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London Buses Route SL3
London Buses route SL3 is a Transport for London contracted Superloop express bus route in London, England. Running between Thamesmead and Bromley North station, it is operated by Stagecoach London subsidiary Selkent. The route partially parallels routes 269 and 301. History On 21 July 2023, a consultation for route SL3 was opened by Transport for London, and closed on 4 September the same year. The route parallels part of route 301 between Thamesmead and Bexleyheath, and part of route 269 between Bexleyheath Shopping Centre and Bromley North station. Route SL3 was awarded to Selkent on 20 October. TfL claimed that 67% of the feedback it received reflected that route SL3 would make their journeys more convenient, and 70% said the new route would reduce their travel time. Route SL3 was introduced on 24 February 2024, using New Routemasters previously operated by London United on route 9. It is operated by Selkent. After a competitive tendering process, the contract was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selkent
South East London & Kent Bus Company Limited, trading as Stagecoach London, is a bus company operating in central and south London and some parts of north-west Kent. The Selkent brand is a subsidiary of Stagecoach London and operates services under contract to Transport for London. The Selkent brand is not publicly used since 2010 as all buses are branded as Stagecoach, but it exists as a legal entity. Selkent shares its headquarters with sister company East London (bus company), East London at East London (bus company)#West Ham (WH), West Ham. History Selkent began as an operating district of London Transport Executive (GLC), London Transport in the early 1980s. On 1 April 1989, London Buses was divided into 11 separate Privatisation of London bus services#Break-up of London Buses, business units, one of which was Selkent. The unit was the first London Buses subsidiary to completely cease operation of AEC Routemasters, with Catford garage's allocation on route 36B converted to u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Buses Route 269
This is a list of Transport for London (TfL) contracted bus routes in London, England, as well as commercial services that enter the Greater London area (except coaches). Bus services in London are operated by Arriva London, Go-Ahead London (Blue Triangle, Docklands Buses, London Central and London General), Metroline, First Bus London, Stagecoach London (East London, Selkent and Thameside), Transport UK London Bus and Uno. TfL-sponsored operators run more than 500 services. Examples of non TfL-sponsored operators include, but are not limited to: Arriva Herts & Essex, Arriva Southern Counties, Carousel Buses, Diamond South East, Go-Coach, First Beeline, Metrobus, Stagecoach South, Thames Valley Buses and Reading Buses. Classification of route numbers In Victorian times, people who took the bus would recognise the owner and the route of an only by its livery and its line name, with painted signs on the sides showing the two termini to indicate the route. Then, in 1906, G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bickley Railway Station
Bickley railway station is on the Chatham Main Line, serving the town of Bickley in the London Borough of Bromley, south-east London, England; it is down the line from . Southeastern (train operating company), Southeastern trains branch from the main line south of Bickley and run to via . Govia Thameslink Railway, Thameslink services run either via Petts Wood or St Mary Cray on the main line. Bickley is in Travelcard Zone 5. History The station was opened as Southborough Road by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR), on the Chatham Main Line, firstly from the west (London-bound) from Bromley on 5 July 1858. On 3 December 1860, the line from the east completed the link between Victoria and ; later, in 1861, in was extended to Dover Priory railway station, Dover and . In 1860, the station was renamed ''Bickley''. To the east of the station are what are known as the Chislehurst Junction, ''Bickley Loops'', which connect the Chatham Main Line with the South Eastern Mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chislehurst Railway Station
Chislehurst railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line, serving the neighbourhood of Chislehurst in the London Borough of Bromley. It is down the line from London Charing Cross and is situated between and stations. It is in Travelcard Zone 5, and the station and all trains are operated by Southeastern. History The station was originally named ''Chislehurst and Bickley Park'' when it was first opened on 1 July 1865: the South Eastern Railway had opened part of its cut-off line to Dover on that date. On 2 March 1868 a new station was opened south of the original on completion of the cut-off to Tonbridge. At the beginning of the 20th century the tracks through the station were quadrupled. Beyond Elmstead Woods station (opened in 1904) to the north of Chislehurst lie the ''Chislehurst Tunnels'', a tunnel each on the slow lines and fast lines . To the south of the station the Up and Down Chatham Loop lines give access to the Chatham Main Line where the next statio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chislehurst War Memorial
Chislehurst () is a suburban district of south-east London, England, in the London Borough of Bromley. It lies east of Bromley, south-west of Sidcup and north-west of Orpington, south-east of Charing Cross. Before the creation of Greater London in 1965, it was in Kent. According to the 2021 census, Chislehurst has a population of 15,600 (rounded to the nearest 100). History The name "Chislehurst" is derived from the Saxon words ''cisel'', "gravel", and ''hyrst'', "wooded hill". The Walsingham family, including Christopher Marlowe's patron, Sir Thomas Walsingham and Queen Elizabeth I's spymaster, Francis Walsingham, had a home in Scadbury Park, now a nature reserve in which the ruins of the house can still be seen. A water tower used to straddle the road from Chislehurst to Bromley until it was demolished in 1963 as one of the last acts of the Chislehurst and Sidcup UDC. It marked the entrance to the Wythes Estate in Bickley, but its narrow archway meant that double-d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup
