London Buses route 100
London bus route
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London Buses route 100 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between St Paul's and Shadwell stations, it is operated by Go-Ahead London subsidiary London Central.
| 100 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Overview | |
| Operator | London Central (Go-Ahead London) |
| Garage | Camberwell |
| Vehicle | BYD Alexander Dennis Enviro200EV |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 9 |
| Route | |
| Start | St Paul's station |
| Via | London Wall Moorgate Aldgate Wapping |
| End | Shadwell station |
History
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Between 1934 and October 1972 there was a route 100 operating between Barking and Beckton Gas Works.[1]
The current route 100 commenced operating on 10 June 1989 from Liverpool Street station to Shadwell via Aldgate, Tower Hill and Wapping.[2][3] It was operated by Leaside Buses' Clapton garage.[3] On 24 February 1990, it was transferred to East London's Bow garage, and again on 26 September 1992 to Stratford.[3]
Upon being re-tendered, it was retained by East London with a new contract commencing on 28 February 1998.[3] Route 100 was extended from Liverpool Street to Elephant & Castle via London Wall and Blackfriars Bridge on 18 September 1999.[3]
When next tendered, it passed to Travel London's Walworth garage on 18 September 2004.[4]
Route 100 was included in the 21 May 2009 sale of Travel London to Abellio London.[5][6][7] On 19 September 2009, Abellio London commenced a further contract to operate the route.[8]
When next tendered, the contract to operate the route was awarded to London General with the handover occurring on 20 September 2014.[9][10]
In September 2016, Transport for London opened a consultation on changing the route to only operate between Wapping and the Museum of London.[11] The route was amended to operate between Shadwell and the London Wall on 8 April 2017 with route 388 replacing it to Elephant & Castle.[12]
As part of TfL's Central London Buses Review, route 100 was extended from London Wall to St Paul's station.[13]
In February 2020, a trial started to increase awareness of the electric buses introduced on the route by playing an artificial warning sound when the bus is at low speed, stationary or reversing.[14]
Current route
Route 100 operates via these primary locations:[15]
