London Buses route 240
Encyclopedia
London Buses route 240 is a Transport for London
contracted bus route in London
, United Kingdom
. This service is currently contracted to Metroline
.
The route has always had an Edgware
to Golders Green
itinerary, although initially it was split into two sections, the Mill Hill Broadway Station to Edgware section being operated by single-deck TDs and the Mill Hill to Golders Green section by double-deck RTs. This was because of the low railway bridge over Mill Hill Broadway which did not permit double-decker operation. The single-deck part was renumbered 240A and extended to Page Street, and then in 1951 was further extended to Mill Hill East Station over the current route 221 (i.e. Edgware Station, Hale Lane, Mill Hill Broadway, Flower Lane, Bunns Lane, Page Street, Pursley Road, Bittacy Rise, Engel Park, Bittacy Hill, Mill Hill East Station).
Route 240/A is notable at this time as being the only London Buses route that has ever accepted single tube tickets, between Mill Hill East, Mill Hill Broadway and Edgware. This was in lieu of the planned extension of the Northern Line (cancelled after the Second World War and the Green Belt Act) from Mill Hill East, via Mill Hill The Hale to Edgware. A ticket for "Mill Hill The Hale" cost a little more than one to Mill Hill East, and enabled the passenger to retain his tube ticket for use on the 240/A anywhere in the direction of Edgware.
In 1966, the two part-workings were recombined into a single through route when the M1 Motorway was built and the bridge at Mill Hill Broadway replaced with a higher one which permitted the use of double-deckers: thus route 240 has been operating over its current journey since that date. On the same date in January 1966, route 221 was extended to Edgware and took over the route 240A section through Mill Hill on Mondays-Saturdays. Route 240A then continued as a Sunday-only service between Edgware and Golders Green via Flower Lane, Page Street, Bittacy Rise until 1979, when route 221 gained a Sunday service.
For much of its history route 240 was operated by Cricklewood Garage (W) and on Sundays by Hendon (AE). It is presently based at Edgware garage. In the 1960s Cricklewood's weekend allocation to the 240 was transferred to Hendon garage. Edgware gained the whole allocation in 1986, and the route is now operated by Metroline
using Volvo B7TL and Plaxton President (VPL) double deckers.
Transport for London
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contracted bus route in London
London
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, United Kingdom
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. This service is currently contracted to Metroline
Metroline
Metroline, owned by ComfortDelGro Corporation of Singapore, is one of many companies operating bus services in London under the management of London Buses.-Company history:...
.
History
Route 240 was introduced in the 1930s between Edgware and Golders Green and replaced the former London General Omnibus Company Route 104.The route has always had an Edgware
Edgware
Edgware is an area in London, situated north-northwest of Charing Cross. It forms part of both the London Borough of Barnet and the London Borough of Harrow. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London....
to Golders Green
Golders Green
Golders Green is an area in the London Borough of Barnet in London, England. Although having some earlier history, it is essentially a 19th century suburban development situated about 5.3 miles north west of Charing Cross and centred on the crossroads of Golders Green Road and Finchley Road.In the...
itinerary, although initially it was split into two sections, the Mill Hill Broadway Station to Edgware section being operated by single-deck TDs and the Mill Hill to Golders Green section by double-deck RTs. This was because of the low railway bridge over Mill Hill Broadway which did not permit double-decker operation. The single-deck part was renumbered 240A and extended to Page Street, and then in 1951 was further extended to Mill Hill East Station over the current route 221 (i.e. Edgware Station, Hale Lane, Mill Hill Broadway, Flower Lane, Bunns Lane, Page Street, Pursley Road, Bittacy Rise, Engel Park, Bittacy Hill, Mill Hill East Station).
Route 240/A is notable at this time as being the only London Buses route that has ever accepted single tube tickets, between Mill Hill East, Mill Hill Broadway and Edgware. This was in lieu of the planned extension of the Northern Line (cancelled after the Second World War and the Green Belt Act) from Mill Hill East, via Mill Hill The Hale to Edgware. A ticket for "Mill Hill The Hale" cost a little more than one to Mill Hill East, and enabled the passenger to retain his tube ticket for use on the 240/A anywhere in the direction of Edgware.
In 1966, the two part-workings were recombined into a single through route when the M1 Motorway was built and the bridge at Mill Hill Broadway replaced with a higher one which permitted the use of double-deckers: thus route 240 has been operating over its current journey since that date. On the same date in January 1966, route 221 was extended to Edgware and took over the route 240A section through Mill Hill on Mondays-Saturdays. Route 240A then continued as a Sunday-only service between Edgware and Golders Green via Flower Lane, Page Street, Bittacy Rise until 1979, when route 221 gained a Sunday service.
For much of its history route 240 was operated by Cricklewood Garage (W) and on Sundays by Hendon (AE). It is presently based at Edgware garage. In the 1960s Cricklewood's weekend allocation to the 240 was transferred to Hendon garage. Edgware gained the whole allocation in 1986, and the route is now operated by Metroline
Metroline
Metroline, owned by ComfortDelGro Corporation of Singapore, is one of many companies operating bus services in London under the management of London Buses.-Company history:...
using Volvo B7TL and Plaxton President (VPL) double deckers.
Current route
- Golders Green StationGolders Green tube stationGolders Green tube station is a London Underground station in Golders Green, north London. The station is on the Edgware branch of the Northern Line between Hampstead and Brent Cross...
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- Brent Street
- HendonHendonHendon is a London suburb situated northwest of Charing Cross.-History:Hendon was historically a civil parish in the county of Middlesex. The manor is described in Domesday , but the name, 'Hendun' meaning 'at the highest hill', is earlier...
The Quadrant - Parson Street
- Holders Hill Road
- Holders Hill Circus
- Mill Hill East StationMill Hill East tube stationMill Hill East tube station is a London Underground station in Mill Hill in North London.The station is on the High Barnet branch of the Northern Line, and is the terminus, and only station, of a branch from Finchley Central station...
- Bittacy Hill
- The Ridgeway
- Hammers Lane
- Daws Lane
- Albert Road
- Victoria Road
- Mill Hill Circus
- The Broadway
- Mill Hill Broadway StationMill Hill Broadway railway stationMill Hill Broadway railway station is in the London Borough of Barnet in North London.The station lies on the Midland Main Line and is served by First Capital Connect trains as part of the Thameslink Line service. It is in Travelcard Zone 4...
- Hale Lane
- Station Road
- Edgware StationEdgware tube stationEdgware tube station is a London Underground station in Edgware, in the London Borough of Barnet, in North London. The station is the terminus of the Edgware branch of the Northern Line and the next station towards central London is . Edgware is in Travelcard Zone 5.-Location:The station is in...
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