London Buses route 36: Difference between revisions

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	Go-Ahead London Alexander Dennis Enviro400H MMC at Marble Arch
Overview
Operator	Go-Ahead London
Garage	New Cross
Vehicle	Alexander Dennis Enviro400H MMC
Peak vehicle requirement	Day: 27; Night: 7
Night-time	24-hour service
Route
Start	New Cross bus garage
Via	Peckham; Camberwell; Vauxhall; Victoria; Hyde Park Corner; Marble Arch; Edgware Road; Paddington; Maida Hill
End	Queen's Park station
Length	9 miles (14 km)
Service
Level	24-hour service
Frequency	About every 6-12 minutes
Journey time	49-91 minutes
Operates	24-hour service

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London Buses route 36 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between New Cross bus garage and Queen's Park station, it is operated by Go-Ahead London.

History

Route 36 dates back to 1911 when London General Omnibus Company commenced operating between Queens Park and Victoria. By 1934 it had been extended to Hither Green.^[1]

On 24 August 1961, a gun and five boxes of ammunition were found under the rear seat of a 36A bus in Peckham garage. The gun was identified as that used to kill Michael Gregsten and wound Valerie Storie in the 'A6 murder case', for which James Hanratty was hanged.^[2]

The 36B was cut back to Peckham and renumbered route 136 in March 1994.^[3]

On 29 January 2005, route 36 was converted to one man operation with the AEC Routemasters replaced by Plaxton President bodied Volvo B7TLs.^[3]

Present day

It is one of very few routes still to cross central London, carrying people in to the centre from both ends of the route.^[4]

On 9 February 2013, Go-Ahead London retained the contract for route 36 with new and existing Alexander Dennis Enviro400s.^[5] It is operated out of New Cross garage.^[6]

Current route

Route 36 operates via these primary locations:^[7]

New Cross bus garage
New Cross Fire Station
Queens Road Peckham station
Peckham High Street
Camberwell Green
Kennington Park
Kennington for Oval station
Kennington Oval
Vauxhall bus station for Vauxhall station
Vauxhall Bridge
Bessborough Gardens for Pimlico station
Rochester Row
Victoria station
Hyde Park Corner station
Marble Arch station
St Mary's Hospital
Paddington station
Royal Oak station
Maida Hill
Queen's Park station

References

^ Route History...36 Bus Talk April 2016
^ "Gun Found On Bus Was Murder Weapon" The Times 26 August 1961 p 6
^ ^a ^b Blacker, Ken (2007). Routemaster: 1970–2005. Vol. 2 (2nd ed.). Harrow Weald: Capital Transport. pp. 116, 166, 172. ISBN 978-1-85414-303-7.
^ Aldridge, John (January 2000). "Connex gains second route while Routemasters go on... and on, but what's going to happen to Red Arrow?". Buses (538). Ian Allan Publishing: 11.
^ "Route 36 - award announced 24 May 2012". Transport for London. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
^ Routes Go-Ahead London
^ Route 36 Map Transport for London

External links

Media related to London Buses route 36 at Wikimedia Commons

Timetable Transport for London

[1] Route History...36 Bus Talk April 2016

[2] "Gun Found On Bus Was Murder Weapon" The Times 26 August 1961 p 6

[KBlack-3] Blacker, Ken (2007). Routemaster: 1970–2005. Vol. 2 (2nd ed.). Harrow Weald: Capital Transport. pp. 116, 166, 172. ISBN 978-1-85414-303-7.

[4] Aldridge, John (January 2000). "Connex gains second route while Routemasters go on... and on, but what's going to happen to Red Arrow?". Buses (538). Ian Allan Publishing: 11.

[5] "Route 36 - award announced 24 May 2012". Transport for London. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2014.

