London Buses route 98 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Willesden bus garage and Red Lion Square, it is operated by Metroline.
| 98 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| Operator | Metroline |
| Garage | Willesden |
| Vehicle | Volvo B5LH Wright Gemini 3 |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 22 |
| Predecessors | Route 8 |
| Night-time | Night Bus N98 |
| Route | |
| Start | Willesden bus garage |
| Via | Kilburn Maida Vale Edgware Road Marble Arch Oxford Circus |
| End | Red Lion Square |
| Length | 7 miles (11 km) |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | About every 7-12 minutes |
| Journey time | 35-70 minutes |
| Operates | 05:30 until 00:44 |
History
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Route 98 commenced on 18 July 1992 to replace route 8 between Willesden bus garage and Oxford Circus, before continuing to Holborn. The route has always been operated by Metroline's Willesden bus garage. It was initially operated by AEC Routemasters on Mondays to Saturdays in the daytime and Dennis Darts, MCW Metrobuses and Leyland Titans on Sundays and late evenings.[1]
On 27 March 2004 routes 6 and 98 were converted to driver-only operation, with the AEC Routemasters replaced by Plaxton President bodied Volvo B7TLs.[1][2][3]
In April 2016 the first five BYD double-decker electric buses in the world since trolleybuses started operating on the route as part of a pilot scheme.[4][5] They were operated from Willesden bus garage.
Current route
editRoute 98 operates via these primary locations:[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Blacker, Ken (2007). Routemaster: 1970–2005. Vol. 2 (2nd ed.). Harrow Weald: Capital Transport. pp. 118, 168. ISBN 978-1-85414-303-7.
- ^ Stewart, David (2006). London's Last Routemasters. Harrow Weald: Capital Transport. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-85414-295-5.
- ^ London bus routes Route 98/N98 Transport for London 6 June 2003
- ^ "World's first electric double-decker bus ready to hit London's roads". Evening Standard. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ First pure electric double deck buses on streets of London Archived 23 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine BYD 16 March 2016
- ^ Route 98 Map Transport for London
External links
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Media related to London Buses route 98 at Wikimedia Commons- Timetable
