London Buses route 142

Infobox London Bus
number=142


operator=Arriva Shires & Essex
garage=Watford
vehicle=DAF DB250LF/ Alexander ALX400
pvr=15
start=Brent Cross Shopping Centre
via=West Hendon
Colindale
Burnt Oak
Edgware
Stanmore
Bushey Heath
Bushey
end=Watford Junction
length=12 miles (19 km)
level=Daily
frequency=About every 12-30 minutes
time=50-81 minutes
night=No night service
day=6:00am until 1:30am
ibus=yes

London Buses route 142 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. The service is currently contracted to Arriva Shires & Essex.

History

During 1950s, route 142 was a somewhat different route that it is today. It started from Watford Junction, ran via Bushey, Bushey Heath & Stanmore and to Edgware Station. From Edgware it continued to Kilburn Park Station, except in the evenings and at weekends.

The 142 was extended to Kilburn Park full time in 1962 (but cut back to Edgware on Sundays in 1963) and again in 1966. It was withdrawn between Kilburn Park and Colindale in 1976, with this section replaced by the route 32 and the 142 was rerouted at peak times to the new Brent Cross Shopping Centre and a little further to Brent Cross Station (Mon-Fri except peaks and Saturdays). The section to Brent Cross Station was withdrawn in the same year.

Buses towards Brent Cross were diverted via Edgware "Bus Station" in 1989, later in 1993 it was rerouted via the withdrawn section of the 251 between Edgware and Stanmore. It was extended to Brent Cross Shopping Centre in 2003.

Before it was operated by Arriva Shires & Essex, it was operated by London Transport with AEC Regent III RTs, Leyland Titans and later Metrobuses at Hendon, Cricklewood and Edgware garages. Hendon lost the allocation of the 142 in 1952. Edgware had the full allocation of the 142 and converted the route to one person operation using AEC Swifts in the 1970s.

The Allocation was transferred to London & Country's Watford garage. Luton and District gained the contract of the 142 in 1990 at the same garage (GR), this time with brand new Leyland Olympians.

When the 142's contract was renewed in 2003, Arriva The Shires bought 18 brand new DAF DB250LF/Alexander ALX400 (DLA's) for it and a couple more for 340, this and when they did arrive they had Arriva London's red livery and 'cow horn's' instead of Arriva Shires & Essex's turqurise blue livery.

Current route

Route departing Brent Cross Shopping Centre

*Brent Cross Shopping Centre
*Prince Charles Drive
*Templehof Avenue
*Tilling Road
*North Circular Road
*Edgware Road
*West Hendon Broadway for "Hendon Station"
*The Hyde
*Edgware Road
*Burnt Oak Broadway
*High Street Edgware
*Station Road
*Edgware Bus Station
*Station Road
*High Street
*Stonegrove
*Canons Corner
*London Road
*Stanmore Station
*London Road
*Stanmore Broadway
*Stanmore Hill
*The Common
*Bushey Heath
*High Road
*Sparrow Herne
*Clay Hill
*Bushey High Street
*London Road
*Chalk Hill
*Aldenham Road
*Pinner Road
*Bushey Station
*Lower High Street
*Dalton Way
*Lower High Street
*Watford High Street Station
*Watford High Street
*King Street
*Exchange Road
*Beechen Grove
*Clarendon Road
*St John's Road
*Woodford Road
*Watford Junction Station

Route departing Watford Junction

*Watford Junction Station
*Woodford Road
*Clarendon Road
*Beenchen Grove
*Watford High Street Station
*Lower High Street
*Aldenham Road
*Pinner Road
*Chalk Farm
*Bushey Station
*London Road
*Bushey High Street
*Clay Hill
*Sparrows Herne
*High Road
*Bushey Heath
*The Common
*Stanmore Hill
*Stanmore Broadway
*London Road
*Stanmore Station
*London Road
*Cannons Corner
*Stonegrove
*High Street
*Station Road
*Edgware Bus Station
*Station Road
*High Street Edgware
*Burnt Oak Broadway
*Edgware Road
*The Hyde
*West Hendon Broadway for "Hendon Station"
*Staples Corner
*North Circular Road
*Stadium Road East
*Etheridge Road
*Prince Charles Drive
*Brent Cross Shopping Centre

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/tt4/142.pdf Full timetable (PDF)]