[6] Routes Go-Ahead London

[7] Route 36 Map Transport for London

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+{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
+{{Use British English|date=April 2017}}
 {{Infobox bus line
 |number       = 36
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-|image        = London_Bus_route_36.jpg
+|image        = SN18KMJ Go Ahead London Central EH272 ADL Enviro400MMC Hybrid (52520439460).jpg
 |image_width  = 300
-|caption      = [[London Central]] [[Alexander Dennis Enviro400]] at [[Vauxhall station]] in October 2008
+|caption      = [[London Central|Go-Ahead London]] [[Alexander Dennis Enviro400H MMC]] at [[Marble Arch]]
 |bgcolor      = red
 |titlecolor   = white
-|operator     = [[London Central]]
+|operator     = [[London Central|Go-Ahead London]]
-|start        = [[New Cross#New Cross Gate|New Cross Gate]]
+|garage       = [[New Cross bus garage|New Cross]]
+|vehicle      = [[Alexander Dennis Enviro400H MMC]]
-|via          = [[Peckham]]<br>[[Camberwell]]<br>[[Vauxhall]]<br>[[Victoria, London|Victoria]]<br>[[Hyde Park Corner]]<br>[[Marble Arch]]<br>[[Edgware Road]]<br>[[Paddington]]<br>[[Maida Vale|Maida Hill]]
-|end          = [[Queen's Park (London)|Queen's Park]]
+|pvr          = Day: 27<br />Night: 7
+|predecessors =
-|map          = {{Infobox rdt|London bus corridor 36|navbar=1|legend=bus}}}}
+|night        = 24-hour service
+|start        = [[New Cross bus garage]]
-'''London Buses route 36''' is a [[Transport for London]] contracted bus route in [[London]], England. Running between [[New Cross#New Cross Gate|New Cross Gate]] and [[Queen's Park (London)|Queen's Park]], it is operated by [[London Central]].
+|via          = [[Peckham]]<br>[[Camberwell]]<br>[[Vauxhall]]<br>[[Victoria, London|Victoria]]<br>[[Hyde Park Corner]]<br>[[Marble Arch]]<br>[[Edgware Road]]<br>[[Paddington]]<br>[[Maida Hill]]
+|end          = [[Queen's Park station (England)|Queen's Park station]]
+|length       = {{convert|9|mi}}
+|level        = 24-hour service
+|frequency    = About every 6-12 minutes
+|day          = 24-hour service
+|time         = 49-91 minutes
+}}
+'''London Buses route 36''' is a [[Transport for London]] contracted bus route in [[London]], England. Running between [[New Cross bus garage]] and [[Queen's Park station (England)|Queen's Park station]], it is operated by [[London Central|Go-Ahead London]].
 ==History==
-[[File:Routemaster_bus_RM1058_London_Central_36_204_UXJ_Metrocentre_2009_(4).JPG|thumb|[[London Central]] [[AEC Routemaster]] with route 36 branding]]
+[[File:Routemaster bus RM1058 London Central 36 204 UXJ Metrocentre 2009 (4).JPG|thumb|[[London Central]] [[AEC Routemaster]] with route 36 branding]]
+Route 36 dates back to 1911 when [[London General Omnibus Company]] commenced operating between [[Queen's Park (London)|Queens Park]] and [[Victoria, London|Victoria]]. By 1934 it had been extended to [[Hither Green]].<ref>[https://issuu.com/goaheadlondon/docs/bus_talk_april16_final_pgs Route History...36] Bus Talk April 2016</ref>
 On 24 August 1961, a gun and five boxes of ammunition were found under the rear seat of a 36A bus in Peckham garage. The gun was identified as that used to kill Michael Gregsten and wound Valerie Storie in the 'A6 murder case', for which [[James Hanratty]] was hanged.<ref>"Gun Found On Bus Was Murder Weapon" ''The Times'' 26 August 1961 p 6</ref>
@@ Line 25: / Line 38: @@
 ==Present day==
+It is one of very few routes still to cross central London, carrying people in to the centre from both ends of the route.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Aldridge|first=John|title=Connex gains second route while Routemasters go on... and on, but what's going to happen to Red Arrow?|journal=[[Buses Magazine|Buses]]|publisher=[[Ian Allan Publishing]]|issue=538|date=January 2000|page=11}}</ref>
-[[File:London_Central_PVL228.jpg|thumb|[[London Central]] [[Plaxton President]] bodied [[Volvo B7TL]] at [[London Paddington station|Paddington station]] in October 2007]]
-It is one of very few routes still to cross central London, carrying people in to the centre from both ends of the route, and requires the use of over 40 buses.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Aldridge|first=John|title=Connex gains second route while Routemasters go on... and on, but what's going to happen to Red Arrow?|journal=[[Buses Magazine|Buses]]|publisher=[[Ian Allan Publishing]]|issue=538|date=January 2000|page=11}}</ref>
