London Buses route 83

Infobox London Bus
number=83


operator=First Centrewest
length=13 miles (20 km)
time=51-87 minutes
vehicle=Volvo B7TL/ Wright Eclipse Gemini or Plaxton President
garage=Alperton (ON)
start=Golders Green
via=Hendon
Wembley
Alperton
Hanger Lane
Ealing Broadway
Hanwell Broadway
end=Ealing Hospital
level= 24-hour service
frequency=About every 8-30 minutes
night=24-hour service
pvr=Day:27
Night:4
day=24-hour service
ibus=yes

London Buses route 83 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest.

History

Route 83 is a very long route running from Golders Green and finishing at Ealing Hospital via Hendon, Wembley, Alperton, Ealing and Hanwell, but in 1940s it continued to Hayes North via the present 195. The Hayes to Ealing Broadway section was withdrawn and replaced by the 105 in 1958.

In 1961, route 83 was extended from Ealing Broadway to London Airport Central (now Heathrow Airport Central) via the 65 and the former 91 (now H91). The London Airport Central to Ealing Broadway section was discounted in 1964.

In 1965 it was extended to Brentford replacing the former 255, this section was withdrawn in 1968 and replaced by the new E1. In 1980s it was rerouted to the full length of the Uxbridge Road to the new Ealing Hospital. It also swapped with the with the 183 in the Hendon area running via Hendon Central tube station instead of via The Bell.

Route 83 has always been operated at First London's Alperton garage using double deckers like Routemasters, Metrobuses, ex-London Buslines's Leyland Olympians and now low-floor Volvo B7TLs. Although, before they were closed down it has been operated from Hanwell and Hendon garages.

The 83 is now a 24-hour route.

Current route

Route departing Golders Green

*Golders Green Station "Bus Station"
*North End Road
*Golders Green Road "North Circular Road"
*Hendon "The Bell"
*Queens Road
*Hendon Central Station
*Vivian Avenue
*Hendon Station
*Station Road
*West Hendon Broadway
*Kingsbury Road
*Kingsbury Green
*Church Lane
*Tudor Gardens
*Blackbird Cross
*Forty Lane
*Brent Town Hall
*Bridge Road
*Wembley Park Station
*Empire Way
*Wembley Arena
*Wembley Stadium Station
*Wembley Hill Road
*High Road
*Wembley Central Station
*Alperton Station
*Ealing Road
*Hanger Lane Station
*North Ealing Station
*Hanger Lane
*Slip Road
*Ealing "The Common"
*The Mall
*Ealing Broadway Station
*The Broadway
*New Broadway
*West Ealing Broadway
*Hanwell Broadway
*Uxbridge Road
*Ealing Hospital

Route departing Ealing Hospital

*Ealing Hospital
*Uxbridge Road
*Slip Road
*Uxbridge Road
*Hanwell Broadway
*West Ealing Broadway
*New Broadway
*The Broadway
*Ealing Broadway Station
*The Mall
*Ealing "The Common"
*Slip Road
*Hanger Lane
*North Ealing Station
*Hanger Lane Station
*Ealing Road
*Alperton Station
*Wembley Central Station
*High Road
*Wembley Hill Road
*Wembley Stadium Station
*Wembley Arena
*Empire Way
*Wembley Park Station
*Bridge Road
*Brent Town Hall
*Forty Lane
*Blackbird Cross
*Tudor Gardens
*Church Lane
*Kingsbury Road
*Kingsbury Green
*West Hendon Broadway
*Herbert Road
*Hendon Station
*Station Road
*Vivian Avenue
*Hendon Central Station
*Queens Road
*Hendon "Bell"
*Golders Green Road
*North End Road
*Golders Green Station "Bus Station"

ee also

* List of bus routes in London
* First Centrewest

External links

* [http://www.tfl.gov.uk Transport for London]
* [http://www.busesatwork.co.uk London Bus Routes]
* [http://www.busmap.org/tt4/083.pdf Full Timetable (PDF)]