What is London Buses route 240?
{{Infobox bus line |number = 240 |logo = |image = Metroline route 240 to Edgware (cropped).jpg |image_width = 300 |caption = [[Metroline]] [[Alexander Dennis Enviro400]] in June 2014 |bgcolor = red |titlecolor = white |operator = [[Metroline]] |start = [[Golders Green tube station|Golders Green station]] |via = [[Mill Hill East tube station|Mill Hill East station]]<br>[[Mill Hill]]<br>[[Hendon]] |end = [[Edgware tube station|Edgware station]] }} '''London Buses route 240''' is a [[Transport for London]] contracted bus route in [[London]], England. It runs between [[Golders Green tube station|Golders Green]] and [[Edgware tube station|Edgware]] stations. The route is operated by [[Metroline]]. ==History== [[File:M1_-_geograph.org.uk_-_677640.jpg|thumb|[[MCW Metrobus]] at [[Golders Green tube station|Golders Green station]] in January 1981]] [[File:VPL202 240.JPG|thumb|[[Metroline]] [[Plaxton President]] bodied [[Volvo B7TL]] at [[Mill Hill East tube station|Mill Hill East station]] in November 2007]] Route 240 began in the 1930s between [[Golders Green tube station|Golders Green]] and [[Edgware tube station|Edgware]] stations. It replaced the former [[London General Omnibus Company]] route 104. The only single-decker version of the LS (London Six) type bus ran on route 240.<ref>{{cite book | title=The London Motor Bus: Its Origins and Development | publisher=London Transport |author1=Graeme Bruce, J |author2=Curtis, Colin | year=1977 | pages=46 | isbn=0853290830}}</ref> The route was kept by [[Metroline]] with a new contract starting on 30 April 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tfl.gov.uk/forms/13796.aspx?btID=153 |title=Bus tender results |publisher=TFL |date=23 September 2004 |accessdate=3 June 2017 }} Transport for London 23 September 2004</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://tfl.gov.uk/forms/13796.aspx?btID=973 |title=Bus tender results |publisher=TFL |date=18 August 2011 |accessdate=3 June 2007 }}</ref> ==Current route== Route 240 operates via