What is London Buses route 281?
{{Infobox bus line|number=281|former_operator=|map=|annualpatronage=|time=|day=|frequency=|level=Daily|length=|end=[[Tolworth]]|via=[[Whitton, London|Whitton]]<br>[[Twickenham]]<br>[[Teddington]]<br>[[Kingston upon Thames|Kingston]]<br>[[Surbiton]]|start=[[Hounslow]]|night=24-hour service|predecessors=|logo=|close=|open=9 May 1962|pvr=25 <!-- sourced in article -->|vehicle=|garage=[[Fulwell bus garage|Fulwell]]|operator=[[London United Busways|London United]]|titlecolor=white|bgcolor=red|caption=[[London United Busways|London United]] [[Scania OmniCity]] in June 2014|image_width=300|image=London United route 281 to Tolworth (cropped).jpg|map_name=}} '''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 Busways|London United]] using 25 buses.<ref>[http://issuu.com/goaheadlondon/docs/bus_talk_feb_14_lo Tender News] ''[[Bus Talk]]'' issue 26 February 2014</ref> == History == [[File:London_United_bus_VA43_(R943_YOV)_1998_Volvo_Olympian_Alexander_RH-Type,_Hounslow,_route_281,_September_1998.jpg|thumb|[[London United Busways|London United]] [[Walter Alexander Coachbuilders|Alexander]] RH bodied [[Volvo Olympian]] in [[Hounslow]] in September 1998]] [[File:Transdev_London_TA220.JPG|thumb|Transdev London [[Alexander ALX400|TransBus ALX400]] bodied [[Dennis Trident 2|TransBus Trident]] in [[Kingston upon Thames|Kingston]] in December 2008]] Route 281 was introduced between [[Twickenham]] and [[Tolworth]] on 9 May 1962. It replaced [[Trolleybuses in London|trolleybus]] route 601 and operated from [[Fulwell bus garage|Fulwell garage]].<ref>{{cite book|title=London TrolleybuBus Routes|last=Taylor|first=Hugh|publisher=Capital Transport Publishing|year=1994|isbn=9781854141552|location=Harrow Weald}}</ref><ref>Fulwell ''The London Bus'' volume 4 2017 pages 68/69</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PU4IEAAAQBAJ&dq=london+buses+route+281&pg=PT324|title=London Buses in the