286
Operated by
Garage
Vehicle
PVR †
predecessors
Route 108B
Start
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Eltham
Kidbrooke
Blackheath
East Greenwich
End
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Night
London Buses route 286 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Sidcup and Greenwich, it is operated by London Central.
History[ ]
Route 286 commenced operation on 21 June 1986 between Greenwich Cutty Sark and Eltham Southend Crescent via Blackheath - Rochester Way. The route was initially operated by London Transport from their New Cross (NX) garage using Leyland Titans. The route was introduced to replace sections of routes 108 and 108B.
On 16 August 1986, the allocation was transferred to Sidcup (SP) garage.
On 16 January 1988, the allocation was transferred to New Cross (NX) garage and the Leyland Titans were replaced by ECW bodied Leyland Olympians.
On 8 July 1989, the route was converted to midibus operation using Optare StarRiders.
On 11 July 1992, the route passed to Transcity Coaches using Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Darts.
On 28 October 1993, the route was included in the sale of Transcity Coaches to Kentish Bus and the allocation was transferred to Dartford (DT) garage.
On 8 October 1994, the route was rerouted daily between the "Dover Patrol" and Shooters Hill Road via Kidbrooke Park Road instead of Rochester Way.
On 24 January 1998, the route was extended from Eltham to Sidcup - which replaced diverted section of Route 233.
On 15 July 2000, the route was retained by Arriva Kent Thameside and was converted to low floor operation using Plaxton Pointer 2 bodied Dennis Dart SLFs.
On 18 May 2002, part of the allocation was transferred to Northfleet (NF) garage.
On 28 September 2002, the Northfleet (NF) allocation was transferred to Dartford (DT) garage.
On 25 November 2006, the route was rerouted via bus gate on Westcombe Hill.
On 14 July 2007, the route was retained by Arriva Kent Thameside with brand new Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 Darts introduced.
On 12 July 2014, the route passed to London Central operating from their New Cross (NX) garage with brand new Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 Darts introduced.
On 29 July 2017, the allocation was transferred to Morden Wharf (MG) garage.
From December 2017 until March 2018, Wright Electrocity bodied VDL SB120s were temporarily used on the route.
On 15 January 2018, the Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 Darts were replaced by brand new Wright StreetLite DFs.
On 13 July 2019, the route was retained by London Central using existing Wright StreetLite DFs.
Current Route[ ]
Route 286 operates via these primary locations:
- Queen Mary's Hospital
- Sidcup High Street Carlton Road
- Sidcup Station
- Avery Hill Crown Woods School
- Eltham High Street
- Eltham Station
- Kidbrooke
- Blackheath Royal Standard
- Westcombe Park Station
- East Greenwich
- Greenwich Cutty Sark
Gallery[ ]
External Links[ ]
- London Bus Routes Gallery
- Full Timetable (PDF)
| London Buses | |
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| Current Operators | Arriva London • Blue Triangle • Docklands Buses • London Central • London General • London Sovereign RATP Group • London Transit RATP Dev • London United RATP Group • Metrobus • Metroline • Stagecoach London • Sullivan Buses • Transport UK London Bus • UNO |
| Go-Ahead London | Blue Triangle • Docklands Buses • London Central • London General • Metrobus |
| RATP Dev Transit London | London Sovereign RATP Group • London Transit RATP Dev • London United RATP Group |
| Former Operators | Arriva Kent Thameside • Arriva The Shires • Connex Bus UK • East Thames Buses • First London • HCT Group • Quality Line RATP Group • Tellings-Golden Miller • Tower Transit • Transdev London • Travel London |
