London Buses route 381

Infobox London Bus
number=381


operator=Travel London
garage=Walworth
vehicle=Volvo B7TL 10.6m / Wright Eclipse Gemini
pvr=21
start=County Hall
via=Waterloo
London Bridge
Bermondsey
Rotherhithe
Canada Water
Surrey Quays
end=Peckham
length=8 miles (13 km)
level=Daily
frequency=About every 10-12 minutes
time=40-65 minutes
night=Night Bus N381
day=5:00am until 1:00am

London Buses route 381 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Travel London.

History

The 381 started life as the P11, following much of the same route, with only a few diversions. The P11 "Peckham Hopper" itself was a renumbering of the Peckham to Waterloo section of the 70/70A routes on 19 November 1988. The other sections covered by route P12 and new roads served by route P13, creating a new Peckham network of minibus routes, using Optare StarRider-bodied Mercedes-Benz 811D 26 seater minibuses. Those on the P11 were replaced in 1991 by new, larger, Dennis Darts, but these were still not big enough, and the P11 was eventually converted to double-deck using 9 Volvo Olympians and 5 Leyland Titans in 1995.

The P11 was renumbered 381 in September 1999, so that a night route N381 (running beyond Waterloo to Trafalgar Square via Westminster Bridge) could be added - rather than a potentially confusing NP11. After ten years London Central lost the contract to Travel London, who took over the route on 9 October 2004.

The route almost loops back on itself several times: [http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gettingaround/maps/buses/pdf/oldkentroad-11306.pdf]
*Between Bermondsey Station and Southwark Park Road, and between Rotherhithe Station and Canada Water Station, the route goes around the Rotherhithe peninsula.
*Southbound the route has two different sections on Redriff Road, looping to Canada Water Station and the Surrey Quays shopping centre
*There are two different sections on Rotherhithe New Road, with a loop to Southwark Park Road

In February 2008, the service gained an extra three buses to run between London Bridge and Canada Water, to replace the withdrawn route ELP. This is due to the East London Line's closure. Underground tickets are valid on this part of the route.

Current route

Route departing Peckham

* Peckham "Bus Station"
* Peckham High Street
* Peckham Hill Street
* Commercial Way
* Peckham Park Road
* Old Kent Road
* St James's Road
* Bonamy Estate
* Southwark Park Road
* Raymouth Road
* Rotherhithe New Road
* Rotherhithe Old Road
* Surrey Quays Station
* Lower Road
* Surrey Quays Road "Surrey Quays Shopping Centre"
* Canada Water Station
* Surrey Quays Road
* Redriff Road
* Salter Road
* Brunel Road
* Rotherhithe Station
* Jamaica Road
* Bermondsey Station
* Tanner Street
* Druid Street
* Crucifix Lane
* St Thomas Street
* London Bridge Station
* Borough High Street
* Southwark Street
* Southwark
* Stamford Street
* Waterloo Road
* Tenison Way
* Waterloo Station
* York Road
* County Hall

Route departing Waterloo

* County Hall
* York Road
* Waterloo Station
* Tenison Way
* Waterloo Road
* Stamford Street
* Southwark
* Southwark Street
* Borough High Street
* London Bridge Station
* Duke Street Hill
* Tooley Street
* Jamaica Road
* Bermondsey Station
* Brunel Road
* Rotherhithe Station
* Salter Road
* Redriff Road
* Surrey Quays Road
* Canada Water Station
* Surrey Quays Road "Surrey Quays Shopping Centre"
* Lower Road
* Surrey Quays Station
* Rotherhithe New Road
* Raymouth Road
* Southwark Park Road
* Bonamy Estate
* St James's Road
* Old Kent Road
* Peckham Park Road
* Commercial Way
* Peckham Hill Street
* Peckham High Street
* Peckham "Bus Station"

ee also

* List of bus routes in London
* Travel London
* London Buses route N381

External links

* [http://www.tfl.gov.uk Transport for London]
* [http://www.busesatwork.co.uk London Bus routes]
* [http://www.londonbusroutes.net/times/381N381.pdf Full Timetable (PDF)]