London Buses routes H18 and H19

Infobox London Bus
number=H18 and H19


operator=Arriva The Shires
garage=Garston (GR)
vehicle=DAF SB120/Wright Cadet
pvr=5
start=Harrow Bus Station
via=North Harrow
Headstone Lane
Harrow Weald
Belmont
Kenton
Northwick Park
end=Harrow Bus Station
length=8 miles (13 km)
level=Daily
frequency=About every 30 minutes
time=35-52 minutes
day=5:35am until 0:05am
night=No night service
ibus=yes

London Buses route H18 and H19 are Transport for London contracted bus routes in London, United Kingdom. The services are currently contracted to Arriva The Shires.

History

Before route H18 was operated by Arriva The Shires it was operated by Metroline at their Harrow Weald garage, first using midibuses and then Dennis Darts, running from Harrow Weald to Harrow Bus Station via Belmont Circle, Kenton and Northwick Park (Monday to Saturday except evenings).

Arriva The Shires gained the contract of route H18 in 1998, at their Garston garage in Watford, using brand new low-floor Volvo B6BLE/Wright Crusader 2 single deckers with the double deck appearing. it was extended from Harrow Weald "Bus garage" to round the corner to Elms Lane "Courtenay Avenue" to replace part of the withdrawn route H15.

In 2006, it was extended again from Elms Lane "Courtenay Avenue" to Harrow Bus Station to replace the withdrawn route 350, turning route H18 into circular route, running clockwise and the anti-clockwise direction was renumbered H19, similar to the anticlockwise dirction of route H10 which was renumbered H9 in 2005.

The H18 and the H19 gained an evening and Sunday service later that year.

Current route

Route departing Harrow Bus Station (H18)

*Harrow-on-the-Hill Station "Bus Station"
*College Road
*Headstone Road
*Greenhill Way
*Pinner Road
*North Harrow Station
*Headstone Lane
*Headstone Lane Station
*Long Elms "Courtenay Avenue"
*High Road
*Harrow Weald
*Uxbridge Road
*Kenton Lane
*Belmont Circle
*Kenton Road
*Kenton Station
*Rushout Avenue
*Northwick Avenue
*Northwick Park Station
*Kenton Road
*Station Road
*College Road
*Harrow-on-the-Hill Station "Bus Station"

Route departing Harrow Bus Station (H19)

*Harrow-on-the-Hill Station "Bus Station"
*Colledge Road
*Station Road
*Kenton Road
*Rushout Avenue
*Northwick Avenue
*Northwick Park Station
*Kenton Road
*Kenton Station
*Kenton Lane
*Belmont Circle
*Harrow Road
*Harrow Weald Bus Garage
*Long Elms "Courtenay Avenue"
*Headstone Lane
*Headstone Lane Station
*North Harrow Station "Pinner Road"
*Bessborough Road
*Colledge Road
*Headstone Road
*Kymberley Road
*Harrow-on-the-Hill Station "Bus Station"

ee also

* List of bus routes in London
* Arriva The Shires

External links

* [http://www.tfl.gov.uk Transport for London]
* [http://www.busesatwork.co.uk London Bus Routes]
* [http://www.londonbusroutes.net/times/H18H19.pdf Full timetable (PDF)]