London Buses route 87
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London Buses route 87 is a Transport for London
contracted bus route in London
, United Kingdom
. The service is currently contracted to Go-Ahead London
.
April 1981 saw the Saturday and Sunday services re-introduced, albeit only running to Wandsworth on Sundays. At the same time a Monday to Friday bifurcation was introduced to Putney Heath, replacing the withdrawn section of route 28
, with the rest of the route running to Raynes Park. Exactly 2 years later, the Raynes Park to Wimbledon section was withdrawn, and by 1984 withdrawn completely between Wandsworth and Wimbledon.
On 25 May 1991, the northern section between Kings Cross and Aldwych was withdrawn, replaced by route 30
. The Putney to Wandsworth section was renumbered 77C (now 670).
The final change to route 77A came in June 2006 when it was simply renumbered 87, although other numbers were suggested, such as 437, until the number 87 became free following the withdrawal of an East London (Barking to Romford) route 87 in March 2006 (which was replaced by an extension of route 5). The night service was also renumbered from N77 to N87 at that time.
Transport for London
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contracted bus route in London
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, United Kingdom
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. The service is currently contracted to Go-Ahead London
Go-Ahead London
Go-Ahead London is the trading name used collectively for the London bus operations of the Go-Ahead Group. The name first appeared in August 2008, before which the company had traded under separate names and brands...
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History
Route 87 is the renumbering of the former route 77A from 3 June 2006 in line with TfL's policy of removing letter-suffixed routes. The original route has a longer history, once being part of route 77 running from Kings Cross to Raynes Park. In October 1956, Monday to Friday morning journeys were extended to Worcester Park, until October 1978. Meanwhile, from 1959 the Sunday service, and from 1965 the Saturday service, was renumbered 77C, running via Westminster Bridge instead of Lambeth Bridge.April 1981 saw the Saturday and Sunday services re-introduced, albeit only running to Wandsworth on Sundays. At the same time a Monday to Friday bifurcation was introduced to Putney Heath, replacing the withdrawn section of route 28
London Buses route 28
London Buses route 28 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest.-History:...
, with the rest of the route running to Raynes Park. Exactly 2 years later, the Raynes Park to Wimbledon section was withdrawn, and by 1984 withdrawn completely between Wandsworth and Wimbledon.
On 25 May 1991, the northern section between Kings Cross and Aldwych was withdrawn, replaced by route 30
London Buses route 30
London Buses route 30 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Capital.-History:Route 30 commenced operation on 8 May 1911 between Kings Cross and Fulham Cross...
. The Putney to Wandsworth section was renumbered 77C (now 670).
The final change to route 77A came in June 2006 when it was simply renumbered 87, although other numbers were suggested, such as 437, until the number 87 became free following the withdrawal of an East London (Barking to Romford) route 87 in March 2006 (which was replaced by an extension of route 5). The night service was also renumbered from N77 to N87 at that time.
Current route
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Wandsworth Plain
Previous route 87s in London
- Until March 2006 a Route 87 from BarkingBarkingBarking is a suburban town in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, in East London, England. A retail and commercial centre situated in the west of the borough, it lies east of Charing Cross. Barking was in the historic county of Essex until it was absorbed by Greater London. The area is...
to RomfordRomfordRomford is a large suburban town in north east London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Havering. It is located northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan...
. The route was withdrawn and replaced by route 5