequent reduction in peak vehicle requirement to 37. The weekend diversion to Tower Hill was withdrawn.[1] The 25 was the longest route in London to use articulated buses.[2]
was later moved to Rainham.<ref name="London Bus Routes" />


==Previous Changes to Route 25==


The introduction of [[London congestion charge|congestion charging]] saw the route's peak vehicle requirement increase to 40 buses. On retender in 2004 the route was converted to articulated single deckers as a result of overcrowding. The contract was won back by East London, now owned by [[Stagecoach Group]], and became the first route to be run from a new Waterden Road garage. The Arctic conversion initially resulted in the withdrawal of three evening peak journeys and a consequent reduction in peak vehicle requirement from 40 to 37. The weekend diversion to Tower Hill was withdrawn.<ref name="London Bus Routes" /> The 25 was the longest route in London to use articulated buses.<ref name=Mail />
'''2004''': Route 25 was chosen to operate on 3 hydrogen powered buses alongside the regular articulated vehicles as part of a two year trial.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3391507.stm |title=England &#124; London &#124; Full steam ahead for new gas bus |publisher=BBC News |date=2004-01-14 |accessdate=2011-06-13}}</ref>


'''2010''': Route 25 was re extended to Oxford Circus on 30 October 2010


In 2004 the route was chosen for a two-year trial of [[hydrogen fuel cell]] powered buses. Three such vehicles ran on the route in addition to the regular articulated vehicles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3391507.stm |title=England &#124; London &#124; Full steam ahead for new gas bus |publisher=BBC News |date=2004-01-14 |accessdate=2011-06-13}}</ref>
'''2011''': First London successfully gained the contract for Route 25 from East London. It is now operating using Eclipse Gemini 2 double deck buses. The service is now operating approximately every 3 - 8 minutes. The new garage is Lea Interchange.


Half of all westbound buses are now terminating at Holborn Circus.
On 30 October 2010, the route was re-extended to Oxford Circus.

On 25 June 2011, First Capital successfully gained the contract for route 25 and are operating it from Lea Interchange (LI), using [[Volvo B9TL]] 10.4m/[[Wright Eclipse Gemini 2]] double-decker buses. The service now runs approximately every 3-8 minutes at all times of the day and night. On Mondays to Saturdays, approximately half of all westbound buses terminate at Holborn Circus.


==Incidents==
==Incidents==
In August 2006 it was revealed that the 25 was the most dangerous bus route in London over the preceding year, with staff on the route having made 471 emergency calls.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/topstories/868746.dangerous_bus_routes_revealed/ |title=Dangerous bus routes revealed (From This Is Local London) |publisher=Thisislocallondon.co.uk |date=2006-08-09 |accessdate=2011-06-13}}</ref>


'''2006''': Revealed as the most dangerous bus route in London with staff making 471 emergency calls.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/topstories/868746.dangerous_bus_routes_revealed/ |title=Dangerous bus routes revealed (From This Is Local London) |publisher=Thisislocallondon.co.uk |date=2006-08-09 |accessdate=2011-06-13}}</ref>
In October 2007, a man was killed when he became trapped under an articulated bus on the route having got off it in Ilford High Road.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7035041.stm |title=England &#124; London &#124; Man dragged under bus for a mile |publisher=BBC News |date=2007-10-09 |accessdate=2011-06-13}}</ref>

'''2007''': A man was killed when he became trapped underneath an articulated bus in Ilford High Road.

'''2010''': Over a three day period during February 2010, 31 homeless people were discovered to be using Route 25 overnight when a taskforce noticed a large number of call-outs by drivers on the route.<ref name=Mail>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1251623/Homeless-people-refuge-Londons-longest-bendy-bus-route.html |title=Homeless people take refuge on London's longest bendy bus route &#124; Mail Online |publisher=Dailymail.co.uk |date=2010-02-17 |accessdate=2011-06-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23806334-homeless-bed-down-on-londons-longest-bendy-bus-route.do |title=Homeless bed down on London's longest bendy bus route &#124; Evening Standard |publisher=Thisislondon.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2011-06-13}}</ref>

