London Buses route 14
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London Buses route 14 is a Transport for London
Transport for London
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 contracted bus route in London
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, England
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. The service is currently contracted to Go-Ahead London
Go-Ahead London
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History

From 1949 route 14 ran from Hornsey Rise to Putney
Putney
Putney is a district in south-west London, England, located in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is situated south-west of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London....

 (Monday to Friday) and beyond to Kingston
Kingston upon Thames
Kingston upon Thames is the principal settlement of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in southwest London. It was the ancient market town where Saxon kings were crowned and is now a suburb situated south west of Charing Cross. It is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the...

 at weekends with a joint allocation between Putney Bridge Garage (F) and the original Holloway (Holloway Road) Garage (J) using RT type buses. The route number had previously been used for a service to Putney in the 1920s prior to the formation of the London Passenger Transport Board
London Passenger Transport Board
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. A RTW allocation was introduced at Putney Bridge from May 1955. On 6 May 1953, the route was extended on Sundays beyond Kingston to Hampton Court, for the summer months (May to October). This Summer Sunday extension continued annually until 1965. On 26 November 1958 the Monday to Friday service was withdrawn between Kingston and Putney. Following the closure of Putney Bridge garage, part allocation of the route also transferred to Putney (AF) Garage. By 1965 the whole route had a Routemaster (RM) allocation, and by 1968 the route had gradually converted to the longer RML type.

In 1957 the route was used as the basis for a New Scientist
New Scientist
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 magazine study into congestion on London streets. Vehicles on the central section of route between Euston and Hyde Park Corner
Hyde Park Corner
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 were found to spend 68% of time in motion, and only 11% loading and unloading passenger.

On 18 April 1970, Putney's Sunday allocation was withdrawn, although this was reintroduced on 2 January 1971 when the route was withdrawn between Putney and Kingston, being replaced by the re-introduced Sunday route 85. During September 1971 Holloway (J) garage closed, and the associated part allocation transferred to the previously named Highgate (HT), now renamed Holloway (Pemberton Gardens), Garage.

The late 1980s saw revisions to the Northern end of the route, on 7 February 1987 the main route was cut back to run between Putney Heath Green Man and Euston (or Tottenham Court Road Station Monday to Saturday evenings). The Sunday services consisted of a morning extension to Hornsey Rise, and a further extension to Turnpike Lane, via Crouch End, on Sunday afternoons, with meal relief journeys running to Wood Green Garage. The withdrawn Euston to Hornsey Rise section was replaced by a new route 14A (now route 91). On 26 September the off peak Monday to Friday service was withdrawn between Tottenham Court Road and Euston. The Sunday afternoon service was withdrawn between Crouch End and Turnpike Lane on 26 March 1988.

On 24 February 1990 Sundays Putney allocation was withdrawn again, with Holloway running the full Sunday allocation until April 1993, when Victoria ran the Sunday service before returning to Putney during July. On 10 October 1992 the route was withdrawn between Euston and Crouch End, being replaced by route 91 and on 29 January 1994 withdrawn further between Tottenham Court Road and Euston. During 1996, the late evening and early morning service was operated using OPO buses, although by September 2001 the Sunday daytime service had been reverted to Crew operation. Two School day journeys were introduced on 4 September 1999 starting at Elliot School, Putney, and running via Carslake Road and Westleigh Avenue to Putney Hill, and then as route 14.

Following the withdrawal of the Routemaster type bus from London, the 14 was duly converted on the 23 July 2005, along with route 22
London Buses route 22
London Buses route 22 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Go-Ahead London.-History:...

. 25 low floor Wright Eclipse Gemini
Wright Eclipse Gemini
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 bodied Volvo B7TL
Volvo B7TL
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s were introduced in their place. On 13 January 2007 the route was extended from Tottenham Court Road to Warren Street Station
Warren Street tube station
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, for University College Hospital
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Current route

  • Warren Street Station
    Warren Street tube station
    Warren Street tube station is a London Underground station, located at the intersection of Tottenham Court Road and Euston Road. It is on the branch of the Northern Line, between and , and the Victoria Line between and Euston. It is in Travelcard Zone 1 and is the nearest tube station to...

      Gower Street
  • Piccadilly Circus Station
    Piccadilly Circus tube station
    Piccadilly Circus tube station is the London Underground station located directly beneath Piccadilly Circus itself, with entrances at every corner...

  • Green Park Station
    Green Park tube station
    Green Park tube station is a London Underground station located on the north side of Green Park, close to the intersection of Piccadilly and the pedestrian Queen's Walk...

  • Hyde Park Corner Station
    Hyde Park Corner tube station
    Hyde Park Corner is a London Underground station near Hyde Park Corner in Hyde Park. It is in Travelcard Zone 1, between Knightsbridge and Green Park on the Piccadilly Line.-History:...

  • Knightsbridge Station
    Knightsbridge tube station
    Knightsbridge tube station is a London Underground station in Knightsbridge , The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is on the Piccadilly Line between South Kensington and Hyde Park Corner, and is in Travelcard Zone 1.-History:...

  • Harrod's
  • South Kensington Station
    South Kensington tube station
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  • Fulham Broadway Station
    Fulham Broadway tube station
    Fulham Broadway is a London Underground station on the branch of the District Line. It is between and stations and is in Travelcard Zone 2. The station is located on Fulham Broadway . It is notable as the nearest station to Stamford Bridge stadium, the home of Chelsea Football Club...

  • Putney
    Putney
    Putney is a district in south-west London, England, located in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is situated south-west of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London....

     High Street
  • Putney Station
    Putney railway station
    Putney railway station is in Putney in the London Borough of Wandsworth, in south London, and is on the boundary of Travelcard Zone 2 and Zone 3. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South West Trains...

  • Putney Heath Green Man

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