London Buses route 45
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London Buses route 45 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Morden station and Camberwell Green, it is operated by Transport UK London Bus.
History
Route 45 was introduced on 1 October 1950 as a replacement for trolleybus route 34 between Battersea and Farringdon Street via Clapham Junction, Clapham Common, Stockwell, Brixton, Camberwell Green, Elephant & Castle and Blackfriars Bridge.[1] It was operated by AEC Routemasters.[2] On 17 January 1951 it was extended from Battersea to South Kensington station. On 1 February 1961, the route was extended from Farringdon Street to Hampstead Heath via Grays Inn Road and King's Cross replacing trolleybus route 513. On 8 January 1972, it was withdrawn between King's Cross and Hampstead and replaced by route 46. On 28 October 1978, the route was extended from King's Cross to Archway station.[3]
On 3 August 1985, route 45 was converted to one man operation with the AEC Routemasters replaced by Leyland Titans.[4]
Having been operated by London Central out of Camberwell garage since first tendered in 1987,[5] on 11 November 2017 it was taken over by Abellio London's Walworth garage with Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMCs introduced.[6][7][8] On 15 June 2019, the route was withdrawn between King's Cross and Elephant & Castle.[9]
In June 2022, Transport for London launched a consultation with a view to withdrawing route 45, with route 35 and a re-routed 59 continuing to serve its length.[10] However, it decided not to go ahead with the proposals and so no changes to route 45 were made.[11]
In September 2024, Transport for London launched a consultation proposing to restructure route 45 in order to replace route 118 which was proposed for withdrawal.[12] In December 2024, it was confirmed that the changes would proceed with route 45 being restructured to operate between Morden station and Camberwell Green. This change was implemented on 1 February 2025.[13]
Current route
Route 45 operates via these primary locations:[14]
- Morden station London Underground
- Mitcham tram stop Tramlink
- Streatham Common station National Rail
- Streatham station National Rail
- Streatham Hill station National Rail
- Brixton station London Underground National Rail
- Loughborough Junction station National Rail
- Camberwell Green
References
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- ↑ Stagecoach loses out to Go-Ahead Buses issue 746 May 2017 page 22
- ↑ London tender round reveals new wage of hybrids Coach & Bus Week issue 1282 14 March 2017 page 8
- ↑ Tender News Bus Talk issue 45 April 2017 page 10
- ↑ New TfL contract for route 45 Abellio London 14 November 2017
- ↑ Permanent Bus Changes 12 April 2019 to 30 June 2019 Transport for London
- ↑ Central London Bus Review 2022 Transport for London 1 June 2022
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- ↑ Route 45 Map Transport for London
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