London Buses route RV1

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RV1

Management
Operated by	First London
Garage	Hackney
Vehicle	Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro
Peak vehicle requirement	8
Route
Start	Covent Garden
Via	Waterloo National Theatre Tate Modern London Bridge
End	Tower Bridge
Length	4 miles (6 km)
Service
Level	Daily (6:00am until 1:00am)
Frequency	About every 10 minutes
Journey time	24-33 minutes
Night	No night service
Adult single fares
Oyster	£1.00
Cash	£2.00
Transport for London • Performance (PDF)

London Buses route RV1 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First London.

Contents 1 History 2 Current route 2.1 Route departing Covent Garden 2.2 Route departing Tower Gateway 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] History

London Buses route RV1 is a tourist route in London. The route is branded as Riverside which is what the 'RV' in the route code identifies as. The route has operated since 2003 and has been very popular with tourists and with commuters, as it is the only route to serve many roads between Waterloo and London Bridge.

It was one of the first routes in London to be off-ticketing only. This meant quicker boarding and journey times, and during the first few months most buses ran early to the timetable.

The type of buses that operate on this route are rigid (not articulated or "bendy-bus") Mercedes-Benz Citaros. The three trial fuel cell/ hydrogen powered Citaros (more information) were used on this route to compare its efficiency with regular Citaros. They only operated in the mornings and early afternoon due to a lack of fuel capacity, normal diesel buses take over their duties after then. However, the trials ended on January 12, 2007.

[edit] Current route

[edit] Route departing Covent Garden Covent Garden Catherine Street Catherine Street Aldwych Strand Lancaster Place Waterloo Bridge Waterloo Road Tenison Way Waterloo station York Road Chichely Street Belvedere Road National Theatre Upper Ground Broad Wall Stamford Street Southwark Street (junction with Sumner Street or Great Guildford Street for Tate Modern) Borough High Street London Bridge station Duke Street Hill Tooley Street Tower Bridge Road Tower Bridge Tower Bridge Approach Minories Tower Gateway Station

[edit] Route departing Tower Gateway Tower Gateway Station Goodmans Yard Mansell Street Tower Bridge Approach Tower Bridge Tower Bridge Road Tooley Street Duke Street Hill London Bridge station Borough High Street Southwark Street Great Guildford Street Tate Modern Great Guildford Street Sumner Street Southwark Street Blackfriars Road Upper Ground National Theatre Belvedere Road Chichely Street York Road Waterloo station Waterloo Road Waterloo Bridge Lancaster Place Aldwych Catherine Street Russell Street Wellington Street Tavistock Street Covent Garden Catherine Street

[edit] See also

• List of bus routes in London
• First London

[edit] External links

• Transport for London
• London Buses by Adam RV1 Pictures
• Timetable

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