London Buses route H91
Encyclopedia
London Buses route H91 is a Transport for London
contracted bus route in London
, United Kingdom
. The service is currently contracted to London United.
On 12 October 1952 the route was extended from Hounslow West to London Airport (Heathrow), Monday to Saturday, although this was restricted to Monday to Saturday mornings only for a period between 17 October 1956 and 1 May 1957. The route was extended at all times to Heathrow on 30 April 1958, but was withdrawn on 5 October. The Sunday service was withdrawn completely on 26 November 1958, and the Saturday service between Heathrow and Hounslow West was withdrawn on 11 October 1961.
Garage allocation changed once again during October 1965, with a Monday to Friday operation from Turnham Green and Saturdays from Riverside, a Turnham Green Saturday allocation was reintroduced during November 1968.
On 30 November 1968, the route was withdrawn at all times between Hounslow West and Heathrow. The Riverside allocation was withdrawn on the introduction of single deck AEC Swift
s during September 1971, but these were replaced by double deck Daimler Fleetline
s (DMS) in November 1973, and in turn replaced by Metrobuses
in December 1979.
The Monday to Friday service was extended across the bridge to Wandsworth Garage on 13 June 1976, followed by a Saturday extension on 7 August 1976. No other changes occurred until 1990 when, on the 6 January the allocation was transferred to Hounslow.
Route 91 was withdrawn on 25 May 1991, although this was essentially a split of the route with the Hammersmith to Hounslow West section being renumbered route H91, the Turnham Green to Fulham Broadway section was renumbered route 391
, with the Fulham to Wandsworth section being withdrawn.
The H91 began using Plaxton bodied Dennis Dart
s along with MCW Metrobus
es from the former route 91. Following the conversion to Westlink it used Plaxton and Wright Handybus
bodied Darts. When London United brought back Westlink in about 1998 the route retained the latter and it gained a wide variety of buses. This included MCW Metrobuses from the 281 and the 85, Leyland Olympian
s from the 140, Leyland Lynx
es from the 81 as well as low floor darts from different routes. But these were all replaced in 2001 by Wright Pathfinder
bodied Dennis Lance
s. However the Plaxton bodied Darts were still retained due to the poor reliability of the Lances, and the peak allocation being in excess of the number of vehicles available.
In spring 2004 the route gained low floor Darts from route 49
. This allowed the Lances to be withdrawn and the H91 was operated by the Darts until January 2010, when new the Scania OmniCity
double deckers arrived.
On 9 January 2010, the section of Wellesley Road was replaced by route 440, which was extended to Power Road on this date. Route H91 was from this date serving Chiswick High Road directly instead.
Transport for London
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contracted bus route in London
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. The service is currently contracted to London United.
History
The H91 dates back to 25 May 1991, and was formed from the withdrawal of route 91 (which ran between Wandsworth Garage and Hounslow West station). The original route 91 dates back much longer, more than 50 years, once running between Wandsworth Bridge and Cranford, from Turnham Green and Riverside Garages with a Wandsworth Saturday allocation being introduced to replace the Turnham Green Saturday allocation in October 1952. The Riverside allocation was withdrawn in May 1956, with a reallocation to Turnham Green on Saturday.On 12 October 1952 the route was extended from Hounslow West to London Airport (Heathrow), Monday to Saturday, although this was restricted to Monday to Saturday mornings only for a period between 17 October 1956 and 1 May 1957. The route was extended at all times to Heathrow on 30 April 1958, but was withdrawn on 5 October. The Sunday service was withdrawn completely on 26 November 1958, and the Saturday service between Heathrow and Hounslow West was withdrawn on 11 October 1961.
Garage allocation changed once again during October 1965, with a Monday to Friday operation from Turnham Green and Saturdays from Riverside, a Turnham Green Saturday allocation was reintroduced during November 1968.
