London Buses route 69
| 69 | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Operator | Tower Transit |
| Route | |
| Start | Walthamstow Central station |
| Via | Leyton Stratford Plaistow |
| End | Canning Town station |
London Buses route 69 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Walthamstow Central and Canning Town stations, it is operated by Tower Transit.
History
Upon being re-tendered, it was retained by Stagecoach London with a new contract commencing on 30 April 2004.[1]
On 17 December 2005, it was curtailed from London City Airport to Canning Town station as part of a series of changes in connection with the Docklands Light Rail being extended.[2] Stagecoach London commenced a further contract on 30 April 2011.[3] In October 2015, three Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMCs with inductive wireless charging technology, which allows its batteries to receive a charging boost when stationary at specially equipped bus stops entered service on route 69.[4][5][6][7]
When next tendered, it was awarded to Tower Transit. The new contract commenced on 6 February.[8][9]
Current route
Route 69 operates via these primary locations:[10]
- Walthamstow Central station
- Leyton Midland Road station
- Leyton station
- Maryland station
- Stratford bus station
- Plaistow station
- Canning Town station
References
- ↑ Bus tender results Route 69/N69 Transport for London 24 October 2003
- ↑ Bus Services London City Airport Consultative Committee
- ↑ Bus tender results Route 69/N69 Transport for London 6 September 2010
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- ↑ "October start for Enviro400 virtual electric trial" Buses issue 725 August 2015 page 10
- ↑ Bus tender results Route 69/N69 Transport for London 7 October 2015
- ↑ Tender News Bus Talk (Go-Ahead London) issue 37 December 2015 page 11
- ↑ Route 69 Map Transport for London
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
