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[edit] HistoryDuring 1950s, Route 142 was a somewhat different route that it is today. It started at Watford Junction, ran via Bushey, Bushey Heath & Stanmore and to Edgware Station. From Edgware it continued to Kilburn Park Station, except in the evenings and during weekends. The 142 was extended to Kilburn Park full time in 1962 (but cut back to Edgware on Sundays in 1963) and again in 1966. It was withdrawn between Kilburn Park and Colindale in 1970, with this section replaced by the route 32. The 142 was extended at peak times to the new Brent Cross Shopping Centre in 1976 and a little further to Brent Cross Station (Mon-Fri except peaks and Saturdays). The section to Brent Cross Station was withdrawn in the same year. Buses traveling towards Brent Cross were diverted via Edgware Bus Station in 1989. Later in 1993 it was rerouted via the withdrawn section of the 251 between Edgware and Stanmore. It was extended to Brent Cross Shopping Centre in 2003. Before it was operated by Arriva Shires & Essex, it was operated by London Transport with AEC Regent III RTs, Leyland Titans, AEC Swiftsand later Metrobuses at Hendon, Cricklewood and Edgware garages. Hendon lost the allocation of the 142 in 1952. Edgware had the full allocation of the 142 and converted the route to one person operation using AEC Swifts in the 1970s. The Allocation was transferred to London & Country's Watford garage. Luton and District gained the contract of the 142 in 1990 at the same garage (GR), this time with brand new Leyland Olympians. When the 142's contract was renewed in 2003, Arriva The Shires bought 18 brand new DAF DB250LF/Alexander ALX400 (DLA's) for it and a couple more for 340. When they did arrive they had Arriva London's red livery and 'cow horn's' instead of Arriva Shires & Essex's turqurise blue livery. [edit] Current route
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