London Buses route 183

Infobox London Bus
number=183


ibus=yes
operator=Transdev London
garage=Edgware
vehicle=Volvo B7TL 10.6m / Plaxton President
pvr=15
start=Pinner
via=Harrow
Kenton
Kingsbury
Hendon
end=Golders Green
length=11 miles (17 km)
level=Daily
frequency=About every 10-20 minutes
time= 40-79 minutes
night=No night service
day=6:00am until 0:00am

London Buses route 183 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Transdev London.

History

This route began in 1947, running from Golders Green Station to Northwood Garage, via Brent Green, Kingsury, Kent, Harrow, North Harrow and Pinner. Operating from Hendon (AE), using RT-type double deckers.

The RT's where replaced by DMS's in 1975.

Route 183 swapped with route 83 in the Hendon area. The 183 via The Quadrant and The Bell and the 83 via Hendon Central.

The DMS's were replaced by Metrobuses in 1980.

Hendon was closed in 1987 and the allocation was transferred to Metroline's Harrow Weald garage and the DMS's returned and some single decks entered service. The 183 was extended from Northwood Station to Harrow Weald for Garage journeys.

Withdrawn between Pinner and Northwood on November 1987.

For short while the 183 was converted to single deck at using Dennis Dart SLFs when the route was transferred from Metroline to London Sovereign at their Edgware (EW) and Harrow (HW) garages.

But this didn't work out too well because the 183 is a very busy route with passengers incorporating two local, large secondary schools and so 15 brand new low-floor Volvo B7TL 10.6m / Plaxton President double deckers were bought in to convert the route into double-deck.

Current route

Route departing Pinner

*Pinner "Love Lane"
*Bridge Street
*Pinner tube station
*Marsh Road
*Pinner Road
*North Harrow tube station
*Pinner Road
*Bessborough Road
*College Road
*Headstone Road
*Kymberley Road
*Harrow-on-the-Hill station "Bus Station"
*College Road
*Station Road
*Sheepcote Road
*Kenton Road
*Kenton station
*Kenton Road
*Kingsbury Circle
*Kingsbury Road
*Kingsbury tube station
*Kingsbury Road
*The Hyde
*West Hendon Broadway
*Herbert Road
*Station Road
*Hendon railway station
*Station Road
*The Burroughs
*Church Road
*Brent Street
*Hendon Bell
*Brent Street
*Golders Green Road
*North End Road
*Golders Green tube station "tube station"

Route departing Golders Green

*Golders Green tube station "Bus Station"
*North End Road
*Golders Green Road
*Brent Street
*Hendon Bell
*Brent Street
*Church Road
*The Burroughs
*Station Road
*Hendon railway station
*Station Road
*West Hendon Broadway
*The Hyde
*Kingsbury Road
*Kingsbury tube station
*Kingsbury road
*Kingsbury Circle
*Kenton Road
*Kenton station
*Kenton Road
*Sheepcote Road
*Gayton Road
*Station Road
*College Road
*Harrow-on-the-Hill station "Bus Station"
*college Road
*Headstone Road
*Greenhill Way
*Pinner Road
*Marsh Road
*Pinner tube station
*Pinner "Love Lane"

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.busmap.org/tt4/183.pdf Full timetable (PDF)]