London Buses route 57

London Buses route 57 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Fairfield bus station and Clapham Park, it is operated by London General.

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London United East Lancs Vyking bodied Volvo B7TL in November 2013
Overview
OperatorLondon General
GarageMerton
Night-time24-hour service
Route
StartFairfield bus station
ViaNorbiton
Kingston Hospital
Raynes Park
Wimbledon
South Wimbledon
Merton Abbey
Colliers Wood
Tooting
Streatham
Streatham Hill
EndClapham Park
Service
Level24-hour service
FrequencyAbout every 12 minutes
Operates24-hour service

History

The 57 service, running from Victoria to Tooting Broadway, via Vauxhall, Stockwell, Lambeth Town Hall, Brixton & Streatham, was first introduced in July 1951, replacing London Tram routes 8 & 20. It took its present route in January 1964.[1]

Transdev London Alexander ALX400 bodied Dennis Trident 2 in Kingston in December 2008

In 2015, London General won the tender to run the service, taking over from London United (operating as Transdev) on 2 July 2016.[2] In February 2023, the service frequency was reduced to every 12 minutes.[3]

Current route

Route 57 operates via these primary locations:[4]

Incidents

On Friday, 28 November 2014, a woman in her sixties was struck by a number 57 bus in Streatham and pronounced dead at the scene. The driver was arrested on suspicion of careless driving.[5]

References
  1. "57". London Bus Routes: October 1934 to the present day. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  2. Tender News Bus Talk (Go-Ahead London) issue 37 December 2015 page 10
  3. Marius, Callum (2023-02-17). "Sadiq Khan accused of hypocrisy on bus routes ahead of ULEZ expansion". MyLondon. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  4. Route 57 Map Transport for London
  5. "Bus driver arrested after woman is hit and killed crossing road in Streatham". EveningStandard. 1 December 2014.
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