London Buses route 132

London Buses route 132 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Bexleyheath and North Greenwich bus station, it is operated by London Central.

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London Central Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TL in September 2017
Overview
OperatorLondon Central
Night-time24-Hour Service (Fri/Sat Nights Only)
Route
StartBexleyheath
ViaBexley
Blendon
Blackfen
Avery Hill
Eltham
Blackheath
EndNorth Greenwich bus station

History
Preserved London Transport Daimler Fleetline in July 2011
London General Plaxton President bodied Volvo B7TL at North Greenwich bus station in December 2014

On 24 January 2009, the route was extended westwards via the Greenwich Peninsula to North Greenwich bus station.[1][2]

On 3 October 2009, East Thames Buses was sold to London General, which included a five-year contract to operate route 132.[3][4][5] On 7 November 2009, the allocation was transferred to London Central's Bexleyheath garage.[6]

Since October 2009, part of the route from Eltham to Bexleyheath has been covered at night by night bus route N21.[7]

In 2012, the route was converted from single-decker to double-decker operation.[8][9]

On 12 September 2015, the route gained a 24-hour service on Friday and Saturday nights.[10]

In November 2020, Transport for London announced that the route would be operated by electric double-decker buses.[11]

References
  1. MP celebrates introduction of new bus route News Shopper 21 September 2008
  2. Bexley: Changes aimed at improving bus routes News Shopper 28 January 2009
  3. Go-Ahead Acquires East Thames Buses Archived 22 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine Go-Ahead Group 30 July 2009
  4. Go-Ahead buys East Thames Buses Archived 24 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine Bus & Coach Professional 3 August 2009
  5. East Thames Buses Archived 24 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine Go-Ahead London
  6. Farages take on new routes Archived 25 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine BusTalk (Go-Ahead London) issue 1 December 2009
  7. Duncan Borrowman welcomes proposed night bus changes Archived 1 July 2012 at archive.today Bexley Borough Liberal Democrats
  8. Woods, Alan (15 March 2013). "Extra bus services added to serve Beths Grammar School in Bexley". This Is Local London. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  9. "The 132 Bus". Mayor's Question Time. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  10. https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/buses/night-bus-review/user_uploads/night-bus-changes-from-12-september-2015.pdf
  11. "Four more London routes to go zero-emission double-deck". Route One. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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