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London Buses Route SL4
London Buses route SL4 is a Transport for London contracted Superloop express bus route in London, England. Running between Grove Park station and Westferry Circus, it is operated by Go-Ahead London subsidiary Blue Triangle. The service is one of three bus routes to run through the Silvertown Tunnel, alongside route 129 and the Silvertown Tunnel cycle shuttle. History The route was first proposed by Transport for London in November 2022 as part of the Silvertown Tunnel bus network. At the time of the consultation, the route was proposed to be numbered X239. In March 2023, it was confirmed that the route would be introduced as planned and would also be included as part of the then proposed Superloop network of express bus routes. In October 2023, it was confirmed that the route would be introduced using route number SL4. In 2023, the contract to operate the service was awarded to Blue Triangle, a subsidary of Go-Ahead London. Route SL4 was introduced on 7 April 2025, the sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go-Ahead London
Go-Ahead London is a major bus operator in Greater London. The name first appeared in August 2008, before which the company had traded under separate names and brands. It is currently (as of April 2025) the largest bus operator in Greater London, operating a total of 157 bus routes mainly in South and Central London as well as some services into North and East London with a fleet size of 2270 vehicles under contract to Transport for London. It is also the largest operator of electric buses in London, with a total of 540 electric vehicles. History The Go-Ahead Group is a large transport group based in Newcastle. It first became involved in London bus operations in September 1994, whereupon the privatisation of London Buses, it purchased London Central for £23.8 million. In May 1996, it added another former London Buses subsidiary, London General, which had been sold in 1994 to a management buyout for £46 million. These two companies subsequently developed in much ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grove Park Station
Grove Park is a railway station in southeast London, England. It is located on Baring Road (the A2212 road, A2212) within Travelcard Zone 4, and serves the areas of Grove Park, Lewisham, Grove Park and Downham, London, Downham in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is down the line from . It serves as an interchange between local South Eastern Main Line services & the Bromley North Line shuttle. Prior to 1952, there was also a connection to Trams in London, trams. The station was opened in 1871. Platforms Currently there are five platforms. Platform 1 serves Bromley North Line, Bromley North branch line, which is detached from the rest of the station, while platforms 2 to 5 are on the South Eastern Main Line which runs from Charing Cross railway station, Charing Cross to Hastings. The adjacent stations are Elmstead Woods railway station, Elmstead Woods to the south, Hither Green railway station, Hither Green to the north, and Sundridge Park railway station, Sundridge Park on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battery Electric Vehicle
A battery electric vehicle (BEV), pure electric vehicle, only-electric vehicle, fully electric vehicle or all-electric vehicle is a type of electric vehicle (EV) that uses electrical energy exclusively from an electric vehicle battery, on-board battery pack to power one or more electric motor, electric traction motors, on which the vehicle solely relies for propulsion. This definition excludes hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs; including mild hybrid, mild, full hybrid, full and plug-in hybrids), which use internal combustion engines (ICEs) in adjunct to electric motors for propulsion; and fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and range extender, range-extended electric vehicles (REEVs), which consume fuel through a fuel cell or an ICE-driven electric generator, generator to produce electricity needed for the electric motors. BEVs have no fuel tanks and replenish their energy storage by plug-in electric vehicle, plugging into a charging station, electrical grid or getting a new bat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canary Wharf DLR Station
Canary Wharf is a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station in Canary Wharf in East London. Located next to One Canada Square and between two parts of a shopping centre (Cabot Place),Canary Wharf - Transport for London ''TfL official site'' Retrieved 3 September 2007 it serves the Canary Wharf office complex. Each of its three tracks feature platforms on both sides, allowing for easy interchanges and access to surrounding buildings. The station is sheltered by a distinctive elliptical glass roof. 
