London Buses route 37 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in

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, England. Running between Peckham and

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, it is operated by

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History

Five AEC Regent double deck buses with open tops were ordered by Charles Pickup for route 37 on weekdays in 1932, now running between Peckham and Richmond. It was later extended to

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, and during

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was operated with

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powered vehicles. In April 1997 the route gained a night bus variant, route N37. It was the 50th night bus route to begin operation in London.

Current route

Route 37 operates via these primary locations:Route 37 Map
Transport for London * Peckham ''bus station'' *

Peckham Rye station Peckham Rye is a railway station in Peckham town centre, South London. It opened on 1 December 1865 for London, Chatham and Dover Railway, LC&DR trains and on 13 August 1866 for London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, LB&SCR trains. It was de ...

East Dulwich East Dulwich is an area of South East London, England in the London Borough of Southwark. It forms the eastern part of Dulwich, with Peckham to the east and Camberwell to the north. This South London suburb was first developed in the nineteent ...

* North Dulwich station * Herne Hill station * Brixton * Clapham Common station *

Clapham Junction station Clapham Junction railway station () is a major railway station and transport hub near St John's Hill in south-west Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is from and from ; it is on both the South West Main Line and Brighton Main ...

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* East Putney station * Putney station *

''Green Man''

References

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Timetable
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