London Buses route 331

London Buses route 331 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest.

History
This route began on 1 October 1994, it replaced the withdrawn section of route U1 Ruislip & Harefield and withdrawn route 348 between Northwood & Uxbridge. It was operated by Luton & District from the former London Country North West garage in Garston with Leyland Olympian double-deckers. However, in 1996 it was taken over by London Buslines, who later became part of Centrewest.

Route 331 was transferred to Centrewest's Uxbridge Garage in 1998. Brand new Dennis Dart SLF/Marshall Capitals were bought to convert the route into low-floor in 2003.

In March and April 2008, a batch of new Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Darts were bought to run the route. These were on loan and were due to be given to First London's Dagenham garage for route 498 on 28 June 2008. Further brand new Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Darts took their place on 5 July 2008, when the 331's new contract started following its renewal in August 2007.

The route services places such as Ruislip Woods National Nature Reserve, Ruislip Lido and the award-winning village green of Harefield. A popular driver on the route, Robert Cherry, was killed when another bus crushed him against the bus in the depot.

Current route

 * Ruislip Station
 * Ruislip Lido
 * Northwood Station
 * Mount Vernon Hospital
 * Harefield
 * Denham
 * Uxbridge Station