London Buses route 258
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| Management | |
|---|---|
| Operated by | Arriva Shires & Essex |
| Garage | Watford (GR) |
| Vehicle | VDL DB250LF 10m/Wright Pulsar Gemini |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 10 |
| Route | |
| Start | Watford Junction |
| Via | Bushey Heath Harrow Weald Wealdstone Harrow |
| End | South Harrow |
| Length | 8 miles (13 km) |
| Service | |
| Level | |
| Frequency | About every 15-30 minutes |
| Journey time | 40-70 minutes |
| Night | No night service |
| Transport for London • Performance (PDF) | |
London Buses route 258 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Arriva Shires & Essex.
[edit] History
Route 258 was introduced on 30 October 1971 and replaced route 182 between Watford & Harrow Weald and, since 1978, continued to South Harrow replacing route 114.
Route 258 was originally allocated to Harrow Weald garage using single and double deckers. The Harrow Weald alocation ceased in 1991 and moved to Luton & District (now Arriva The Shires) using the Garston (Watford) garage. Route 258 was moved to Southall in 1996 for its new contract to London Buslines.
London Buslines was later closed and moved within the First Group to Centrewest operated from the Alperton (ON) garage in 1999; using ex-London Buslines's Darts with yellow livery and Dennis Dart SLF 10.2m/Marshall Capitals (DML's) from route 92 and route T32. Route 258 was converted to double decks in 2001, first using Dennis Trident 2 9.9m/Plaxton President, later these buses moved to Westbourne Park (X) and Northumberland Park (NP) and replaced by Volvo B7TL 10m/Wright Eclipse Gemini (VNW) but some Volvo B7TL 10.6m/Plaxton President (VNL) and Volvo Olympians from route 83 did come up.
In 2006 the operation was transferred back to Arriva The Shires from Watford garage.
[edit] Current route
- South Harrow tube station
- Harrow-on-the-Hill station
- Harrow & Wealdstone station
- Wealdstone High Street
- Harrow Weald Bus Gsrage
- Bushey Heath
- Bushey railway station
- Watford High Street railway station
- Watford Junction railway station
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