==Route 25==

Hainault Street

Ilford Central Library

Ilford Broadway

Chapel Road

Dersingham Avenue

Little Ilford Lane

Manor Park Library

First Avenue

High Street North

Woodgrange Park Station

Shrewsbury Road

Katherine Road

Green Street

Woodgrange Road

Sprowston Road

Margery Park Road

Atherton Leisure Centre

Water Lane / University Of East London

Stratford Centre

Old Town Hall

Carpenters Road / Stratford High Street DLR

Warton Road

Abbey Lane

Bow Flyover

Bow Church

Bow Church Station

Bow Road Station

Coborn Road

Mile End Station

Regents Canal

Queen Mary / University Of London

Ocean Estate

Stepney Green Station

Stepney Green

Booth Memorial

Sidney Street

Whitechapel Station

Royal London Hospital

The East London Mosque

Fieldgate Street

Osborn Street

Aldgate East Station

Aldgate Station

St Katharine Cree

St Mary Axe

Bank Station / Cornhill

Poultry / Bank Station

Bread Street

St Paul's Station

City Thameslink Station

Holborn Circus

Holborn Circus / Fetter Lane

Chancery Lane Station

Brownlow Street

Holborn Station

High Holborn

Tottenham Court Road Station

Oxford Street / Soho Street

Wardour Street


In a three-day period in February 2010, 31 homeless people were discovered to be using route 25 overnight when a taskforce noticed a large number of call-outs by drivers on the route.<ref name=Mail>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1251623/Homeless-people-refuge-Londons-longest-bendy-bus-route.html |title=Homeless people take refuge on London's longest bendy bus route &#124; Mail Online |publisher=Dailymail.co.uk |date=2010-02-17 |accessdate=2011-06-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23806334-homeless-bed-down-on-londons-longest-bendy-bus-route.do |title=Homeless bed down on London's longest bendy bus route &#124; Evening Standard |publisher=Thisislondon.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2011-06-13}}</ref>
Great Titchfield Street


==Current route==
Holles Street
* [[Ilford|Ilford High Road]] ''Hainault Street''
* [[Ilford]] ''High Road'' for ''[[Ilford railway station|Ilford Station]]''
* [[Manor Park]]
* [[Woodgrange Park railway station|Woodgrange Park Station]]
* [[Forest Gate]]
* [[Stratford, London|Stratford Broadway]] for ''[[Stratford station|Stratford Station]]''
* [[Bow Church DLR station|Bow Church Station]]
* [[Bow Road tube station|Bow Road Station]]
* [[Mile End tube station|Mile End Station]]
* [[Stepney Green tube station|Stepney Green Station]]
* [[Whitechapel tube station|Whitechapel Station]]
* Braham Street for ''[[Aldgate East tube station|Aldgate East Station]]''
* [[Aldgate]] ''High Street'' for ''[[Aldgate tube station|Aldgate Station]]''
* [[Bank and Monument stations|Bank Station]]
* [[St. Paul's tube station|St Paul's Station]]
* [[City Thameslink railway station|City Thameslink Station]]
* [[Chancery Lane tube station|Chancery Lane Station]]
* [[Holborn tube station|Holborn Station]]
* [[Tottenham Court Road tube station|Tottenham Court Road Station]]
* [[Oxford Circus tube station|Oxford Circus Station]]
* [[Oxford Circus]] ''Holles Street''


==images (2)==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:London-fuel-cell-bus-route25.jpg|route 25 operating on a hydrogen fuel cell powered bus
File:London-fuel-cell-bus-route25.jpg|One of the hydrogen fuel cell powered buses on bus route 25
File:East London 23076 LX04 LCV.JPG|route 25 operating on a Mercedes Benz bus
File:East London 23076 LX04 LCV.JPG|Route 25 using a Mercedes-Benz articulated bus
</gallery>
</gallery>


Revision as of 13:00, 30 January 2012

25
File:BJ11EAY.jpg
Overview
OperatorFirst Capital
GarageLea Interchange (LI)
VehicleVolvo B9TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini 2
Peak vehicle requirementDay: 59
Night: 15
Night-time24-hour service
Route
StartIlford
ViaManor Park
Stratford
Bow
Aldgate
Bank
Holborn
EndOxford Circus
Length11 miles (18 km)
Service
Level24-hour service
Frequency3-8 minutes
Journey time64-100 minutes
Operates24-hour service

London Buses route 25 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Capital.

