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Metroline Plaxton President bodied Dennis Trident 2 on Waterloo Bridge in October 2013
Overview
OperatorMetroline
GarageHolloway (HT)[1]
VehicleAlexander Dennis Enviro400 10.1m
Volvo B7TL 10.6m / Plaxton President[2]
Peak vehicle requirement18 [3]
Route
StartArchway station
ViaTufnell Park
Finsbury Park
Angel
St Paul's
EndWaterloo station

London Buses route 4 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Archway and Waterloo stations, it is operated by Metroline.

History

Metroline Alexander bodied Volvo Olympian on The Strand in 2005

The history of the current route 4 dates back to 26 August 1912, when a route 4 was introduced between Finsbury Park station and Elephant & Castle via Highbury, St Paul's Cathedral and Blackfriars Bridge.[citation needed]

The "Busman's Strike of 1958" caused the loss of very large numbers of passengers on London's buses. London Transport reacted to the resulting financial losses by withdrawing many routes. The 4A was one, being withdrawn on 19 August 1958.[citation needed]

The replacement of London trolleybuses began in 1959. On 8 November 1961 a new route 4A was introduced on Monday to Friday between Finsbury Park and Waterloo station. It covered sections of two other withdrawn routes, the 48 and 179. By the mid-1960s, the 4 and 4A together provided a more frequent service than was needed on most sections. The 4 was gradually reduced, being totally withdrawn on 31 December 1966.[citation needed]

On 4 September 1971, the 4 was re-instated, replacing the 4A as well as being further extended to Tufnell Park. On 31 January 1981, it was further extended from Tufnell Park to Archway.[citation needed]

On 25 September 1993, the contract for route 4 was won by London Suburban Bus, who operated the route with Leyland Titans.[4]

On 27 April 1995, route 4 was included in the sale of London Suburban Bus to Metroline[4] and in March 2000 to DelGro Corporation.[5]

New Plaxton President bodied Dennis Tridents were introduced in 2001.[citation needed]

Current route

Route 4 operates via these primary locations:[6]

References

  1. ^ Carr, Ken. The London Bus Guide. Visions International.
  2. ^ Carr, Ken. The London Bus Guide. Visions International.
  3. ^ Carr, Ken. The London Bus Guide. Visions International.
  4. ^ a b McLachlan, Tom (1995). London Buses 1985-1995: Managing The Change. Venture Publications. p. 100. ISBN 1-898432-74-0.
  5. ^ History Metroline
  6. ^ Route 4 Map Transport for London
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