London Buses route 240

240

Overview
Operator	Metroline
Garage	Edgware (EW)
Vehicle	Alexander Dennis Enviro400 10.1m
Peak vehicle requirement	11
Predecessors	Metroline
Route
Start	Golders Green station
Via	Mill Hill East station Mill Hill Hendon
End	Edgware station
Length	8 miles (13 km)
Service
Level	Daily
Frequency	12-20 minutes
Journey time	30-57 minutes
Operates	05:40 until 01:00

London Buses route 240 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Golders Green and Edgware stations, it is operated by Metroline.

History

MCW Metrobus at Golders Green station in January 1981

Route 240 was introduced in the 1930s between Golders Green and Edgware stations and replaced the former London General Omnibus Company route 104. The only single-decker version of the LS (London Six) type bus ran on route 240.^[1]

The route has always had an Edgware to Golders Green itinerary, although initially it was split into two sections. The Mill Hill Broadway station to Edgware section being operated by single-deck Leyland Tiger TDs, while the Mill Hill to Golders Green section was served by double-deck AEC Regent III RTs. This was because a low railway bridge over Mill Hill Broadway did not permit double-decker operation. The single-deck part was renumbered 240A and extended to Page Street, and then in 1951 was further extended to Mill Hill East station over the current route 221.

On 23 January 1966, the two part-workings were recombined into a single through route, after the M1 motorway was built and the bridge at Mill Hill Broadway was replaced with a higher one, permitting the use of double-deckers: thus route 240 has been operating over its current journey since that date.

In April 2003 it was converted to low floor operation with Plaxton President bodied Volvo B7TLs. Upon being re-tendered, the route was retained by Metroline with a new contract commencing on 30 April 2005.^[2]

For much of its history route 240 was operated by Cricklewood garage and on Sundays by Hendon. It is operated from Edgware. In the 1960s Cricklewood's weekend allocation to route 240 was transferred to Hendon. Edgware gained the whole allocation in 1986.

Current route

References

↑ Graeme Bruce, J; Curtis, Colin (1977). The London Motor Bus: Its Origins and Development. London Transport. p. 46. ISBN 0853290830.
↑ Bus tender results Route 240 Transport for London 23 September 2004

External links

Media related to London Buses route 240 at Wikimedia Commons

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