London Buses route 88  London Buses route 88 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Parliament Hill Fields and Clapham Common, it is operated by London General. The route used to be known as "the Clapham Omnibus" when it was run by London General with single-decker buses. Route 88 was the first "Metropolitan" route to receive AEC NS-type buses, running between Acton Green and Mitcham. Between 1993 and 1997, Volvos were used to run the route. For some time, the route was the only one to use the buses. London General has successfully retained route 88 with new contracts starting on 13 December 2003 and 11 December 2010. New Routemasters were introduced on 22 August 2015. On 30 March 2019, the route was extended from Camden Town to Parliament Hill Fields and re-routed between Camden Town and Great Portland Street Station to go via Albany Street and ultimately replace the C2, which ceased operation entirely. Route 88 operates via these primary locations: