London Buses route 171 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Elephant and Castle and Catford bus garage, it is operated by Go-Ahead London subsidiary London Central.
History
1952-1972 Route 171 began operating on 6 April 1952 at Stage 7 of London Transport's post-war "Tram to Buses" conversion scheme to replace Kingsway Subway tram route 33. It ran as a daily service between Tottenham and West Norwood via Harringay, Manor House, Newington Green, Angel, Rosebery Avenue, Kingsway, Aldwych, Victoria Embankment, Westminster Bridge, Kennington, Brixton, West Norwood (Thurlow Arms) extended Sunday to West Norwood garage). The section between Harringay and Tottenham was new territory, not previously served by London buses.Glazier, Ken, (1989). London buses in the 1950s. p. 26. Capital Transport, Harrow Weald (Middlesex).
1973-present On 18 February 1996, IRA member Edward O'Brien was killed when an improvised explosive device detonated prematurely on the route 171 bus he brought it onto as it was travelling along Aldwych towards King's Cross.Armed guard on ira bus bomb suspect The Independent 20 February 1996 It also injured eight other passengers.1 dies, 8 hurt as blast rips bus in center of London New York Times
Upon being re-tendered, it was retained by London Central with a new contract commencing on 29 April 2006.Bus tender results Route 171/N171 Transport for London 12 August 2005 Go-Ahead London successfully tendered to retain the route with a new contract commencing on 30 April 2011.Win, Win, Win BusTalk (Go-Ahead London) issue 6 October 2010
Current route Route 171 operates via these primary locations:Route 171 Map Transport for London Elephant & Castle station Walworth Camberwell Green Peckham High Street Queens Road Peckham station New Cross Gate station Brockley station Crofton Park station Honor Oak Catford and Catford Bridge stations Catford bus garage
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