London Buses route 137

137

Overview
Operator Arriva London
Garage Brixton (BN)
Vehicle New Routemaster[1]
Peak vehicle requirement 35[1]
Night-time Night Bus N137
Route
Start Streatham Hill
Via Clapham Common
Battersea
Sloane Square
Hyde Park Corner
Marble Arch
End Oxford Circus

London Buses route 137 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Streatham Hill and Oxford Circus, it is operated by Arriva London.

History

Arriva London AEC Routemaster at Oxford Circus in March 2004

In the 1930s, STL buses were used on this route which ran from Highgate to Elmers End.[2]

The AEC Routemaster buses which operated route 137 since 1 November 1964 were replaced by one-person operated Wright Pulsar Gemini bodied DAF DB250s on 10 July 2004, ending a remarkable forty years of service[3]

New Routemasters were introduced on 6 December 2014. The rear platform remains closed at all times except for when the bus is at bus stops.[4]

Current route

Route 137 operates via these primary locations:[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Arriva London gears up for more New Routemasters Arriva London
  2. ↑ Reed, John (2000). London Buses: A Brief History. Capital Transport Publishing. p. 36. ISBN 9781854142337.
  3. ↑ Blacker, Ken (2007). Routemaster: 1970–2005. 2 (2nd ed.). Harrow Weald: Capital Transport. pp. 116, 168. ISBN 978-1-85414-303-7.
  4. ↑ Press Release Transport For London
  5. ↑ Route 137 Map Transport for London
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