London Buses route 7
7 | |
---|---|
Overview | |
Operator | Metroline |
Garage | West Perivale (PA) [1] |
Night-time | Night Bus N7 |
Route | |
Start | East Acton |
Via | Ladbroke Grove Paddington |
End | Oxford Circus |
London Buses route 7 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between East Acton and Oxford Circus, it is operated by Metroline.
History
Route 7's history can be traced back to 1 November 1908, when an un-numbered daily route operating between Wormwood Scrubs and Liverpool Street station, was allocated route number 7.[2]
Between 1910 and 1920, route 7 was operated entirely by X-type vehicles.[3] It was the only route in London to use these vehicles regularly.[4]
The rerouting of Red Arrow route 501 from Aldgate to London Bridge in 1970, resulted in route 7 being cut back to Bloomsbury, near to Tottenham Court Road, on 24 January 1970.[5]
The route was run with crew-operated AEC Routemasters for many years. These were replaced on 3 July 2004 by low-floor double-deckers released from route 25.[5][6]
Due to the partial closure of Oxford Street for Crossrail works, on 16 June 2014 the route has had its eastern terminus relocated from Russell Square to Oxford Circus.[7]
Metroline was awarded the contract for route 7 starting on 23 June 2007 and has successfully retained the route with a new contract starting on 21 June 2014.[8][9]
Incidents
A serious incident occurred on 13 June 1957, when a RTL-type bus on route 7A ran into a queue of waiting passengers on Oxford Street, killing eight people. The driver had collapsed with heat exhaustion.[10][11]
References
- ^ "Metroline, Lost property". Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ London's Oldest Bus Routes The London Magazine
- ^ Reed, John (2000). London Buses: A Brief History. Capital Transport Publishing. p. 16. ISBN 9781854142337.
- ^ Klapper, Charels (1984) The Golden Age of Buses. p.72.
- ^ a b Blacker, Ken (2007). Routemaster: 1970–2005. Vol. 2 (2nd ed.). Harrow Weald: Capital Transport. pp. 8, 169. ISBN 978-1-85414-303-7.
- ^ The future of the Routemaster Icons of England
- ^ Oxford Street closed eastbound London Buses
- ^ 2007 Bus Tender Result Transport For London
- ^ 2014 Bus Tender Result Transport For London
- ^ Bus Accident, Oxford Street (Hansard, 10 July 1957)
- ^ Marshall, Prince (1972). Wheels of London. The Sunday Times Magazine ISBN 0-7230-0068-9. p. 124.
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External links
- Media related to London Buses route 7 at Wikimedia Commons
- Timetable