London Buses route 38
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| Overview | |
| Operator | Arriva London |
| Night-time | Night Bus N38 |
| Route | |
| Start | Clapton Pond |
| Via | Hackney Central Dalston Junction Angel Holborn Piccadilly Circus |
| End | Victoria bus station |
London Buses route 38 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Clapton Pond and Victoria bus station, it is operated by Arriva London. The route is the most frequent in London with a bus every minute during the morning peak.
History
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London Forest was wound up in 1991; the route then became a joint operation between Leaside Buses and East London, before being transferred to Leaside Buses.[1]
On 29 June 2005, route 38 was converted to one man operation with the AEC Routemasters replaced by Mercedes-Benz O530G articulated buses.[2]
Double deck buses were introduced on 14 November 2009 as part of the Mayor of London's policy to withdraw articulated buses from London. The frequency of the route was increased to every 2-3 minutes.[3]
Eight prototype New Routemasters were introduced in February 2012[4][5][6]
New Routemasters were introduced on 10 May 2014. The rear platform remains open between Victoria and Mildmay Park from Monday to Friday between 07:00 and 18:00 when it is staffed by a customer assistant.[7]
Current route
Route 38 operates via these primary locations:[8]
- Clapton Pond
- Hackney Central station
- Dalston Junction station
- Essex Road station
- Angel station
- Holborn station
- Tottenham Court Road station
- Piccadilly Circus station
- Green Park station
- Hyde Park Corner station
- Victoria bus station
for Victoria station
In popular culture
Grime MC and Bow, E3 resident Wiley has mentioned the route 38 in his lyrics. An example of which is "I'm like the 38 bus cos I never turn up!".[9]
A Routemaster bus with route 38 blinds is displayed in the Falkland Islands capital of Port Stanley.[10]
References
- ^ McLachlan, Tom (1995). London Buses 1985-1995: Managing The Change. Venture Publications. p. 61. ISBN 1-898432-74-0.
- ^ A trip down memory lane for last No.38 Routemaster The Times
- ^ Press Release Transport for London
- ^ New Routemaster bus unveiled in London BBC News, 16 December 2011
- ^ "New route for Ballymena's new 'Boris bus'". BBC News. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ "'Cleanest, greenest' bus runs from Hampstead Heath to Pimlico". ITV. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ Press Release Transport For London
- ^ Route 38 Map Transport for London
- ^ The Essential…Wiley FACT, Template:Wayback
- ^ Don't mention the war The Daily Telegraph, 17 March 2007
External links
Media related to London Buses route 38 at Wikimedia Commons- Timetable
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