Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
01.02.61
HT1+
22RM
10RM
8RM

NORTH FINCHLEY - East Finchley - Highgate - Archway - Holloway - Caledonian Road - KINGS CROSS ( Sat pm / Sun ) Grays Inn Road - Holborn Circus -
FARRINGDON STREET (Sat am / Sun am jnys) - Blackfriars - Elephant & Castle - CAMBERWELL GREEN (Monday-Friday)
This was part of Stage 9 of the Trolleybus replacement program - replacing part 517/617.

 

RM626 replaces the 517/617 trolleybus at North Finchley - the offside blind box still in place

 



01.01.67
HT
22RM
7RM
5RM
 
WL
--
--
15RM

NORTH FINCHLEY - KINGS CROSS (Sat pm) - FARRINGDON STREET (Sat am) - CAMBERWELL GREEN (Monday-Friday) - Brixton - Stockwell,Clapham Common - Clapham Junction - Battersea - Beaufort Street - Fulham Road - SOUTH KENSINGTON STN (Suns)
Sunday extended from Kings Cross to South Kensington replacing withdrawn Route 45 on that day.
Sunday WL allocation introduced.

January 1967 first and last times

Extracted from 1970 historical map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk


16.01.71
HT
16RM
--
--

ARCHWAY STATION - CAMBERWELL GREEN (Monday-Friday)
Saturday and Sunday Route withdrawn.
Withdrawn between Archway and North Finchley - replaced by new Route 263.


RM527 Walworth Garage, December 1974

 

26.01.75
HT
16DM
--
--

ARCHWAY STATION - CAMBERWELL GREEN (Monday-Friday)
RM type replaced by DM

DM1096 Kings Cross

busmap.co.uk

27.10.78
LDO - replaced by revised Route 45.

 

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Date of edit   Monday, 27.02.23