Green Line route 797
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| Overview | |
| System | Green Line |
| Operator | Uno |
| Garage | Hatfield |
| Vehicle | Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro |
| Night-time | No night service |
| Route | |
| Start | Hatfield |
| End | London Baker Street |
| Length | 23 miles (37 km) |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | Hourly |
| Journey time | 1 hour 5 minutes |
| Operates | 05:22 - 22:-2 |
| See also Green Line Coaches | |
Green Line route 797 is a limited-stop express coach service, currently operated by Uno as part of the Green Line Coaches network. It operates between Hatfield and London. Arriva recently decided to stop running this route and Uno are running a revised and reduced service from March 2015.[1]
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History
The UK coach market was deregulated in 1980 under the Transport Act 1980.
Route 797 was started by Green Line in the 1980s, and at one time ran from London to Cambridge.[2] When London Country Bus Services was broken up in 1986, route 797 passed with the Stevenage depot to London Country North East, sold in 1988 to AJS Group who established the Sovereign brand. The operation was sold in 1990 to Luton & District Transport, itself then acquired by Arriva. In 1996 Arriva sold the route back to Sovereign, by then owned by the Blazefield Group.[3] In 2004 Arriva purchased the Hertfordshire side of the Sovereign business, with the London side being sold to Transdev London. From 2005 to 2015, Arriva operated the route, until operation transferred to Uno
In 2001, before the sale, Sovereign purchased two Volvo B10M/Plaxton Premiere, which were specially branded for the route.[4] However these are no longer used, being replaced by older Van Hool coaches and more recently, newer ones that were cascaded from the 757 London-Luton service. They were specially branded for the 797 service and feature rear adverts for shopping, leisure, and work uses of the service.[citation needed]
It was not uncommon to see standard Arriva buses running on the route, instead of the coaches. These were mainly ex-Sovereign dual purpose vehicles.[citation needed]
Unobus operated the route from Hatfield to London, Victoria from 28 February 2015 until 31 August 2015 when the amended the route to terminate at London Baker Street. At the same time they extended the route north to Stevenage and Hitchin, terminating at Hitchin Railway Station. Previously the service north from Hatfield was provided by connecting service 625/635 to Stevenage, Hitchin, Letchworh and Baldock. This service was withdrawn on 31 August 2015 and replaced by the 797.[citation needed]
Current route
Route departing Hitchin
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Route departing London Baker Street
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Coach stops at the University of Hertfordshire include the College Lane Campus, The Halls of Residence on Bishops Rise, and the de Havilland campus.
See also
References
- ↑ Under-threat Welwyn Hatfield bus service saved - but will not run at weekends - Welwyn Hatfield Times, 12 February 2015
- ↑ History of Green Line Coach Services
- ↑ Competition Commission report (2005) para 2.7
- ↑ Fotopic - Picture of the two new Plaxtons Accessed 23 March 2008
- ↑ Uno - Route 797 timetable Accessed 31 Aug 2015
External links
- Green Line Coaches website
- Green Line - Route 797
- Arriva Shires & Essex website
- Full timetable - Unobus
- Full timetable - Transport for London
- Unobus Website
