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E8
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| Overview | |
| Operator | Metroline |
| Garage | Brentford (AH) |
| Vehicle | Alexander Dennis Enviro200Dart Optare Tempo Hybrid Dennis Trident 2 / Plaxton President |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 10 |
| Nighttime | No night service |
| Route | |
| Start | Ealing Broadway |
| Via | Hanwell Boston Manor |
| End | Brentford |
| Length | 5 miles (8 km) |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily (4:20am until 1:53am) |
| Frequency | About every 8-12 minutes |
| Journey time | 19-32 minutes |
| Transport for London • Performance |
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London Buses route E8 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. The service is currently contracted to Metroline.[1]
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Route E8 was introduced in 1990 to replace the discontinued section of the E1 between Ealing Broadway and Brentford.[2] Along with the E2 service, it links Brentford town centre with Brentford station and the nearby stations on the Piccadilly line.[3]
The route was introduced using Renault / Wright midi buses stationed at Hanwell Garage. When the garage closed they transferred to the new Greenford base. When the E-routes were tendered in 1997 E2 and E8 were transferred from Centrewest to Armchair at the Brentford garage, using new single door Dennis Dart SLF/Plaxton Pointers. When the contracts were renewed in 2002 these two routes' were upgraded to new dual-door low-floor Dennis Darts with Plaxton Pointer 2s with the Armchair's new livery and wheelchair access.[2]
The route was tendered again in 2009, with Metroline, as successor to Armchair, who retained the contract to operate the route in October 2008.[4] The new contract is operated using hybrid versions of the single-decker, lightweight Optare Tempo which started operation in March 2009 alongside Dennis Enviro200s and MCV Evolutions operating out of Brentford garage.[5][6] These buses consume less fuel and emit around 40% less pollutants than conventional buses.[1]