Route History

Date of introduction	Gar	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
03.10.34	PB	26ST	26ST	23ST

VICTORIA COACH STATION - Victoria Street - Westminster - Charing Cross Road - Tottenham Court Road - Hampstead Road - Camden Town - Kentish Town - Archway - Highgate Station - East Finchley - North Finchley - Whetstone - Barnet - Hadley Highstone - POTTERS BAR GARAGE
Route had previously been numbered 284

02.10.35	CF	--	--	5STL/24
	PB	22ST 4DL	22ST 4DL	23ST

VICTORIA COACH STATION  -  POTTERS BAR GARAGE
Sunday Chalk Farm (CF) introduced using buses from24 allocation

06.10.37	CF	--	--	5STL/24
	PB	24ST	23ST	21ST

VICTORIA COACH STATION - Potters Bar - Great North Road - Church Road - POTTERS BAR The Avenue
Extended in Potters Bar to The Avenue

05.01.38	CF	--	--	5STL/24
	PB	21ST	18ST	16ST

VICTORIA COACH STATION - Victoria Street - Westminster - Charing Cross Road - Tottenham Court Road - Hampstead road - Camden Town - Kentish Town - Archway - Highgate Station -  Muswell Hill Road - Muswell Hill - Colney Hatch Lane - Friern Barnet Lane - Whetsone - Barnet - Hadley Highstone - POTTERS BAR The Avenue
Rerouted between Highgate and Whetstone via Friern Barnet instead of North Finchley - this was an exchange of Routeing with the 135

13.12.39	MH	20LT	20LT	8LT
	PB	7LT	7LT	7LT

VICTORIA COACH STATION - POTTERS BAR The Avenue
Sunday only Chalk Farm (CF) withdrawn
Daily Muswell Hill (MH) introduced

03.01.40	J	21STL	24STL	8STL
	PB	7LT	7LT	9LT

VICTORIA COACH STATION - POTTERS BAR The Avenue
Daily Muswell Hill (MH) replaced by Holloway (J)

20.03.40	GM	--	--	12STL
	J	21STL	24STL	--
	PB	7LT	7LT	13LT

VICTORIA COACH STATION - POTTERS BAR The Avenue
Sunday Holloway (J) allocation withdrawn in favour of Gillingham Street (GM)

15.05.40	GM	--	8STL	12STL
	J	17STL	15STL	--
	PB	20LT	17LT	13LT

PIMLICO Dolphin Square - Belgrave Road - Wilton Road - Victoria - POTTERS BAR The Avenue
Diverted at Victoria to Pimlico instead of Coach Station
Saturday Gillingham Street (GM) introduced

07.11.40	GM	--	7STL	12STL
	J	17STL	15STL	6STL
	PB	20LT	17LT	7LT
Express	J	10PROV	10STL

PIMLICO Dolphin Square - POTTERS BAR The Avenue
FRIERN BARNET - VICTORIA  express service introduced worked by Holloway (J)
Express section was between Muswell Hill and Victoria
Sunday Holloway (J) reintroduced

09.03.41	GM	--	7STL	11STL
	J	19STL	15STL	--
	PB	20LT	17LT	13LT

PIMLICO Dolphin Square - POTTERS BAR The Avenue
Express service withdrawn
Sunday Holloway (J) withdrawn

11.06.41	GM	--	--	11STL
	J	14STL	18STL	--
		+ 2STL/19
	PB	24LT	21LT	13LT

PIMLICO Dolphin Square - POTTERS BAR The Avenue
Saturday Gillingham Street (GM) withdrawn

28.10.42	J	10STL	20STL	14STL
	PB	21LT	19LT	10LT

PIMLICO Dolphin Square - POTTERS BAR The Avenue
Gillingham Street (GM) withdrawn
Sunday Holloway (J) reintroduced

13.02.46	J	19STL	23STL	13STL
	PB	16LT	14LT	10LT

PIMLICO Dolphin Square - POTTERS BAR The Avenue
times below

20.10.48	J	14RT	18RT	16RT
	PB	29RT	24RT	18RT
		+ 1ST/29

PIMLICO Dolphin Square - POTTERS BAR The Avenue
RT type introduced

13.01.52	J	12RT	18RT	16RT
	GM	--	--	5RT
	PB	29RT	24RT	18RT

PIMLICO Dolphin Square - POTTERS BAR The Avenue
Sunday Victoria (GM) allocation introduced.

