Uno buses route 614

Uno bus route 614 is a commercially operated bus route that runs between Queensbury, north London and Hatfield, Hertfordshire. As part of a London local service agreement, travelcards, bus passes and Oyster pay-as-you go are only accepted as far as Barnet. [cite web
title =Fares & Ticketing Committee
work =
publisher =London Travel Watch
date = 2007-12-07
url =http://www.londontravelwatch.org.uk/get_document.php?id=2830
accessdate = 2008-05-14 ] This service is currently operated by Uno.

History

Like most buses run by Uno, the 614 started off as a feeder service for the University of Hertfordshire campuses, although all-day operation came at quite an early stage. Full Monday to Friday operation commenced with the 2001-2002 timetable, with the annual timetable change in the summer (usually after the August bank holiday) still being maintained. A regular hourly service is now provided although the projection of a couple of peak journeys through to Harrow has ceased. The main Monday to Friday daytime service is now half hourly and a Saturday service was added in 2005.

Loadings on the 614 evidently justify double deckers, in what had previously been an all-single deck fleet. The first vehicles appeared in 2003 with two DAFs, one bodied by each of the two least common makes Optare and East Lancs. The peak vehicle requirement increase in 2005 necessitated additional vehicles however, and in September 2005 three Scania N94UD/East Lancs OmniDekka arrived, painted in a controversial Fact|date=May 2008pink and purple livery that replaced the previous white and black.

Although not unique in London two features are of note: they are single door; combined with the layout of the Scania, this enables no less than 80 passengers to be seated.

Secondly, they are fitted with LED destination displays - although now more-or-less standard outside London, TfL has continued with traditional roller blinds, which it says are clearer.Fact|date=May 2008 The font may be clearer, but they are virtually unreadable at night owing to the poor blind back-lighting arrangements in most modern buses.

In 2008, 2 brand new Scania/Optare Olympus double deckers were bought for the route.

Route

Route departing Queensbury

*Queensbury Station
*Mollision Way
*Burnt Oak Broadway
*Edgware Community Hospital
*Edgware Station
*Edgwarebury Lane
*Edgware Way
*Apex Corner (for Mill Hill)
*Stirling Corner (for Borehamwood)
*Barnet Road
*Barnet Gate
*Arkley - Arkley Hotel
*Barnet General Hospital
*Barnet "The Spires shopping centre"
*St Albans Road
*Dancers Hill Non-stop via A1(M)
*Either University of Hertfordshire#College Lane Campus (Mon-Fri) or South Hatfield, Bishops Rise (Sat)
*Hatfield The Galleria
*Hatfield University of Hertfordshire#DeHavilland Campus
*Hatfield Business Park - T-Mobile
*Hatfield Business Park - TK Maxx

Route departing Hatfield

*Hatfield Business Park - TK Maxx
*Hatfield Business Park - T-Mobile
*Hatfield The Galleria
*Either University of Hertfordshire#College Lane Campus (Mon-Fri) or South Hatfield, Bishops Rise (Sat)Non-stop via A1(M)
*Dancers Hill
*St Albans Road
*Barnet "The Spires shopping centre"
*Barnet General Hospital
*Arkley - Arkley Hotel
*Barnet Gate
*Barnet Road
*Stirling Corner (for Borehamwood)
*Apex Corner (for Mill Hill)
*Edgware Way
*Edgwarebury Lane
*Edgware Station
*Edgware Community Hospital
*Burnt Oak Broadway
*Mollison Way
*Queensbury Station

ee also

*Uno
*Uno buses route S4

References

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.busmap.org/tt4/614.pdf Full timetable (PDF)]
* [http://www.intalink.org.uk Intalink]