London Buses route 43
| 43 | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Operator | Metroline |
| Garage | Holloway (HT)[citation needed] |
| Vehicle | Volvo B9TL 10.4m / Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 Volvo B7TL 10.6m / Plaxton President[citation needed] |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 33[citation needed] |
| Night-time | 24-hour service[citation needed] |
| Route | |
| Start | Friern Barnet |
| Via | Muswell Hill Archway Holloway Islington Moorgate |
| End | London Bridge station |
| Length | 9 miles (14 km)[citation needed] |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily[citation needed] |
| Frequency | 6-12 minutes[citation needed] |
| Journey time | 45-81 minutes[citation needed] |
| Operates | 24-hour service[citation needed] |
London Buses route 43 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Friern Barnet and London Bridge station, it is operated by Metroline.
History
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Route 43 commenced operating in August 1912 as a daily route between Archway station and London Bridge station via Holloway Road, Upper Street, Angel, City Road, Moorgate, Bank station and London Bridge, and was quickly extended to Muswell Hill Broadway via East Finchley and Fortis Green Road.[1]
The route along which the 43 operates was designated as London's first Red Route bus priority scheme in 1992.[2] In late 1999 the route became one of the first in London to be operated by low-floor double-deck buses, when new Plaxton President bodied Dennis Trident 2s were introduced.[3]
In September 2006, a bus operating route 43 caught fire. No passengers were injured as the bus driver had evacuated the vehicle.[4]
Variants
In 1992 a peak hour route X43 was introduced to supplement route 43 in connection with the Red Route bus priority scheme introduced at the time. It used specially liveried Scania N113 double-deckers branded as Red Express. London Northern, the subsidiary of London Buses which had taken over operation of the route in 1989, stated that passenger numbers along the route increased by 8,700 in the year following its introduction.[2][5]
In popular culture
An Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 operating on route 43 was used in the 2007 film The Bourne Ultimatum.[6]
Current route
Route 43 operates via these primary locations:[7]
- Friern Barnet Library
- Muswell Hill Broadway
- Highgate station
- Archway station
- Holloway Road station
- Highbury & Islington station
- Islington Upper Street
- Angel station
- Old Street station
- Moorgate station
- Bank station
- Monument station
- London Bridge
- London Bridge bus station
for London Bridge station 
References
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External links
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