London Buses route 331
Encyclopedia
London Buses route 331 is a Transport for London
contracted bus route in London
, United Kingdom
. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest
.
garage in Garston
with Leyland Olympian
double-deckers. However, in 1996 it was taken over by London Buslines, who later became part of Centrewest
.
Route 331 was transferred to Centrewest's Uxbridge Garage in 1998. Brand new Dennis Dart SLF/Marshall Capital
s were bought to convert the route into low-floor in 2003.
In March and April 2008, a batch of new Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Darts were bought to run the route. These were on loan and were due to be given to First London's Dagenham garage for route 498 on 28 June 2008. Further brand new Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Darts took their place on 5 July 2008, when the 331's new contract started following its renewal in August 2007.
The route services places such as Ruislip Woods National Nature Reserve, Ruislip Lido
and the award-winning village green
of Harefield
.
A popular driver on the route, Robert Cherry, was killed when another bus crushed him against the bus in the depot.
Transport for London
Transport for London is the local government body responsible for most aspects of the transport system in Greater London in England. Its role is to implement the transport strategy and to manage transport services across London...
contracted bus route in London
London
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, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest
First London
.First London is one of many operators of London Buses and owned by First Group. They did also run the Tramlink network, in a partnership with Tramtrack Croydon before June 2008. Their registered office is at Paddington station in London...
.
History
This route began on 1 October 1994, it replaced the withdrawn section of route U1 Ruislip & Harefield and withdrawn route 348 between Northwood & Uxbridge. It was operated by Luton & District from the former London Country North WestLondon Country North West
London Country North West was a bus operator in Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire, England. It was formed in 1986 when London Country Bus Services was broken up, and acquired by Luton & District in 1990.-History:...
garage in Garston
Garston, Hertfordshire
Garston is a village in Hertfordshire, England, more or less contiguous with Watford and now, despite retaining a local identity, is effectively, a suburb...
with Leyland Olympian
Leyland Olympian
The Leyland Olympian was a double-decker bus built by British Leyland/Leyland Bus in the United Kingdom from 1980 to 1993. It was the last Leyland bus model in production before the demise of Leyland Bus.-Construction:...
double-deckers. However, in 1996 it was taken over by London Buslines, who later became part of Centrewest
First London
.First London is one of many operators of London Buses and owned by First Group. They did also run the Tramlink network, in a partnership with Tramtrack Croydon before June 2008. Their registered office is at Paddington station in London...
.
Route 331 was transferred to Centrewest's Uxbridge Garage in 1998. Brand new Dennis Dart SLF/Marshall Capital
Marshall Capital
The Marshall Capital was a single-decker bus body built by Marshall between 1997 and 2003. It was typically placed on the Dennis Dart SLF chassis, but it was also built on other chassis and used to rebody older chassis....
s were bought to convert the route into low-floor in 2003.
In March and April 2008, a batch of new Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Darts were bought to run the route. These were on loan and were due to be given to First London's Dagenham garage for route 498 on 28 June 2008. Further brand new Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Darts took their place on 5 July 2008, when the 331's new contract started following its renewal in August 2007.
Ruislip Lido
Ruislip Lido is a reservoir and artificial beach in Ruislip, within the London Borough of Hillingdon, situated between Ruislip Common, Ruislip Woods , and Poors Field....
and the award-winning village green
Village green
A village green is a common open area which is a part of a settlement. Traditionally, such an area was often common grass land at the centre of a small agricultural settlement, used for grazing and sometimes for community events...
of Harefield
Harefield
Harefield is a village in the London Borough of Hillingdon in northwest London, England. It is situated on top of a hill, northwest of Charing Cross, near the Greater London boundary with Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the north...
.
A popular driver on the route, Robert Cherry, was killed when another bus crushed him against the bus in the depot.
Current route
- Ruislip StationRuislip tube stationRuislip is a London Underground station in Ruislip in west London. The station is on the Uxbridge branch of both the Metropolitan line and Piccadilly line, between Ruislip Manor and Ickenham stations. The station is located on West End Road...
- Ruislip LidoRuislip LidoRuislip Lido is a reservoir and artificial beach in Ruislip, within the London Borough of Hillingdon, situated between Ruislip Common, Ruislip Woods , and Poors Field....
- Northwood StationNorthwood tube stationNorthwood is a station on the Watford branch of the Metropolitan Line, in Travelcard Zone 6. The line serves as the sole continuous link between the town of Northwood and London, key for a region known as Metro-Land. Northwood used to be a terminus for many Metropolitan trains, similar to the...
- Mount Vernon HospitalMount Vernon HospitalMount Vernon Hospital is one of two hospitals run by The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, located in Northwood.-History:The hospital was founded in 1860 as The North London Hospital for Consumption and Diseases of the Chest in Fitzroy Square and moved in 1864 to Mount Vernon in Hampstead...
- HarefieldHarefieldHarefield is a village in the London Borough of Hillingdon in northwest London, England. It is situated on top of a hill, northwest of Charing Cross, near the Greater London boundary with Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the north...
- DenhamDenham- People :* Carl Denham, fictional character from King Kong* Daryl Denham, British radio DJ* Digby Denham, Australian politician* Dixon Denham, British explorer* Henry Denham, British printer* Henry Mangles Denham, , Royal navy...
- Uxbridge StationUxbridge tube stationUxbridge is a London Underground station in Uxbridge in the London Borough of Hillingdon, north-west London. The station is the terminus of the Uxbridge branches of both the Metropolitan Line and the Piccadilly Line. The next station towards London is Hillingdon. The station is 15.5 miles west of...