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{{Short description|London bus route}} |
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{{Notability|date=March 2010}} |
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{{Infobox bus line |
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|number = 21 |
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{{No footnotes|date=May 2009}} |
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|image = Go-Ahead London LT274 (LTZ1274) Old Kent Road 11.11.2023.jpg |
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{{Infobox London bus route |
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|caption = ] ] on ] |
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| number=21 |
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|bgcolor = red |
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|titlecolor = white |
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|operator = ] |
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|night = ] |
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| via=New Cross<br />Old Kent Road<br />London Bridge<br />Moorgate |
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|via = ] <br/> ] <br/> ] <br/> ] <br/> ] |
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| length= 9 miles (14 km) |
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| level=Daily |
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| frequency=About every 8 minutes |
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| time= 38-71 minutes |
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| day=4:00am until 1:00am |
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| night=Night Bus ] |
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'''London Buses route 21''' is a ] contracted bus route in ], ]. The service is currently contracted to ]. |
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'''London Buses route 21''' is a ] contracted bus route in ], England.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=21 bus route|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/travel-information/stations-stops-and-piers/|access-date=2022-01-20|website=Transport for London|language=en-GB}}</ref> Running between ] and ], it is operated by ]. |
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==History== |
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== History == |
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In 2018, an ] prototype was trialed on the route.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dougall |first=Emily |date=2020-11-24 |title=Optare celebrates fifth Metrodecker EV order |url=https://cbwmagazine.com/optare-celebrates-fifth-metrodecker-ev-order/ |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=CBW |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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Today's route 21, the second service in London to use this route number, started as such on 6 April 1911, as a daily motor-bus route between ] and ] (Canal Bridge), replacing the withdrawn horse-bus service 40. By the end of the ], the 21 operated between ] (Fishmongers Arms) and ] or ]. In the 1920s and 1930s, the 21 as well as its sister 20 (later 21A), connected Wood Green and ], ] and ], as well as ]. During ], in an effort to save on diesel and rubber, the 21 was cut back from Wood Green to ] (]), this section had been duplicated by ] route 641, which used "home grown" Electricity. From the late 1950s onwards, the 21 was gradually reduced, parts of its route hived off to other services for example the eastern end past Lewisham became a new route ]. In 2005, in a period of increased bus use in London, the 21, after a period of 65 years absence, has once again been extended to Newington Green. |
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In November 2021, the frequency of the service was reduced from 6-8 minutes to 8-10 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mitchell|first=Sophie|date=2022-01-18|title=Campaign to keep the 21 bus route|url=https://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/bus-route-21-campaign-2022-8630140|access-date=2022-01-20|website=Hackney Gazette|language=en-UK}}</ref> |
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On 4 February 2023, route 21 was withdrawn between ] and ] and extended to ] partially replacing the daytime ], following a successful consultation in early 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ehq-production-europe.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/7d93d13f62c7baab67a19af04a7ea01000282699/original/1648050759/75f5a2c7b037a5e19e02fd18f3156a7c_21_143_263_271_Consultation_Report_FINAL.pdf|title=Proposed changes to routes 21, 143, 263 and 271|website=TfL Have Your Say|date=2022-03-21|access-date=2023-01-18}}</ref> |
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==Current route== |
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==Current route== |
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Route 21 operates via these primary locations:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/bus/route/21/|title=Route 21 Map|work=]|access-date=4 February 2023}}</ref> |
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== Incident == |
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On 1 April 2017, a number 21 bus blocked the street in ] as it became stuck after mounting the curb during an attempted ].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Morrison|first=Sean|date=2017-04-05|title=Bus wedged across street in City 'like scene from Austin Powers'|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/bus-wedged-across-street-in-city-like-scene-from-austin-powers-a3507571.html|access-date=2022-01-20|website=www.standard.co.uk|language=en}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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{{London Bus Routes}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:021, London buses route}} |
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In November 2021, the frequency of the service was reduced from 6-8 minutes to 8-10 minutes.
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Go-Ahead London New Routemaster on Old Kent Road
