London Buses route 180
| 180 | |
|---|---|
N1 | |
| Route | |
| Start | Erith |
| Via | Belvedere Abbey Wood Plumstead Woolwich Charlton Greenwich Peninsula |
| End | North Greenwich bus station |
| Length | 11 miles (18 km) |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
London Buses route 180 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Erith and North Greenwich bus station, it is operated by Stagecoach London.
History
In June 1992, a South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive Leyland-DAB articulated bus was trialled for a month on the route along with a three-axle Citybus Leyland Olympian.[1] On 14 February 1998, operation of the route passed from Selkent to Harris Bus.[2] After Harris Bus ran into financial difficulty, on 25 March 2000 it was taken over by East Thames Buses.[3]
On 3 October 2009, East Thames Buses was sold to London General, which included a five-year contract to operate route 180.[4][5][6] London General retained the route when re-tendered with a new contract commencing on 1 October 2016.[7] In December 2017, it was transferred from Belvedere garage to Morden Wharf garage.[8][9]
On 2 October 2021, the route was taken over by Stagecoach London.[10]
In July 2017 Transport for London announced proposed changes to route 180 in anticipation of the opening of the
Current route
Route 180 operates via these primary locations:[13]
- Erith Fraser Road
- Belvedere
- Abbey Wood station
- Plumstead station
- Woolwich Arsenal station
- Charlton station
- Greenwich Peninsula
- North Greenwich bus station
for North Greenwich station 
Vehicles
Since November 2021, the route has been partially operated by Alexander Dennis Enviro400EVs.[14][15]
References
- ISBN 978 1 78383 172 2.
- ^ Winning London Tenders: The Harris Bus Experience Buses issue 520 July 1998 page 23
- ^ Harris Bus: Why LT took over Buses issue 542 May 2000
- ^ Go-Ahead Acquires East Thames Buses Go-Ahead Group 30 July 2009
- ^ Go-Ahead buys East Thames Buses Archived 2014-05-24 at the Wayback Machine Bus & Coach Professional 3 August 2009
- ^ East Thames Buses Go-Ahead London
- Bus Talkissue 40 June 2016 page 11
- ^ Farewell my Belvedere Bus Talk issue 49 December 2017 page 14
- ^ Atlas Road changes hands, Belvedere is vacated Buses issue 753 December 2017 page 24
- ^ Latest tendered service awards Buses issue 790 January 2021 page 22
- ^ Changes to suburban bus services to support Elizabeth line Transport for London July 2017
- ^ Bus changes Transport for London 14 May 2022
- ^ Route 180 Map Transport for London
- ^ Four more London routes to go zero-emission double-decks Route One 23 November 2020
- ^ "Gradual electric bus roll-out continues". Buses. No. 803. February 2022. p. 24.
External links
Media related to London Buses route 180 at Wikimedia Commons
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