14/06/2012

Night Buses at Dawn, 10/06/12

Those who have early/late/overnight work shifts, or weekend parties in Central London have used the night bus network. So I decided to see the network for myself!


Oddly, I didn't start with a night bus, but rather the first 237 of the day...
Metroline VW1040 (LK10 BXH), Turnham Green

But, at Stamford Brook, I was greeted with the first night bus.

London United/RATP SP48 (YT09 BND) on Route N9, Stamford Brook
And soon, more came. And I went on some of them:
 First London VNW32437 (LK04 HYG), Kensington, on Route N28
 Go-Ahead London General WHV22 (LJ61 NVH), Hyde Park Corner, on Route N19
Abellio London 2433 (SN61 CYT), Trafalgar Square, on Route N3
 Go-Ahead SOC6 (LX08 ECT), Trafalgar Square, on Route N551
 Go-Ahead VWL24 (LF52 THK) on Route N1, Aldwych
 First London DN33612 (SN11 BMU) on Route N26, Aldwych
 Stagecoach 19795 (LX11 BHO) on Route N15, St Pauls
Odd, day 47 in front of N47...
Stagecoach London 17476 (LX51 FLM) on Route 47 and 18464 (LX55 EPO) on Route N47, London Bridge
 Metroline TE947 (LK58 KHD) on Route N91, Trafalgar Square
 Transdev/London Sovereign SLE24 (YN55 NHX) on Route N13, Trafalgar Square
 Stagecoach 18491 (LK06 AGU) on Route N47, Trafalgar Square
 Go-Ahead London Central WVL355 (LX60 DWE) on Route N89, Trafalgar Square. London's longest stopping bus service.
 London United/RATP SP168 (YT10 UWF) on Route N9, Trafalgar Square.
 Go-Ahead London WVL161 (LX05 FBZ) on Route N22
 London United/RATP SP120 (YR59 FZB) on Route N97, Knightsbridge.
 London United/RATP SP44 (YT09 BMY) on Route N9, Trafalgar Square
 And SP44 at Heathrow Terminal 5. This was the last N9 to Heathrow T5 on that day, the time was now 0802...
Now, en-route home... Metroline VW1175 (LK11 CXJ) on Route 105, Heathrow Central.

Now, iBus videos:
Various night routes...

3 comments:

  1. Loved your post! I have never been on a night bus before. I was extremely close to getting one but a stupid District Line train held me up inches before the platform. Blimmin' tube!

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    1. Thanks :)

      Unlucky though. What route would've you gotten on? N9?

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    2. I was at Ealing Broadway trying to catch an N11. These never appear on countdown at Ealing so you can never tell when it is coming. I do know the times of when the N11s depart and I saw an N7!

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