London Buses route 148

Infobox London Bus
number=148


operator=Transdev London
garage=Shepherd's Bush (S)
Stamford Brook (V)
vehicle=Scania OmniCity
Scania N230UD/East Lancs Olympus
pvr= Day:31
Night:5
start=Shepherd's Bush Green
end=Camberwell Green
via=Holland Park
Notting Hill Gate
Queensway
Marble Arch
Hyde Park
Victoria
Westminster
Elephant & Castle
length=8 miles (13 km)
level=24-hour service
frequency=About every 7-30 minutes
time=33-42 minutes
night=24-hour service
day=24-hour service
ibus=yes

London Buses route 148 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Transdev London.

History

Route 148 is one of the many routes created to help the congestion charge.

New Scania OmniCity entered the service in late 2006, the Volvo B7TL 10m / Alexander ALX400 were transferred to route 220, although they do show up and the Volvo B7TL 10.6m / East Lancs Myllennium Vyking were given to Stamford Brook to increase the frequency of route 27.

Recently some new Scania N230UD 10.5m/East Lancs Olympus double-deckers have entered service.

On 2 February 2008, Shepherd's Bush Station (Central Line) was closed and extra buses were put on route 148 for additional service. These included Plaxton bodied Volvo B7TLs from Metroline.

Current route

Route departing Shepherd's Bush Green

*Shepherd's Bush Green "Shepherd's Bush Station Central Line"
*Holland Park Avenue
*Holland Park Station
*Holland Park Avenue
*Notting Hil Gate Station
*Notting Hill Gate
*Bayswater Road for "Queensway Station"
*Bayswater Road
*Lancaster Gate Station
*Lancaster Terrace
*Westbourne Street
*Bayswater Road
*Marble Arch Station
*Park Lane
*Hyde Park Corner Station
*Grosvenor Place
*Lower Grosvenor Place
*Buckingham Palace Road
*Victoria Station "Bus Station"
*Wilton Road
*Allington Street
*Bressenden Place
*Victoria Street
*Westminster Abbey
*Parliament Square
*Bridge Street
*Westminster Station
*Westminster Bridge
*County Hall
*Westminster Bridge Road
*London Road
*Elephant & Castle Station
*Elephant & Castle
*Walworth Road
*Camberwell Road
*Camberwell Green

Route departing Camberwell Green

*Camberwell Green
*Camberwell Road
*Walworth Road
*Elephant & Castle
*Elephant & Castle Station
*St Georges Road
*Westminster Bridge Road
*County Hall
*Westminster Bridge
*Bridge Street
*Westminster Station
*Parliament Square
*Westminster Abbey
*Victoria Street
*Victoria Station
*Grosvenor Gardens
*Grosvenor Place
*Hyde Park Corner Station
*Park Lane
*Marble Arch Station
*Bayswater Road
*Lancaster Gate Station
*Bayswater Road for "Queensway Station"
*Notting Hill Gate
*Notting Hill Gate Station
*Holland Park Avenue
*Holland Park Station
* Shepherd's Bush Green "Shepherd's Bush Station Central Line"

Previous route 148 in London

Until 20 March 1993, a route 148 ran between Leytonstone and Dagenham. (replaced by route 364)

Culture

In 1996 the London Weekend Television show London's Burning featured a bus on route 148 when a gang of youths hijack the bus and drove it in a bridge.

ee also

* List of bus routes in London
* Transdev London

External links

* [http://www.tfl.gov.uk Transport for London]
* [http://www.busesatwork.co.uk London Bus Routes]
* [http://www.londonbusroutes.net/times/148.pdf Full timetable (PDF)]