Sunday, 15 December 2013

Route in Focus Post 2: Route W10 (15/12/13)


London bus route W10 is a Shopper route which began in Febuary 1992, as an experimental route introduced by Capital Citybus.

Bus on Routes W10 and 192
X788 HLR - ©Bluey Birdy
The route was operated by one midibus off the 299 allocation, out of Northumberland Park garage (NP) where it still runs from today. The bus runs during shopping hours between Enfield Town, and Crews Hill via Clay Hill and Forty Hill.

In January 1998, the route was extended from Crews Hill to serve Cuffley Station, with the frequency and PVR staying the same, however, in 2003, the extension was removed, and also the section between Crews Hill Golf Ride and Crews Hill Station.
First X788HLR Enfield Town 24th June 2010
©BristolRE2007
The route got its own allocated bus in 2012, which is a single 02 reg Marshall, following the takeover of NP by London General.

First London . First Capital North . DMS41474 LT02NUK . Enfield Town Centre . Wednesday 21st-March-2012 .
©Andrew HA
I rode the W10 and I found it quite boring, and the best part of the journey for me was alighting at Enfield Town Station. Sadly, I couldn't record a journey as the driver said I needed to have a 'special permit'. No idea what that's all about...

LT02NUK DMN1 on the W10 (©JP)

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