London Buses route 70
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| Overview | |
| Operator | Tower Transit |
| Garage | Westbourne Park (X) |
| Route | |
| Start | South Kensington station |
| Via | Notting Hill Bayswater Ladbroke Grove East Acton |
| End | Acton |
| Length | 8 miles (13 km) |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
London Buses route 70 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between South Kensington station and Acton, it is operated by Tower Transit.
History
Route 70 was introduced on 2 March 1991 between Acton and South Kensington from CentreWest's Westbourne Park garage.
On 3 August 2004, the route was included in the sale of Thorpes to Metroline.
On 22 June 2013, the route was included in the sale of First London's Westbourne Park garage to Tower Transit.[1][2][3]
In November 2014, Transport for London launched a consultation to extend the route from Acton to Chiswick Business Park via Acton Town.[4]
Tender History
Upon being re-tendered in 1999, the route was awarded to Thorpes from 14 June 2000.
Upon being re-tendered in 2004, the route was retained by Metroline from 25 June 2005.[5][6]
Upon being re-tendered in 2011, the route was awarded to First London from 23 June 2012.[7]
Current route
- South Kensington station
- Notting Hill Gate station
- Bayswater station
- Ladbroke Grove station
- East Acton station
- Acton Central station
- Acton Market Place
References
- ↑ FirstGroup Announces Sale of Eight London Bus Depots FirstGroup 9 April 2013
- ↑ Aberdeen firm FirstGroup sells off depots for £80m BBC News 9 April 2013
- ↑ Date set for Aussie takeover of London bus routes Australasian Bus & Coach 14 June 2013
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- ↑ History Metroline
- ↑ Bus tender results Route 70 Transport for London 22 November 2004
- ↑ Bus tender results Route 70 Transport for London 15 September 2011
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