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East India DLR Station
East India is a station on Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in Blackwall, east London. It takes its name from the nearby former East India Docks of the Port of London, where ships trading with the Indian subcontinent used to dock. It is on the Beckton and Woolwich Arsenal branches of the DLR, and is in Travelcard Zones 2 and 3. It opened, with the Beckton Branch, on 28 March 1994. The historic Greenwich Prime Meridian crosses the DLR at the eastern end of the platforms, which is marked by an illuminated blue line underneath the tracks at street level. The modern IERS Reference Meridian used by GPS crosses the tracks approximately 117 metres further east between Neutron Tower and Switch House, but is unmarked. History East India station was originally to be named ''Brunswick Wharf'' and this name was shown on the 1994 'all projections' map. 'Brunswick' is now a code destination used to indicate that a train in the depot has been cleaned. In February 2001 an episode of the I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun In The Sands
The Sun in the Sands is a pub-restaurant between Blackheath and Shooter's Hill in London. It lends its name to the adjacent junction, where the A2 between central London and north Kent meets the A102, which notably, to the north, provides access to the Blackwall Tunnel. Several Transport for London (TfL) bus routes pass the former simple crossroads. History The upland heath, ridge, to the east was a meeting point since the Middle Ages, and was, in widespread recountings, a stopover of King Henry VIII when riding from Greenwich to Shooter's Hill with his first Queen and several Lords. The present pub dates from around 1745 and its name comes from the sight of the setting sun amidst dust, kicked up by sheep herded by drovers from Kent headed to London. It was soon an isolated inn on heathland, frequented by highwaymen in one period known as "the Trojans", who regularly pickpocketed. William Hazlitt William Hazlitt (10 April 177818 September 1830) was an English es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackheath Railway Station
Blackheath railway station is Grade II-listed and is in the south-centre of Blackheath, London, Blackheath, a village in southeast London. In traditional terms the area immediately south-west of the station around Lee Terrace and Lee Park is part of Lee, London, Lee; a status challenged by the station's naming, buildings such as the Blackheath Halls and the development of Blackheath Park to the south east. It is measured from . The tracks run through the village and are crossed by a road overbridge on which the station buildings stand. Station Much of the original station, dating back at track level to 1849 and at ticket office level to 1879, still remains today. It was built using London stock brick, London bricks to a design by George Smith (architect), George Smith (who also built Greenwich station). At the "country" end of the platforms the lines branch off to the North Kent Line, North Kent and Bexleyheath lines. The former passes through the one mile long (1.6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Green
Lee, also known as Lee Green, is an area of South East London, England, straddling the border of the London Borough of Lewisham and the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It is located northwest of Eltham and southeast of Lewisham. It was in Kent before becoming part of the County of London in 1889, and then Greater London in 1965. The churchyard of St Margaret's Church (current church rebuilt 1839–41, architect: John Brown) is the burial place of three Astronomers Royal: Edmond Halley, Nathaniel Bliss and John Pond. History Early history The Manor of Lee was a historic parish of the Blackheath hundred and existed up to 1900 when it was merged with the parish of Lewisham to create the Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham. While modern Lee is centred on Lee railway station and the road of Burnt Ash Hill, the parish was based around Lee High Road which today stretches into the town centre of Lewisham. The River Quaggy formed much of the boundary between the two parishes, though ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Railway Station
Lee station is a suburban station on Burnt Ash Hill in Lee in south-east London, England, between Hither Green and Mottingham on the Dartford loop (also known as the Sidcup line). It is down the line from . The station name appears as Lee (London) on tickets. It was opened by the South Eastern Railway in 1866. It is operated by Southeastern. History The station opened on 1 September 1866. Goods facilities were meagre at first with a single siding on the down side just east of the station building, but the goods yard was gradually enlarged over the years as freight traffic increased in importance. In the early 1870s a second siding was installed dedicated to coal, and a coal shed was erected across the track. Later a further pair of sidings was inserted alongside the existing tracks. An SER-designed signal cabin was positioned some east of the up side station structure. In 1955 the platforms were lengthened to accommodate ten carriage trains. In British Railways days the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evening Standard
The ''London Standard'', formerly the ''Evening Standard'' (1904–2024) and originally ''The Standard'' (1827–1904), is a long-established regional newspaper published weekly and distributed free newspaper, free of charge in London, England. It is printed in Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid format, and also has an online edition. In October 2009, after being bought by Russian businessman Alexander Lebedev, the paper ended a 180-year history of print circulation, paid circulation and multiple editions every day, and became a free newspaper publishing a single print edition every weekday, doubling its circulation as part of a change in its business plan. On 29 May 2024, the newspaper announced that it would reduce print publication to once weekly, after nearly 200 years of daily publication, as it had become unprofitable. Daily publication ended on 19 September 2024. The first weekly edition was published on 26 September 2024 under the new name of ''The London Standard' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvertown Tunnel Cycle Shuttle
The Silvertown Tunnel cycle shuttle (SCS) is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Greenwich Peninsula, North Greenwich and Royal Victoria DLR station, Royal Victoria station, it is operated by Stagecoach London. The route is one of three bus routes to run through the Silvertown Tunnel, alongside routes London Buses route 129, 129 and London Buses route SL4, SL4. The service is only open to cyclists, with pedestrians not allowed on board. History The Silvertown Tunnel cycle shuttle, first revealed by Transport for London (TfL) in October 2024, commended operations on 7 April 2025, running between North Greenwich bus station, North Greenwich and Silvertown via the Silvertown Tunnel. It is operated by Stagecoach London using Alexander Dennis Enviro200EV buses drawn from London Buses route 323, route 323; the fleet of the latter will be replaced by older diesel buses. Buses on the shuttle feature a silver and blue livery to distinguish i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Buses Route 129
London Buses route 129 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Lewisham Shopping Centre and Gallions Reach, it is operated by Blue Triangle, a subsidiary of Go-Ahead London. The service is one of three bus routes to run through the Silvertown Tunnel, alongside route London Buses route SL4, SL4 and the Silvertown Tunnel cycle shuttle. History Following a public consultation, route 129 was introduced on 3 June 2006 to provide a direct connection between Greenwich Millennium Village and Greenwich. The route originally ran between Greenwich and North Greenwich bus station and was operated by Travel London using single decker buses. Route 129 was included in the sale of Travel London to Abellio London in May 2009. On 4 June 2011, the contract for the route passed from Abellio London to Go-Ahead London subsidary London Central, continuing to use single decker buses. In June 2014, the route was fully converted to use double decker bus, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
