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{{Short description|Bus routes running between Queensbury and Hatfield}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox bus route
|number = The Comet 614 and 644
|bgcolor = #652681
|titlecolor = white
|image = File:YX17NPY ADL Enviro400H City (37148048860).jpg
|image_width = 300
|caption = An [[Alexander Dennis Enviro400 City]] in The Comet livery in September 2017
|operator = [[Uno (bus company)|Uno]]
|vehicle = [[Alexander Dennis Enviro400 City]]
|start = [[Queensbury tube station|Queensbury station]]
|via  =  [[Edgware]]<br/>[[Chipping Barnet]] (614)<br/>[[Borehamwood]] (644)<br/>[[University of Hertfordshire]]
|end = [[Hatfield railway station|Hatfield station]]
|length = {{convert|21|mi}}
| open = {{Start date|2017|03|26|df=y}}
|map =
|notes =
}}
'''The Comet''' (The Comet 614 and 644) are [[bus route]]s that run between [[Queensbury, London|Queensbury]] and [[Hatfield, Hertfordshire|Hatfield]].
==History==
In March 2017, routes 614 and 644 were extended from Hatfield Business Park to [[Hatfield railway station|Hatfield station]], replacing service 600 which was simultaneously withdrawn.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Blackman |first1=Sophie |title=Service changes for St Albans bus routes revealed |url=https://www.hertsad.co.uk/news/service-changes-for-st-albans-bus-routes-revealed-5083978 |publisher=The Herts Advertiser |access-date=2021-07-21 |date=2017-02-15}}</ref>
The brand was introduced in September 2017, coinciding with the introduction of six new [[Alexander Dennis Enviro400 City]] [[double-decker bus]]es.<ref name="welwyn hatfield times">{{cite web |last1=Flanagan |first1=Chris |title=Hatfield's University of Hertfordshire unveils new £1.3m buses |url=https://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/hatfield-s-university-of-hertfordshire-unveils-new-1-3m-buses-5574400 |publisher=Welwyn Hatfield Times |access-date=2021-07-21 |date=2017-09-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Uno Buses launches new fleet onto The Comet route |url=https://cbwmagazine.com/uno-buses-launches-new-fleet-onto-comet-route/ |publisher=Coach&BusWeek |access-date=2021-07-21 |date=2017-09-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2017-12-15|title=The bus for everyone|url=https://www.route-one.net/news/the_bus_for_everyone/|access-date=2021-07-21|website=Route One|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Routes ==
Route 614 starts at [[Queensbury tube station|Queensbury station]] and passes through [[Edgware]] and [[Chipping Barnet]], though it avoids [[Edgware bus station]]. It subsequently runs on the [[A1(M) motorway]] before reaching [[Hatfield, Hertfordshire|Hatfield]], where it passes the [[University of Hertfordshire]]. The route ends at [[Hatfield railway station|Hatfield station]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Marius|first=Callum|date=2021-07-21|title=I went on London's fastest bus route and it's like riding a magic carpet|url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/north-london-news/i-went-londons-fastest-bus-21102938|access-date=2021-07-21|website=MyLondon|language=en}}</ref> Route 644 takes a similar route, but instead of passing through Chipping Barnet, it instead passes through [[Borehamwood]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=644 timetable|url=https://www.unobus.info/services/hertfordshire/614644/644/|access-date=2021-07-21|website=Uno}}</ref>
==Etymology==
The routes are named after the [[de Havilland Comet]], the world's first commercial jet airliner. The airliner was developed at the [[Hatfield Aerodrome]].<ref name="welwyn hatfield times" />
==References==
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[[Category:Bus routes in England]]
[[Category:2017 establishments in England]]
[[Category:Transport in Hertfordshire]]