London Buses route 133 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Streatham station and Red Lion Square, it is operated by Transport UK London Bus.
History
Route 133 commenced operating on 27 March 1929 from South Croydon to Liverpool Street station. On 24 July 1971, the route was withdrawn between Croydon and Streatham with one man operation introduced with Daimler Fleetlines.
Upon being put out to tender, it was taken over by London General's Stockwell garage on 6 January 1990 with Northern Counties bodied Volvo Citybuses.Go-Ahead London commercial unit Coach & Bus Week issue 1179 10 March 2015 page 22 Upon being re-tendered, route 133 was taken over by Arriva London's Norwood garage on 22 January 2010.Latest tender news is a boost for Arriva Arriva London 14 September 2009 When next tendered, it was retained by Arriva London, with it transferred to Brixton garage on 21 January 2017.Arriva big winner in latest tender round Coach & Bus Week issue 1241 7 May 2016 page 10Tender News Bus Talk issue 40 June 2016 page 11
On 23 November 2022, it was announced that route 133 would be rerouted to run to Holborn instead of Liverpool Street following a consultation. This change was implemented on 29 April 2023.
Current route Route 133 operates via these primary locations:Route 133 Map Transport for London Streatham station Streatham Hill station Brixton station Kennington station Elephant & Castle station Borough station London Bridge station Bank and Monument stations St Paul's station City Thameslink station Holborn Circus Chancery Lane station Holborn Red Lion Square
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