London Buses route 251

Infobox London Bus
number=251


operator=Metroline
garage=North Wembley
vehicle=MAN 12.240 10.2m / MCV Evolution
pvr=10
start=Edgware
via=Burnt Oak
Mill Hill
Whetstone
end=Arnos Grove
length=9 miles (15 km)
level=Daily
frequency=About every 12-20 minutes
time=33-48 minutes
night=No night service
day=5:10am until 0:20am
ibus=yes

London Buses route 251 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Metroline.

History

Route 251 began in 1949, it runs from Arnos Grove (as it does now), via Whetstone & Mill Hill and finishes at Edgware.

It was extended to Stanmore in 1968 to replace the withdrawn section of route 245. In 1987 it was extended to Stanmore "Church".

It was withdrawn between Edgware and Stanmore in 1993, replaced by route 142, the Sunday service was also withdrawn. Sunday service was re-introduced in 1996.

The 251 was originally based at Muswell garage using TD-type single deckers, the allocation was transferred to Edgware garage in 1963. Low-floor Dennis Dart single deckers were cascaded from route C2 and 10 new ones were bought in to convert routes 107, 251, 288, 303 and 305 to low-floor.

The allocation was moved to North Wembley in 2005.

11 new low-floor MAN 12.240 / MCV Evolution single deckers entered service in spring 2007.

Current route

Route departing Edgware Station

* Edgware Station "Bus Station"
* Station Road
* High Street Edgware
* Burnt Oak Broadway
* Watling Avenue
* Burnt Oak Station
* Woodcroft Avenue
* Bunns Lane
* Mill Hill Broadway
* Mill Hill Broadway Station
* Mill Hill Circus
* Lawrence Street
* Highwood Hill
* Totteridge Common
* Totterige Village
* Totteridge Lane
* Totteridge & Whetstone Station
* Whetstone
* Oakleigh Road North
* Oakleigh Road South
* New Southgate "Betstyle Circus"
* Bowes Road
* Arnos Grove Station

Route departing Arnos Grove

* Arnos Grove Station
* Bowes Road
* New Southgate "Betstyle Circus"
* Oakleigh Road South
* Oakleigh Road North
* Whetstone
* Totteridge Lane
* Totteridge & Whetstone Station
* Totterige Village
* Totteridge Common
* Highwood Hill
* Lawrence Street
* Mill Hill Circus
* Mill Hill Broadway Station
* Mill Hill Broadway
* Bunns Lane
* Lyndhurst Avenue
* Eversfield Gardens
* Watling Avenue
* Burnt Oak Station
* Watling Avenue
* Burnt Oak Broadway
* High Street Edgware
* Station Road
* Edgware Station "Bus Station"

ee also

* List of bus routes in London
* Metroline

External links

* [http://www.tfl.gov.uk Transport for London]
* [http://www.busesatwork.co.uk London Bus Routes]
* [http://www.londonbusroutes.net/times/251.pdf Full timetable (PDF)]