London Buses route 22

22
Overview
Operator	London General
Night-time	Night Bus N22
Route
Start	Putney Common
Via	Kings Road Sloane Square Hyde Park Corner
End	Piccadilly Circus

London Buses route 22 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Putney Common and Piccadilly Circus, it is operated by London General.

History

London General AEC Routemaster in Regent Street in March 2004

On 9 August 1939, RT1 buses were used to run the route from Homerton to Putney.^[1]

Upon being re-tendered, London General commenced a new seven-year contract from 22 July 2000.^[2] On 22 July 2005 crewed operation finished with the AEC Routemasters replaced by Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B7TLs.^[2][3]

On 20 October 2012, London General commenced a new contract after successfully re-tendering to retain the route.^[4]

Current route

• Putney Common
• Putney Bridge for Putney Bridge station
• Kings Road
• Sloane Square station
• Knightsbridge station
• Piccadilly Circus station

References

1. Reed, John (2000). London Buses: A Brief History. Capital Transport Publishing. p. 44. ISBN 9781854142337.
2. Stewart, David (2006). London’s Last Routemasters. Harrow Weald: Capital Transport. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-85414-295-5.
3. Blacker, Ken (2007). Routemaster: 1970–2005 2 (2nd ed.). Harrow Weald, Middlesex: Capital Transport. p. 173. ISBN 978-1-85414-303-7.
4. "Route 22 - award announced 21 December 2011". Transport for London. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2014.

External links

• Media related to London Buses route 22 at Wikimedia Commons
• Timetable