Hertfordshire bus route 84

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Sullivan Buses Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B9TL in St Albans in April 2022
Overview
OperatorSullivan Buses
Began service3 August 1912
Former operator(s)London Country Bus Services
London Regional Transport
London General Omnibus Company
Metroline
Route
StartSt Albans
ViaLondon Colney
South Mimms
EndPotters Bar station

Hertfordshire bus route 84 is a commercial bus service running in Hertfordshire. Running between St Albans and Potters Bar station, it is operated by Sullivan Buses.

History

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AEC Swift in High Barnet in July 1980

Route 84 commenced operating on 3 August 1912[1] between St Albans and Golders Green.[2] It was operated by the London General Omnibus Company as a feeder service to the Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway which at that time terminated at Golders Green.[3]

Route 84 used to reach further into London: in 1936 it ran from St Albans to Golders Green, albeit omitting Potters Bar itself by running via New Road. As a wartime economy, from May 1940, route 84 was withdrawn south of Whetstone, being diverted to Arnos Grove station instead. In August 1969 it was cut back to Barnet and diverted to New Barnet station. Operation of the route passed from London Regional Transport to London Country Bus Services in 1982.[2][4] In 1986 it reverted to being a London Transport operated route.[2]

From 2 January 2012, the route no longer accepted Transport for London tickets as the partial subsidy from Transport for London was withdrawn.[2][5][6]

In February 2022, Metroline announced that it intended to withdraw the route in April that year.[7][8][9][10][11] However, after a petition of over 6000 and local protests, Sullivan Buses declared that they would operate a new route between Potters Bar and St Albans with financial support from Hertfordshire County Council.[2][12][13] The route number was subsequently confirmed to be remaining the same, although with the Potters Bar to Barnet section withdrawn.[14][15]

On 2 April 2022, Sullivan Buses took over the route and a half-hourly service on Mondays to Saturdays and hourly services on Sunday and Public Holidays.

In Summer 2023, after other campaigns, a new Monday-Saturday bus route was confirmed to restore the section between Potters Bar and Barnet, running between Potters Bar railway station and Barnet General Hospital via Potters Bar Community Hospital and High Barnet. It is commenced operations in early September 2023 and is numbered 84B. It is run by a bus company based near Bishop's Stortford called Central Connect. Oyster is not valid on this service.[16][17]

Route

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Route 84 operates via these primary locations:[18]

References

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  1. ^ Billings, Tony (2003). 84 Bus to St Albans: An illustrated local history and description of the 84 bus. Billing Family History.
  2. ^ a b c d e Metroline axes cross-border route 84 Buses issue 805 April 2022 page 24
  3. ^ Aldridge, John (October 2006). "Olympians finally bow out as the 84 goes single-deck". Buses (619): 18.
  4. ^ 84 Bus to St Albans: An Illustrated Local History and Description of the 84 Bus from Its First Run on 3 August 1912 to the Present. Tony Billings, 2003
  5. ^ Routes 84 & 242 Archived 13 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine Metroline
  6. ^ Marius, Callum (30 January 2022). "Two almost identical London bus routes which have ended up totally different". MyLondon. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  7. ^ Lister-Fell, Frankie (1 February 2022). "Metroline 'intends' to axe 84 bus route". Welwyn Hatfield Times. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  8. ^ Louis, Nathan (7 February 2022). "Bus route officially axed despite thousands signing petition to save service". Times Series. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  9. ^ Marius, Callum (4 February 2022). "North London bus route to be axed after 109 years". MyLondon. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  10. ^ Salisbury, Josh (8 February 2022). "Major bus route between north London and Hertfordshire axed". Evening Standard. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Axing 110-year-old Hertfordshire bus route is 'devastating'". BBC News. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  12. ^ May, Adam (11 February 2002). "Route 84: Majority of 'lifeline' Potters Bar and St Albans bus route saved after Metroline withdrew service". HertsLive. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Hertfordshire's bus service to be partially saved". BBC News. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Service Changes April 2022". Intalink. Hertfordshire County Council. 1 March 2022 [2022-02-07]. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  15. ^ "84 timetable" (PDF). Sullivan Buses. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Service Changes:September 2023". Intalink. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  17. ^ "New 84B route will provide hourly bus service from Potters Bar to Barnet connecting hospitals and stations". The Barnet Society. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  18. ^ Route 84 map Metroline
  • Glover, John (2006) - London Country
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