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{{Infobox London bus route
| number=H37
| image=
| operator=[[Transdev London]]
| garage=Hounslow
| vehicle=[[Dennis Dart SLF]] 10.8m/[[Plaxton Pointer 2]]
| pvr=14
| start=[[Hounslow]]
| via=Isleworth<br />St Margaret's
| end=[[Richmond, London|Richmond]]
| length=4 miles (6 km)
| level=Daily
| frequency=Around every 6-10 minutes
| time=19-35 minutes
| night=
| day=4:59am until 0:57am
| ibus=yes
}}

'''London Buses route H37''' is a [[Transport for London]] contracted bus route in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]. The service is currently contracted to [[Transdev London]].

==History==
Route H37 was introduced in 1991, as a replacement for the western end of the very long route 37, which was divided into three separate routes - 37, 337, and H37.
The very busy 37 had always been worked by double-deck buses, but a low bridge at the northern end of St. Johns Road [[Isleworth]] caused an awkward deviation via Loring and Linkfield Roads. The H37 has always been single-deck-operated, and can travel the whole length of St Johns Road.

Initially the route was operated by 28-seat DT class [[Dennis Dart]]s, but these soon proved too small, and certain journeys were operated by larger LX class [[Leyland Lynx]].
In time the remaining Darts and Lynxes were replaced by [[Leyland National]]s that had been converted to single-door layout and been refurbished under the [[Urbanbus]] name, a scaled-down version of the [[Greenway]] scheme.

When the route was offered for tender in 1998, it was awarded to London United (now [[Transdev]]), and the buses were replaced by brand new low-floor [[Dennis Dart]]s, which remain on the route today (2009).

In 2007 the Hounslow terminal was moved from the Bus Station to the New Blenheim Centre.
The terminal in Richmond moved from the station to Manor Circus on 27 June 2009

On 5 March 2011 the route was retained by London United with new [[Optare_Tempo|Optare Tempos]]. Training has now begun for staff at Hounslow Bus Station for these buses and a blue and silver door version can be seen on site.
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==Current route==
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*[[Hounslow]] ''Blenheim Centre''
* Hounslow Bus Station
*St. John's Road ''for [[Isleworth railway station|Isleworth Station]]''
*South Street, Isleworth
*[[St Margarets railway station (London)|St. Margarets Station]]
*[[Richmond station (London)|Richmond Station]]
*[[Richmond, London|Richmond]] ''Manor Circus''
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==See also==
* [[List of bus routes in London]]
* [[Transdev London]]

==External links==
* [http://www.tfl.gov.uk Transport for London]
* [http://www.busesatwork.co.uk London Bus Routes]
* [http://www.londonbusroutes.net/times/H37.pdf Timetable (PDF)]

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[[Category:Bus routes in London]]
[[Category:Transport in Richmond upon Thames]]
[[Category:Transport in Hounslow]]

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Revision as of 14:05, 3 April 2011