London Buses route H12
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London Buses route H12 is a Transport for London
contracted bus route in London
, United Kingdom
. The service is currently contracted to Metroline
.
it does not enter Harrow Bus Station at all but runs between Stanmore Station and South Harrow via Harrow Weald, Pinner and Rayners Lane instead.
The H12 is the re-numbering of the former route 209 on 14 November 1987 as part of the Harrow Buses Scheme. Route 209 began on 14 May 1952 as a Monday to Saturday double deck route running from Harrow Weald Garage to South Harrow Station. On 23 January 1966 the route was extended during peak hours to Northwick Park, replacing the withdrawn route 230A. The route was converted to single deck during January 1971, initially using Merlins, Swifts
from 1974, and then Leyland National
s from 1979. The route was converted back to double deck in November 1985 using Metrobuses
, and the peak hour extension to Northwick Park was withdrawn, being replaced by route 136, accompanied by an extension to Edgware replacing the withdrawn route 286 on 2 November 1985. The Edgware extension was withdrawn on 14 November 1987, along with the main service renumbering to H12. Double deck school journeys were retained under the 209 number, until 4 July 1992, when they were incorporated into the main H12 service.
At first, route H12 was operated by London Buses using Metrorider
midibuses until Metroline gained the contract of the route in 1990 at Metroline's Harrow Weald garage using brand new Dennis Dart
s. Sovereign gained the contract of route H12 in 1999, at the Edgware garage but moved to Harrow when route 183
was converted to double deck in 2001, using brand new low-floor Dennis Darts and a Sunday service was also added in 1999. The school services were operated by Thorpe's using double deck Metrobuses.
When it came to the time to convert the H12 to double deck in late 2005 to cope with school loadings in Hatch End, but Sovereign's Harrow garage could not accommodate double deckers due to a low beam in the middle of the garage. So Sovereign surrendered the route to Metroline (in a swap for route H14) at their Harrow Weald garage, using brand new Volvo B7TL 10m / Plaxton President (VP) type double deckers and some older VP's were bought to top up routes 140
and the 182
.
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
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. The 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
The H-prefix of route H12 is misleading because like route H13London Buses route H13
London Buses route H13 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to London Sovereign.-History:...
it does not enter Harrow Bus Station at all but runs between Stanmore Station and South Harrow via Harrow Weald, Pinner and Rayners Lane instead.
The H12 is the re-numbering of the former route 209 on 14 November 1987 as part of the Harrow Buses Scheme. Route 209 began on 14 May 1952 as a Monday to Saturday double deck route running from Harrow Weald Garage to South Harrow Station. On 23 January 1966 the route was extended during peak hours to Northwick Park, replacing the withdrawn route 230A. The route was converted to single deck during January 1971, initially using Merlins, Swifts
AEC Swift
The AEC Swift was a rear-engined single-deck bus chassis built by AEC between 1964 and 1974. The chassis design was closely related to the Leyland Panther...
from 1974, and then Leyland National
Leyland National
The Leyland National is a British single-deck bus built in large quantities between 1972 and 1985. It was developed as a joint project between two UK nationalised industries - the National Bus Company and British Leyland. Buses were constructed at a specially built factory at the Lillyhall...
s from 1979. The route was converted back to double deck in November 1985 using Metrobuses
MCW Metrobus
The MCW Metrobus is a double decker bus model manufactured by MCW from 1977 until 1989, with over 4,000 examples built. The original MkI model was superseded by the MkII model in 1981/1982, although production of the original MkI continued for London Transport until 1985...
, and the peak hour extension to Northwick Park was withdrawn, being replaced by route 136, accompanied by an extension to Edgware replacing the withdrawn route 286 on 2 November 1985. The Edgware extension was withdrawn on 14 November 1987, along with the main service renumbering to H12. Double deck school journeys were retained under the 209 number, until 4 July 1992, when they were incorporated into the main H12 service.
At first, route H12 was operated by London Buses using Metrorider
MCW Metrorider
The MCW Metrorider, launched by MCW at the 1986 Motor Show, was a midibus designed built by Metro Cammell Weymann between 1986 and 1989. Constructed in two lengths, 7.0 m and 8.4 m, the Metrorider was an integral bus, marking it out from its van-based rivals of the time.It was the second...
midibuses until Metroline gained the contract of the route in 1990 at Metroline's Harrow Weald garage using brand new Dennis Dart
Dennis Dart
The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. More than 11,000 were built during 18 years of production....
s. Sovereign gained the contract of route H12 in 1999, at the Edgware garage but moved to Harrow when route 183
London Buses route 183
London Buses route 183 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to London Sovereign.-History:...
was converted to double deck in 2001, using brand new low-floor Dennis Darts and a Sunday service was also added in 1999. The school services were operated by Thorpe's using double deck Metrobuses.
When it came to the time to convert the H12 to double deck in late 2005 to cope with school loadings in Hatch End, but Sovereign's Harrow garage could not accommodate double deckers due to a low beam in the middle of the garage. So Sovereign surrendered the route to Metroline (in a swap for route H14) at their Harrow Weald garage, using brand new Volvo B7TL 10m / Plaxton President (VP) type double deckers and some older VP's were bought to top up routes 140
London Buses route 140
London Buses route 140 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. The service is currently contracted to Metroline.-History:Route 140, at its inception, followed a very different route to the one it does today...
and the 182
London Buses route 182
London Buses route 182 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Metroline.-History:The current route 182 was introduced on 13 June 1970...
.
Current route
- Stanmore StationStanmore tube stationStanmore tube station is a London Underground station at Stanmore. It is the northern terminus of the Jubilee Line; the previous station is Canons Park. It is in Travelcard Zone 5...
Forecourt - Harrow WealdHarrow WealdHarrow Weald is an area in north-west London, England. It includes a suburban development and forms part of the London Borough of Harrow.-Locale, geography and history:...
- Headstone Lane StationHeadstone Lane railway stationHeadstone Lane is a railway station near Headstone, in the London Borough of Harrow. The station is in Travelcard Zone 5.-Services:The typical off-peak service is three trains per hour to London Euston, and three trains per hour to Watford Junction, calling at all stations...
- Hatch End StationHatch End railway stationHatch End railway station is in the London Borough of Harrow, in north London, and in Travelcard Zone 6.It is located at .The station has two platforms. The northbound platform is on the side of the ticket office and cafe. The southbound platform is reached via a footbridge...
- Hatch EndHatch EndHatch End is a place in the London Borough of Harrow, located north west of Charing Cross in Central London. The suburb is part of the Pinner post town.-Attractions:...
St Thomas's Drive - Pinner StationPinner tube stationPinner tube station is a London Underground station on the Metropolitan Line in zone 5. The station was opened in 1885 as part of the Victorian expansion of dormitory suburbs, and was one of the stations included in the Metro-land project in the early 20th century...
- Rayners Lane StationRayners Lane tube stationRayners Lane is a London Underground station in the district of Rayners Lane in north west London, amid a 1930s development originally named Harrow Garden Village. The station is on the Uxbridge branch of both the Metropolitan Line, between Eastcote and West Harrow stations, and the Piccadilly...
- South Harrow StationSouth Harrow tube stationSouth Harrow is a London Underground station on the Uxbridge branch of the Piccadilly Line. The station is between Sudbury Hill and Rayners Lane. It is located on Northolt Road . The station is in Travelcard Zone 5...
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