London Buses route 211
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London Buses route 211 is a Transport for London
Transport for London
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 contracted bus route in London
London
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, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. The service is currently contracted to Abellio London
Abellio (UK bus company)
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.

History

Route 211 was introduced in 1993 and from then it has never changed, starting from Hammersmith and finishing at Waterloo and back again, via Victoria, Sloane Square, Chelsea and Fulham.

It was operated by London General
London General
London General is a bus company operating in Surrey ang Greater London. It is owned by the Go-Ahead Group and operates most buses under contract to London Buses...

 before it came to Travel London, at the Gillingham Street Basement garage (QB). using Dennis Dart
Dennis Dart
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s (DRL). In late 1993, it was moved to Stockwell Garage, using existing vehicles.

Travel London gained the contract of the route in 1998, using brand new low-floor Optare Excel
Optare Excel
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 single-deckers at the new Silverthorne Road; Limebourne bought Travel London in 2000 and Connex bought Limebourne in 2001 at the garage and because of the congestion zone, Connex bought band new Dennis Trident 2 / ALX400's (TA) to convert the 211 into double-deck route.

National Express
National Express
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 took over Connex, under the name of Travel London in 2004, most of Connex's fleet have been painted full red and the 211 remains at the same garage, using the same double-deckers, although the odd Alexander Dennis Enviro400 from new route 452
London Buses route 452
London Buses route 452 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Abellio London.-History:...

 show up very frequently.

Brand new Alexander Dennis Enviro400s and Alexander Dennis Enviro400H hybrids will be introduced from June 2012.

Current route

  • Hammersmith (District/ Piccadilly Lines) Station  Upper Bus Station
  • Fulham Palace Road
  • Charing Cross Hospital
    Charing Cross Hospital
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  • Lillie Road
  • Munster Road
  • Dawes Road
  • Fulham Road
  • Fulham Broadway Station
    Fulham Broadway tube station
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  • Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
  • Royal Marsden Hospital
  • Sydney Street
  • Royal Brompton Hospital
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  • Chelsea
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     Old Town Hall
  • King's Road
    Kings Road
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  • Sloane Square Station
    Sloane Square tube station
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  • Lower Sloane Street
  • Pimlico Road
  • Buckingham Palace Road
  • Victoria Coach Station
    Victoria Coach Station
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  • Victoria Station  Bus Station
  • Wilton Road
  • Allington Street
  • Bressenden Place
  • Victoria Street
  • Westminster Abbey
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  • Parliament Square
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  • Bridge Street
  • Westminster Station
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  • Westminster Bridge
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  • Addington Street
  • Station Approach
  • Waterloo Station
    Waterloo station
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    Cab Road

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