London Buses route 211
{{Short description|London bus route}}
{{Infobox bus line
|number = 211
|logo =
|image = LTZ1618-211-20241015-153359.jpg
|image_width = 300
|caption = Transport UK London Bus New Routemaster at Fulham
|bgcolor = red
|titlecolor = white
|operator = Transport UK London Bus
|garage = Battersea
|vehicle = New Routemaster
|pvr = 14
|predecessors = Route 11
Route 511
|night = Night Bus N11
|start = Hammersmith bus station
|via = Fulham
Chelsea
Sloane Square
|end = Battersea Power Station
|length = {{convert|7|mi}}
|level = Daily
|frequency = About every 8-15 minutes
|day = 05:05 until 00:39
|time = 29-57 minutes
|map =
|notes = }}
London Buses route 211 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Hammersmith bus station and Battersea Power Station, it is operated by Transport UK London Bus.
History
Route 211 was introduced on 17 July 1993 replacing Red Arrow route 511 between Waterloo and Victoria stations, before continuing to Hammersmith bus station along the existing route 11, replacing the latter north of Fulham Broadway station.
It was operated by London General until June 1998 when upon retendering passed to Travel London who introduced a fleet of Optare Excels. It was included in the sale of Travel London to Limebourne in August 2000 and again to Connex in July 2001. In November 2002 the service received new Alexander ALX400 bodied Dennis Trident 2s with the service upgraded in preparation for the introduction of the London congestion charge.
Route 211 was included in the sale of the business back to Travel London in February 2004[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2878193/National-Express-buys-200-London-buses.html National Express buys 200 London buses] The Daily Telegraph 27 February 2004 which in turn was sold to Abellio London in May 2009.[http://www.nationalexpressgroup.com/nx1/media/news/corp_news/pr2009/2009-05-21/ National Express Group plc agreement to sell Travel London] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202093917/http://www.nationalexpressgroup.com/nx1/media/news/corp_news/pr2009/2009-05-21/ |date=2014-02-02 }} National Express 21 May 2009[http://www.abellio.com/pers/?key=1000000113&template=uk-pressarchive1&persitem=archief&pid=2 NedRailways acquisition reinforces long term commitment to UK transport market] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118210918/http://www.abellio.com/pers/?key=1000000113&template=uk-pressarchive1&persitem=archief&pid=2 |date=2016-01-18 }} NedRailways 9 June 2009
On 30 June 2012, brand new Alexander Dennis Enviro400s and Alexander Dennis Enviro400Hs were introduced.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}} In June 2016 the route began being operated using New Routemasters.{{Cite book |last=Beddall |first=David |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z8GbDwAAQBAJ&dq=route+211+london&pg=PT154 |title=London's New Routemasters |date=2019-06-15 |publisher=Amberley Publishing|isbn=978-1-4456-8739-1 |language=en}}
On 29 January 2019 the route transferred to London United.{{Cite web |last=Hilson |first=Aaron |date=2018-10-16 |title=TfL tender round reveals both gains and losses for London United and Abellio |url=https://cbwmagazine.com/tfl-tender-round-reveals-both-gains-and-losses-for-london-united-and-abellio/ |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=CBW |language=en-GB}} On 29 June 2024, the route was withdrawn between Waterloo station and Sloane Square station and rerouted to Battersea Power Station.{{Cite web |last=Mortimer |first=Josiah |date=2022-12-15 |title=Sadiq Khan promises to save popular London bus routes on one condition |url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/sadiq-khan-promises-save-popular-25763634 |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=MyLondon |language=en}} On this date, the route transferred back to Transport UK, the successor to Abellio London.
Current route
Route 211 operates via these primary locations:[http://www.tfl.gov.uk/bus/route/211 Route 211 Map] Transport for London
- Hammersmith bus station {{rail-interchange|london|bus}} for Hammersmith station {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
- Fulham Broadway station {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
- Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
- Royal Marsden Hospital
- Royal Brompton Hospital
- Chelsea Old Town Hall
- King's Road
- Sloane Square station {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
- Lister Hospital
- Battersea Park station {{rail-interchange|london|overground}} {{rail-interchange|london|rail}}
- Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
- Battersea Power Station {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
In popular culture
Lego used a slightly modified route 211 (called 211B) for their [https://www.lego.com/en-gb/product/london-bus-40220 Lego Creator 7+ set number 40220]. This has the next stop as "Westminster". This set is a shrunken down version of the [https://www.lego.com/en-gb/product/london-bus-10258 Lego 10258 Creator - London Bus], which features a fictional route 9 to Brickston.
References
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External links
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Category:Transport in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Category:Transport in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea