London Buses route 207

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**207**

Management
Operated by	First London
Garage	Hayes (HZ)
Vehicle	Mercedes-Benz Citaro
Peak vehicle requirement	25
Route
Start	Hayes-by-pass
Via	Southall Ealing Acton
End	Shepherd's Bush Green
Length	8 miles (13 km)
Service
Level	Daily (5am until 1am)
Frequency	About every 6-7 minutes
Journey time	38-76 minutes
Night	Night Bus N207
Adult single fares
Oyster	£1.00
Cash	£2.00
Transport for London • Performance (PDF)

London Buses route 207 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First London.

1 History
2 Current route
- 2.1 Route departing Hayes-by-pass
- 2.2 Route departing Shepherd's Bush
3 Gallery
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] History

Route 207 was introduced on 9 November 1960 as part of the Trolleybus replacement program stage 8, replacing trolleybus route 607 between Uxbridge and Shepherd's Bush Green, using Routemasters. The route was converted to one person operation twice, in 1976 and 1987.

Route 207 originates from London United Tramways route 7 which ran over much of the 207 between Uxbridge to Shepherd’s Bush. In 1936 this route 7 was replaced by a trolleybus route 607 which ran until 1960 when it was replaced by a motorbus route 207. An express bus route 607 began in 1990.

Low floor buses replaced the Metrobuses in 2001, along with six articulated buses which were on trial on the route for six months, running between Hayes By Pass and Shepherd's Bush Green, from Greenford Garage. The trial was a success and three years later, on 9 April 2005, the route was split into two sections; Shepherd's Bush Green to Hayes-by-pass section retaining the number 207 and converted to single deck bendy bus operation. The section between Uxbridge and Acton was renumbered 427 using double deck Tridents. A new base opened at Hayes for the 207, Uxbridge and Acton allocation withdrawn.