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21
London bus LX59 CZP
Overview
Operator	London General
Garage	New Cross
Vehicle	New Routemaster
Night-time	Night bus N21
Route
Start	Newington Green
Via	Old Kent Road
End	Lewisham

London Buses route 21 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Newington Green and Lewisham, it is operated by London General.

The route is operated by New Routemasters.

History

In November 2021, the frequency of the service was reduced from 6-8 minutes to 8-10 minutes. On 22 November 2021, Transport for London announced proposals to alter several routes. Part of this was to start route 21 at Nag's Head instead of Newington Green allowing the route to replace part of route 271, which would be withdrawn.

Incident

On 1 April 2017, a number 21 bus blocked the street in Cornhill as it became stuck after mounting the curb during an attempted three-point turn.

References

1. "21 bus route". Transport for London. Retrieved 2022-01-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
2. Mitchell, Sophie (2022-01-18). "Campaign to keep the 21 bus route". Hackney Gazette. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
3. Marius, Callum (2021-11-22). "TfL is planning to axe three London bus routes including iconic route number 1". MyLondon. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
4. Boniface, Michael (2021-12-01). "'Unacceptable': Highgate fears over TfL bus changes". Hampstead Highgate Express. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
5. Morrison, Sean (2017-04-05). "Bus wedged across street in City 'like scene from Austin Powers'". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-01-20.

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