London Buses route 328

328
Metroline Wright Eclipse Gemini 3 bodied Volvo B5LH at High Street Kensington station
Overview
Operator	Metroline
Garage	Cricklewood
Vehicle	Volvo B5LH Wright Eclipse Gemini 3
Peak vehicle requirement	19
Predecessors	Route 28 Route 31
Night-time	N28 and N31
Route
Start	Golders Green station
Via	West Hampstead Kilburn Kensington Earl's Court
End	World's End
Length	8 miles (13 km)
Service
Level	Daily
Route map Route 328 Golders Green station  328  West Hampstead West End Green West Hampstead Thameslink station West Hampstead stations  N28   N31   31  to Camden Town station Kilburn High Road station Kilburn Park station Maida Hill The Chippenham  28  to Kensal Rise station Westbourne Park station Notting Hill Gate station  31  to White City bus station High Street Kensington station  N31  to Clapham Junction station  N28   28  to Southside Wandsworth Earl's Court station World's End  328  This diagram: view talk edit ← {{{previous_line}}}  {{{system_nav}}}  {{{next_line}}} →

London Buses route 328 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Golders Green station and World's End, it is operated by Metroline.

History

First London Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Dart SLF in May 2004

First London Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B7TL in Childs Hill in April 2007

First London Wright Gemini 2 HEV in May 2009

Route 328 commenced operating on 29 May 1999 between Golders Green station and Chelsea via West Hampstead, Kilburn, Maida Hill, Notting Hill Gate, Kensington High Street and Earl's Court. It was initially operated by First London's Westbourne Park garage with Marshall Capital bodied Dennis Darts. It replaced the withdrawn parts of routes 28 and 31.^[1]

Upon being re-tendered and retained by First London from 5 June 2004, the route was converted to double deck operation with Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B7TLs.^[2]

Early enthusiasm for hybrid vehicle technology, in which all or part of the motive power is provided by electricity rather than directly by the engine, saw a number of small batches of experimental vehicles ordered. One of the routes selected for trials was route 328.^[3]

When next re-tendered, the route was retained by First London with a new contract commencing on 30 April 2011.^[4] In October 2011, it moved from Westbourne Park to Atlas Road garage while the former was partially closed to make way for Elizabeth line construction works.^[5]

On 22 June 2013, route 328 was included in the sale of First London's Atlas Road garage to Tower Transit.^[6][7][8] With the closure of Atlas Road garage, route 328 returned to Westbourne Park in June 2017.^[5] On 1 May 2021, route 328 passed to Metroline from Cricklewood garage.

In 2022, Transport for London proposed to reroute bus route 328 to run to Hammersmith bus station as part of wider bus cuts.^[9] However, the changes did not go ahead.^[10]

Incidents

• On 21 June 2004, A female bus driver on route 328 was shot in the stomach with a nail gun on Great Western Road.^[11]
• On 27 February 2008, a young woman was hit by a northbound 328 near St Mary Abbots on Kensington Church Street.^[12]

Current route

Route 328 operates via these primary locations:^[13]

• Golders Green station
• Childs Hill
• West Hampstead station
• Kilburn High Road station
• Kilburn Park station
• Maida Hill
• Westbourne Park station
• Notting Hill Gate station
• High Street Kensington station
• Earl's Court station
• Chelsea World's End

References

1. Tender losses for Go-Ahead and Tower Transit Buses issue 751 October 2017 page 21
2. "Route 328 - award announced 24 October 2003". Transport for London. 24 October 2003. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
3. New hybrid buses unveiled for London fleet Transport for London 2 December 2008
4. "Route 328 - award announced 12 July 2010". Transport for London. 12 July 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
5. Fleet News Buses issue 750 September 2017 page 78
6. FirstGroup Announces Sale of Eight London Bus Depots Archived 5 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine FirstGroup 9 April 2013
7. Tower Transit announces First Group partial acquisition Archived 22 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine Transit Systems 9 April 2013
8. Date set for Aussie takeover of London bus routes Australasian Bus & Coach 14 June 2013
9. "Big Changes Ahead For Bus Services in Hammersmith & Fulham". www.hammersmithtoday.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
10. "Local Campaigners Claim Victory After Bus Cuts Scrapped". www.hammersmithtoday.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
11. "Black woman bus driver is shot with nail gun". The Daily Telegraph. 22 June 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
12. "Woman is crushed by bus in Kensington". Evening Standard. 28 February 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
13. Route 328 Map Transport for London

External links

• Media related to London Buses route 328 at Wikimedia Commons
• 328 bus route - Transport for London