575 Harlow–Romford Explained
Route 575 was a bus route which ran between Harlow and Romford.
History
The route was introduced on 3 November 2008 by Blue Triangle.[1] The route was withdrawn after 27 August 2021, with then-operator Go-Ahead London citing a decline in usage as a reason for withdrawal.[2] [3]
Route
The route ran during weekdays, and from 2013 to 2017, also on Saturdays. Up until 2013, the route ran to Lakeside Shopping Centre.[4] The route had sometimes been extended to Southend on Saturdays.[5] [6] Prior to withdrawal, only one return journey ran per day between Harlow and Romford.[7] [8]
References
- Web site: Jackman. David. 2008-10-07. EPPING: MP welcomes new bus service. 2021-08-26. East London & West Essex Guardian.
- Web site: Billson. Chantelle. 2021-08-25. Decades-old Romford bus route 575 'reluctantly' withdrawn. 2021-08-26. Romford Recorder.
- Web site: Lyons. Mark. 2021-08-12. Look in on London. live. 2021-11-03. Buses Magazine. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210830210522/https://www.keybuses.com/article/look-london-0 . 30 August 2021 .
- Web site: French. Roger. 2021-08-24. End of the road for London's route 575. live. 2021-08-26. BusAndTrainUser. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210824183206/https://busandtrainuser.com/2021/08/24/end-of-the-road-for-londons-route-575/ . 24 August 2021 .
- Web site: 2017-08-26. Seasonal send-off in Southend. 2021-08-26. Focus Transport.
- Web site: Harlow Bus Travel Information - Route Change History Page. 2021-08-26. www.harlowride.co.uk.
- Book: Batten, Malcolm. East London Buses: The Twenty-First Century. 2019-04-15. Amberley Publishing Limited. 978-1-4456-8068-2. en.
- Web site: Route 575 timetable. live. Go-Ahead London. https://web.archive.org/web/20201130103919/https://www.goaheadlondon.com/application/files/2215/7486/6573/Route_575_Leaflet_2019.pdf . 30 November 2020 .
