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Five AEC Regent double deck buses with open tops were ordered by Charles Pickup for route 37 on weekdays, 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&pg=PA84&dq=london+bus+route+37+peckham&hl=en&ei=kGAnTYfmCMi0hAfL5pDDAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=37%20peckham&f=false|page=64|publisher=Routledge|year=1984|isbn=0-7102-0232-6}}</ref> |
Five AEC Regent double deck buses 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&pg=PA84&dq=london+bus+route+37+peckham&hl=en&ei=kGAnTYfmCMi0hAfL5pDDAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=37%20peckham&f=false|page=64|publisher=Routledge|year=1984|isbn=0-7102-0232-6}}</ref> |
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In April 1997 the route gained a night bus variant, route N37. It was the 50th night bus route to begin operation in London.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Aldridge|first=John|title=50th night route|journal=[[Buses Magazine|Buses]]|publisher=[[Ian Allan Publishing]]|issue=508|date=July 1997|page=12}}</ref> |
In April 1997 the route gained a night bus variant, route N37. It was the 50th night bus route to begin operation in London.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Aldridge|first=John|title=50th night route|journal=[[Buses Magazine|Buses]]|publisher=[[Ian Allan Publishing]]|issue=508|date=July 1997|page=12}}</ref> |
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| Operator | London Central |
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| Start | Peckham |
| Via | 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 London Central.
History
Five AEC Regent double deck 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]
Current route
Route 37 operates via these primary locations:[4]
- 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
- ^ 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 (508). Ian Allan Publishing: 12.
- ^ Route 37 Map Transport for London
External links
Media related to London Buses route 37 at Wikimedia Commons- Timetable
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