London Buses route 98
{{Short description|London bus route}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox bus line
|number = 98
|logo =
|image = VWH2376 on Oxford Street.jpg
|image_width = 300
|caption = Metroline Wright Gemini 3 bodied Volvo B5LH on Oxford Street
|bgcolor = red
|titlecolor = white
|operator = Metroline
|garage = Willesden
|vehicle = Volvo B5LH Wright Gemini 3
|pvr = 22
|predecessors = Route 8
|night = Night Bus N98
|start = Willesden bus garage
|via = Kilburn
Maida Vale
Edgware Road
Marble Arch
Oxford Circus
|end = Red Lion Square
|length = {{convert|7|mi}}
|level = Daily
|frequency = About every 7-12 minutes
|day = 05:30 until 00:44
|time = 35-70 minutes
|map = }}
London Buses route 98 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Willesden bus garage and Red Lion Square, it is operated by Metroline.
History
File:Routemaster RML2384 (JJD 384D), 6 March 2004.jpg AEC Routemaster on Oxford Street in March 2004]]
File:London Bus route 98.jpg bodied Volvo B7TL in Kilburn in September 2007]]
Route 98 commenced on 18 July 1992 to replace route 8 between Willesden bus garage and Oxford Circus, before continuing to Holborn. The route has always been operated by Metroline's Willesden bus garage. It was initially operated by AEC Routemasters on Mondays to Saturdays in the daytime and Dennis Darts, MCW Metrobuses and Leyland Titans on Sundays and late evenings.{{cite book|last=Blacker|first=Ken|title=Routemaster: 1970–2005|edition=2nd|volume=2|year=2007|publisher=Capital Transport|location=Harrow Weald|isbn=978-1-85414-303-7|pages=118, 168}}
On 27 March 2004 routes 6 and 98 were converted to driver-only operation, with the AEC Routemasters replaced by Plaxton President bodied Volvo B7TLs.{{cite book|last=Stewart|first=David|title=London's Last Routemasters|year=2006|publisher=Capital Transport|location=Harrow Weald|isbn=978-1-85414-295-5|page=23}}[https://tfl.gov.uk/forms/13796.aspx?btID=30 London bus routes Route 98/N98] Transport for London 6 June 2003
In April 2016 the first five BYD double-decker electric buses in the world since trolleybuses started operating on the route as part of a pilot scheme.{{cite news| url= https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/worlds-first-electric-doubledecker-bus-ready-to-hit-londons-roads-a3204151.html | title = World's first electric double-decker bus ready to hit London's roads | work = Evening Standard | date = 15 March 2016 | accessdate = 17 March 2016 }}[http://www.byd.com/news/news-325.html First pure electric double deck buses on streets of London] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423025436/http://www.byd.com/news/news-325.html |date=23 April 2016 }} BYD 16 March 2016 They were operated from Willesden bus garage.
Current route
Route 98 operates via these primary locations:[https://www.tfl.gov.uk/bus/route/98 Route 98 Map] Transport for London
- Willesden bus garage
- Willesden Green station {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
- Brondesbury
- Kilburn High Road station {{rail-interchange|london|overground}}
- Maida Vale station {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
- Edgware Road station {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
- Marble Arch station {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
- Bond Street station {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} {{rail-interchange|london|elizabeth}}
- Oxford Circus station {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
- Tottenham Court Road station {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} {{rail-interchange|london|elizabeth}}
- Holborn Red Lion Square
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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- [http://www.tfl.gov.uk/bus/route/98 Timetable]
{{London Bus Routes}}
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