London Buses route 427

London Buses route 427 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest.

History
The conversion of route 207 to articulated buses resulted in the route no longer being able to serve Uxbridge, due to tight turns in the town centre, so the route was split into two sections on 9 April 2005 - the western end between Uxbridge and Acton was renumbered 427, running from Acton using Tridents cascaded from route 207.

Transport for London were proposing to build the West London Tram between Shepherds Bush and Uxbridge, running along the Uxbridge Road through Acton, Ealing, Hanwell, Southall, Hayes and Uxbridge. The tram would have replaced the current routes 207, 427 and 607. TfL claimed that trams would carry more passengers and be more reliable, but due to the Crossrail project going ahead the plans were scrapped.

In September 2009, it was announced that the Contract for route 427 was retained by First Centrewest with 22 new Volvo B9TL 10.4m / Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 double deckers on the route from 10 April 2010. From the same date the route was due to be extended to Acton Town Hall in place of the former Horn Lane terminus, which was eventually put in effect in January 2011.

A night service on the route is provided by route N207.

Controversy
In July 2006 seven passengers on the route were attacked and robbed by a group calling themselves the "MDP".

On August 22, 2008, four youths received stab wounds during a brawl on a vehicle on the route near Hayes. The injuries were not life-threatening.

Current route

 * Uxbridge Station
 * Hayes End
 * Hayes Grapes
 * Hayes By-pass
 * Southall High Street
 * Ealing Hospital
 * Hanwell Broadway
 * West Ealing Broadway
 * The Broadway for Ealing Broadway Station 
 * Ealing Common Station
 * Acton High Street
 * Acton Old Town Hall, Salisbury Street