London Buses route 267
Encyclopedia
London Buses route 267 is a Transport for London
contracted bus route in London
, United Kingdom
. The service is currently contracted to London United.
It was withdrawn between Fulwell and Hampton Court and replaced by new route R68 in 1991 with extensions to Hampton Church for school journeys and to Hampton Court Palace from 9 May 1992 for summer Sundays. The school service stopped in 1998.
The route runs daily from Hammersmith Bus Station to Fulwell Bus Garage with the summer Sunday extension to Hampton Court Palace.
Route 267 has been stationed at Fulwell garage with mainly MCW Metrobus
es, and also Alexander Royale-bodied Volvo Olympians, Northern Counties Palatine-bodied Olympians and even single deck Darts. The route was converted to low floor operation in 2001 and 2002 with Alexander-bodied Tridents and gained Wright Eclipse Gemini-bodied Volvo B7TLs in early 2003. From 2005 Scania OmniDekkas were used on the route however the Tridents still do regular runs.
Some Scania OmniCity
s were bought in March 2008 to increase the daytime service interval from 12 minutes to 10 minutes.
Transport for London
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contracted bus route in London
London
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. The service is currently contracted to London United.
History
Route 267 began on 9 May 1962 between Hammersmith The Grove and Hampton Court in the trolleybus replacement program for trolleybus route 667.It was withdrawn between Fulwell and Hampton Court and replaced by new route R68 in 1991 with extensions to Hampton Church for school journeys and to Hampton Court Palace from 9 May 1992 for summer Sundays. The school service stopped in 1998.
The route runs daily from Hammersmith Bus Station to Fulwell Bus Garage with the summer Sunday extension to Hampton Court Palace.
Route 267 has been stationed at Fulwell garage with mainly MCW Metrobus
MCW Metrobus
The MCW Metrobus is a double decker bus model manufactured by MCW from 1977 until 1989, with over 4,000 examples built. The original MkI model was superseded by the MkII model in 1981/1982, although production of the original MkI continued for London Transport until 1985...
es, and also Alexander Royale-bodied Volvo Olympians, Northern Counties Palatine-bodied Olympians and even single deck Darts. The route was converted to low floor operation in 2001 and 2002 with Alexander-bodied Tridents and gained Wright Eclipse Gemini-bodied Volvo B7TLs in early 2003. From 2005 Scania OmniDekkas were used on the route however the Tridents still do regular runs.
Some Scania OmniCity
Scania OmniCity
The Scania OmniCity is an integrally-constructed transverse-engined low floor citybus available on the European market. The OmniCity is a complete product built in Poland by Scania AB, a company based in Sweden....
s were bought in March 2008 to increase the daytime service interval from 12 minutes to 10 minutes.
Current route
- Hammersmith Station (District & Piccadilly Lines) Upper Bus Station for Hammersmith Station (Hammersmith & City Line)Hammersmith tube stationThere are two London Underground stations called Hammersmith:* Hammersmith tube station * Hammersmith tube station -See also:* Hammersmith & Chiswick railway station...
- King Street for Ravenscourt Park StationRavenscourt Park tube stationRavenscourt Park is a London Underground station located in west Hammersmith, west London. The station is served by the District Line and is between Hammersmith and Stamford Brook stations....
- Chiswick High Road
- Turnham GreenTurnham GreenTurnham Green is a public park situated on Chiswick High Road, Chiswick, London. It is separated in two by a small road. Christ Church stands on the eastern half of the green. A war memorial stands on the eastern corner...
Church - Gunnersbury StationGunnersbury stationthumb|right|District Line train for Richmond in 1955Gunnersbury station is a London Underground and National Rail station in Gunnersbury in west London. The station is served by the District Line and London Overground trains on the North London Line and is managed by London Underground. On the...
- Kew Bridge StationKew Bridge railway stationKew Bridge railway station is in the London Borough of Hounslow, in west London, and is in Travelcard Zone 3. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South West Trains....
- Brentford High Street
- London Road, Brentford
- Busch Corner
- West Middlesex HospitalWest Middlesex HospitalThe West Middlesex University Hospital is an acute NHS hospital in Isleworth, west London. It serves the London Boroughs of Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames...
Twickenham Road - Twickenham Road
- London Road, Twickenham
- Twickenham StationTwickenham railway stationTwickenham railway station is in Twickenham in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, and is in Travelcard Zone 5. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South West Trains.-History:...
- King Street, Twickenham
- Heath Road
- The Green
- Hampton Road
- Wellington Road
- Fulwell Bus GarageTransdev LondonLondon United is one of many operators of London Buses and is owned by the RATP Group, an international public transport operator owned by the government of France...
for Fulwell StationFulwell railway stationFulwell railway station, on the Shepperton branch line, is at Fulwell in the Richmond on Thames. It is in Travelcard Zone 6. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South West Trains.- History :... - Wellington Road (Summer Sundays)
- High Street, Hampton Hill (Summer Sundays)
- High Street, Hampton (Summer Sundays)
- Church Street (Summer Sundays)
- Hampton Court Road (Summer Sundays)
- Hampton Court PalaceHampton Court PalaceHampton Court Palace is a royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London; it has not been inhabited by the British royal family since the 18th century. The palace is located south west of Charing Cross and upstream of Central London on the River Thames...
(Summer Sundays) - Hampton Court BridgeHampton Court BridgeHampton Court Bridge crosses the River Thames in England in a north to south direction between Hampton, Greater London and East Molesey, Surrey. It is on the reach above Teddington Lock and about hundred yards upstream of the bridge is Molesey Lock....
(Summer Sundays) - Hampton Court StationHampton Court railway stationHampton Court railway station is a railway station in the Elmbridge district of Surrey, located in East Molesey by Hampton Court Bridge.The station also serves Hampton Court Palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, and for the purposes of fare charging it is included in Travelcard...
(Summer Sundays)