London Buses route H20 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Ivybridge and Hounslow, it is operated by Transport UK London Bus.
History[]
Route H20 commenced operation on 18 March 1989 between Hounslow Civic Centre and Ivybridge Estate via Bell Corner - Whitton Road - Heath Road - Central Avenue - Hall Road - Worton Road - Twickenham Road - Mogden Lane - Summerwood Road (return directly to Twickenham Road) as a Monday to Saturday service. The route was initially operated by Westlink using CVE Omni's.
On 28 January 1995, the route was rerouted to double run via Tesco.
On 6 March 1999, the route was retained by London United using MCW Metroriders.
On 20 November 1999, the route passed to Tellings-Golden Miller operating from their Byfleet (TG) garage and was converted to low floor operation using Plaxton Pointer 2 bodied Dennis Dart SLFs. At the same time, the route was revised to terminate at Tesco via Ivybridge Estate.
On 22 April 2000, the allocation was transferred to Twickenham (TF) garage.
On 20 November 2004, the route was retained by Tellings-Golden Miller, and a Sunday service was introduced.
On 17 June 2005, the route was included in the sale of Tellings-Golden Miller's Fulwell (TF) garage to Travel London.
On 21 May 2009, the route was included in the sale of Travel London to Abellio London.
On 19 November 2011, the route was retained by Abellio London.
On 19 November 2016, the route was retained by Abellio London.
In November 2016, the Plaxton Pointer 2 bodied Dennis Dart SLFs were replaced by brand new Enviro 200 MMC bodied Alexander Dennis E20Ds.
On 18 November 2023, the route was retained by Abellio London.
On 2 March 2024, Abellio London was rebranded to Transport UK London Bus.
On 2 April 2024, existing Switch Mobility MetroCity EVs were temporarily introduced alongside the existing Enviro 200 MMC bodied Alexander Dennis E20Ds.
On 12 April 2024, the route converted to a full Switch Mobility MetroCity EV operation.
The route will revert back to Enviro 200 MMC bodied Alexander Dennis E20D operation from TBC.
Current Route[]
Route H20 operates via these primary locations:
- Ivybridge Twickenham Tesco
- Maswell Park
- Hounslow Central Station
- Hounslow Lampton Road
External Links[]
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iBus[]
https://www.londonbuses.co.uk/audio/H20.wav