London Buses route 229

Infobox London Bus
number=229


operator=London Central
garage=Bexleyheath
vehicle=Volvo B7TL/Plaxton President
pvr=17
start=Thamesmead
via=Abbey Wood
Erith Bexleyheath Bexley
end=Sidcup
level=Daily
length=13 miles (18 km)
frequency=About every 10 minutes
time=45-72 minutes
day=5am until 1am
night=No night service

London Buses route 229 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. The service is currently contracted to London Central.

History

The 229 began operation on 21 February 1951 as a very short route running between Sidcup Garage and Sidcup "Wren Road". On 17 October 1951 the route was extended at both ends to the north at Bexleyheath and to the south at Orpington Station. On 4 March 1959 the route was extended once again to the north to Woolwich, replacing the withdrawn trolleybus route 698.

The route was once again altered on 21 May 1977, being withdrawn between Woolwich and Bexleyheath (apart from peak journeys to Erith) but extended the other end from Orpington Station to Farnborough replacing the withdrawn section of route 51.

Another change took place on 4 September 1982 when the 229 was withdrawn between Farnborough and Green Street Green, being replaced by route 261.

16 August 1986 saw the withdrawal of sections between Green Street Green and Sidcup Garage, and between Bexleyheath Garage and Bexleyheath Market Place. The route was put out to tender and won by Bexleybus, using Daimler Fleetlines (DMS). In 1988 the route was revised to terminate at Foots Cray on the closure of Sidcup Garage on 16 January 1988. The route was also transferred to Bexleyheath Garage.

On 19 January 1991, the route was diverted to serve Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup, and on 8 October 1994 it was extended from Erith to Thamemead. The route was converted to low floor in 2000.

Current route

Route departing Thamesmead

* Thamesmead "Thamesmere Drive"
* Central Way
* Crossway
* Carlyle Road
* Harrow Manorway
* Abbey Wood Station
* Harrow Manor Way
* Knee Hill
* Abbey Road
* Gilbert Road
* Picardy Street
* Lower Road "for Belvedere Station "
* West Street
* Erith High Street
* Bexley Road
* Erith Road
* Barnehurst
* Mayplace Road West
* Arnsberg Way
* Geddes Place
* Bexleyheath "Market Place"
* Friswell Place
* Arnsberg Way
* Broadway
* Gravel Hill
* Bourne Road
* High Street
* Bexley Station
* Hurst Road
* Station Road
* Sidcup Station
* Elm Road
* Chislehurst Road
* Sidcup "Queen Mary's Hospital"

Route departing Sidcup

* Sidcup "Queen Mary's Hospital"
* Chislehurst Road
* Elm Road
* Station Road
* Sidcup Station
* Hurst Road
* High Street
* Bexley Station
* Bourne Road
* Gravel Hill
* Broadway
* Arnsberg Way
* Geddes Place
* Bexleyheath "Market Place"
* Mayplace Road West
* Erith Road
* Barnehurst
* Bexley Road
* Queens Road
* James Watt Way
* Erith High Street
* Bexley Road
* Walnut Tree Road
* West Street
* Lower Road "for Belvedere Station "
* Picardy Street
* Gilbert Road
* Abbey Road
* Harrow Manorway
* Carlyle Road
* Crossway
* Central Way
* Thamesmead "Thamesmere Drive"

ee also

* List of bus routes in London
* London Central

External links

* [http://www.tfl.gov.uk Transport for London]
* [http://www.busesatwork.co.uk London Bus Routes]
* [http://www.londonbusroutes.net/times/229.pdf Full Timetable]