London Buses route 96
| 96 | |
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| Overview | |
| Operator | Stagecoach London |
| Garage | Plumstead (PD) |
| Vehicle | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 10.2m |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 21 |
| Night-time | No night service |
| Route | |
| Start | Woolwich |
| Via | Plumstead East Wickham Welling Bexleyheath Crayford Dartford |
| End | Bluewater |
| Length | 13 miles (21 km) |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | 8-15 minutes |
| Journey time | 40-77 minutes |
| Operates | 04:30 until 01:08 |
London Buses route 96 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London and Kent, England. Running between Woolwich and Bluewater, it is operated by Stagecoach London.
History
Route 96 commenced operation on 4 March 1959 as part of London Transport's trolleybus conversion scheme. It was a direct replacement for trolleybus route 696 and ran between Woolwich and Dartford via Plumstead, East Wickham, Welling and Bexleyheath. A supplementary daily route 195 between Woolwich and Eltham, also commenced at this time.[citation needed]
Although a very stable route, route 96 was involved in an "area scheme", as the continual route change schemes in the early 1960s were known.
On 8 May 1963, route 96 was extended at Woolwich to terminate at Victoria Way, this was withdrawn in October 1984. Route 195, which wasn't a successful route, was withdrawn at this time. The route was converted to one man operation on 6 November 1971. At the same time, the route was extended west to Charlton station.
Route 96 was operated by a number of operators including Bexleybus and Kentish Bus. Upon being tendered, the route was awarded to Selkent from 23 January 1999, who have retained it since. It was extended to Bluewater Shopping Centre on 13 March 1999.[1]
On 31 July 2006, a vehicle operating route 96 bound for Bluewater caught fire in Dartford[2]
On 25 January 2014, Stagecoach London commenced a new contract with Alexander Dennis Enviro400s.[citation needed]
Current route
Route 96 operates via these primary locations:[3]
References
- ↑ London Buses Route 96 London Buses
- ↑ Teenagers wanted over bus blaze
- ↑ Route 96 Map Transport for London
External links
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