London Buses route H50
London Buses route H50 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Travel London. The route will be renumbered 350 on 27 March 2008, and extended from West Drayton Station to Heathrow Terminal 5 via Harmondsworth.
History
Route H50 was introduced in 2001 to create a new direct link between Hayes & Harlington and West Drayton stations via Stockley Business Park, the only routes serving Stockley Park (routes A10 and U1, and now route U5) were not direct enough to transport commuters to the railway stations.
The route was initially branded as Trainlink, provided the Hayes West Drayton partnership and the Government's Challenge Fund, operated by Wings, the 3 single deck buses carried a green livery with route brandings, similar to that of route A10.
The service had become very popular with commuters commuting to and from Stockley Park in the mornings and evenings, but very little used outside these times with buses often seen running nearly empty. The decision was taken to convert the whole service to double deck as there were only 3 buses needed for the route. However, Wings had sold their bus operation to Tellings-Golden Miller (TGM), who were reluctant to operate double deckers, various options were considered and the Problem Solved itself when TGM was bought out by Travel London who were able to operate double decker buses, which entered service in April 2005.
Current route
Route departing West Drayton
- West Drayton Station Station Approach
- Station Road
- High Street Yiewsley
- Horton Road
- Bennetsfield Road
- Stockley Business Park
- Roundwood Avenue
- Furzeground Way
- Rigby Lane
- Bolingbroke Way
- Dawley Road
- North Hyde Road
- Station Road
- Hayes & Harlington Station
Route departing Hayes and Harlington
- Hayes & Harlington Station
- Station Road
- North Hyde Road
- Dawley Road
- Bolingbroke Way
- Rigby Lane
- Furzeground Way
- Longwalk Road
- Stockley Business Park
- Bennetsfield Road
- Horton Road
- High Street Yiewsley
- Station Road
- West Drayton Station Station Approach
See also
- List of bus routes in London
- Travel London