14.05.52	J	12RT	20RT	17RT
	GM	--	--	6RT
	PB	34RT	25RT	15RT

PIMLICO Dolphin Square - POTTERS BAR The Avenue
SUMMER SCHEDULE COMMENCED

22.10.52	J	12RT	20RT	18RT
	PB	34RT	25RT	13RT

PIMLICO Dolphin Square - POTTERS BAR The Avenue
Sunday only GM allocation withdrawn.

06.05.53	J	12RT	20RT	17RT
	GM	--	--	6RT
	PB	34RT	25RT	15RT

PIMLICO Dolphin Square - POTTERS BAR The Avenue
Sunday Victoria (GM) allocation re-introduced

07.10.53	J	12RT	20RT	18RT
	PB	34RT	25RT	13RT

PIMLICO Dolphin Square - POTTERS BAR The Avenue
Sunday only GM allocation withdrawn.

19.05.54	J	12RT	20RT	17RT
	GM	--	--	6RT
	PB	34RT	25RT	15RT

PIMLICO Dolphin Square - POTTERS BAR The Avenue
Sunday Victoria (GM) allocation re-introduced.

06.10.54	J	12RT	20RT	18RT
	PB	34RT	25RT	13RT

PIMLICO Dolphin Square - POTTERS BAR The Avenue
Sunday only GM allocation withdrawn.

04.05.55	J	12RT	19RT	17RT
	GM	--	--	6RT
	PB	29RT	22RT	15RT

PIMLICO Dolphin Square - POTTERS BAR The Avenue
Sunday Victoria (GM) allocation re-introduced.

12.10.55	J	12RT	19RT	18RT
	PB	29RT	25RT	16RT

PIMLICO Dolphin Square - POTTERS BAR STATION
Extended in Potters Bar from The Avenue to the Station.

02.05.56	J	12RT	21RT	17RT
	GM	--	--	6RT
	PB	29RT	25RT	16RT

PIMLICO Dolphin Square - POTTERS BAR STATION
Sunday Victoria (GM) allocation re-introduced.

17.10.56	J	12RT	21RT	18RT
	PB	29RT	25RT	13RT

Sunday only GM allocation withdrawn.

01.05.57	J	12RT	21RT	17RT
	GM	--	--	6RT
	PB	29RT	25RT	16RT

Sunday Victoria (GM) allocation re-introduced.

16.10.57	J	12RT	21RT	18RT
	PB	31RT	25RT	13RT

Sunday only GM allocation withdrawn.

This timetable shows first and last buses and was current  April 1958 - a look at the service interval on Mon-Fri shows that between Victoria and Muswell Hill there was a bus every 3-5 minutes together with Route 24 there must have been a constant flow of buses but as there was no Victoria Line then they were probably needed.
It is also worth to mention that the running time in the afternoon peak from Friern Barnet to Warren Street Stn was 35 minutes and now it is 46 minutes but as the route is now OPO and traffic has increased dramatically it would not seem such a big increase

26.11.58	J	12RT	12RT	--
	MH	--	6RT	--
	PB	25RT	25RT	12RT

PIMLICO (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat/Suns)- VICTORIA (Mon-Fri) - POTTERS BAR GARAGE (Suns) - POTTERS BAR STATION (Mon-Sat)
Withdrawn between Victoria and Pimlico Mon-Fri except peaks.
Sunday withdrawn between Potters Bar Garage and Station.
Part Saturday J allocation transferred to Muswell Hill (MH) allocation.
Sunday J allocation withdrawn in favour of new 134A allocation.

08.11.61	J	4RT	--	--
	MH	9RT	18RT	--
	PB	25RT	26RT	13RT

PIMLICO (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat/Suns)- VICTORIA (Mon-Fri) - POTTERS BAR GARAGE (Suns) - POTTERS BAR STATION (Mon-Sat)
Mon-Fri Part Holloway (J) allocation transferred to Muswell Hill to make room for new 4A and 168 allocation and in turn the 125 was transferred from Muswell Hill (MH) to Finchley (FY).
This was part of Stage 12 of the Trolleybus Conversion program.

