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East Thames Buses Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B7TL at Waterloo in April 2007
Overview
Operator	London Central
Garage	Morden Wharf (MG)
Peak vehicle requirement	17
Night-time	Night Bus N1
Route
Start	Canada Water
Via	South Bermondsey Bricklayers Arms Elephant & Castle Waterloo Aldwych Holborn
End	Tottenham Court Road
Service
Level	Daily
Frequency	8-11 minutes

London Buses route 1 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Canada Water and Tottenham Court Road station, it is operated by London Central.

History

Route 1 was one of the first motorbus routes to be introduced in London. It was in operation by November 1908. By the time the London Passenger Transport Board took over its operations in 1933, it operated from Willesden garage to Lewisham. In June 1956, the Willesden to Marylebone station section was replaced by route 176.

Despite subsequent route changes, it continues to serve part of its original route, between Elephant & Castle and Aldwych.

On 3 October 2009, East Thames Buses was sold to London General, which included a five-year contract to operate route 1. London General commenced a further contract on 1 October 2016. It is operated out of Morden Wharf garage with a peak vehicle requirement of 17 Wright Gemini 3 buses.

Current route

Route 1 operates via these primary locations:

• Canada Water bus station
• Surrey Quays
• Southwark Park Warndon Street
• South Bermondsey
• Bricklayers Arms
• New Kent Road
• Elephant & Castle station
• St George's Circus
• Waterloo station
• South Bank
• Waterloo Bridge
• Aldwych
• Holborn station
• Tottenham Court Road station

References

1. Warren, Kenneth (1986). The Motorbus in Central London. Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. pp. 61–64. ISBN 0 7110 1568 6.
2. London's oldest bus routes The London Magazine 30 March 2010
3. Go-Ahead Acquires East Thames Buses Go-Ahead Group 30 July 2009 Archived 22 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
4. Go-Ahead buys East Thames Buses Bus & Coach Professional 3 August 2009 Archived 24 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
5. East Thames Buses Archived 24 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine Go-Ahead London
6. Bus tender results Route 1/N1 Transport for London 1st July 2009
7. Carr, Ken (May 2015). The London Bus Guide (5 ed.). Boreham: Visions International Entertainment. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-9931735-3-0.
8. "Tender News" Bus Talk issue 40 page 11
9. Routes Archived 7 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine Go-Ahead London
10. Route 1 Map Transport for London

External links

• Media related to London Buses route 1 at Wikimedia Commons

• Bus routes in London
• Transport in the London Borough of Camden
• Transport in the London Borough of Lambeth
• Transport in the London Borough of Southwark
• Transport in the City of Westminster