London Buses route 285
| 285 | |
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| Overview | |
| Operator | London United |
| Garage | Hounslow Heath (HH) |
| Vehicle | Volvo B5LH 10.5m / Wright Eclipse Gemini 3 |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 19 |
| Night-time | 24-hour service |
| Route | |
| Start | Heathrow Airport Central bus station |
| Via |
Hatton Cross Feltham Hampton Hill Teddington |
| End | Kingston |
| Length | 12 miles (19 km) |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | 10-15 minutes |
| Journey time | 46-83 minutes |
| Operates | 24-hour service |
London Buses route 285 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Heathrow Airport Central bus station and Kingston, it is operated by London United.
Route 285 commenced operating on 9 May 1962 between Heathrow Airport Central bus station and Haydons Road station (Mon-Sat), Wimbledon via Hatton Cross, Feltham, Hanworth, Hampton Hill, Teddington, Kingston, New Malden, Raynes Park and Wimbledon as a trolleybus replacement route with AEC Routemasters from Fulwell bus garage. On 31 December 1966, the Wimbledon to Haydons Road station section was transferred to route 200.
On 27 March 1971, the route was converted to single deck, one man operation with AEC Merlins. On 13 June 1976, double deck operation resumed with Daimler Fleetlines, these were replaced by MCW Metrobuses on 26 March 1979.
From 12 April 1986 the service was rerouted between Hatton Cross and Heathrow Central via the Southern Perimeter Road and the Heathrow Cargo Tunnel to serve the new Terminal 4. This routing lasted until 30 September 1989, when increased security at the airport closed the cargo tunnel to public bus services, and route 285 reverted to its former route.
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