London Buses route H91
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| Management | |
| Operated by | Transdev London |
| Garage | Hounslow Heath |
| Vehicle | Dennis Dart SLF 10.8m / Plaxton Pointer |
| PVR † | 14 |
| Route | |
| Start | Hounslow West |
| Via | Heston Lampton Osterley Gunnersbury Chiswick |
| End | Hammersmith |
| Length | 8 miles (13 km) |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | About every 10-15 minutes |
| Journey time | 26-63 minutes |
| Day | 6:00am until 11:00pm |
| Night | No night service |
| Adult single fares | |
| Oyster | 90p |
| Cash | £2.00 |
| † peak vehicle requirement Transport for London • Performance |
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London Buses route H91 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Transdev London.
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[edit] History
The H91 dates back to 25 May 1991, and was formed from the withdrawal of route 91 (which ran between Wandsworth and Hounslow). The original route 91 dates back much longer, more than 50 years, once running between Wandsworth Bridge and Cranford, from Turnham Green and Riverside Garages with a Wandsworth Saturday allocation being introduced to replace the Turnham Green Saturday allocation in October 1952. The Riverside allocation was withdrawn in May 1956, with a reallocation to Turnham Green on Saturday.
On 12 October 1952 the route was extended from Hounslow to London Airport (Heathrow), Monday to Saturday, although this was restricted to Monday to Saturday mornings only for a period between 17 October 1956 and 1 May 1957. The route was extended at all times to Heathrow on 30 April 1958, but was withdrawn on 5 October. The Sunday service was withdrawn completely on 26 November 1958, and the Saturday service between Heathrow and Hounslow was withdrawn on 11 October 1961.
Garage allocation changed once again during October 1965, with a Monday to Friday operation from Turnham Green and Saturdays from Riverside, a Turnham Green Saturday allocation was reintroduced during November 1968.
On 30 November 1968, the route was withdrawn at all times between Hounslow and Heathrow. The Riverside allocation was withdrawn on the introduction of single deck AEC Swifts during September 1971, but these were replaced by double deck Daimler Fleetlines (DMS) in November 1973, and in turn replaced by Metrobuses in December 1979.
The Monday to Friday service was extended to Wandsworth Garage on 13 June 1976, followed by a Monday to Saturday extension on 7 August 1976. No other changes occurred until 1990 when, on the 6 January the allocation was transferred to Hounslow.
Route 91 was withdrawn on 25 May 1991, although this was essentially a split of the route with the Hammersmith to Hounslow section being renumbered route H91, the Turnham Green to Fulham Broadway section was renumbered route 391, with the Fulham to Wandsworth section being withdrawn.
The H91 was formed as part of the London United's Harrier Midibus Scheme, using Dennis Darts (DT). The route moved to Hounslow Heath Garage after London United bought Westlink, although it moved to Stamford Brook for a brief period, and was converted to low floor operation in 2000 using Wright Pathfinder bodied Dennis Lance SLFs (LLWs) cascaded from route 120.
The route gained cascaded buses once again for a new contract in March 2004 when Dennis Dart SLF/Plaxton Pointers cascaded from route 49 replaced the LLWs.
[edit] Current route
[edit] Route departing Hammersmith
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[edit] Route departing Hounslow West Station
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[edit] See also
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