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Five [[AEC Regent]] [[double-decker bus]]es with open tops were ordered by Charles Pickup for route 37 on weekdays in 1932, now running between Peckham and Richmond.<ref>{{cite book | title=The London Motor Bus: Its Origins and Development | publisher=London Transport |author1=Graeme Bruce, J |author2=Curtis, Colin | year=1977 | pages=70 | isbn=0853290830}}</ref> It was later extended to [[Hounslow]], and during [[World War I]] was operated with [[naptha]] powered vehicles.<ref>{{cite book|last=Klapper|first=Charles|title=The Golden Age of Buses|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9_U9AAAAIAAJ&q=37+peckham&pg=PA84|page=64|publisher=Routledge|year=1984|isbn=0-7102-0232-6}}</ref> |
Five [[AEC Regent I]] [[double-decker bus]]es with open tops were ordered by Charles Pickup for route 37 on weekdays in 1932, now running between Peckham and Richmond.<ref>{{cite book | title=The London Motor Bus: Its Origins and Development | publisher=London Transport |author1=Graeme Bruce, J |author2=Curtis, Colin | year=1977 | pages=70 | isbn=0853290830}}</ref> It was later extended to [[Hounslow]], and during [[World War I]] was operated with [[naptha]] powered vehicles.<ref>{{cite book|last=Klapper|first=Charles|title=The Golden Age of Buses|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9_U9AAAAIAAJ&q=37+peckham&pg=PA84|page=64|publisher=Routledge|year=1984|isbn=0-7102-0232-6}}</ref> |
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In April 1997, the route gained a [[Night buses in London|night bus]] variant, route N37. It was the 50th night bus route to begin operation in London.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Aldridge|first=John|url=https://archive.org/details/busesmag-pre2010/page/12/mode/1up|title=50th night route|magazine=[[Buses (magazine)|Buses]]|location=Hersham|publisher=[[Ian Allan Publishing]]|issue=508|date=July 1997|page=12|access-date=29 September 2024}}</ref> This route was withdrawn when the 37 became a 24-hour service in April 2004.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wallis |first1=Philip |title=London's Night Buses |date=2013 |publisher=Capital Transport |location=Crowthorne |isbn=978-185414-372-3 |page=154 |volume=2 (1984-2013)}}</ref> |
In April 1997, the route gained a [[Night buses in London|night bus]] variant, route N37. It was the 50th night bus route to begin operation in London.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Aldridge|first=John|url=https://archive.org/details/busesmag-pre2010/page/12/mode/1up|title=50th night route|magazine=[[Buses (magazine)|Buses]]|location=Hersham|publisher=[[Ian Allan Publishing]]|issue=508|date=July 1997|page=12|access-date=29 September 2024}}</ref> This route was withdrawn when the 37 became a 24-hour service in April 2004.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wallis |first1=Philip |title=London's Night Buses |date=2013 |publisher=Capital Transport |location=Crowthorne |isbn=978-185414-372-3 |page=154 |volume=2 (1984-2013)}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 09:32, 29 September 2024
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| Overview | |
| Operator | Go-Ahead London |
| Garage | Peckham |
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| Start | Peckham |
| Via | North Dulwich Herne Hill Brixton Clapham Common Wandsworth |
| End | Putney Heath |
London Buses route 37 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Peckham and Putney Heath, it is operated by Go-Ahead London.
History
[edit]Five AEC Regent I double-decker buses with open tops were ordered by Charles Pickup for route 37 on weekdays in 1932, now running between Peckham and Richmond.[1] It was later extended to Hounslow, and during World War I was operated with naptha powered vehicles.[2]
In April 1997, the route gained a night bus variant, route N37. It was the 50th night bus route to begin operation in London.[3] This route was withdrawn when the 37 became a 24-hour service in April 2004.[4]
Route 37 was selected by Transport for London to be the trial route for the operation of two Wright SRM double-deckers on Volvo B5LHC hybrid electric chassis in 2018. These buses were equipped with roof-mounted pantograph chargers that could charge the B5LHC's batteries when attached to Volvo 'OppCharge' opportunity charging gantries, scheduled to be installed at the 37's termini at Peckham bus station and Putney Heath, which would allow for the SRMs to run for 4.3 miles (6.9 km) each direction in battery electric bus mode.[5][6] However, the trial SRMs eventually entered service on 1 August 2018 as conventional hybrids after TfL abandoned plans to install the opportunity charging gantries, stating there was insufficient space at Peckham bus station and Putney Heath.[7]
Current route
[edit]Route 37 operates via these primary locations:[8]
- Peckham bus station
- Peckham Rye station
- East Dulwich
- North Dulwich station
- Herne Hill station
- Brixton
- Clapham Common station
- Clapham Junction station
- Wandsworth High Street
- East Putney station
- Putney station
- Putney Heath Green Man
References
[edit]- ^ Graeme Bruce, J; Curtis, Colin (1977). The London Motor Bus: Its Origins and Development. London Transport. p. 70. ISBN 0853290830.
- ^ Klapper, Charles (1984). The Golden Age of Buses. Routledge. p. 64. ISBN 0-7102-0232-6.
- ^ Aldridge, John (July 1997). "50th night route". Buses. No. 508. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. p. 12. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Wallis, Philip (2013). London's Night Buses. Vol. 2 (1984-2013). Crowthorne: Capital Transport. p. 154. ISBN 978-185414-372-3.
- ^ Lyons, Mark (19 July 2018). "Volvo electric arrive for south London trial". Buses. No. 761. Stamford: Key Publishing. p. 23. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Go-Ahead starts using opp-charged Volvos in London". Buses. No. 762. Stamford: Key Publishing. 16 August 2018. p. 7. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Lyons, Mark (17 January 2019). "OppCharge trial abandoned before it starts". Buses. No. 767. Stamford: Key Publishing. p. 20. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Route 37 Map Transport for London
External links
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Media related to London Buses route 37 at Wikimedia Commons- Timetable
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