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London Buses route 220 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Willesden Junction station and Southside Wandsworth, it is operated by London United. ==History== Route 220 started life running from Pinner to Uxbridge Station in 1934. From 1954 onwards it ran from Northwood to Uxbridge and was withdrawn as a route in 1957 (to be replaced by Route 98) Route 220 re-emerged on 20 July 1960 as part of the Trolleybus Replacement Programme for route 630 (Harlesden to West Croydon), running between Park Royal and West Croydon. In December 1966, the route was withdrawn between Mitcham and West Croydon, with weekend journeys terminating at Tooting, but extended north to Willesden Junction. In 1971 it was withdrawn between Tooting and Mitcham.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=London Transport Central Area Routes 220-223 )〕 On 2 January 1971, route 220, at the time operated from Shepherd's Bush garage, became the first route to be operated by DMS-class Daimler Fleetlines.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Motor bus DMS1 )〕 On 4 September 1982, the route was withdrawn between Park Royal and Willesden Junction station, and on 25 May 1991 between Wandsworth and Tooting, being replaced by new route 270.〔 During the 1990s the route began to suffer from punctuality issues due to traffic congestion on its central section between Shepherd's Bush and Putney Bridge. The route became the first in London to be systematically upgraded with bus priority measures, and by 1997 bus lanes had been installed along most of this section. The route was converted to low floor using Alexander ALX400 bodied Volvo B7TLs in 2000, and became a 24-hour service on 21 October 2005. Upon being re-tended, London United commenced a new contract on 20 October 2012.〔(Tender News ) ''BusTalk'' (Go-Ahead London) issue 7 February 2012〕 New Alexander Dennis Enviro400s were introduced and the daytime service was transferred to Park Royal garage.〔http://www.londonbusroutes.net/changes.htm#50〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「London Buses route 220」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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