| Fleet Lists | Arriva London Fleet List • Blue Triangle Fleet List • Docklands Buses Fleet List • London Central Fleet List • London General Fleet List • London Sovereign RATP Group Fleet List • London Transit RATP Fleet List • London United RATP Fleet List • Metrobus Fleet List • Metroline Fleet List • Stagecoach London Fleetlist • Sullivan Buses Fleet List • Transport UK London Bus Fleet List • UNO Fleet List |
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| School Routes | 601 • 602 • 605 • 606 • 608 • 611 • 612 • 613 • 616 • 617 • 621 • 624 • 625 • 626 • 627 • 628 • 629 • 631 • 632 • 633 • 634 • 635 • 638 • 639 • 640 • 642 • 643 • 645 • 646 • 649 • 650 • 651 • 652 • 653 • 654 • 655 • 656 • 657 • 658 • 660 • 661 • 662 • 663 • 664 • 665 • 667 • 669 • 670 • 671 • 672 • 673 • 674 • 675 • 677 • 678 • 679 • 681 • 683 • 684 • 685 • 686 • 687 • 688 • 689 • 690 • 692 • 696 • 697 • 698 • 699
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| Superloop Routes | SL1 • SL2 • SL3 • SL5 • SL6 • SL7 • SL8 • SL9 • SL10
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| Night Routes | N1 • N2 • N3 • N5 • N7 • N8 • N9 • N11 • N15 • N18 • N19 • N20 • N21 • N22 • N25 • N26 • N27 • N28 • N29 • N31 • N32 • N33 • N38 • N41 • N44 • N53 • N55 • N63 • N65 • N68 • N72 • N73 • N74 • N83 • N86 • N87 • N89 • N91 • N97 • N98 • N109 • N113 • N133 • N136 • N137 • N140 • N155 • N171 • N199 • N205 • N207 • N242 • N250 • N253 • N266 • N271 • N277 • N279 • N343 • N381 • N550 • N551
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| Future Routes | 495 • 618 • N518 • SL4 |
| Future Withdrawn Routes | 9H • 10 • 15H • 48 • 82 • 168 • 271 • 305 • 332 • 387 • 391 • 455 • 497 • 507 • 521 • 541 • 549 • 558 • 607 • 609 • 611 • 618 • 619 • 636 • 637 • 641 • 648 • 718 • 728 • 733 • C2 • PR1 • PR2 • R6 • RV1 • S5 • T31 • T32 • T33 • W10 • X26 • X68 • X140 • N10 • N13 • N16 • N35 • N47 • N64 • N76 • N93 • N159 • N213 |
| Current Bus Types in use | BYD K8SR Electric • Caetano e.City Gold • Enviro 200 Dart • Enviro 200 MMC • Enviro 200 MMC EV • Enviro 400 • Enviro 400 MMC • Enviro 400H City • Enviro 400 City EV • Irizar i2 EV • Irizar ieTram Electric • MCV EvoSeti • Mercedes-Benz Citaro • New Routemaster • Optare MetroCity EV • Optare MetroDecker EV • Optare Olympus • Optare Esteem • Optare Solo • Scania OmniCity • Volvo BZL Electric • Wright GB Kite • Wright Gemini 2 • Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 • Wright Eclipse Gemini 3 • Wright SRM • Wright StreetDeck • Wright StreetLite |
| Areas where many bus routes serve | Archway • Barnet The Spires • Bexleyheath • Ealing Broadway • Epsom • Ilford • Lewisham • King’s Cross • Streatham • Trafalgar Square • Uxbridge • Waterloo |
| Bus Stations | Addington Village • Aldgate • Beckton • Becontree Heath • Bluewater • Brent Cross • Canada Water • Canning Town • Park Royal Central Middlesex Hospital • Chingford • Kingston Cromwell Road • Crossharbour • Crystal Palace • Dalston Junction • East Croydon • Edgware • Edmonton Green • Eltham • Euston • Kingston Fairfield • Golders Green • Grove Park • Hammersmith • Harrow • Hatton Cross • Heathrow Central • Heathrow Terminal 5 • Hounslow • Leytonstone • Liverpool Street • London Bridge • Mile End • Mortlake • North Finchley • North Greenwich • Northwick Park Hospital • Orpington • Peckham • Potters Bar • Prince Regent • Putney Bridge • Richmond • Romford • South Harrow • Staines • Stratford • Stratford City • Tottenham Hale • Turnpike Lane Station • Vauxhall • Victoria • Waltham Cross • Walthamstow Central • West Croydon • White City • Wimbledon |
| Route Lists | 1-99 • 100-199 • 200-299 • 300-399 • 400-499 • 500-599 • 600-699 • 700-799 • 900-999 • Letter Prefix Routes • X Prefixed Routes • List of Night Bus Routes |
| Other | 2024 Bus Withdrawals • Alexander Dennis Buses with in TFL • New London Buses On Order • Upcoming changes |