Queen Mary's Hospital is an acute district general hospital in Sidcup, South London, South East London, serving the population of the London Borough of Bexley. It was previously administered by Queen Mary's Sidcup NHS Trust, established in 1993. Following the dissolution of the South London Healthcare NHS Trust in 2013 it came under the management of Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, with other services being provided by King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. The Urgent Care Centre has been managed by the Hurley Group since July 2014. History The Queen's Hospital was opened in prefabricated buildings in the grounds of Frognal House on 18 August 1917. It provided pioneering plastic surgery under the guidance of Harold Gillies, Sir Harold Gillies to soldiers sustaining facial injuries during World War I, First World War. It was re-opened as a general hospital kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidcup Railway Station
Sidcup railway station serves Sidcup, south-east London, within the London Borough of Bexley. It is down the line from . It is in Travelcard Zone 5, and the station is managed by Southeastern. History Sidcup station opened on 1 September 1866 with the opening of the Dartford Loop Line. The station was built north of Sidcup town centre in the parish of Lamorbey. It had a small goods yard positioned on the down side and a station master's house. A new booking office was built in 1887. In the early 1890s a signal box was built on the up side which was in use until November 1970. A station hotel was built near the entrance to the goods yard. The hotel was demolished in 1975. In the 1930s the station was partially rebuilt with new platform canopies. In 1955 the platforms were lengthened to take ten coach trains. In 1965 a footbridge was constructed between the up and down platforms which allowed the closure of the down side booking office. The goods yard closed in August 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bexleyheath Railway Station
Bexleyheath railway station is in the London Borough of Bexley in southeast London, and is in Travelcard Zone 5. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Southeastern. There are ticket barriers at both entrances. It is located to the north of Bexleyheath town centre on Avenue Road, and lies from . Services All services at Bexleyheath are operated by Southeastern using , , and EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 2 tph to * 1 tph to London Charing Cross * 2 tph to London Cannon Street * 2 tph to , continuing to London Cannon Street via and * 3 tph to , of which 2 continue to During the peak hours, the service between London Charing Cross and Dartford is increased to 2 tph in each direction. Connections London Buses routes 422, B11, B12, B15 and SL3 serve the station. References External links {{TSGN and SE Stations, FCC None=y, SN None=y, Bexleyheath=y Railway stations in the London Borough of Bexley For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buses (magazine)
''Buses'' is a monthly magazine published in the United Kingdom that primarily focuses on the British bus and coach industry. Founded in 1949, the magazine was originally published by Ian Allan Publishing, however from March 2012 onwards, it has been published by Key Publishing after their takeover of the former. The current editor is James Day and is published on the third Thursday of each month. The magazine is accompanied by a yearbook published in August every year for the next year. Since 2014, the publisher operates annual show every August called 'Buses Festival' at the British Motor Museum in Gaydon, Warwickshire. Buses Festival is one of the largest shows for bus enthusiasts to see modern and classic vehicles on display and for traders to sell bus models, literature, photos and bus accessories. History ''Buses'' was published as ''Buses Illustrated'' by Ian Allan Publishing from 1949 until 1968. The magazine started publishing in its usual monthly cycle from Jan ... [...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] |
London Buses Route 9
London Buses route 9 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Hammersmith bus station and Aldwych, it is operated by Metroline. History Route 9 has been called "London's oldest existing bus route". Its origin goes as far back as 1851, although the routes London Buses route 11, 11 and London Buses route 12, 12 also date from this time. The Sunday 9 extension was finally removed when London Buses route 23, route 23 gained a Sunday service in the late 1960s, although a token service was maintained as far as Aldgate until 14:00 on Sundays to serve the local markets, the afternoon service being curtailed at Aldwych. The Saturday service was also curtailed to Aldwych a few years later, but the Sunday service was renumbered 9A to avoid the unusual bifurcation, being further diverted via Monument and Tower Hill instead of Bank and Leadenhall Street. This variation had been dropped completely by 1990, and the route thus then ran daily from M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London United Busways
London United, trading as First Bus, is a bus company operating mostly in west and south-west Greater London. The London United brand is a subsidiary of First Bus London and operates services under contract to Transport for London. Company history Early history London United commenced operating on 1 April 1989, as one of 12 operating subsidiaries of London Buses in preparation for Privatisation of London bus services, privatisation. In November 1994 it was sold in a management buyout. The company's name was derived from the former London United Tramways, that operated trams and trolleybuses in west and south west London until absorbed by the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933. London United adopted the former tram company's insignia, based on the coat of arms of the City of London, as its logo. In January 1995, London United purchased Westlink (bus company), Westlink with garages in Hounslow, Hounslow Heath and Kingston bus stations#Historic bus stations, Kingston u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
