Thursday 7 November 2019

L1/Group - New Heathrow Routes

Due to the London ULEZ, all non-TfL bus routes entering the ULEZ will have Euro 6 buses. Bus route changes will also take place in order for more bus routes to serve Heathrow North Bus Garage, to facilitate easier staffing. With the 7series rebranding to /countywings, more routes will be extended to Heathrow.

From 1st September 2019:
Route 77: Heathrow-Windsor shorts will be withdrawn, route running every 30 minutes throughout.

Route 191: Extended daily from Slough Bus Station to Heathrow North Garage

Route 566: Re-jigged to run as follows: Heathrow North-Heathrow T5-Stanwell Moor-Ashford Hospital-Staines-Egham-Stroude-Virginia Water-Knowle Hill.

Route 567: Re-jigged to run as follows: Heathrow North-Heathrow T5-Stanwell Moor-Ashford Hospital-Staines-Egham-Thorpe-Virginia Water-Knowle Hill

New Route 746: Runs between Heathrow Central-Heathrow T5-Wisley-Uni of Surrey-Guildford as a new Railair service.

From 2nd November 2019:

Routes 70/70A: Renumbered to 460/660. New electric BYD/Enviro 200MMCs will be introduced.

Route 71: Renumbered to Route 441. Extended to Heathrow Central from Terminal 5 via Bath Road. Existing Volvo 7900s from Route 75 will be refurbished, converted to Euro 6 and moved to this route. Night service renumbered N41.

Route 72: Renumbered to Route 192. New Mercedes Citaros will be introduced. Night service renumbered N90 and extended to Reading via Route 190. Night service renumbered N90.

Route 73: Renumbered to Route 437. Rerouted between West Byfleet and Woking via current Route 437. Withdrawn between Chobham and Woking, see Route 557. Routed away from Stanwell Moor. New Enviro 200MMCs will be introduced.

Route 74: New Scania N280UG/E300 will be introduced.

Route 75: New Volvo 7900 electric will be introduced. Night service renumbered N75.

Route 76: Extended from Burnham to Maidenhead via Taplow. New Volvo 7900 electric will be introduced.

Route 77: New Volvo 7900 electric will be introduced.

Route 78: Extended from Bourne End every 30 minutes via X78 to Loudwater, then Beaconsfield. New Volvo 7900 electric will be introduced.

Route 79: Renumbered to Route 446. New Scania N280UG/E300 will be introduced. Extended to Royal Surrey Hospital. Night service renumbered N46.

Route 79A: Renumbered to Route 448. Existing Optare TempoSRs will be converted to Euro 6 for this route. To now only run during University term time. Routes 446 and 476 replaces this route during the university holidays. Will be rebranded as part of the Surrey Locals branding.

Route 170: Renumbered to Route 353. Existing Optare TempoSR will be refurbished and converted to Euro VI.

Route 171: Renumbered to Route 555. Day route extended to Whiteley Village from Hersham. New Mercedes Citaro Ks will be introduced. Night service renumbered N55.

Route 172: Renumbered to Route 557. Extended from Woking via existing 73 to Chobham Village. Rerouted away from Sheerwater. New Mercedes Citaro Ks will be introduced.

Route 173: Renumbered to Route 436. Rerouted between Woking and Guildford via Old Woking and Send. Extended to Guildford Rail Station. New Mercedes Citaro Ks will supplement the existing allocation.

Route 174: Renumbered to Route 723. Rerouted from Hemel Hempstead to run direct to Luton Airport, then Luton Airport Parkway and Luton Town. Hemel Hempstead-Dunstable section to be replaced by new Route 274 (Hemel Hempstead-Dunstable-Luton). Extended from Heathrow T6 to Heathrow North Garage. To be joint-branded with 724 as Green Line. New Scania/Irizar i3 will be introduced.

Route 175: Renumbered to Route 193. New Mercedes Citaros will be introduced. Rerouted from Heathrow T5 to Heathrow Central.

Route 176: Renumbered to Route 462. New Volvo B8RLE/Wright Eclipse 3s will be introduced.

Route 177: Renumbered to Route 76A, and rerouted between Langley and Slough via current Route 178. New Volvo 7900 electric buses will be introduced.

Route 178: Renumbered to Route 78A. Rerouted between Langley and Slough via current Route 177. Existing Enviro 200MMCs will be used from Route 177.

Route 179: Renumbered to Route 447. New Volvo B8RLE/Wright Eclipse 3s will be introduced.

Route X74: Renumbered to Route 774. New Scania N280UG/Enviro 400MMC will be introduced. Lewknor Turn served at all times. Sunday services moved to L1/Group control.

