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#REDIRECT [[List of bus routes in London#1–99]] {{R from London bus route|64}} |
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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}} |
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{{Use British English|date=July 2017}} |
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{{Infobox bus line |
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|number = 64 |
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|logo = |
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|image = Metrobus 456 YN03 DFC on route 64.JPG |
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|image_width = 300 |
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|caption = [[Metrobus (South East England)|Metrobus]] [[Scania OmniDekka]] in [[Croydon]]<br>in June 2008 |
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|bgcolor = red |
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|titlecolor = white |
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|operator = [[Arriva London]] |
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|garage = [[Arriva London#Thornton Heath|Thornton Heath (TH)]] <ref name="Carr, Ken">{{cite book | title=The London Bus Guide | publisher=Visions International Entertainment | author=Carr, Ken| ISBN = 978-0-9931735-3-0}}</ref> |
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|vehicle = [[Alexander Dennis Enviro400]] |
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|predecessors = |
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|night = 24 hour service |
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|pvr = 21 <!-- sourced in body --> |
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|start = [[Thornton Heath Pond]] |
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|via = [[Croydon]]<br>Croham Road<br>[[Selsdon]]<br>[[Addington, London|Addington]] |
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|end = [[New Addington]] |
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'''London Buses route 64''' is a [[Transport for London]] contracted bus route in [[London]], England. Running between [[Thornton Heath Pond]] and [[New Addington]], it is operated by [[Arriva London]].<ref name='bustalk'>[http://issuu.com/goaheadlondon/docs/bus_talk_dec15_pgs Tender News] ''Bus Talk'' ([[Go-Ahead London]]) issue 37 December 2015 page 11</ref> |
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==History== |
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On 4 December 1971 the route was converted to one man operation with the [[AEC Routemaster]]s replaced by [[Daimler Fleetline]]s.<ref name=KBlack>{{cite book|last=Blacker|first=Ken|title=Routemaster: 1970–2005|edition=2nd|volume=2|year=2007|publisher=Capital Transport|location=Harrow Weald|isbn=978-1-85414-303-7|page=10}}</ref> |
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Upon being re-tendered, the route passed to [[Metrobus (South East England)|Metrobus]] on 30 August 1997. In August 2009, route 64 was retained by Metrobus.<ref>[https://tfl.gov.uk/forms/13796.aspx?btID=567 Bus tender results Route 64] Transport for London 9 October 2008</ref> |
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On 24 October 2015, route 64 was extended within the New Addington area to Vulcan Way. The route was also converted to a 24-hour service with the night bus N64 withdrawn.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/buses/new-addington |title=Proposed changes to bus services in New Addington and Forestdale |publisher=Transport for London |date=June 2015}}</ref> When next tendered the route was awarded to [[Arriva London]] with the new contract commencing on 27 August.<ref name='bustalk'/> It was operated from Thornton Heath (TH) garage. <ref>http://www.arrivalondon.com/news/arriva-london-starts-running-the-route-157-service-from-morden-to-crystal-palace</ref> |
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==Current route== |
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Route 64 operates via these primary locations:<ref>[http://www.tfl.gov.uk/bus/route/64 Route 64 Map] Transport for London</ref> |
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*[[Thornton Heath Pond]] |
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*[[West Croydon station]] {{rail-interchange|london|tram}} {{rail-interchange|london|rail}} |
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*[[Wellesley Road tram stop]] {{rail-interchange|london|tram}} |
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*[[East Croydon station]] {{rail-interchange|london|tram}} {{rail-interchange|london|rail}} |
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*Croham Road ''for [[South Croydon railway station|South Croydon station]]'' {{rail-interchange|london|rail}} |
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*[[Selsdon]] |
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*[[Addington Village tram stop]] {{rail-interchange|london|tram}} |
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*[[Fieldway (ward)|Fieldway]] |
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*[[King Henry's Drive tram stop]] {{rail-interchange|london|tram}} |
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*[[New Addington tram stop]] {{rail-interchange|london|tram}} |
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*[[New Addington]] ''Vulcan Way'' |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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*{{Commons category-inline}} |
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*[http://www.tfl.gov.uk/bus/route/64 Timetable] |
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{{London Bus Routes}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:064, London buses route}} |
{{DEFAULTSORT:064, London buses route}} |
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[[Category:Bus routes in London]] |
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[[Category:Transport in the London Borough of Croydon]] |
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Latest revision as of 09:35, 15 May 2024
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