London Buses route 20

Infobox London Bus
number=20
ibus=yes


operator=Arriva London
length= 10 miles (16 km)
time= 34-53 minutes
garage=Edmonton
start=Walthamstow
end=Debden
via=Leyton
Woodford
Loughton
level=Daily
frequency=About every 15 minutes
night=No night service
vehicle=DAF DB250LF/Alexander ALX400
pvr=9
day=6:00am until 1:00am

London Buses route 20 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Arriva London.

History

The 20 is directly descended from the 38 Group of Routes, but owes its number to historical route 10 group, which operated for eighty years from 1908 until 1988 between Victoria, Aldgate, Stratford, Leytonstone, Woodford, Chigwell to Abridge and also via Loughton to Epping.

The 20 commenced operation on 7 September 1968 as a direct replacement of the 38A from Loughton to Leyton with an extension to the newly opened Walthamstow Central station on the Victoria Line. At the time of the route 20 introduction, there were already two other routes in the Loughton area with 20 numbers, the 20A and 20B. As the new route ran parallel with the 20A for many miles, the new route was titled 20.

Route information

*On school days there is one additional journey Walthamstow to Debden AM, return PM.

Vehicles

The route first started off using RTs. The RTs were then replaced with Daimler DMS buses until about the early 1980s when it started using Leyland Nationals and Leyland Titans. When Eastern National took over after the demolition of Loughton garage in 1986, they used Leyland Nationals and Bristol VRs. Cowie Group (who later renamed themselves Arriva) then took over using new Alexander ALX200s and Volvo Olympians. In 2003 they bought new Wright Eclipse Geminis until early 2007 when they replaced them with older DAF DB250LF/Alexander ALX400s.

Current route

Route departing Walthamstow

*Walthamstow Central station "Bus Station
*Walthamstow "Selborne Road"
*Walthamstow "Hoe Street"
*Leyton "High Road"
*Leyton "Leyton Green Road"
*Leyton "Lea Bridge Road"
* Whipps Cross "Roundabout"
*Leyton "Lea Bridge Road"
*Woodford "Woodford New Road"
*Woodford Green "Castle"
*Woodford Wells "Horse & Well"
*Buckhurst Hill "Bald Faced Stag"
*Buckhurst Hill "Cricket Ground"
*Loughton "High Road"
*Loughton "Old Station Road"
*Loughton Station
*Loughton "Old Station Road"
*Loughton "High Road"
*Loughton "Church Hill"
*Loughton "Rectory Lane"
*Debden "Hillyfields"
*Debden "Chester Road"
*Debden "Willingale Road"
*Debden "Colebrook Lane"
*Debden "Jessel Drive"
*Debden "Burney Drive"
*Debden "Mannock Drive"
*Debden "Willingale Road"
*Debden Broadway "Vere Road"

Route departing Debden

* Debden Broadway "Vere Road"
* Debden "Willingale Road"
* Debden "Mannock Drive"
* Debden "Burney Drive"
* Debden "Jessel Drive"
* Debden "Colebrook Lane"
* Debden "Willingale Road"
* Debden "Chester Road"
* Debden "Hillyfields"
* Loughton "Rectory Lane"
* Loughton "Church Hill"
* Loughton "High Road"
* Loughton "Old Station Road"
* Loughton Station
* Loughton "Old Station Road"
* Loughton "High Road"
* Buckhurst Hill "Cricket Ground"
* Buckhurst Hill "Bald Faced Stag"
* Woodford Wells "Horse & Well"
* Woodford Green "Castle"
* Woodford "Woodford New Road"
* Leyton "Lea Bridge Road"
* Whipps Cross "Roundabout"
* Leyton "Lea Bridge Road"
* Leyton "Leyton Green Road"
* Leyton "High Road"
* Walthamstow "Hoe Street"
* Walthamstow "Selborne Road"
* Walthamstow Central station "Bus Station"

ee also

* List of bus routes in London
* Arriva London

External links

* [http://www.tfl.gov.uk Transport For London]
* [http://www.londonbusesbyadam.fotopic.net London Bus Routes Fotopic]
* [http://www.busesatwork.co.uk London Bus Routes]
* [http://www.londonbusroutes.net/times/020.pdf Timetable (PDF)]