-On 9 February 2013, [[London Central]] retained the contract for route 36 with new and existing [[Alexander Dennis Enviro400]]s.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://tfl.gov.uk/forms/13796.aspx?btID=1032| title=Route 36 - award announced 24 May 2012 | work=Transport for London | date=24 May 2012 | accessdate=27 May 2014}}</ref>
+On 9 February 2013, [[London Central|Go-Ahead London]] retained the contract for route 36 with new and existing [[Alexander Dennis Enviro400]]s.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://tfl.gov.uk/forms/13796.aspx?btID=1032| title=Route 36 - award announced 24 May 2012 | work=Transport for London | date=24 May 2012 | access-date=27 May 2014}}</ref> It is operated out of [[London Central#New Cross (NX)|New Cross garage]].<ref>[http://www.goaheadlondon.com/routes Routes] Go-Ahead London</ref>
 ==Current route==
 Route 36 operates via these primary locations:<ref>[http://www.tfl.gov.uk/bus/route/36 Route 36 Map] Transport for London</ref>
-*[[New Cross#New Cross Gate|New Cross Gate]] ''bus garrage''
+*[[New Cross bus garage]]
+*[[New Cross Fire Station]]
 *[[Queens Road Peckham railway station|Queens Road Peckham station]] {{rail-interchange|london|overground}} {{rail-interchange|london|rail}}
 *[[Peckham]] ''High Street''
 *[[Camberwell Green]]
+*[[Kennington Park]]
 *[[Kennington]] ''for [[Oval tube station|Oval station]]'' {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
-*[[Kennington Oval]]
+*[[The Oval|Kennington Oval]]
 *[[Vauxhall bus station]] {{rail-interchange|london|bus}} for [[Vauxhall station]] {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} {{rail-interchange|london|rail}}
 *[[Vauxhall Bridge]]
 *Bessborough Gardens  ''for [[Pimlico tube station|Pimlico station]]'' {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
+*[[Rochester Row]]
-*[[Victoria bus station]] {{rail-interchange|london|bus}} for [[London Victoria station|Victoria station]] {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} {{rail-interchange|london|rail}}
+*[[London Victoria station|Victoria station]] {{rail-interchange|london|bus}} {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} {{rail-interchange|london|rail}}
 *[[Hyde Park Corner tube station|Hyde Park Corner station]] {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
 *[[Marble Arch tube station|Marble Arch station]] {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
+*[[St Mary's Hospital, London|St Mary's Hospital]]
-*[[London Paddington station|Paddington station]] {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} <!--{{rail-interchange|london|crossrail}} from July 2016-->{{rail-interchange|london|rail}}
+*[[London Paddington station|Paddington station]] {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} {{rail-interchange|london|crossrail}} {{rail-interchange|london|rail}}
 *[[Royal Oak tube station|Royal Oak station]] {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
-*[[Maida Vale|Maida Hill]]
+*[[Maida Hill]]
-*[[Queen's Park (London) station|Queen's Park station]] {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} {{rail-interchange|london|overground}}
+*[[Queen's Park station (England)|Queen's Park station]] {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} {{rail-interchange|london|overground}}
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-*{{Commons category-inline}}
+{{Commons category-inline}}
+*[https://tfl.gov.uk/bus/timetable/36/ Timetable] Transport for London
 {{London Bus Routes}}
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 {{DEFAULTSORT:036, London Buses Route}}
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-[[Category:Transport in Brent]]
+[[Category:Transport in the London Borough of Brent]]
-[[Category:Transport in Camden]]
+[[Category:Transport in the London Borough of Camden]]
-[[Category:Transport in Lambeth]]
+[[Category:Transport in the London Borough of Lambeth]]
-[[Category:Transport in Lewisham]]
+[[Category:Transport in the London Borough of Lewisham]]
-[[Category:Transport in Southwark]]
+[[Category:Transport in the London Borough of Southwark]]