On 30 November 1968, the route was withdrawn at all times between Hounslow West and Heathrow. The Riverside allocation was withdrawn on the introduction of single deck AEC Swift
AEC Swift
The AEC Swift was a rear-engined single-deck bus chassis built by AEC between 1964 and 1974. The chassis design was closely related to the Leyland Panther...
s during September 1971, but these were replaced by double deck Daimler Fleetline
Daimler Fleetline
The Daimler Fleetline is a rear-engined double-decker bus chassis built between 1960 and 1973 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, and from 1973 until 1980 in Farington, Lancashire, England. However, the last complete vehicle did not enter service until 1983...
s (DMS) in November 1973, and in turn replaced by Metrobuses
MCW Metrobus
The MCW Metrobus is a double decker bus model manufactured by MCW from 1977 until 1989, with over 4,000 examples built. The original MkI model was superseded by the MkII model in 1981/1982, although production of the original MkI continued for London Transport until 1985...
in December 1979.
The Monday to Friday service was extended across the bridge to Wandsworth Garage on 13 June 1976, followed by a Saturday extension on 7 August 1976. No other changes occurred until 1990 when, on the 6 January the allocation was transferred to Hounslow.
Route 91 was withdrawn on 25 May 1991, although this was essentially a split of the route with the Hammersmith to Hounslow West section being renumbered route H91, the Turnham Green to Fulham Broadway section was renumbered route 391
London Buses route 391
London Buses route 391 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to London United.-History:...
, with the Fulham to Wandsworth section being withdrawn.
The H91 began using Plaxton bodied Dennis Dart
Dennis Dart
The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. More than 11,000 were built during 18 years of production....
s along with MCW Metrobus
MCW Metrobus
The MCW Metrobus is a double decker bus model manufactured by MCW from 1977 until 1989, with over 4,000 examples built. The original MkI model was superseded by the MkII model in 1981/1982, although production of the original MkI continued for London Transport until 1985...
es from the former route 91. Following the conversion to Westlink it used Plaxton and Wright Handybus
Wright Handybus
The Wright Handybus was a single-deck bus body built primarily on Dennis Dart chassis by Wright between 1990 and 1995. It was also built on a small number of Leyland Swift chassis, in which form it had a higher floorline. It has a bolted aluminium structure....
bodied Darts. When London United brought back Westlink in about 1998 the route retained the latter and it gained a wide variety of buses. This included MCW Metrobuses from the 281 and the 85, 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 from the 140, Leyland Lynx
Leyland Lynx
The Leyland Lynx is a single-decker bus built by Leyland between 1984 and 1992. It was designed to replace the ageing Leyland National.Production vehicles began to enter service in 1986. From 1990 to 1992 the updated Lynx II version was produced...
es from the 81 as well as low floor darts from different routes. But these were all replaced in 2001 by Wright Pathfinder
Wright Pathfinder
The Wright Pathfinder, or Pathfinder 320, is a low-floor single-decker bus body built by Wright of Ballymena on Dennis Lance SLF and Scania N113CRL chassis. It was introduced in 1993....
bodied Dennis Lance
Dennis Lance
The Dennis Lance is a single-decker bus built by Dennis between 1991 and 2000, replacing the Dennis Falcon. Its low-floor variant, the Dennis Lance SLF, was built between 1993 and 1996...
s. However the Plaxton bodied Darts were still retained due to the poor reliability of the Lances, and the peak allocation being in excess of the number of vehicles available.
In spring 2004 the route gained low floor Darts from route 49
London Buses route 49
London Buses route 49 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to London United.-History:Route 49 is a long standing route, once running as far as Crystal Palace...
. This allowed the Lances to be withdrawn and the H91 was operated by the Darts until January 2010, when new the Scania OmniCity
Scania OmniCity
The Scania OmniCity is an integrally-constructed transverse-engined low floor citybus available on the European market. The OmniCity is a complete product built in Poland by Scania AB, a company based in Sweden....
double deckers arrived.
On 9 January 2010, the section of Wellesley Road was replaced by route 440, which was extended to Power Road on this date. Route H91 was from this date serving Chiswick High Road directly instead.
Current route
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