London Buses route 281

London Buses route 281 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. It runs between Hounslow and Tolworth and it is operated by London United using 25 buses.
History.
Route 281 was introduced between Twickenham and Tolworth on 9 May 1962. It replaced trolleybus route 601 and operated from Fulwell garage. On 15 August 1981 it was converted from AEC Routemaster to MCW Metrobus operation.
In 2000, the 281 was one of the most popular routes in London. Around 5.5 million passengers used the service that year.
On 3 June 2006, route 281 became the 100th night bus service in London, when a 24-hour service introduced. It replaced some of route N22, which was shortened to end at Fulwell.
Since the privatisation of London bus services, route 281 has always been operated by London United out of Fulwell garage.
Current route.
Route 281 operates via these main locations:
Incidents.
In July 2005, soon after the 7 July 2005 London bombings, the route was the subject of a hoax bomb threat.