London Buses route 44

44
Overview
Operator	London General
Night-time	Night bus N44
Route
Start	Tooting
Via	Wandsworth Battersea Park Battersea Park
End	Victoria

London Buses route 44 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Tooting and Victoria, it is operated by London General.

History

Today's route 44 commenced operation on 1 October 1950 in Stage 1 of London Transport's Post-war "Buses for Trams" scheme, running as a daily service between Mitcham (Three Kings Pond) and London Bridge station via Tooting, Wandsworth, Clapham Junction, Vauxhall and Borough Market. It replaced tram route 12 which ran from London Bridge to Battersea and Wandsworth and trolleybus route 612 from Battersea and Mitcham, both of which were withdrawn at the same time.^[1]

Current route

London General Plaxton President bodied Volvo B7TL at Earlsfield station in April 2007

• Tooting station
• Mitcham Road
• Tooting Broadway station
• St George's Hospital
• Earlsfield station
• Wandsworth Town station
• Battersea Park station
• Chelsea Bridge
• Victoria Coach Station
• Victoria station Victoria Street

References

1. Day, John (1973). The Story of the London Bus. London Regional Transport. ISBN 9780853290377.

External links

• Media related to London Buses route 44 at Wikimedia Commons
• Timetable