Route X75: Renumbered to Route 775. Extended from Terminal 6 to Terminal 4 via Hatton Cross, replacing X78. New Mercedes Citaros will be introduced.

Route X76: Renumbered to Route 727.

Route X78: Withdrawn, replaced by Routes 78 and 775.

Route 6: Renumbered to Route 356. Extended from Slough to Heathrow Terminal 4 via Bath Road. Extended from Wexham Park Hospital to Aylesbury via Spire Hospital, Fulmer, Gerrards Cross, Beaconsfield, Amersham, Little Missenden, Great Missenden, Wendover. Increased to all day service. Existing Optare TempoSR will be refurbished and converted to Euro VI.

Route 6A: Renumbered to Route 6.

Route 9: Rerouted in Old Windsor via Burfield Road and St Luke's Road.

Route 191: Extended from Heathrow North Garage to Heathrow Central Bus Station. New Scania N280UG/Enviro 400MMC will be introduced.

Route 461: Extended from Staines via Heathrow Terminal 5 to Heathrow Terminal 6. New Volvo B8RLE/Wright Eclipse 3s will be introduced.

Route 476: New route to enhance Route 479, as well as replace Route 79A during university holidays.

Route 566/567: New Enviro 200MMCs will be introduced.

Route X25 Reading Railair: Renumbered to Route 747. New smaller coaches introduced.

Route 700: Frequency revised to run 8bpd Hyde Park Corner-Heathrow North late evening ex-715, 756, 798. 4bpd Heathrow North-Victoria early morning which becomes 715 and 797 (2bpd each). 4bpd return, all daily. 700 journeys ex-756 are run by Scania/Irizar i3. 700 journeys ex-715 are run by Volvo B8RLE/Wright Eclipse 2s. 700 journeys ex-798/797 are run by coaches. All other journeys are run by 701/702 allocation.

Route 701/702: New Volvo B8L/Wright Eclipse Gemini 3 buses will be introduced.

Route 724: New Scania/Irizar i3 will be introduced. Journeys departing between 2200 and 0400hrs from Harlow will be numbered N24, and extended to Heathrow North. Journeys which depart Heathrow Central between 2200 and 0400hrs will start at Heathrow North Garage, and run as Route N24.

Route N24: Number for journeys between 2200 and 0400hrs on Route 724, with journeys extended to Heathrow North. Runs Heathrow North-Harlow.

Route N41: Replaces 71 night service, runs Heathrow Central-Heathrow North-Heathrow T5-Staines-Slough

Route N46: Replaces 79 night service, runs Heathrow North-Heathrow Central-Uni of Surrey via 79, then to Royal Surrey Hospital.

Route N55: Replaces 171 night service, runs Heathrow North-Heathrow Central-Hersham via 171, then via Esher, Surbiton to Kingston.

Route N75: Replaces 75 night service, runs Heathrow Central-Reading via 75 then X75, then to University of Reading

Route N77: New night service for Route 77/191/190A, runs Heathrow Terminal 5-Bracknell via 77 to Windsor, 702 (all stops) to Bracknell, then Southern Estates Loop back to Bracknell via 171. Uses buses from Route 191.

Route N90: Replaces 72 night service, runs Heathrow Central-Heathrow North-Heathrow T5-Reading via 72 then 190.

All night services branded as part of the /nightwings network, running nightly on all nights.

The new routes for the /countywings network are as follows:

/countywings day service network:

Route 74: Heathrow Terminal 6-Trelawney Avenue-Slough-Beaconsfield-High Wycombe

Route 75: Heathrow Central-Langley-Slough-Bath Road-Maidenhead

Route 76: Heathrow Central-Langley-Slough-Britwell-Burnham-Maidenhead

Route 76A: Heathrow Terminal 4-Langley-Slough-Industrial Estate-Burnham

Route 77: Heathrow Terminal 5-Bath Road-Slough-Windsor-Dedworth

Route 78: Heathrow Terminal 6-Trelawney Avenue-Slough-Bath Road-Bourne End-Wooburn-Beaconsfield

Route 78A: Heathrow Central-Upton Court-Slough-Chippenham-Taplow

Route 191: Heathrow Central-Bath Road-Slough-Windsor-Winkfield-Ascot-Bracknell

Route 192: Heathrow Central-Heathrow T5-Staines-Sunnymeads-Ascot-Bracknell

Route 193: Heathrow Central-Heathrow T5-Staines-Sunnymeads-Camberley-Aldershot

Route 353: Heathrow Terminal 6-Bath Road-Slough-Stoke Poges-Gerrards Cross-Chalfont-Amersham-Hemel Hempstead

