Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
22.09.90
S51+
12RML
9RML
10M
NEW ROUTE replaces withdrawn section of Route 88

ACTON GREEN - Goldhawk Road - Shepherds Bush - Holland Park Avenue,Notting Hill Gate - Bayswater Road - Marble Arch - OXFORD CIRCUS ( Mon-Sat ) - Regent Street - Piccadilly Circus - TRAFALGAR SQUARE ( Suns )
Mon-Sat crew and Sunday OPO operated
replaced the western end of  Route 88

26.01.91
S51+
12RML
9RML
10M

ACTON GREEN - OXFORD CIRCUS ( Mon-Sat ) - TRAFALGAR SQUARE (MS late eves/Suns)
Mon-Sat late evenings extended from Oxford Circus to Trafalgar Square

13.07.91
S51+
19RML
15RML
8M

ACTON GREEN or EAST ACTON Ducane Road (Mon-Fri am peak) - TRAFALGAR SQUARE
Service increase to compensate for loss of Route 12 from Shepherds Bush allocation.
Extended from Oxford Circus to Trafalgar Square at all times
Journeys introduced from East Acton via Old Oak Road and Uxbridge Road Mon-Fri am peak.

24.10.92
S51+
19RML
15RML
--
 
V111+
--
--
11L

ACTON GREEN or EAST ACTON Ducane Road (Mon-Fri am peak) - TRAFALGAR SQUARE
Sunday allocation moved from Shepherds Bush (S) to Stamford Brook (V)

22.05.93
S51+
20RML
15RML
--
Evening Service
S201+
6M/220
8M/220
--
Evening Service
V72
2M
--
--
 
V111+
--
--
11L

ACTON GREEN or EAST ACTON Ducane Road (Mon-Fri am peak) - TRAFALGAR SQUARE
Evening service converted to OPO.

28.02.94
S51+
20RML
16RML
--
Evening Service
S201+
6M/220
8M/220
--
Evening Service
V71+
4M/27
2M/27
--
 
V111+
--
--
11L

ACTON GREEN or EAST ACTON Ducane Road (Mon-Fri am peak) - TRAFALGAR SQUARE
Saturday evening V allocation introduced.

02.04.95
S51+
21RML
16RML
11M
Evening Service
S201+
6M/220
8M/220
--
Evening Service
V71+
4M/27
2M/27
--

ACTON GREEN or EAST ACTON Ducane Road (Mon-Fri am peak) - TRAFALGAR SQUARE
Sunday allocation moved back to Shepherds Bush (S)

09.11.96
S51+
22RML
17RML
11M
Evening Service
S201+
9M/27
9M/27
--

ACTON GREEN or EAST ACTON Ducane Road (Mon-Fri am peak) - PICCADILLY CIRCUS Charles ll Street
Withdrawn between Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.
Stamford Brook allocation withdrawn.

03.01.98
S351+
22RML
17RML
11M
Evening Service
S201+
9M/27
9M/27
--

ACTON GREEN or Shepherds Bush Princess Victoria (Mon-Fri am peak) - PICCADILLY CIRCUS
Mon-Fri am peak journeys from East Acton now start from Shepherds Bush Princess Victoria

11.11.99
S351+
22RML
17RML
5M
Evening Service
S251+
5M/220
--
--
Evening Service
V1+
5M/27
10M/27
--
 
V11+
--
--
7M

ACTON GREEN or Shepherds Bush Princess Victoria (Mon-Fri am peak) - PICCADILLY CIRCUS
Stamford Brook allocation reintroduced. Sat evg S allocation withdrawn

M1125

M1125 Oxford Circus

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31.03.01
S351+
21RML
17RML
11RML
late evening jnys
S421+
exN94
exN94
exN94

ACTON GREEN - PICCADILLY CIRCUS Charles ll Street
Evening and Sunday service reverted to Crew operation thus Stamford Brook allocation withdrawn

Journeys starting at Princess Victoria withdrawn

Extracted from 2001 leaflet
30.08.03
S351+
23RML
19RML
17VA

Evening Service

S421+
exN94
exN94
exN94
  S251+
10VA/220
10VA/220
--

ACTON GREEN - PICCADILLY CIRCUS
Evening and Sunday service reverted to OPO operation.

RML2519
RML2519 Selfridges

24.01.04
S351+
30TLA
26TLA
17TLA
Night Service
S401+
3TLA
3TLA
3TLA

ACTON GREEN - PICCADILLY CIRCUS
Converted to OPO operation - N94 renumbered 94 thus route 24hr

TLA3 Queensway Station
04.04.06
S351+
31TLA
26TLA
17TLA
Night Service
S401+
3TLA
3TLA
3TLA
LU replaced by Transdev

ACTON GREEN - PICCADILLY CIRCUS
New Operator

VA307 at Marble Arch performing a short journey to Portman Square which is unusual in that the destination is off route
16.10.10
S351+
30ADH
27ADH
17ADH
Night service
S401+
3ADH
6ADH
6ADH

ACTON GREEN - PICCADILLY CIRCUS
Contract renewal - new hybrid buses introduced in December

03.03.11
S351+
30ADH
27ADH
17ADH
Night service
S401+
3ADH
6ADH
6ADH
Transdev replaced by RATP LU

ACTON GREEN - PICCADILLY CIRCUS
New operator

17.10.15
S351+
31ADH
28ADH
18ADH
Night service
S401+
3ADH
6ADH
6ADH

ACTON GREEN - PICCADILLY CIRCUS
Contract extended for two years

ADH14 Shepherds Bush Green
10.03.16
S351+
31VH
28VH
18VH
Night service
S401+
3VH
6VH
6VH

ACTON GREEN - PICCADILLY CIRCUS
Start of progressive conversion to VH type

VH45200 Marble Arch
02.09.17
S351+
31VH
28VH
18VH
Night service
S401+
3VH
3VH
3VH

ACTON GREEN - PICCADILLY CIRCUS
Night service reductions

07.09.19
S351+
31VH
28VH
18VH
Night service
S401+
3VH
3VH
3VH

ACTON GREEN - PICCADILLY CIRCUS
Contract renewal

01.02.20
S351+
25BDE
21BDE
14BDE
Night service
S401+
3BDE
3BDE
3BDE

ACTON GREEN - PICCADILLY CIRCUS
Phased conversion to BYD / ADL Enviro 400 City electric double deckers.

BDE47007 Piccadilly Circus stand

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08.10.22
S351+
20BDE
21BDE
14BDE
Night service
S401+
3BDE
3BDE
3BDE

ACTON GREEN - PICCADILLY CIRCUS
Mon-Sat reduced service

18.02.23
S351+
17BDE
17BDE
15BDE
Night service
S401+
3BDE
3BDE
3BDE

ACTON GREEN - PICCADILLY CIRCUS
Decrease frequency from 8 to 7 buses per hour (bph) during Monday to Saturdays


Current Blind



94

 

Operating Garages

S Shepherds Bush
Changeover point Goldhawk Road Station

V Stamford Brook
Changeover point - buses run dead to and from garage

Live visual

 

 

 

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Date of edit   Wednesday, 14.02.24