London Buses route 133

133
Transport UK London Bus Wright StreetDeck Electroliner BEV on London Bridge
Overview
Operator	Transport UK London Bus
Garage	Battersea
Vehicle	New Routemaster Wright StreetDeck Electroliner BEV
Peak vehicle requirement	25
Began service	27 March 1929
Predecessors	Route 34
Former operator(s)	Arriva London Go-Ahead London
Night-time	N133
Route
Start	Streatham station
Via	Brixton Kennington Elephant and Castle Borough London Bridge Holborn Viaduct
End	Holborn station
Length	8 miles (13 km)
Service
Level	Daily
Frequency	About every 7-12 minutes
Journey time	37-78 minutes
Operates	04:12 until 23:57

London Buses route 133 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Streatham and Holborn stations, it is operated by Transport UK London Bus.

History

London General Plaxton President bodied Volvo B7TL at Liverpool Street bus station in April 2007

Arriva London Alexander ALX400 bodied Volvo B7TL in August 2016

Route 133 commenced operating on 27 March 1929 from South Croydon to Liverpool Street station. On 24 July 1971, the route was withdrawn between Croydon and Streatham with one man operation introduced with Daimler Fleetlines.^[1][2]

Upon being put out to tender, it was taken over by London General's Stockwell garage on 6 January 1990 with Northern Counties bodied Volvo Citybuses.^[3] Upon being re-tendered, route 133 was taken over by Arriva London's Norwood garage on 22 January 2010.^[4] When next tendered, it was retained by Arriva London, with it transferred to Brixton garage on 21 January 2017.^[5][6]

On 23 November 2022, it was announced that route 133 would be rerouted to run to Holborn instead of Liverpool Street following a consultation. This change was implemented on 29 April 2023.^[7][8]

Current route

Route 133 operates via these primary locations:^[9]

• Streatham station
• St Leonard's Church
• Streatham Hill station
• Brixton station
• Oval station
• Kennington station
• Elephant & Castle station
• Inner London Crown Court
• Borough station
• London Bridge station
• Monument station
• Bank station
• St Paul's station
• Holborn Viaduct
• High Holborn
• Holborn station

References

1. Warren, Kenneth (1986). The Motorbus in Central London. Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. pp. 121/122. ISBN 0-7110-1568-6.
2. Wharmby, Matthew (2016). The London DMS. Barnsley: Pen & Sword. p. 19. ISBN 9781783831739.
3. Go-Ahead London commercial unit Coach & Bus Week issue 1179 10 March 2015 page 22
4. Latest tender news is a boost for Arriva Arriva London 14 September 2009
5. Arriva big winner in latest tender round Coach & Bus Week issue 1241 7 May 2016 page 10
6. Tender News Bus Talk issue 40 June 2016 page 11
7. "Central London Bus Review 2022: Decision summary and next steps" (PDF). TfL Have Your Say. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
8. "Central London bus changes". TfL. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
9. Route 133 Map Transport for London

External links

Media related to London Buses route 133 at Wikimedia Commons