London Buses route 300

infobox London Bus
number=300


operator=East London
length=7 miles (12 km)
time=34-57 minutes
vehicle=Dennis Dart SLF 10.2m/Plaxton Pointer
garage=Barking
start= East Ham
end= Canning Town
via=
Folkestone Road
Beckton
Plaistow
level=Daily
frequency=About every 15 minutes
night=No night service
pvr=Monday to Saturday: 9
Sunday: 8
day=5:30am until 1:00am

London Buses route 300 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. The service is currently contracted to East London.

History

The route began on 25 September 1993 and provided a service between Cyprus and East Ham Station. The route was operated at Upton Park (U) Garage by MRL type buses. The current PVR was Monday to Saturday 5MRL and Sunday 3MRL. On 12 March 1994 the MRL type was withdrawn and replaced by SR type. The current PVR was Monday to Saturday 5SR and Sunday 3SR. On the 16th September 1995 the SR type was withdrawn and replaced by DRL type buses. By 1998 the route was under the operation called Stagecoach London. On the 1st May 1999 the U allocation was withdrawn and replaced by Barking Garage (BK). The current PVR was Monday to Saturday 5DRL and Sunday 4DRL. Later on in September 1999 the route was withdrawn between Royal Albert Hall and Cyprus, so the route was diverted to Canning Town Station instead. The route was also converted to low floor single deck by PD type buses. On 22 July 2000 the route was extended from East Ham Station to Wordsworth Avenue. The current PVR was Monday to Saturday 9PD and Sunday 8PD. In March 2005 the contract was retained by Stagecoach London. By August 2006 Stagecoach sold off the London company and was renamed East London. The current PVR is Monday to Saturday 9DM and Sunday 8DM. The average journey time is between 34 and 57 minutes. The frequency Monday to Saturday is every 15 minutes, Sunday and evenings every 20 minutes.

Current route

Route departing East Ham

* East Ham "Station"
* Beckton "Asda"
* Prince Regent "Station"
* Plaistow
* Canning Town

Route departing Canning Town

* Plaistow
* Prince Regent "Station"
* Beckton "Asda"
* East Ham "Station
* "'East Ham

ee also

*List of bus routes in London
*East London

External links

* [http://www.tfl.gov.uk Transport for London]
* [http://www.busesatwork.co.uk London Bus Routes]
* [http://www.londonbusesbyadam.fotopic.net London Bus Routes Fotopic]
* [http://www.busmap.org/tt4/300.pdf 300 Timetable]