Route 356: Heathrow Terminal 4-Heathrow T5-Bath Road-Slough-Fulmer-Gerrards Cross-Beaconsfield-Amersham-Great Missenden-Wendover-Aylesbury

Route 436: Heathrow Central-Staines-Chertsey-Weybridge-West Byfleet-Sheerwater-Woking-Send-Guildford Rail Station

Route 437: Heathrow Terminal 6-Heathrow T4-Staines-Thorpe-Chertsey-Byfleet & New Haw-West Byfleet-Pyrford-Woking

Route 441: Heathrow Central-Staines-Windsor-Slough

Route 446: Heathrow Central-Heathrow T4-Staines-Chertsey-Brox Road-Woking-Mayford-Guildford-University of Surrey

Route 447: Heathrow North-Heathrow T5-Staines-Laleham-Chertsey-Brox Road-Woking-Mayford-Aldershot

Route 460: Heathrow Terminal 5-Datchet-Slough-Eton Wick

Route 461: Heathrow Terminal 6-Heathrow T5-Staines-Chertsey-Addlestone-Weybridge-Walton-West Molesey-Kingston

Route 462: Heathrow North-Heathrow T5-Staines-Laleham-Chertsey-Weybridge-Leatherhead

Route 555: Heathrow Central-Heathrow T4-Ashford-Sunbury Village-Shepperton-Walton-Hersham-Whiteley Village

Route 557: Heathrow North-Heathrow T5-Heathrow T4-Ashford-Upper Halliford-Chertsey-Addlestone-New Haw-Woodham Lane-Woking-Chobham

Route 566: Heathrow North-Heathrow T5-Stanwell Moor-Ashford Hospital-Staines-Egham-Stroude-Virginia Water-Knowle Hill

Route 567: Heathrow North-Heathrow T5-Stanwell Moor-Ashford Hospital-Staines-Egham-Thorpe-Virginia Water-Knowles Hill

Route 660: Heathrow Terminal 5-Datchet-Slough (peak hours/school journeys only)

/nightwings network:

Route N24: Heathrow North-Heathrow Central-Heathrow T6-Uxbridge-Watford-Garston-St Albans-Hatfield-Welwyn Garden City-Hertford-Harlow

Route N41: Heathrow Central-Heathrow North-Heathrow Terminal 5-Staines-Windsor-Slough

Route N46: Heathrow North-Heathrow Central-Heathrow T4-Staines-Chertsey-Brox Road-Woking-Mayford-Guildford-University of Surrey-Royal Surrey Hospital

Route N55: Heathrow North-Heathrow Central-Heathrow T4-Ashford-Sunbury Village-Shepperton-Walton-Hersham-Esher-Kingston

Route N74: Heathrow Terminal 6-Trelawney Avenue-Slough-High Wycombe-Oxford

Route N75: Heathrow Central-Langley-Slough-Bath Road-Maidenhead-Twyford-Reading-University of Reading

Route N77: Heathrow Terminal 5-Bath Road-Slough-Windsor-Ascot-Bracknell-Southern Estates-Bracknell

Route N90: Heathrow Central-Heathrow North-Heathrow Terminal 5-Staines-Sunnymeads-Bracknell-Wokingham-Reading

greenline & /countywings routes:

Route 700: Victoria-Hammersmith-Turnham Green-Heathrow T5-Heathrow North-Slough-Windsor-Ascot-Bracknell

Route 701: Victoria-Hammersmith-Heathrow T5-Heathrow North-Slough-Ascot-Bracknell-Great Hollands

Route 702: Victoria-Hammersmith-Heathrow T5-Heathrow North-Slough-Windsor-Ascot-Bracknell

Route 723: Heathrow North-Heathrow T6-Uxbridge-Watford-Garston-Hemel Hempstead-Luton Airport-Luton

Route 724: Heathrow Central-Heathrow T6-Uxbridge-Watford-Garston-St Albans-Hatfield-Welwyn Garden City-Hertford-Harlow

Route 727: Heathrow North-Heathrow T5-Staines-Cobham-Leatherhead-Gatwick Airport

Route 746: Heathrow Central-Heathrow T5-Wisley-Uni of Surrey-Guildford (Guildford RailAir)

Route 747: Heathrow Central-Heathrow T5-Reading Station (Reading RailAir)

Route 774: Heathrow Central-Heathrow T5-Heathrow North-Slough-High Wycombe-Oxford

Route 775: Heathrow T4-Heathrow T6-Heathrow North-Maidenhead-Twyford-Reading

Other routes associated with the changes above:
Beeline Route 6: Slough-Wexham Court-Wexham Court Hospital

