London Buses route 88

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88
Alexander Dennis Enviro400H on route 88
Overview
Operator	Go-Ahead London
Garage	Stockwell (SW)
Vehicle	Alexander Dennis Enviro400H 10.2m
Peak vehicle requirement	22
Night-time	24-hour service
Route
Start	Camden Town^[1]
Via	Warren Street Great Portland Street Oxford Circus Piccadilly Circus Trafalgar Square Parliament Square Vauxhall Stockwell^[1]
End	Clapham Common^[1]
Length	7 miles (11 km)
Service
Level	24-hour service
Frequency	About every 7-12 minutes
Journey time	39-67 minutes
Operates	24-hour service
"Performance". tfl.gov.uk.

London Buses route 88 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Go-Ahead London.^[2]

History

Route 88 ran from Acton Green to Mitcham (Mon-Fri)/St Helier (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat)/Belmont (Sundays) in 1950. It was extended further to Banstead Hospital (Sundays pm journeys) in 1961, It was withdrawn from Belmont in 1974 and extended Sunday journeys to Merton Garage in 1981.

Route 88 was rerouted to Turnham Green in 1988. It was withdrawn between Turnham Green & Marble Arch in 1990 and replaced by new route 94. It was withdrawn between Mitcham & Clapham Common in late 1990 and Oxford Circus & Marble Arch in 1992.

Between 1993 and 1997, Volvo buses were used to run the route. For some time, the route was the only one to use the buses.^[3]

Because of stand space at Oxford Circus, the route was extended to Camden Town via the withdrawn route 135 in 2000.

The route runs 24 hours a day.^[2]

In May 2009, Plaxton President bodied Volvo B7TL double deckers were introduced.

On 11 December 2010, route 88 was retained by London General with existing Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B7TL double deckers and brand new Alexander Dennis Enviro400 double deckers.

In June 2013, new Alexander Dennis Enviro400H 10.2m double deckers were introduced.

Current route

Camden Town Camden Gardens
Camden Town Station
Mornington Crescent Station
Warren Street Station
Great Portland Street Station
Oxford Circus Station
Piccadilly Circus Station
Trafalgar Square for Charing Cross Station
Westminster Station
Tate Britain
Vauxhall Station Bus Station
Stockwell Station
Clapham North Station
Clapham High Street Station
Clapham Common Station
Clapham Common Old Town

Gallery

Alexander Dennis Enviro400 on route 88
Plaxton President bodied Dennis Trident 2 on route 88 in Trafalgar Square

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Bus map for route 88". Transport for London. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bus Routes". Go-Ahead London. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
↑ Reed, John (2000). London Buses: A Brief History. Capital Transport Publishing. p. 69. ISBN 9781854142337.

External links

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