London Buses route 245

Infobox London Bus
number=245


operator=First London
garage=Alperton
vehicle=Dennis Dart SLF/ Marshall Capital
pvr=19
start=Alperton Sainsbury's
via=Sudbury Town
North Wembley
Wembley Park
Neasden
Cricklewood
Childs Hill
end=Golders Green
length=9 miles (15 km)
level=Daily
frequency=About every 8-15 minutes
time=43-70 minutes
night=No night service
day=5:00am until 0:46am
ibus=yes

London Buses route 245 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First London.

History

This route began in 1962, to replace the former trolleybus route 645, which ran from North Finchley to Stanmore, via Finchley Central, Golders Green, Cricklewood, West Hendon, Colindale, Edgware, Stonegrove and Canons Park.

Withdrawn between Colindale and Stanmore, the Edgware to Stanmore section replaced by the revised route 251.

Was rerouted at Cricklewood via route 16 to Sudbury Town Station, withdrawn between Golders Green and North Finchley in 1970.

Extended to Alperton "Sainsbury's" (Mon-Fri except peaks/ Saturday Shopping Hours).

Extended at all times to Alperton Sainsbury's in 1998.

The 245 was at first based at Metroline's Cricklewood garage with RT's double deckers. The allocation was later transferred to Harrow Weald, using Metrobuses, North Wembley gained part of the allocation in 1991, convert the route into single deck, North Wembley gained the whole allocation in 1999, converting the route to low floor single dekers.

Dual doored Dennis Darts transferred from route 189 were bought in to increase the frequency.

Route 245's operation was transferred to First London on 28th June 2008.

Route 245 has always been a one floor bus, but in August 2008, 245 also began to use 2 floor buses.Most 245 buses that you see is one floor.

Current route

Route departing Alperton Sainsbury's

*Alperton "Sainsbury's"
*Glacier Way
*Ealing Road
*Bridgewater Road "for Alperton Station "
*Station Approach
*Sudbury Town Station
*Harrow Road
*Sudbury Inn
*Sudbury & Harrow Road Station
*Watford Road
*East Lane
*North Wembley Station
*North Wembley
*Forty Avenue
*Brent Town Hall
*Forty Lane
*Blackbird Cross
*Blackbird Hill
*Neasden Lane North
*Neasden Lane
*Neasden Shopping Centre
*Birse Crescent
*Tanfield Avenue
*Crest Road
*Coles Green Road
*The Crescent
*Dollis Hill Lane
*Edgware Road
*Cricklewood Bus Garage
*Cricklewood Broadway
*Cricklewood Station
*Cricklewood Lane
*Childs Hill
*Finchley Road
*Golders Green Station "Bus Station"

Route departing Golders Green

*Golders Green Station "Bus Station"
*Finchley Road
*Childs Hill
*Cricklewood Lane
*Cricklewood Station
*Cricklewood Broadway
*Cricklewood Bus Garage
*Edgware Road
*Dollis Hill Lane
*Neasden Underpass
*Coles Green Road
*Crest Road
*Tanfield Avenue
*Neasden Underpass
*Neasden Lane North
*Blackbird Hill
*Forty Lane
*Wembley Park
*Forty Avenue
*East Lane
*North Wembley
*North Wembley Garage
*North Wembley Station
*East Lane
*Watford Road
*Harrow Road
*Sudbury Inn
*Sudbury & Harrow Road Station
*Station Approach
*Sudbury Town Station
*Bridgewater Road "for Alperton Station "
*Ealing Road
*Glacier Way
*Alperton "Sainsbury's"

ee also

* List of bus routes in London
* First London

External links

* [http://www.tfl.gov.uk Transport for London]
* [http://www.busesatwork.co.uk London Bus Routes]
* [http://www.londonbusroutes.net/times/245full.pdf Full timetable (PDF)]