London Buses route 52
Encyclopedia
London Buses route 52 is a Transport for London
contracted bus route in London
, United Kingdom
. The service is currently contracted to Metroline
.
to Mill Hill
, and on to Borehamwood
on Monday to Saturday peak journeys. In the Borehamwood area, it was withdrawn from Warwick Road and Drayton Road to Elstree Way Hotel after a year, but extended back on 3 February 1953, and further extended to Brook Road on 3 February 1954. Another extension took the route to Rossington Avenue on Sundays from 1956. Seven years later this was expanded to include Monday to Friday peak workings.
The route was then withdrawn between Mill Hill Broadway and Borehamwood in 1969, being replaced by route 292
. Frequency cuts led to over 2000 passengers signing a petition for its improvement in the same year.
Route 52 remained stable until 1992, when it was withdrawn and replaced by route 302 between Willesden garage and Mill Hill. An extension from Willesden Bus garage to Roundwood Park came in 1993, but was withdrawn two years later.
In December 1993 the contract to run the route was won by London Coaches, who transferred the route to the related Atlas Bus operation as it had a garage in Willesden, close to the route's terminus. Atlas operated the route with Leyland Titans
in a route-specific livery. In November 1994, Atlas was sold to Metroline along with route 52. Metroline have since retained the contract and now operate the route with low-floor Volvo B7TL
double-deckers.
Route 52 also has a night bus variant, route N52.
Transport for London
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contracted bus route in London
London
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, United Kingdom
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. The service is currently contracted to Metroline
Metroline
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.
History
Route 52 began in 1 January 1950 as totally new route, running from VictoriaVictoria, London
Victoria is a commercial and residential area of inner city London, lying wholly within the City of Westminster, and named after Queen Victoria....
to Mill Hill
Mill Hill
Mill Hill is a place in the London Borough of Barnet. It is a suburb situated 9 miles north west of Charing Cross. Mill Hill was in the historic county of Middlesex until it was absorbed by London...
, and on to Borehamwood
Borehamwood
-Film industry:Since the 1920s, the town has been home to several film studios and many shots of its streets are included in final cuts of 20th century British films. This earned it the nickname of the "British Hollywood"...
on Monday to Saturday peak journeys. In the Borehamwood area, it was withdrawn from Warwick Road and Drayton Road to Elstree Way Hotel after a year, but extended back on 3 February 1953, and further extended to Brook Road on 3 February 1954. Another extension took the route to Rossington Avenue on Sundays from 1956. Seven years later this was expanded to include Monday to Friday peak workings.
The route was then withdrawn between Mill Hill Broadway and Borehamwood in 1969, being replaced by route 292
London Buses route 292
London Buses route 292 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to London Sovereign.-History:...
. Frequency cuts led to over 2000 passengers signing a petition for its improvement in the same year.
Route 52 remained stable until 1992, when it was withdrawn and replaced by route 302 between Willesden garage and Mill Hill. An extension from Willesden Bus garage to Roundwood Park came in 1993, but was withdrawn two years later.
In December 1993 the contract to run the route was won by London Coaches, who transferred the route to the related Atlas Bus operation as it had a garage in Willesden, close to the route's terminus. Atlas operated the route with Leyland Titans
Leyland Titan (B15)
The Leyland Titan was a model of double-decker bus produced by the Leyland Truck & Bus division of British Leyland from 1977 until 1984, almost exclusively for London Transport.-Development:...
in a route-specific livery. In November 1994, Atlas was sold to Metroline along with route 52. Metroline have since retained the contract and now operate the route with low-floor Volvo B7TL
Volvo B7TL
Volvo B7TL is a low-floor double-decker bus which was launched in 1999 and replaced the 2-axle version of Volvo Olympian...
double-deckers.
Route 52 also has a night bus variant, route N52.
Current route
- Willesden Bus Garage
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