London Buses route 328

328
First London Wright Gemini 2 HEV in May 2009
Overview
Operator	Tower Transit
Night-time	Night buses N28 and N31
Route
Start	Golders Green station
Via	West Hampstead Kilburn Kensington Earls Court
End	Chelsea World's End

London Buses route 328 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Golders Green station and Chelsea World's End, it is operated by Tower Transit.

History

First London Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Dart SLF in May 2004

First London Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B7TL in Childs Hill in April 2007

Upon being re-tendered and retained by First London from 5 June 2004, the route was converted to double deck operation with Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B7TLs.^[1]

Early enthusiasm for hybrid vehicle technology, in which all or part of the motive power is provided by electricity rather than directly by the engine, saw a number of small batches of experimental vehicles ordered. One of the routes selected for trials was route 328.^[2]

When next re-tendered, the route was retained by First London with a new contract commencing on 30 April 2011.^[3]

On 22 June 2013, route 328 was included in the sale of First London's Atlas Road garage to Tower Transit.^[4][5][6]

Incidents

• On 21 June 2004, A female bus driver on route 328 was shot in the stomach with nail gun on Great Western Road.^[7]
• On 27 February 2008, a young woman was hit by a northbound 328 near St Mary Abbots on Kensington Church Street.^[8]

Current route

• Golders Green station
• West Hampstead West End Green
• West Hampstead station
• Kilburn High Road station
• Kilburn Park station
• Maida Hill
• Westbourne Park station
• Notting Hill Gate station
• High Street Kensington station
• Earl's Court station
• Chelsea World's End

References

1. "Route 328 - award announced 24 October 2003". Transport for London. 24 October 2003. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
2. New hybrid buses unveiled for London fleet Transport for London 2 December 2008
3. "Route 328 - award announced 12 July 2010". Transport for London. 12 July 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
4. FirstGroup Announces Sale of Eight London Bus Depots FirstGroup 9 April 2013
5. Tower Transit announces First Group partial acquisition Transit Systems 9 April 2013
6. Date set for Aussie takeover of London bus routes Australasian Bus & Coach 14 June 2013
7. "Black woman bus driver is shot with nail gun". The Daily Telegraph. 22 June 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
8. "Woman is crushed by bus in Kensington". Evening Standard. 28 February 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2013.

External links

• Media related to London Buses route 328 at Wikimedia Commons
• Timetable