History

Route 25 began operation on 30 October 1910 between Victoria and Old Ford via Piccadilly, Oxford Circus, Holborn and Bank - the same routing as today's route 8. This was the second motor bus route in London to carry this number.[1]

On 20 June 1912, routes 8 and 25 exchanged their eastern branches at Bank, with the 25 taking over what has become its traditional route from Victoria to Seven Kings (Seven Kings Hotel). By the end of the First World War, the 25 was working Daily between Victoria and Seven Kings Garage, with a Sunday 25A route from Victoria to Chadwell Heath (White Horse). During the 1920s, London's bus transport expanded rapidly, and the 25 soon had gained 25B, 25C and 25D suffixed routes.[1]

On 1 December 1924 many routes in the group were renumbered, with 25A becoming 125, 25B changing to 26, 25C to 126 and the 25D becoming route 145.[1]

This situation remained until 3 October 1934, when the newly constituted London Passenger Transport Board instituted its own numbering system, which generally re-instated the situation previous to December 1924, apart for route 145, which by then had developed into a self-contained route, thereby keeping its route number. Each route ran every 6 minutes on Mondays to Fridays, providing 40 buses per hour on the common sections; the routes were operated from garages in Seven Kings, Forest Gate, Upton Park and Hammersmith (Riverside) on the 25.[1]

Various parts have fallen by the wayside over the years, the 25B variant from Victoria to Becontree Heath eventually becoming the main service and losing its suffix in about 1950. By 1982 the route was running in two overlapping sections, Victoria to Ilford and Aldgate to Becontree Heath; in that year the latter section was renumbered 225, albeit running to Limehouse instead of Aldgate. Both routes were Routemaster operated, but the 225 was soon converted to one-person operation using Leyland Titans. The 225 also reverted to serving Aldgate. In 1988, the 25 (now Victoria to Ilford) was also converted to one-person operation, and consequently the 225 was renumbered back to 25 to match. The combined 25 was operated from Bow garage. A weekend diversion via Tower Hill was also introduced at this time.[1]

The route was allocated to the East London division of London Buses in April 1989. In 1992 the route was shortened when the Victoria to Oxford Circus section was handed over to route 8. In March 1993 the 25 was cut back to Ilford; new route 128 covered the section to Becontree Heath. However, this reduced the service between Ilford and Aldgate, being a precursor to recent overcrowding.[1]

The route was awarded to Capital Citybus on 26 June 1999; at 30 buses, it was the largest London route to change operator as a result of retendering. Capital Citybus proposed a reversion to sectional operation during the day on Mondays to Saturdays, with the sections being Ilford to Aldgate and Stratford to Oxford Circus. This was turned down on the grounds of service simplification. The route was initially operated from Dagenham garage, but was later moved to Rainham.[1]


The introduction of congestion charging saw the route's peak vehicle requirement increase to 40 buses. On retender in 2004 the route was converted to articulated single deckers as a result of overcrowding. The contract was won back by East London, now owned by Stagecoach Group, and became the first route to be run from a new Waterden Road garage. The Arctic conversion initially resulted in the withdrawal of three evening peak journeys and a consequent reduction in peak vehicle requirement from 40 to 37. The weekend diversion to Tower Hill was withdrawn.[1] The 25 was the longest route in London to use articulated buses.[2]


In 2004 the route was chosen for a two-year trial of hydrogen fuel cell powered buses. Three such vehicles ran on the route in addition to the regular articulated vehicles.[3]

On 30 October 2010, the route was re-extended to Oxford Circus.

On 25 June 2011, First Capital successfully gained the contract for route 25 and are operating it from Lea Interchange (LI), using Volvo B9TL 10.4m/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 double-decker buses. The service now runs approximately every 3-8 minutes at all times of the day and night. On Mondays to Saturdays, approximately half of all westbound buses terminate at Holborn Circus.

Incidents

In August 2006 it was revealed that the 25 was the most dangerous bus route in London over the preceding year, with staff on the route having made 471 emergency calls.[4]

In October 2007, a man was killed when he became trapped under an articulated bus on the route having got off it in Ilford High Road.[5]

In a three-day period in February 2010, 31 homeless people were discovered to be using route 25 overnight when a taskforce noticed a large number of call-outs by drivers on the route.[2][6]

Current route

  • One of the hydrogen fuel cell powered buses on bus route 25
    One of the hydrogen fuel cell powered buses on bus route 25
  • Route 25 using a Mercedes-Benz articulated bus
    Route 25 using a Mercedes-Benz articulated bus

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Route 25 londonbusroutes.net
  2. ^ a b "Homeless people take refuge on London's longest bendy bus route | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
  3. ^ "England | London | Full steam ahead for new gas bus". BBC News. 2004-01-14. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
  4. ^ "Dangerous bus routes revealed (From This Is Local London)". Thisislocallondon.co.uk. 2006-08-09. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
  5. ^ "England | London | Man dragged under bus for a mile". BBC News. 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
  6. ^ "Homeless bed down on London's longest bendy bus route | Evening Standard". Thisislondon.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
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