London Buses route 73
| 73 | |
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New Routemaster in May 2015
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| Overview | |
| Operator | Arriva London |
| Night-time | Night Bus N73 |
| Route | |
| Start | Stoke Newington |
| Via | Newington Green Angel King's Cross Oxford Circus |
| End | Victoria bus station |
London Buses route 73 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Stoke Newington and Victoria bus station, it is operated by Arriva London.
History[edit]
Route 73 commenced on 30 November 1914, and originally ran from King's Cross to Barnes via Euston Road, Tottenham Court Road, Oxford Street, Knightsbridge, Kensington and Hammersmith.[1]
In August 1994 the route, at the time operated by Leaside Buses, was used to test satellite monitoring of buses in an effort to reduce bunching.[2]
On 4 September 2004 route 73 was converted to one-man operation, with the AEC Routemasters replaced by Mercedes-Benz O530G articulated buses.[citation needed] This change was intended to improve peak capacity and decrease boarding times; however, a Transport for London advertising campaign to this effect was prohibited by the Advertising Standards Agency as the claims were misleading.[3] Fare evasion on the route increased after the introduction of articulated vehicles, leading some passengers to nickname the route 'seventy-free'.[4] The route was used to test the iBus system in 2007.[5]
The bus route passes many tourist attractions such as Marble Arch, British Library, and Clissold Park.[6] The Daily Telegraph called the route one of the "best routes for sightseeing on a shoestring".[7] In August 2014, two buses on the route were fitted with equipment designed to enhance bus drivers' awareness of pedestrians and cyclists as part of a six-week trial.[8][9][10][11] The route was chosen because it was "most likely to encounter packed seas of distracted shopping people and cyclists".[12]
New Routemasters were introduced on 16 May 2015. The rear platform remains closed at all times except for when the bus is at bus stops.[13]
Current route[edit]
Route 73 operates via these primary locations:[14]
- Stoke Newington Common
- Newington Green
- Essex Road station

- Angel station

- King's Cross station

- St Pancras International

- Euston bus station
for Euston station

- Euston Square station

- Warren Street Station

- Goodge Street station

- Tottenham Court Road station

- Oxford Circus station

- Bond Street station

- Marble Arch station

- Hyde Park Corner station

- Victoria bus station
for Victoria station

References[edit]
- ^ Motor Omnibus Routes in London, Vol 3: January 1913 - February 1915 London Historical Research Group of the Omnibus Society 1991
- ^ Gulf war satellites track the No 73 bus The Independent 18 August 1994
- ^ BBC News | London | Bendy bus ads complaints upheld
- ^ "Final Day Of The Bendy Bus On Route 73". londonist.com. 2 September 2011.
- ^ The London Daily News - One more death on London roads caused by London buses
- ^ Wittich, John (1997). London Bus-Top Tourist. Sigma Leisure. pp. 109–114. ISBN 9781850584308.
- ^ Edwards, Rhiannon (29 April 2014). "Tube strike? See more of London by bus". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ Rasiah, Janine (4 August 2014). "Groundbreaking bus sensors to be piloted on Stratford route". Newham Recorder. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ Hedges-Stocks, Zoah (6 August 2014). "London buses to get free wifi and cycle safety sensors". London 24. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ Murphy, Margi (4 August 2014). "London buses get safety sensor technology". Computer World UK. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ "London bus technology to detect cyclists trialled". BBC News. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ Cutlack, Gary (1 August 2014). "Four London Buses Kitted Out With Radar and Cameras in New Safety Push". Gizmodo. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ Press Release Transport For London
- ^ Route 73 Map Transport for London
External links[edit]
Media related to London Buses route 73 at Wikimedia Commons- Timetable