On Saturday December 6th 2014, the next Transport for London (TfL) bus route to be served entirely by New Routemaster buses started its conversion.
From Saturday 6 December there will be phased conversion of route 137 which is operated by Arriva London, and runs between Oxford Circus and Streatham Hill, via Marble Arch, Hyde Park Corner, Knightsbridge, Sloane Square, Chelsea Bridge, Battersea Park and Clapham Common. It is intended that the route will be running entirely with New Routemaster buses by the end of December.
During peaks hours, 31 of these state of the art buses will be in passenger service.
The 137 route will operate with the rear platform closed when the bus is moving, with large numbers of passengers able to quickly board and alight using all three sets of doors and two staircases at bus stops.
To date, nine bus routes in London are being served by more than 300 New Routemasters. The conversion of route 137 will be the second Arriva service converted following on from the 38.
It will also be another step towards the delivery of 800 New Routemasters on London's streets by 2016.
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