London Buses route 45 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Clapham Park and Elephant and Castle, it is operated by Transport UK London Bus.
On 3 August 1985, route 45 was converted to one man operation with the AEC Routemasters replaced by Leyland Titans.[4]
Having been operated by London Central out of Camberwell garage since first tendered in 1987,[5] on 11 November 2017 it was taken over by Abellio London's Walworth garage with Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMCs introduced.[6][7][8] On 15 June 2019, the route was withdrawn between King's Cross and Elephant & Castle.[9]
In June 2022 Transport for London launched a consultation with a view to withdrawing route 45, with route 35 and a re-routed 59 continuing to serve its length.[10] However, it decided not to go ahead with the proposals and so no changes to route 45 were made.[11]
Current route
Route 45 operates via these primary locations:[12]
^New TfL contract for route 45 Abellio London 14 November 2017
^Permanent Bus Changes 12 April 2019 to 30 June 2019 Transport for London
^Central London Bus Review 2022 Transport for London 1 June 2022
^Urban, Mike (2 December 2022). "Saved! The 45 bus route from Clapham Park to Elephant and Castle escapes the axe". Brixton Buzz. Retrieved 3 December 2022.