London Buses route 44
| 44 | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Operator | London General (Go-Ahead London) |
| Garage | Stockwell |
| Night-time | Night Bus N44 |
| Route | |
| Start | Tooting station |
| Via | Wandsworth Battersea Park |
| End | Victoria station |
London Buses route 44 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Tooting and Victoria stations, it is operated by Go-Ahead London subsidiary London General.
History
The first 44 service began on 4 June 1919 running from Victoria to King's Cross.[1] Today's route 44 commenced operation on 1 October 1950 in Stage 1 of London Transport's Post-war "Buses for Trams" scheme,[2] running as a daily service between Mitcham (Three Kings Pond) and London Bridge station via Tooting, Wandsworth, Clapham Junction, Vauxhall and Borough Market. It replaced tram route 12 which ran from London Bridge to Battersea and Wandsworth and trolleybus route 612 from Battersea and Mitcham, both of which were withdrawn at the same time.[3][2] In 1955 London Transport denied a request from Battersea Trades' Council for bus shelter to be installed on the route.[4] From 11 October 1953 a 44a route began service on Sundays between Mitcham and Trafalgar Square.[5] On 18 November 1960 a 44 bus was hit by a mobile crane on Garratt Lane in Tooting, resulting in 8 injuries.[6]
Current route
Route 44 operates via these primary locations:[7]
- Tooting station
- Tooting Broadway station
- Summerstown
- Earlsfield station
- Southside Wandsworth
- Wandsworth Town station
- St Mary's Wandsworth pier
- Battersea High Street
- Battersea Park station
- Lister Hospital
- Victoria Coach Station
- Victoria station
References
- ^ "To Relieve Congestion". Marylebone Mercury. 31 May 1919. p. 2.
To help relieve the congested west-end motor-bus traffic a new route, No. 44, between Victoria and King's Cross will be put into operation on Wednesday next: The route will run via Hyde Park Corner, Piccadilly, Long Acre, and Russell Square.
- ^ a b "Buses for Trams". The Evening News (London). 26 September 1950. p. 5.
- ^ Day, John (1973). The Story of the London Bus. London Regional Transport. ISBN 9780853290377.
- ^ "No shelters for the 44 bus route". South Western Star. 11 February 1955. p. 8.
- ^ "New bus route from Mitcham". Streatham News. 9 October 1953. p. 4.
- ^ "Crane Hits Bus 8 Hurt". South Western Star. 18 November 1960. p. 1.
- ^ "Route 44 map". Transport for London. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
External links
- Media related to London Buses route 44 at Wikimedia Commons