London Buses route E8

London Buses route E8 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Metroline.

History
Route E8 was introduced in 1990 to replace the discontinued section of the E1 between Ealing Broadway and Brentford. Along with the E2 service, it links Brentford town centre with Brentford station and the nearby stations on the Piccadilly line.

The route was introduced using Renault / Wright midi buses stationed at Hanwell Garage. When the garage closed they transferred to the new Greenford (G). When the E-routes were tendered in 1997 E8 was transferred to Armchair at the Brentford garage, using new single door Dennis Dart SLF/Plaxton Pointers. When the contracts were renewed in 2002 the E8 was upgraded to new dual-door low-floor Dennis Dart SLFs with Plaxton Pointer 2s with the Armchair's new livery and wheelchair access.

The route was tendered again in 2009, with Metroline, as successor to Armchair, who retained the contract to operate the route in October 2008. The new contract is operated using hybrid versions of the single-decker, lightweight Optare Tempo which started operation in March 2009 alongside Dennis Enviro200s operating out of Brentford garage. These buses consume less fuel and emit around 40% less pollutants than conventional buses.

Current route

 * Ealing Broadway Station
 * The Broadway
 * New Broadway
 * Uxbridge Road
 * West Ealing Broadway
 * Hanwell Broadway
 * Cumberland Road
 * Boston Road
 * Boston Manor Station
 * Boston Manor Road
 * Brentford Station
 * Half Acre
 * High Street
 * Commerce Road
 * Brentford Commerce Road