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Metroline Wright StreetDeck Electroliner BEV in West Hendon
Overview
Operator	Metroline
Garage	Edgware
Route
Start	Watford Junction station
Via	Bushey Stanmore Edgware Colindale West Hendon
End	Brent Cross bus station

London Buses route 142 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London and Hertfordshire, England. Running between Watford Junction station and Brent Cross bus station, it is operated by Metroline.

History

Route 142 was introduced by the London General Omnibus Company in March 1914.

The allocation was transferred to London Country Bus Services' Watford garage, and became part of London Country North West in 1986. It was included in the sale of the business to Luton & District in October 1990 and retained the contract shortly afterwards, ordering 15 new Leyland Olympians to operate the route. The route was retained again in 1995, making it the first route to be retained by its existing operator through two consecutive retenders.

When re-tendered, it was retained by Arriva The Shires with new contracts commencing on 5 January 2008 and 5 January 2013.

On 6 January 2018, the route passed to London Sovereign from their Edgware (BT) garage with existing Alexander Dennis Enviro400s.

On 7 January 2023, the route passed to Metroline from their Edgware (EW) garage temporarily using existing Alexander Dennis Enviro400s, with brand new Alexander Dennis Enviro400EVs introduced in April 2023 and Wright StreetDeck Electroliner BEVs introduced in June 2023.

Current route

Route 142 operates via these primary locations:

• Watford Junction station
• Watford High Street station
• Bushey station
• Bushey Heath
• Stanmore station
• Edgware bus station
• Burnt Oak Broadway
• Colindale
• West Hendon Broadway
• Brent Cross bus station

References

1. "Celebrate 100 years of the 142 bus route, which goes through Edgware and Brent Cross". This is Local London. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
2. McLachlan, Tom (1995). London Buses 1985-1995: Managing The Change. Venture Publications. pp. 91–92. ISBN 1-898432-74-0.
3. Bus tender results Route 142 Transport for London 9 February 2007
4. Tender News BusTalk (Go-Ahead London) issue 16 June 2012
5. Route 142 Map Transport for London

External links

• Media related to London Buses route 142 at Wikimedia Commons

• Bus routes in London
• Transport in the London Borough of Barnet
• Transport in the London Borough of Brent
• Transport in the London Borough of Harrow
• Transport in Hertfordshire
• Transport in Watford