London Buses route 83

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Metroline West VW1392 on Route 83, Wembley Central.jpg
Metroline Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TL in Wembley in October 2013
Overview
OperatorMetroline
Route
StartGolders Green station
ViaHendon
Wembley
EndAlperton station

London Buses route 83 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Golders Green and Alperton stations, it is operated by Metroline.

History[]

Twenty new Northern Counties Palatine bodied Volvo Olympians bought by First London for the route in 1999, were among the last non-low-floor buses bought for use in London.[1]

In 2015/16 route 83 was the sixth-busiest TfL bus route with 12.6 million passengers.[2]

From 10 September 2016, the daytime service was withdrawn between Alperton Station and Ealing Hospital and replaced by route 483. The night service was renumbered N83 and continues to run from Golders Green to Ealing Hospital.[3] [4][5]

On 15 September 2020, it got Wright Eclipse Gemini 3 buses from route 4.

Current route[]

Route 83 operates via these primary locations:[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Aldridge, John (June 2009). "London's last 'old' double-deckers?". Buses. Ian Allan Publishing (531): 12.
  2. ^ https://tfl.gov.uk/cdn/static/cms/documents/bus-service-usage.xlsx
  3. ^ Bus tender results Route 83 Transport for London 4 December 2015
  4. ^ Changes to route 83 and the introduction of new route 483 Transport for London 7 June 2016
  5. ^ Bus Service Changes 5 August to 24 September inclusive Transport for London 27 August 2016
  6. ^ Route 83 Map Transport for London

External links[]

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