London Buses route 281

London Buses route 281 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. It runs between Hounslow and Tolworth and it is operated by London United using 25 buses.Tender News Bus Talk issue 26 February 2014

 History 
Route 281 was introduced between Twickenham and Tolworth on 9 May 1962. It replaced trolleybus route 601 and operated from Fulwell garage.Fulwell The  London Bus volume 4 2017 pages 68/69 On 15 August 1981 it was converted from AEC Routemaster to MCW Metrobus operation.

In 2000, the 281 was one of the most popular routes in London. Around 5.5 million passengers used the service that year.

On 3 June 2006, route 281 became the 100th night bus service in London, when a 24-hour service introduced. It replaced some of route N22, which was shortened to end at Fulwell.

Since the privatisation of London bus services, route 281 has always been operated by London United out of Fulwell garage.Contract Routes Retained  London UnitedTfL contract tender changes Coach & Bus Week issue 1115 27 November 2013 page 5Latest tendered service awards Buses issue 789 December 2020 page 21

 Current route 
Route 281 operates via these main locations:Route 281 Map Transport for London

 Hounslow bus station 
 Hounslow station 
 Whitton Admiral Nelson, Nelson Road
 Twickenham Stadium
 Twickenham station 
 Twickenham King Street
 Twickenham Green Prince Albert, Hampton Road
 Fulwell station  (250m west)
 Teddington High Street
 Hampton Wick station 
 Kingston Wood Street
 Kingston Cromwell Road bus station  for Kingston station  (southbound)
 Kingston station  (northbound)
 Kingston University
 Surbiton station 
 Tolworth

 Incidents 
In July 2005, soon after the 7 July 2005 London bombings, someone said they had planted a bomb on the 281 bus, but this was not true.

 References 

 Other websites 

Category:Bus routes in London
Category:Transport in the London Borough of Hounslow
Category:Transport in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Category:Transport in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames