| 360 | |
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| Overview | |
| Operator | Go-Ahead London [1] |
| Garage | Camberwell |
| Vehicle | Alexander Dennis Enviro200EV |
| Route | |
| Start | Royal Albert Hall |
| Via | Kensington Sloane Square Pimlico Vauxhall Lambeth |
| End | Elephant and Castle |
London Buses route 360 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Royal Albert Hall and Elephant and Castle, it is operated by Go-Ahead London.
The route was the first in London to use hybrid electric buses, with six vehicles built by Wrightbus, branded Electrocity, entering service in February 2006. [2] The trial was announced in March 2005; route 360 was chosen as it is one of few single-deck routes to operate in central London. [3] Six diesel buses were operated alongside the hybrids for comparison. [4] The hybrids were temporarily withdrawn shortly after their introduction following problems with engine overheating. [5]
In November 2009, it was announced that Go-Ahead London had successfully tendered to retain the route, which would be converted to full hybrid operation using a mixture of new and existing vehicles from 23 January 2010, the first route to use only hybrid vehicles. [6] In August 2014, new passenger information screens were introduced on one bus on the route. [7] [8] [9]
The hybrid buses were replaced by electric Alexander Dennis Enviro200EV single-deckers in November 2017. [10]
Route 360 operates via these primary locations: [11]
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Media related to London Buses route 360 at Wikimedia Commons
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