London Buses route 258

Infobox London Bus
number=258


operator=Arriva Shires & Essex
garage=Watford (GR)
vehicle=VDL DB250LF/Wright Pulsar Gemini
pvr=10
start=Watford Junction
via=Bushey Heath
Harrow Weald
Wealdstone
Harrow
end=South Harrow
length=8 miles (13 km)
level=Daily
frequency=About every 15-30 minutes
time=40-70 minutes
night=No night service
day=5:30am until 0:30am
ibus=yes

London Buses route 258 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. The service is currently contracted to Arriva Shires & Essex.

History

Route 258 was introduced on 30 October 1971 and replaced route 182 between Watford & Harrow Weald and, since 1978, continued to South Harrow replacing route 114.

Route 258 was originally allocated to Harrow Weald garage using single and double deckers. The Harrow Weald alocation ceased in 1991 and moved to Luton & District (now Arriva The Shires) using the Garston (Watford) garage. Route 258 was moved to Southall in 1996 for its new contract to London Buslines.

London Buslines was later closed and moved within the First Group to Centrewest operated from the Alperton (ON) garage in 1999; using ex-London Buslines's Darts with yellow livery and Dennis Dart SLF 10.2m/Marshall Capitals (DML's) from route 92 and route T32. Route 258 was converted to double decks in 2001, first using Dennis Trident 2 9.9m/Plaxton President, later these buses moved to Westbourne Park (X) and Northumberland Park (NP) and replaced by Volvo B7TL 10m/Wright Eclipse Gemini (VNW) but some Volvo B7TL 10.6m/Plaxton President (VNL) and Volvo Olympians from route 83 did come up.

In 2006 the operation was transferred back to Arriva The Shires from Watford garage.

Current route

Route departing South Harrow

*South Harrow Station "Bus Station"
*Northolt Road
*High Street
*Station Road
*College Road
*Harrow on the Hill Station "Bus station"
*College Road
*Station Road
*The Bridge
*Harrow & Wealdstone Station
*High Street
*High Road
*Harrow Weald "Bus Garage"
*High Road
*BrooksHill
*Common Road
*High Road
*Sparrow Herne
*High Street
*Bushey Station
*Lower High Street
*Watford High Street Station
*Clarendon Road
*Watford Junction Station "Bus Station"

Route departing Watford Junction

*Watford Junction Station "Bus Station"
*Clarendon Road
*Beechen Gardens
*Lower High Street
*Watford High Street Station
*Lower High Street
*High Street
*Sparrows Herne
*High Road
*Common Road
*Brookshill
*High Road
*Harrow Weald "Bus Garage"
*High Street
*Harrow & Wealdstone Station
*The Bridge
*Station Road
*Greenhill Way
*Headstone Road
*Kymberley Road
*Harrow on the Hill Station "Bus station"
*College Road
*Station Road
*High Street
*Northolt Road
*South Hill Avenue
*South Harrow Station "Bus Station"

ee also

* List of bus routes in London
* Arriva Shires & Essex

External links

* [http://www.tfl.gov.uk Transport for London]
* [http://www.busesatwork.co.uk London Bus Routes]
* [http://www.busmap.org/tt4/258.pdf Full timetable (PDF)]