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==External links== |
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*[http://londonbusesbyadam.zenfolio.com/p84720965 London Bus Routes gallery] |
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*[http://www.tfl.gov.uk Transport for London] |
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*[http://www.londonbusroutes.net/times/064.pdf Timetable] |
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| Overview | |
| Operator | London General |
| Garage | Croydon (C) |
| Vehicle | Scania OmniCity 10.8m |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 14 |
| Night-time | Night Bus N64 |
| Route | |
| Start | Thornton Heath Pond |
| Via | Croydon Croham Road Selsdon Addington |
| End | New Addington |
| Length | 8 miles (13 km) |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | 8-15 minutes |
| Journey time | 31-48 minutes |
| Operates | 05:00 until 00:20 |
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 London General.
History
In 1950 route 64 operated between provided a daily service between West Croydon station and Addington being operated out of Croydon garage. On 20 July 1960, route 64 was extended from West Croydon to Wimbledon Stadium to replace trolleybus route 630. By 10 May 1961 the route had been withdrawn between Tooting Broadway and Wimbledon Stadium.
On 4 December 1971 the route was converted to one man operation with the AEC Routemasters replaced by Daimler Fleetlines. [1] On 22 August 1987, the route was extended from Addington to New Addington replacing route 130B, it was then withdrawn between West Croydon and Tooting Broadway and was diverted via London Road to Thornton Heath garage.
Upon being re-tendered, the route passed to Metrobus on 30 August 1997. In August 2009, route 64 was retained by Metrobus.[2]
On 28 August 2010, night bus N64 was introduced to replace the withdrawn N159 from New Addington to Thornton Heath.[3]
Current route
- Thornton Heath Pond
- West Croydon station
- Wellesley Road tram stop
- East Croydon station
- Croham Road for South Croydon station
- Selsdon
- Addington Village tram stop
- Fieldway tram stop
- King Henry's Drive tram stop
- New Addington tram stop
References
- ^ Blacker, Ken (2007). Routemaster: 1970–2005. Vol. 2 (2nd ed.). Harrow Weald: Capital Transport. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-85414-303-7.
- ^ Bus tender results Route 64 Transport for London 9 October 2008
- ^ Robert Munster (21 August 2010). "Forthcoming planned service changes". londonbusroutes.net. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
External links
Media related to London Buses route 64 at Wikimedia Commons- London Bus Routes gallery
- Timetable
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