London Buses route E8

London Buses route E8 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Ealing Broadway Station and Brentford, it is operated by Metroline.

History
Route E8 was introduced in 1990 to replace the discontinued section of route E1 between Ealing Broadway and Brentford. Along with route E2, it links Brentford town centre with Brentford Station and the nearby stations on the Piccadilly line.

Route E8 initially used Wright Nimbus bodied Renault S75 minibuses from Hanwell (HL) garage. On 27 March 1993, Hanwell (HL) garage was announced as closed, with the allocation moved to the new Greenford (G) garage.

In 1997, route E8 passed to Armchair with new Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart SLFs from Brentford (AH) garage. In 2002, route E8 was retained by Armchair with new dual-door Plaxton Pointer 2 bodied Dennis Dart SLFs introducedtroduced. Route E8 was included in the sale November 2004 sale of Armchair to Metroline.

In 2009, the route was retained by Metroline with new Optare Tempo Hybrids and new Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Darts.

Current route

 * Ealing Broadway Station
 * West Ealing
 * Hanwell Broadway
 * Boston Manor Station
 * Brentford Station
 * Brentford Commerce Road