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==Current route== |
==Current route== |
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* [[Kensington]] ''[[Prince Consort Road]]'' |
* [[Kensington]] ''[[Prince Consort Road]]'' |
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* Queens Gate |
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* Harrington Road |
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* Cromwell Place |
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* Thurloe Place |
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* Exhibition Road |
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* Thurloe Street |
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* [[South Kensington tube station|South Kensington Station]] |
* [[South Kensington tube station|South Kensington Station]] |
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* Pelham Street |
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* Sloane Avenue |
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* Draycott Place |
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* Symons Street |
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* [[Sloane Square tube station|Sloane Square Station]] |
* [[Sloane Square tube station|Sloane Square Station]] |
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* Lower Sloane Street |
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* [[Chelsea Bridge Road]] |
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* Grosvenor Road |
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* Lupus Street |
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* [[Pimlico tube station|Pimlico Station]] |
* [[Pimlico tube station|Pimlico Station]] |
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* Bessborough Street |
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* Drummond Gate |
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* [[Vauxhall Bridge Road]] |
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* Bessborough Gardens |
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* [[Vauxhall Bridge]] |
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* Bridge Foot |
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* [[Vauxhall tube station|Vauxhall Station]] ''Bus Station'' |
* [[Vauxhall tube station|Vauxhall Station]] ''Bus Station'' |
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* [[Wandsworth Road]] |
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* [[Albert Embankment]] |
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* Black Prince Road |
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* [[Lambeth]] |
* [[Lambeth]] |
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* Black Prince Road |
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* [[Kennington Road]] |
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* [[Lambeth Road]] |
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* [[Imperial War Museum]] |
* [[Imperial War Museum]] |
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* [[Lambeth Road]] |
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* [[St George's Circus]] |
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* [[London Road, Southwark|London Road]] |
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* [[Elephant & Castle]] |
* [[Elephant & Castle]] |
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Revision as of 23:50, 25 March 2014
| 360 | |
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 Wright Electrocity bodied VDL SB120 on route 360 | |
| Overview | |
| Operator | Go-Ahead London |
| Garage | Camberwell (Q) |
| Vehicle | VDL SB120 10.4m / Wright Electrocity |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 11 |
| Night-time | none |
| Route | |
| Start | Kensington |
| Via | Sloane Square Pimlico Vauxhall Lambeth |
| End | Elephant & Castle |
| Length | 6 miles (9 km) |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | About every 12-20 minutes |
| Journey time | 38-52 minutes |
| Operates | 05:20 until 01:15 |
| "Performance" (PDF). tfl.gov.uk. | |
London Buses route 360 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Go-Ahead London.
History
The 360 was one of several new routes introduced in readiness for the commencement of the London congestion charge in February 2003. Operations commenced on 25 January 2003 using a batch of cascaded early model Dennis Dart SLFs, unusually treated to route branding.
The route was the first in London to use hybrid electric buses, with six vehicles built by Wrightbus, branded Electrocity, entering service in February 2006.[1] The trial was announced in March 2005; the 360 was chosen as it is one of few single-deck routes to operate in central London.[2] Six diesel buses were operated alongside the hybrids for comparison.[3] The hybrids were temporarily withdrawn shortly after their introduction following problems with engine overheating.[4]
In November 2009, it was announced that route 360 would be converted to full hybrid operation using a mixture of new and existing vehicles from January 2010, the first route to use only hybrid vehicles. Route 360 was retained by London Central, which requires eleven buses.[5]
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Current route
- Kensington Prince Consort Road
- South Kensington Station
- Sloane Square Station
- Pimlico Station
- Vauxhall Station Bus Station
- Lambeth
- Imperial War Museum
- Elephant & Castle
Gallery
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Plaxton Pointer 2 bodied Dennis Dart SLF on route 360 -
Plaxton Pointer 2 bodied Dennis Dart SLF on route 360
See also
References
- ^ ""Cleaner, greener" buses for route 360". London SE1 community site. 7 February 2006.
- ^ "First Electrocity order for Wrightbus". Bus & Coach Magazine. 18 March 2005.
- ^ "Red buses go green in London". edie.net. 8 February 2006.
- ^ Milmo, Dan (26 October 2006). "London plans hybrid bus fleet to cut carbon emissions". The Guardian.
- ^ Aldridge, John (November 2009). "Route 360 to go 100% hybrid in latest contract shake-up". Buses (656). Ian Allan Publishing: 16–17.
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