London Buses route 96

Infobox London Bus
number=96


operator=Selkent
length= 13 miles (20 km)
time= 38-69 minutes
garage=Plumstead
start=Woolwich
end=Bluewater Shopping Centre
via=Plumstead
Welling
Bexleyheath
Crayford
Dartford
level=Daily
frequency=About every 8 minutes
day=4:30am until 1:00am
night= No night service
pvr=22
vehicle=Dennis Trident 2/Alexander ALX400

London Buses route 96 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Selkent.

History

The 96 commenced operation on 4 March 1959 in stage 1 of London Transport's "buses for trolleybuses" conversion scheme. It was a direct replacement for trolleybus route 696 and ran between Woolwich and Dartford via Plumstead, Welling and Bexleyheath. A supplementary daily route 195 between Woolwich and Eltham, also commenced at this time. This was the second time that a motorbus route had carried the route number 96.

Although a very stable route, the 96 was involved in an "area scheme", as the continual route change schemes in the early 1960s were known.

As from 8 May 1963, the 96 was extended at Woolwich to terminate at Victoria Way. The 195, which wasn't a successful route, was withdrawn at this time. One person operation came to the 96 as from 6 November 1971 and the route was extended to Charlton Station at the same time.

In August 2006 there was [http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/display.var.858356.0.bus_blaze_investigated.php|a fire on a bus] in Dartford.

Current route

Route departing Woolwich

* Woolwich
* Beresford Street
* Woolwich "High Street"
* Hare Street
* Powis Street
* John Wilson Street
* Castile Road
* Monk Street
* Calderwood Street
* Thomas Street
* Green's End
* General Gordon Place
* Vincent Road
* Burrage Road
* Plumstead Road
* Plumstead Station
* Plumstead "High Street"
* Wickham Lane
* Upper Wickham Lane
* Welling "High Street"
* Park View Road
* Crook Log
* Broadway
* Arnsberg Way
* Bexleyheath
* Geddes Place
* Market Place
* Arnsberg Way
* Broadway
* Watling Street
* London Road
* Crayford
* Crayford Road
* Dartford Road
* West Hill
* Highfield Road
* Westgate Road
* Home Gardens for Dartford Station
* Dartford "High Street"
* Market StreetThen non-stop via:
* "East Hill"
* "The Brent"
* "Watling Street"
* "St Clements Way"To:
* Bluewater Shopping Centre

Route departing Bluewater

* Bluewater Shopping CentreThen non-stop via:
* "Bluewater Parkway"
* "St Clements Way"
* "Watling Street"
* "The Brent"
* "East Hill"
* "Dartford High Street"To:
* Market Street for Dartford Station
* Lowfield Street
* Instone Road
* Highfield Road
* West Hill
* Dartford Road
* Crayford Road
* Crayford
* Roman Way
* London Road
* Watling Street
* Broadway
* Arnsberg Way
* Bexleyheath
* Market Place
* Friswell Place
* Arnsberg Way
* Broadway
* Crook Log
* Park View Road
* Welling "High Street"
* Upper Wickham Lane
* Wickham Lane
* Plumstead "High Street"
* Plumstead Station
* Plumstead Road
* Beresford Street
* Woolwich "High Street"

ee also

* List of bus routes in London
* Selkent

External links

* [http://www.tfl.gov.uk Transport for London]
* [http://www.busesatwork.co.uk London Bus Routes]
* [http://www.londonbusroutes.net/times/096.pdf Full timetable]