London Buses route 28
Appearance
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Operator | Tower Transit |
Night-time | Night Bus N28 and N31 |
Route | |
Start | Southside Wandsworth |
Via | Kensington Notting Hill Westbourne |
End | Kensal Rise station |
London Buses route 28 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Southside Wandsworth and Kensal Rise station, it is operated by Tower Transit.
History
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In 1988, Gold Arrow routes 28 and 31 were introduced,[1] operated by CentreWest.[2] On 4 March 1989, route 28 was converted to minibus operation with AEC Routemasters replaced by 28-seat Alexander bodied Mercedes-Benz midibuses leading to severe overcrowding and poor reliability.[3]
In June 2013, route 28 was included in the sale of First London's Atlas Road garage to Tower Transit.[4][5]
Current route
Route 28 operates via these primary locations:[6]
- Southside Wandsworth
- Wandsworth Town station
- Wandsworth Bridge
- Fulham Broadway station
- West Kensington station
- Kensington Olympia station
- Kensington High Street
- High Street Kensington station
- Notting Hill Gate station
- Westbourne Park station
- Harrow Road Prince of Wales Hotel
- Kensal Rise station
References
- ^ Public transport planning and operations. PTRC Education and Research Services Ltd. 1990. p. 109.
Intensive inner London Gold Arrow services 28 and 31, introduced in 1988, have given encouraging results. Individual operating subsidiaries of London Buses Ltd. are making further minibus conversions, such as those of CentreWest in Ealing.
- ^ "Untitled". Transport. 15: 85. 1994.
It also helps to avoid the instability and wasteful duplication found in deregulated areas. However, local opportunities for service development may also be envisaged, in addition to those devised centrally. Examples include the 'Gold Arrow' midibus services 28 and 31 of the Centrewest company
- ^ Blacker, Ken (2007). Routemaster: 1970–2005. Vol. 2 (2nd ed.). Harrow Weald: Capital Transport. pp. 96, 97. ISBN 978-1-85414-303-7.
- ^ First quits London bus business Bus & Coach Professional 9 April 2013
- ^ Date set for Aussie takeover of London bus routes Australasian Bus & Coach 14 June 2013
- ^ Route 28 Map Transport for London
External links
Media related to London Buses route 28 at Wikimedia Commons
- Timetable