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100
Go-Ahead London Alexander Dennis Enviro200EV near Tower Hill station
Overview
OperatorGo-Ahead London
GarageCamberwell
VehicleAlexander Dennis Enviro200EV
Peak vehicle requirement9
Route
StartSt Paul's station
ViaLondon Wall
Moorgate
Aldgate
Wapping
EndShadwell station

London Buses route 100 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between St Paul's and Shadwell stations, it is operated by Go-Ahead London.

History

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A Dart SLF single-deck bus operated by Travel London on route 100, April 2007
A Enviro200 single-deck bus operated by Go-Ahead London on route 100 in Blackfriars, April 2015

Between 1934 and October 1972 there was a route 100 operating between Barking and Beckton Gas Works.[1]

The current route 100 commenced operating on 10 June 1989 from Liverpool Street station to Shadwell via Aldgate, Tower Hill and Wapping.[2][3] It was operated by Leaside Buses' Clapton garage.[3] On 24 February 1990, it was transferred to East London's Bow garage, and again on 26 September 1992 to Stratford.[3]

Upon being re-tendered, it was retained by East London with a new contract commencing on 28 February 1998.[3] Route 100 was extended from Liverpool Street to Elephant & Castle via London Wall and Blackfriars Bridge on 18 September 1999.[3]

When next tendered, it passed to Travel London's Walworth garage on 18 September 2004.[4]

Route 100 was included in the 21 May 2009 sale of Travel London to Abellio London.[5][6][7] On 19 September 2009, Abellio London commenced a further contract to operate the route.[8]

When next tendered, the contract to operate the route was awarded to Go-Ahead London with the handover occurring on 20 September 2014.[9][10]

In September 2016, Transport for London opened a consultation on changing the route to only operate between Wapping and the Museum of London.[11] The route was amended to operate between Shadwell and the London Wall on 8 April 2017 with route 388 replacing it to Elephant & Castle.[12]

As part of TfL's Central London Buses Review, route 100 was extended from London Wall to St Paul's station.[13]

In February 2020, a trial started to increase awareness of the electric buses introduced on the route by playing an artificial warning sound when the bus is at low speed, stationary or reversing.[14]

Current route

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Route 100 operates via these primary locations:[15]

References

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  1. ^ Armstrong, Ian. "London Bus Route 100: Barking Broadway and Beckton Gas Works via Jenkins Lane". London Bus Route Histories.
  2. ^ Route 100 – Wapping | Citylink. London Buses. 10 June 1989. 2002/6898.
  3. ^ a b c d e Armstrong, Ian. "London Bus Route 100". London Bus Route Histories.
  4. ^ "Bus tender results Route 100". Transport for London. 15 March 2004. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014.
  5. ^ "National Express Group plc agreement to sell Travel London". National Express Group. 21 May 2009. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
  6. ^ "NatEx sells London bus business". Bus & Coach Professional. 22 May 2009. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
  7. ^ "NedRailways acquisition reinforces long term commitment to UK transport market". NedRailways. 9 June 2009. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Bus tender results Route 100". Transport for London. 13 May 2009. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014.
  9. ^ Bus tender results Route 100 Archived 8 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine Transport for London 19 December 2013
  10. ^ "Tender News". Bus Talk. Go-Ahead London. 26 February 2014. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016.
  11. ^ Sheppard, Owen (6 October 2016). "TfL Consult on Changes to Elephant and Castle 100 and 388 Buses". Southwark News. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  12. ^ "Bus Service Changes 11 March to 16 April 2017" (PDF). Transport for London. 24 March 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2017.
  13. ^ "Bus Service Changes 12 April to 30 June 2019" (PDF). Transport for London. 7 June 2019.
  14. ^ Spencer, Ben (6 February 2020). "TfL trials bus sound to improve safety". ITS International. Archived from the original on 3 April 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Route 100 Map". Transport for London. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018.
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