London Buses route 149
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| Overview | |
| Operator | Arriva London |
| Garage | Tottenham (AR) |
| Vehicle | New Routemaster |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 38 |
| Night-time | 24-hour service |
| Route | |
| Start | Edmonton Green Shopping Centre |
| Via |
Tottenham Stamford Hill Stoke Newington Dalston Shoreditch |
| End | London Bridge station |
| Length | 9 miles (14 km) |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | 8 minutes |
| Journey time | 40-78 minutes |
| Operates | 24-hour service |
London Buses route 149 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Edmonton Green and London Bridge, it is operated by Arriva London.
Route 149 was introduced in 1961 to replace trolleybus route 649 between Waltham Cross and Liverpool Street station. In 1968 it was extended on weekdays to Victoria with some peak hour journeys extended from Waltham Cross to Flamstead End via Cheshunt. In 1970 the route was withdrawn north of Ponders End and in 1971 back to Edmonton, although a few peak hour journeys continued to serve Ponders End. Seven years later route 149 was re-extended to Ponders End at all times.
In 1985, it was withdrawn between Waterloo and Victoria, and further cut back to Liverpool Street in 1991 apart from a few early weekday journeys to Mansion House station. In the same year it was extended back to Waterloo during weekday peak hours. In 1998 the route was extended south from Liverpool St station to London Bridge station. The service was converted to a articulated bus operation in 2004 with a fleet of Mercedes-Benz O530G and withdrawn north of Edmonton, with new route 349 taking over.
In 2005, route 149 was subject to intensive bus priority measures along the length of its route. A year later the route was used to test the iBus recorded announcements system to aid visually impaired passengers.
Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TL double deck buses were introduced on 16 October 2010 as part of the Mayor of London's policy to withdraw articulated buses from London. The route was transferred to Tottenham garage and the peak vehicle requirement was increased to 36.
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