London Buses route 133
133 | |
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Overview | |
Operator | Arriva London |
Garage | Norwood |
Peak vehicle requirement | 32 |
Began service | 27 March 1929 |
Former operator(s) | London General |
Night-time | Night bus N133 |
Route | |
Start | Streatham station |
Via | Brixton Kennington Elephant & Castle Borough London Bridge |
End | Liverpool Street bus station |
London Buses route 133 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England, running between Streatham and Liverpool Street stations.
History
Route 133 commenced operating on 27 March 1929 from South Croydon to Liverpool Street station. On 24 July 1971, the route was withdrawn between Croydon and Streatham with one man operation introduced with Daimler Fleetlines.[1][2]
Upon being put out to tender, it was taken over by London General's Stockwell Garage on 6 January 1990 with Northern Counties bodied Volvo Citybuses.[3] Upon being re-tendered, route 133 was taken over by Arriva London's Brixton garage on 22 January 2010.[4] When next tendered, it was retained by Arriva London, with it transferred to Norwood garage on 21 January 2017.[5][6]
Current route
Route 133 operates via these primary locations[7]
- Streatham station
- Streatham Hill station
- Brixton station
- Oval station
- Kennington station
- Elephant & Castle station
- Inner London Crown Court
- Borough station
- London Bridge station
- Monument station
- Bank station
- Liverpool Street bus station
References
- ^ Warren, Kenneth (1986). The Motorbus in Central London. Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. pp. 121/122. ISBN 0-7110-1568-6.
- ^ Wharmby, Matthew (2016). The London DMS. Barnsley: Pen & Sword. p. 19. ISBN 9781783831739.
- ^ Go-Ahead London commercial unit Coach & Bus Week issue 1179 10 March 2015 page 22
- ^ Latest tender news is a boost for Arriva Arriva London 14 September 2009
- ^ Arriva big winner in latest tender round Coach & Bus Week issue 1241 7 May 2016 page 10
- ^ Tender News Bus Talk issue 40 June 2016 page 11
- ^ 133 Bus Route Transport for London
External links
Media related to London Buses route 133 at Wikimedia Commons