London Buses route 360
| 360 | |
|---|---|
| 300px | |
| Overview | |
| Operator | London Central |
| Garage | Camberwell (Q) |
| Vehicle | VDL SB120 10.4m / Wright Electrocity |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 11 |
| Night-time | none |
| Route | |
| Start | Royal Albert Hall |
| Via | Kensington Sloane Square Pimlico Vauxhall Lambeth |
| End | Elephant & Castle |
| Length | 6 miles (9.7 km) |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | 12-20 minutes |
| Journey time | 38-52 minutes |
| Operates | 05:20 until 01:15 |
London Buses route 360 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Royal Albert Hall and Elephant & Castle, it is operated by London Central.
History
Route 360 commenced operating on 25 January 2003 as was one of a number of new routes introduced in preparation for the commencement of the London congestion charge.[citation needed] It was operated by London Central's Camberwell garage using cascaded early model Dennis Dart SLFs, unusually treated to route branding.[citation needed]
The route was the first in London to use hybrid electric buses, with six vehicles built by Wrightbus, branded Electrocity, entering service in February 2006.[1] The trial was announced in March 2005; route 360 was chosen as it is one of few single-deck routes to operate in central London.[2] Six diesel buses were operated alongside the hybrids for comparison.[3] The hybrids were temporarily withdrawn shortly after their introduction following problems with engine overheating.[4]
In November 2009, it was announced that London Central had successfully tendered to retain the route, which would be converted to full hybrid operation using a mixture of new and existing vehicles from 23 January 2010, the first route to use only hybrid vehicles.[5][6] In August 2014, new passenger information screens were introduced on one bus on the route.[7][8][9]
Current route
- Royal Albert Hall
- South Kensington station
- Sloane Square station
- Pimlico station
- Vauxhall bus station
- Lambeth
- Imperial War Museum
- Elephant & Castle
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External links
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