London Buses route 183 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

, England. Running between

Pinner Pinner is a London suburb in the London borough of Harrow, Greater London, England, northwest of Charing Cross, close to the border with Hillingdon, historically in the county of Middlesex. The population was 31,130 in 2011. Originally a med ...

and

Golders Green station Golders Green is a London Underground station in Golders Green, north London. The station is on the Edgware tube station, Edgware branch of the Northern line between Brent Cross tube station, Brent Cross and Hampstead tube station, Hampstead st ...

, it is operated by

London Sovereign London Sovereign is a bus company in North London. It is a subsidiary of RATP Dev Transit London and operates buses under contract to Transport for London. Company history London Sovereign can trace its roots back to independent Borehamwood ...

History

Route 183 commenced operating on 3 October 1934, running from Northwood Garage to

via

North Harrow North Harrow is a suburban area of North West London, situated north-west of central Harrow within the London Borough of Harrow. Its residential roads have expanded from North Harrow tube station, a station on the Metropolitan line of the Lo ...

, Kenton,

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and

Hendon Hendon is an urban area in the Borough of Barnet, North-West London northwest of Charing Cross. Hendon was an ancient manor and parish in the county of Middlesex and a former borough, the Municipal Borough of Hendon; it has been part of Great ...

, operating from Hendon garage, using Leyland Titan STDs which were in turn replaced in 1953 by the

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s. This route was still much the same in 1952. LT-type buses allocated to Harrow Weald garage were used on route 183 between Golders Green and Pinner. In April 1937, STD-type buses first went into service on route 183. Upon being re-tendered, the route passed to

with a new contract commencing in September 1999, with single deck

Plaxton Pointer The Plaxton Pointer (originally known as the Reeve Burgess Pointer, and later as the TransBus Pointer and Alexander Dennis Pointer) was a single-decker bus body manufactured during the 1990s by Reeve Burgess, Plaxton and latterly built by Alexa ...

bodied

Dennis Dart SLF The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined single-decker midibus chassis that was introduced by Dennis Specialist Vehicles of Guildford, England in 1989, replacing the Dennis Domino. Initially built as a high-floor design, In 1996 the low-floor se ...

s. In 2008, the route was the subject to persistent theft. Gangs of

pickpocket Pickpocketing is a form of larceny that involves the stealing of money or other valuables from the person or a victim's pocket without them noticing the theft at the time. It may involve considerable dexterity and a knack for misdirection. A th ...

s targeted old people, slashing their bags and stealing their money, keys and other possessions. In 2009 the route was again re-tendered and was retained by London Sovereign with a new contract awarded. On 18 January 2014, the frequency was increased again, by 25 per cent. On 7 October 2016, the route commenced operating 24 hours on Friday and Saturday nights to coincide with the introduction of the

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on the

Jubilee line The Jubilee line is a London Underground line that runs between in east London and in the suburban north-west, via the Docklands, South Bank and West End. Opened in 1979, it is the newest line on the Underground network, although some secti ...

Gallery

London Buses route 183 Pinner.jpg, Transdev London

Scania OmniDekka The East Lancs OmniDekka (later sold as the Darwen OmniDekka and Optare OmniDekka) is a double-decker bus built for sale in the UK market, introduced by East Lancashire Coachbuilders in 2003. Originally built on Scania N94UD chassis at Euro ...

bodied Scania N94UD in

in June 2008 London Buses route 183 golders green.jpg, Transdev London

Plaxton President The Plaxton President was a low floor double-decker bus body built at Northern Counties plant in Wigan, England and branded as a Plaxton product for its main production run. It was first unveiled in 1997 on the longitudinal Volvo B7L chas ...

bodied Volvo B7TL at

in August 2008 London Sovereign VHR45206 LJ66 EZR.jpg, London Sovereign

Wright SRM The Wright SRM (Son of Route MasterSon of Routemaster
''Bus & Coach Buyer'' 22 March 2016) i ...

at Harrow bus station in October 2017

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:183, London buses route Bus routes in London Transport in the London Borough of Barnet Transport in the London Borough of Brent Transport in the London Borough of Harrow