London Buses route 142
Encyclopedia
London Buses route 142 is a Transport for London
contracted bus route in London
, England
. The service is currently contracted to Arriva Shires & Essex
.
The 142 was extended to Kilburn Park full time in 1962 (but cut back to Edgware on Sundays in 1963) and again in 1966. It was withdrawn between Kilburn Park and Colindale in 1970, with this section replaced by the route 32. The 142 was extended at peak times to the new Brent Cross Shopping Centre in 1976 and a little further to Brent Cross Station (Mon-Fri except peaks and Saturdays). The section to Brent Cross Station was withdrawn in the same year.
Buses traveling towards Brent Cross were diverted via Edgware Bus Station in 1989. Later in 1993 it was rerouted via the withdrawn section of the 251 between Edgware and Stanmore. It was extended to Brent Cross Shopping Centre in 2003.
The allocation was transferred to London Country Bus Services
' Watford garage, and became part of London Country North West
in 1986. Luton and District took over London Country North West in October 1990 and retained the contract shortly afterwards, ordering 15 new Leyland Olympian
s to operate the route. The route was retained again in 1995, making it the first route to be retained by its existing operator through two consecutive retenders.
When the 142's contract was renewed in 2003, Arriva The Shires bought 18 new low-floor DLA-class DAF DB250/Alexander ALX400
double-deckers for it and seven more for 340. They carried Arriva London's red livery and 'cow horn's' instead of Arriva Shires & Essex's turqurise blue livery.
Transport for London
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contracted bus route in London
London
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, England
England
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. The service is currently contracted to Arriva Shires & Essex
Arriva Shires & Essex
Arriva Shires & Essex is a division of Arriva, with operations in Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and London. It is one of many private operators of London Buses. Until 2002 its operations included Colchester...
.
History
During the 1950s, Route 142 was a somewhat different route that it is today. It started at Watford Junction, ran via Bushey, Bushey Heath & Stanmore and to Edgware Station. From Edgware it continued to Kilburn Park Station, except in the evenings and during weekends.The 142 was extended to Kilburn Park full time in 1962 (but cut back to Edgware on Sundays in 1963) and again in 1966. It was withdrawn between Kilburn Park and Colindale in 1970, with this section replaced by the route 32. The 142 was extended at peak times to the new Brent Cross Shopping Centre in 1976 and a little further to Brent Cross Station (Mon-Fri except peaks and Saturdays). The section to Brent Cross Station was withdrawn in the same year.
Buses traveling towards Brent Cross were diverted via Edgware Bus Station in 1989. Later in 1993 it was rerouted via the withdrawn section of the 251 between Edgware and Stanmore. It was extended to Brent Cross Shopping Centre in 2003.
The allocation was transferred to London Country Bus Services
London Country Bus Services
London Country Bus Services was a bus company that operated in South East England from 1969 until split up and sold in 1986 under Margaret Thatcher's government's bus deregulation scheme.-Creation:...
' Watford garage, and became part of London Country North West
London Country North West
London Country North West was a bus operator in Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire, England. It was formed in 1986 when London Country Bus Services was broken up, and acquired by Luton & District in 1990.-History:...
in 1986. Luton and District took over London Country North West in October 1990 and retained the contract shortly afterwards, ordering 15 new Leyland Olympian
Leyland Olympian
The Leyland Olympian was a double-decker bus built by British Leyland/Leyland Bus in the United Kingdom from 1980 to 1993. It was the last Leyland bus model in production before the demise of Leyland Bus.-Construction:...
s to operate the route. The route was retained again in 1995, making it the first route to be retained by its existing operator through two consecutive retenders.
When the 142's contract was renewed in 2003, Arriva The Shires bought 18 new low-floor DLA-class DAF DB250/Alexander ALX400
Alexander ALX400
The Alexander ALX400 is a 2-axle double-decker bus body built by Walter Alexander Coachbuilders...
double-deckers for it and seven more for 340. They carried Arriva London's red livery and 'cow horn's' instead of Arriva Shires & Essex's turqurise blue livery.
Current route
- Brent Cross Shopping Centre
- West Hendon BroadwayWest HendonWest Hendon is a place in the London Borough of Barnet.-History:West Hendon was a settlement within that part of the ancient parish of Hendon known as the Hyde, and is now a part of the London Borough of Barnet. It was formally known, from 1878–1890, as New Hendon, a small railway development on...
- ColindaleColindale-Transport:*Colindale tube station, on the Northern Line Edgware branch, is situated on the north side of the east-west Colindale Lane.-Development:...
- Burnt Oak BroadwayBurnt OakBurnt Oak is a suburb predominantly in the London Borough of Barnet south of Edgware, although parts of it fall within Brent and Harrow.The name Burnt Oak was first used in 1754 and from then until the 1850s referred to no more than a field on the eastern side of the Edgware Road...
- Edgware StationEdgware tube stationEdgware tube station is a London Underground station in Edgware, in the London Borough of Barnet, in North London. The station is the terminus of the Edgware branch of the Northern Line and the next station towards central London is . Edgware is in Travelcard Zone 5.-Location:The station is in...
Bus Station - Stanmore StationStanmore tube stationStanmore tube station is a London Underground station at Stanmore. It is the northern terminus of the Jubilee Line; the previous station is Canons Park. It is in Travelcard Zone 5...
Forecourt - Bushey Heath
- Bushey StationBushey railway stationBushey railway station serves the towns of Bushey and Oxhey and is situated on the Watford DC Line, north of Harrow & Wealdstone. The station was renamed from "Bushey & Oxhey" to "Bushey" on 6 May 1974, even though it is actually sited in the neighbouring town of Oxhey, and the nearest part of...
- Watford High Street StationWatford High Street railway stationWatford High Street railway station is a railway station in Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. It is served by the Watford DC Line on the London Overground network.-Location:...
- Watford Junction StationWatford Junction railway stationOn 23 January 1975, an express train from Manchester to Euston derailed just south of Watford Junction after striking some stillages that had fallen on to the track. It then collided with a sleeper service from Euston to Glasgow. The driver of the Manchester train was killed, and eight passengers...