London Buses route 427 is a

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contracted bus route in

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, England. Running between

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and Southall, it is operated by

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. It has a limited stop equivalent route; SL8.

History

The conversion of route 207 to articulated buses resulted in the route no longer being able to serve

, due to tight turns in the town centre, so the route was split into two sections on 9 April 2005 with the western end between Uxbridge station and Acton renumbered 427, running from Acton (AT) garage using Dennis Trident 2s cascaded from route 207.

were proposing to build the West London Tram between

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and Uxbridge, running along Uxbridge Road. The tram would have replaced routes 207, 427 and 607. Transport for London claimed that trams would carry more passengers and be more reliable, but due to the

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project going ahead the plans were scrapped. Upon being re-tendered, First London commenced a new contract on 10 April 2010, with new Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied

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s. From the same date the route was due to be extended to Acton Town Hall in place of the former Horn Lane terminus, which was eventually put in effect in January 2011. On 22 June 2013, route 427 was included in the sale of First London's Hayes garage to

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. On 8 April 2017, the route passed to

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operating from Hayes garage. This contract was only for three rather the usual five years to allow Transport for London the option of restructuring services after the

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opened. On 11 April 2020, Abellio London commenced a new contract. On 4 March 2023, the section between Acton and Southall was withdrawn. The route was also extended from Southall Town Hall to Southall, Merrick Road via South Road and Southall station on the same day.

Current route

Route 427 operates via these primary locations: *

''York Road'' * Hillingdon Heath * Hayes End * Hayes Bypass * Southall Town Hall * Southall station * Southall ''Merrick Road''

References

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