London Buses route 28

London Buses route 28 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Southside Wandsworth and Kensal Rise station, it is operated by Metroline.

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Metroline Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TL at High Street Kensington station
Overview
Operator	Metroline
Garage	Willesden Junction
Vehicle	Volvo B9TL Wright Eclipse Gemini 2
Night-time	N28 and N31
Route
Start	Southside Wandsworth
Via	Fulham Kensington High Street Kensington Palace Notting Hill Gate Westbourne Harrow Road
End	Kensal Rise station
Route map Legend Route 28 Kensal Rise station  28  Harrow Road Prince of Wales Hotel  N28   N31   31  to Camden Town station  328  to Golders Green station Westbourne Park station Notting Hill Gate station  31  to White City bus station High Street Kensington station  328  to World's End  N31  to Clapham Junction station Kensington (Olympia) station West Kensington station Fulham Broadway station Imperial Wharf station Wandsworth Bridge Wandsworth Town station Southside Wandsworth  N28   28  This diagram: view talk edit ← {{{previous_line}}}  {{{system_nav}}}  {{{next_line}}} →

History

First London Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B7TL at Kensal Rise station in June 2007

Tower Transit Alexander Dennis Enviro400 at Kensington High Street in August 2013

In 1988, Gold Arrow routes 28 and 31 were introduced,^[1] operated by CentreWest.^[2] On 4 March 1989, route 28 was converted to minibus operation with AEC Routemasters replaced by 28-seat Alexander bodied Mercedes-Benz midibuses leading to severe overcrowding and poor reliability.^[3]

In June 2013, route 28 was included in the sale of First London's Atlas Road garage to Tower Transit.^[4][5]

On 1 May 2021, route 28 was passed on to London United from Wandsworth and Stamford Brook garages.

On 29 January 2022, route 28 was transferred to Westbourne Park garage.

On 24 July 2023, the route was temporarily withdrawn between Wandsworth Bridge and Southside Wandsworth until 2 October 2023 due to the closure of Wandsworth Bridge.^[6]

Current route

Route 28 operates via these primary locations:^[7]

• Southside Wandsworth
• Wandsworth Town station
• Wandsworth Bridge
• Imperial Wharf station
• Fulham Broadway station
• West Kensington station
• Kensington (Olympia) station
• Hammersmith Road
• Kensington High Street
• High Street Kensington station
• Kensington Palace North
• Notting Hill Gate station
• Portobello Market
• Westbourne Park station
• Harrow Road Prince of Wales Hotel
• Kensal Rise station

References

1. Public transport planning and operations. PTRC Education and Research Services Ltd. 1990. p. 109. ISBN 9780860502173. Intensive inner London Gold Arrow services 28 and 31, introduced in 1988, have given encouraging results. Individual operating subsidiaries of London Buses Ltd. are making further minibus conversions, such as those of CentreWest in Ealing.
2. "Untitled". Transport. 15: 85. 1994. It also helps to avoid the instability and wasteful duplication found in deregulated areas. However, local opportunities for service development may also be envisaged, in addition to those devised centrally. Examples include the 'Gold Arrow' midibus services 28 and 31 of the Centrewest company
3. Blacker, Ken (2007). Routemaster: 1970–2005. Vol. 2 (2nd ed.). Harrow Weald: Capital Transport. pp. 96, 97. ISBN 978-1-85414-303-7.
4. First quits London bus business Archived 7 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine Bus & Coach Professional 9 April 2013
5. Date set for Aussie takeover of London bus routes Australasian Bus & Coach 14 June 2013
6. "Next phase of Wandsworth Bridge repair programme underway". Wandsworth London Borough Council. 23 August 2023.
7. Route 28 Map Transport for London

External links

• Media related to London Buses route 28 at Wikimedia Commons
• Timetable