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London Buses route N47 was a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. It ran between Trafalgar Square and St Mary Cray, it was operated by Stagecoach London.
History[]
Route N47 commenced on 1 November 1985, running between Victoria and Bromley South station. Route N47 replaced withdrawn route N74. N47 was initially operated from Peckham (PM) garage using Leyland Titans.
On 28 October 1989, the route was extended from Bromley South to Orpington via Petts Wood or Farnborough. Catford (TL) and New Cross (NX) gained an allocation at the same time.
On 9 October 1993, Projections to St Mary Cray station was introduced as part replacement for the reduced service on Route N62. The Peckham (PM) allocation was withdrawn at the same time.
On 20 January 2001, the route was retained by Stagecoach London. Whole service runs between Trafalgar Square & St Mary Cray and the Leyland Titans were replaced by Volvo Olympians. London Central involvement (NX) was withdrawn at the same time.
On 5 October 2001, the route was converted to low floor operation using Alexander ALX400 bodied Dennis Tridents.
On 21 January 2006, the route was retained by Stagecoach London.
On 22 January 2011, the route was retained by Stagecoach London using brand new Alexander Dennis Enviro 400s.
In 2014, brand new Alexander Dennis Enviro400Hs were introduced alongside the existing Alexander Dennis Enviro 400s.
On 12 September 2015, the route was withdrawn, being replaced by new route N199 and a 24-hour service on route 47.
Former Route []
Route N47 operated via these primary locations:
- Trafalgar Square Northumberland Avenue (For Charing Cross Station)
- Aldwych (For Covent Garden)
- Ludgate Circus
- St Paul's
- Cannon Street
- Monument
- London Bridge Bus Station (For Guy's Hospital and Southwark Cathedral)
- Bermondsey
- Canada Water Bus Station
- Surrey Quays
- Deptford
- Lewisham Town Centre
- Catford
- Downham
- Bromley Hill
- Bromley Town Centre
- Bromley South
- Bromley Common
- Petts Wood
- Crofton Road
- Orpington Bus Station
- Cray Avenue
- St Mary Cray Station Chipperfield Road