London Buses route 24

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24

Management
Operated by	Metroline
Garage	Holloway
Vehicle	Dennis Trident 2/Alexander Dennis Enviro 400
Peak vehicle requirement	27
Route
Start	Pimlico
Via	Victoria Trafalgar Square Camden Town
End	Hampstead Heath
Length	7 miles (11 km)
Service
Level	24 hour service
Frequency	About every 5 minutes
Journey time	35-56 minutes
Night	24 hour service
Adult single fares
Oyster	£1.00
Cash	£2.00
Transport for London • Performance (PDF)

London Buses route 24 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Metroline.

1 History
2 Current route
- 2.1 Route departing Pimlico
- 2.2 Route departing Hampstead Heath
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] History

This route dates back to 1910, when it ran between Hampstead Heath and Victoria. The 24 was extended in August 1912 to Pimlico and has continued in that form until the present day, making this the oldest and most stable bus route in London.

Originally, the route was operated by the London General Omnibus Company (LGOC), and later the British Automobile Traction Co Ltd (aka "British") until September 1933 when the London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB), later London Transport Executive, was formed and ran under the name "London Transport". The route was crew operated until 1986, apart from two short periods in 1965/1966 and 1975.

Privatistation saw the 24 being operated by Grey-Green, later sold to Arriva, in 1988 - with its own grey, green and orange livery; a far cry from the red London buses that had run the route for many years before.

In November 2002 the route was transfered from Arriva to Metroline run from Holloway Garage, and later in 2006 it was the first London bus route to be operated by Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 double deckers.

In November 2007 operation of route 24 will pass to London General from Stockwell Garage.