London Buses route 383

Infobox London Bus
number=383


operator=Metroline
garage=Potters Bar (PB)
vehicle=Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart
pvr=3
start=Barnet Spires
via=Oakleigh Park
end=Woodside Park Station
length=6.8 miles (11 km)
level=Monday to Saturday
frequency=About every 30 minutes
time=28-37 minutes
day=5:30am until 9:00pm
night=No night service
ibus=yes

London Buses route 383 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Metroline.

History

The route 383, first operated by Metroline, was originally operated between Barnet and Potters Bar from 1998 to create a replacement for the 326 service which was cut back to Barnet. The route was later extended to the residential development in Oakleigh Park via New Barnet. It was later further extended, via Torrington Park, to Woodside Park station which previously no bus routes had served. By 2003 the service between Potters Bar and Barnet was suspended due to a lack of passengers and a new contract was awarded to Sullivan Buses to run the shortened route on July 2003. This was the first London bus route for Sullivan Buses. [ [http://www.londonbusroutes.net/photos/383.htm Route 383 ] ]
Sullivan Buses were awarded a new 5 year contract to operate the route on 2 January 2007. [ [http://www.earthfish.co.uk/html/latestold.html Sullivan Buses - Archived News ] ]

The service originally used buses from Dennis Dart. They were later replaced by Dennis Dart SLF/Caetano Nimbus in order to increase capacity and allow for low floor disabled access. These buses are also fitted with devices to open the barriers near Oakleigh Park station where there is a width restriction. [ [http://www.londonbusroutes.net/photos/383.htm Route 383 ] ] The buses are also fitted with GPS tracking. [ [http://www.londonbusroutes.net/photos/383.htm Route 383 ] ]

Current route

Route departing Barnet Spires

*Barnet "Spires"
*Salisbury Road
*High Street
*Barnet Hill
*High Barnet Station
*Meadway
*Potter's Road
*Plantagnet Road
*Station Road (for "New Barnet Station")
*East Barnet Road
*East Barnet
*Longmore Avenue
*Netherland Road
*Oakleigh Park Station
*Oakleigh Park North
*Athenaeum Road
*Whetstone
*Broadway
*High Road "Whetstone"
*Friern Barnet Lane
*Torrington Park
*North Finchley
*High Road "North Finchley"
*Woodside Park Road
*Woodside Park Station

Route departing Woodside Park Station

*Woodside Park Station
*Woodside Park Road
*High Road "North Finchley"
*North Finchley
*Torrington Park
*Friern Barnet Lane
*High Road "Whetstone"
*Broadway
*Whetstone
*Athenaeum Road
*Oakleigh Park North
*Oakleigh Park Station
*Netherland Road
*Longmore Avenue
*East Barnet
*East Barnet Road
*Station Road (for "New Barnet Station")
*Plantagnet Road
*Potter's Road
*Meadway
*High Barnet Station
*Barnet Hill
*High Street
*St Albans Road
*Strafford Road
*Stapylton Road
*Barnet "Spires"

References

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/383.pdf Timetable (PDF)]