London Buses route 180 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Erith Quarry and North Greenwich bus station, it is operated by Stagecoach London subsidiary Selkent.
History In June 1992, a South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive Leyland-DAB articulated bus was trialled for a month on the route along with a three-axle Citybus Leyland Olympian. On 14 February 1998, operation of the route passed from Selkent to Harris Bus.Winning London Tenders: The Harris Bus Experience Buses issue 520 July 1998 page 23 After Harris Bus ran into financial difficulty, on 25 March 2000 it was taken over by East Thames Buses.Harris Bus: Why LT took over Buses issue 542 May 2000
On 3 October 2009, East Thames Buses was sold to London General, which included a five-year contract to operate route 180.Go-Ahead Acquires East Thames Buses Go-Ahead Group 30 July 2009Go-Ahead buys East Thames Buses Bus & Coach Professional 3 August 2009East Thames Buses Go-Ahead London London General retained the route when re-tendered with a new contract commencing on 1 October 2016.Tender News Bus Talk issue 40 June 2016 page 11 In December 2017, it was transferred from Belvedere garage to Morden Wharf garage.Farewell my Belvedere Bus Talk issue 49 December 2017 page 14Atlas Road changes hands, Belvedere is vacated Buses issue 753 December 2017 page 24
On 2 October 2021, the route was taken over by Stagecoach London.Latest tendered service awards Buses issue 790 January 2021 page 22
In July 2017 Transport for London announced proposed changes to route 180 in anticipation of the opening of the Elizabeth line with route 180 to be diverted after Charlton to run to North Greenwich instead of Lewisham.Changes to suburban bus services to support Elizabeth line Transport for London July 2017 The change was implemented on 14 May 2022.Bus changes Transport for London 14 May 2022
Current route Route 180 operates via these primary locations:Route 180 Map Transport for London Erith Quarry Erith town centre Belvedere Abbey Wood station Plumstead station Woolwich station Woolwich Arsenal station Charlton station Greenwich Millennium Village North Greenwich bus station for North Greenwich station
Vehicles Since November 2021, the route has been partially operated by BYD Alexander Dennis Enviro400EVs.Four more London routes to go zero-emission double-decks Route One 23 November 2020
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