London Buses route 37

37
Overview
Operator	London Central
Route
Start	Peckham
Via	Herne Hill Brixton Clapham Common Wandsworth
End	Putney Heath

London Buses route 37 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Peckham and Putney Heath, it is operated by London Central.

History

Five STL-type buses with open tops were ordered by Charles Pickup for route 37 on weekdays, now running between Peckham and Richmond.^[1] It was later extended to Hounslow, and during World War I was operated with naptha powered vehicles.^[2]

In April 1997 the route gained a night bus variant, route N37. It was the 50th night bus route to begin operation in London.^[3]

Current route

Route 37 operates via these primary locations:^[4]

• Peckham bus station
• Peckham Rye station
• East Dulwich
• North Dulwich station
• Herne Hill station
• Brixton
• Clapham Common station
• Clapham Junction station
• Wandsworth High Street
• East Putney station
• Putney station
• Putney Heath Green Man

References

1. Graeme Bruce, J; Curtis, Colin (1977). The London Motor Bus: Its Origins and Development. London Transport. p. 70. ISBN 0853290830.
2. Klapper, Charles (1984). The Golden Age of Buses. Routledge. p. 64. ISBN 0-7102-0232-6.
3. Aldridge, John (July 1997). "50th night route". Buses (Ian Allan Publishing) (508): 12.
4. Route 37 Map Transport for London

External links

• Media related to London Buses route 37 at Wikimedia Commons
• Timetable