Hemel Route 274: Hemel Hempstead-Dunstable-Luton Town-Luton Airport

Surrey Route 448: Guildford Friary-Uni of Surrey-Royal Surrey Hospital

Surrey Route 476: Leatherhead-Effingham-Effingham Junction-East Clandon-Merrow-Guildford Friary-Uni of Surrey-Royal Surrey Hospital

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Frequencies for /countywings routes:
Shown as: Mon-Fri/Sat/Sun

Route 74: 20/20/30
Route 75: 15/15/30
Route 76: 20/20/30
Route 76A: 20/20/30
Route 77: 30/30/30
Route 78: 15/15/30* (Bourne End-Beaconsfield section 30/30/60)
Route 78A: 30/30/60
Route 191: 30/30/30* (When Legoland is open, service is 15/15/15 Heathrow-Legoland)
Route 192: 20/20/30
Route 193: 20/20/30
Route 353: 30/30/60
Route 356: 30/30/60
Route 436: 20/20/30
Route 437: 60/60/60
Route 441: 20/20/30
Route 446: 20/20/30
Route 447: 30/30/30
Route 460: 20/20/30
Route 461: 15/15/30
Route 462: 30/30/30
Route 555: 15/15/30* (Hersham-Whiteley Village section 30/30/30)
Route 557: 20/30/30
Route 566: 60/60/90
Route 567: 60/60/90
Route 660: 2 return/-/-

Route 700: 4 return + 8 westbound short + 4 eastbound short (daily)
Route 701: 2 return/-/-
Route 702: 60/60/60
Route 723: 30/30/60
Route 724: 30/30/60
Route 727: 30/30/60
Route 746: 60/60/60
Route 747: 20/20/30
Route 774: 30/30/30
Route 775: 30/30/30

Night (Mon-Fri/Sat/Sun morning)

Route N24: 60/60/60
Route N41: 60/60/60
Route N46: 60/30/30
Route N55: 60/60/60
Route N74: 60/60/60
Route N75: 60/30/30
Route N77: 60/60/60
Route N90: 60/60/60

Bus Allocations (all Euro 6):

Route 74: Scania N280UG/E300
Route 75: Volvo 7900e
Route 76: Volvo 7900e
Route 76A: Volvo 7900e
Route 77: Volvo 7900e
Route 78: Volvo 7900e
Route 78A: ADL E200MMC 9m (currently on Route 177)
Route 191: Scania N280UG/E400MMC
Route 192: Mercedes Citaro 12m
Route 193: Mercedes Citaro 12m
Route 353: Optare TempoSR (modified to Euro IV, currently on Routes 170/X78)
Route 356: Mercedes Citaro K
Route 436: Mercedes Citaro K (currently on Route 173)
Route 437: ADL E200MMC 9m
Route 441: Volvo 7900H (currently on Route 75)
Route 446: Scania N280UG/E300 (some currently on Route X74)
Route 447: Volvo B8RLE/Wright Eclipse 3
Route 460: BYD K9/Enviro 200MMC
Route 461: Volvo B8RLE/Wright Eclipse 3 (existing E200MMCs currently on Route 461)*
Route 462: Volvo B8RLE/Wright Eclipse 3 (existing B8RLE/Eclipse 3 currently on Route 176)*
Route 555: Mercedes Citaro K
Route 557: Mercedes Citaro K
Route 566: ADL E200MMC 9m
Route 567: ADL E200MMC 9m
Route 660: BYD K9/Enviro 200MMC

Route 700: Volvo B8RLE/Wright Eclipse 2, Scania N280UD/Irizar i3, Volvo B8L/Wright Gemini 3
Route 701: Volvo B8L/Wright Gemini 3
Route 702: Volvo B8L/Wright Gemini 3
Route 723: Scania N280UD/Irizar i3
Route 724: Scania N280UD/Irizar i3
Route 727: Scania N280UD/Irizar i3
Route 746: Mercedes Tourismo M3
Route 747: Mercedes Tourismo M3
Route 774: Scania N280UG/E400MMC
Route 775: Mercedes Citaro 12m

Night:

Route N24: Scania N280UD/Irizar i3
Route N41: Volvo 7900H
Route N46: Scania N280UG/E300
Route N55: Mercedes Citaro K
Route N74: Scania N280UG/E400MMC
Route N75: Mercedes Citaro 12m
Route N77: Scania N280UG/E400MMC
Route N90: Mercedes Citaro 12m

* - Route 461 and 462 are affected by the Wrightbus administration process, with the relatively new buses on the 461 (2016/2017) refurbished and retained on the routes until the new buses ordered arrive. The buses on Route 462 are already to /countywings specifications, thus the new buses were only ordered for cascade of these buses to other parts of the L1/Group (i.e. /provincialbus Solent Fox 704/705)

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