10.10.62	J	4RT	6RT	--
	MH	9RT	15RT	--
	PB	25RT	23RT	13RT

PIMLICO (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat/Suns)- VICTORIA (Mon-Fri) - POTTERS BAR GARAGE (Suns) - POTTERS BAR STATION (Mon-Sat)
Saturday Holloway (J) allocation re-introduced to part compensate for loss of service 168 on this day

27.02.63	J	4RT	6RT	--
	MH	21RT	25RT	5RT
	PB	13RT	13RT	7RT

PIMLICO (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat/Suns)- VICTORIA (Mon-Fri) - POTTERS BAR GARAGE (Suns) - POTTERS BAR STATION (Mon-Sat)
Potters Bar (PB) part transfer allocation to Muswell Hill (MH). This was part of a balancing act to make Enfield garage more efficient by eliminating the changeover point at Waltham Cross for the 242. This was done by transferring the 242 to Potters Bar - then part 134 PB to MH - then the 251 MH to EW and to complete the circle 107 EW to E

15.07.64	J	4RM	6RT	--
	MH	20RM	21RM 5RT	5RM
	PB	12RT	12RT	7RT

PIMLICO (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat/Suns)- VICTORIA (Mon-Fri) - POTTERS BAR GARAGE (Suns) - POTTERS BAR STATION (Mon-Sat)
Routemaster operation introduced.

27.01.65	J	4RM	6RT	--
	MH	20RM	21RM 5RT	5RM
	PB	12RM	12RM	7RM

PIMLICO (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat/Suns)- VICTORIA (Mon-Fri) - POTTERS BAR GARAGE (Suns) - POTTERS BAR STATION (Mon-Sat)
Potters Bar receive RM's.

23.01.66	J	5RM	--	--
	MH	18RM	23RM 3RT	5RM
	PB	14RM	10RM	7RM

Saturday Holloway (J) allocation withdrawn.

23.08.69	J	5RM	--	6RML
	MH	14RM	24RM	12RM
	PB	14RM	8RM	5RM

PIMLICO (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat) - VICTORIA (Mon-Fri/Suns) - POTTERS BAR GARAGE (Suns) - POTTERS BAR STATION (Mon-Sat)
Sunday withdrawn between Victoria and Pimlico.
Sunday Holloway (J) allocation introduced to compensate for loss of 134A which was withdrawn hence the increased Sunday allocation.

25.10.69	J	--	--	4RML
	MH	17RM	16RM	9RM
	PB	14RM	8RM	4RM

PIMLICO (Mon-Fri peaks) - VICTORIA - POTTERS BAR GARAGE (Suns) - POTTERS BAR STATION (Mon-Sat)
Saturday service withdrawn between Victoria and Pimlico.
Mon-Fri J allocation withdrawn.

24.01.70	MH	11RM	12RM	8RM
	PB	14RM	7RM	6RM

WARREN STREET STN - POTTERS BAR GARAGE (Suns) - POTTERS BAR STN (Mon-Sat)
Withdrawn between Warren Street and Victoria / Pimlico in connection with the Victoria Line opening.
Holloway (J) allocation withdrawn

15.12.73	MH	11DMSc	11DMSc	8DMSc
	PB	17DMSc	7DMSc	6DMSc

WARREN STREET STN - POTTERS BAR GARAGE (Suns) - POTTERS BAR STN (Mon-Sat)
Daimler crew vehicles introduced.

07.10.74	MH	11DM	11DM	8DM
	PB	17DM	7DM	6DM

WARREN STREET STN - POTTERS BAR GARAGE (Suns) - POTTERS BAR STN (Mon-Sat)
DMSc converted to DM vehicles.

14.06.75	MH61+	11DM	13DM	8DM
	PB1+	19DM	10DM	8DM

TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD STN - POTTERS BAR GARAGE (Suns) - POTTERS BAR STN (Mon-Sat)
Extended from Warren Street to Tottenham Court Road Station.

04.09.82	MH61+	9RM	10RM	6RM
	PB1+	15RM	9RM	5RM

TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD STN - POTTERS BAR GARAGE (Suns) - POTTERS BAR STN (Mon-Sat)
DM type reverted to RM

23.04.83

MH61+

18RM

15RM

10RM

TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD STN - BARNET CHURCH
Withdrawn between Barnet Church and Potters Bar - replaced by revised 263 service.
PB allocation withdrawn.

21.06.86

MH61+

22M

18M

11M

TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD STN - BARNET CHURCH
Service converted to One person Operation.

07.10.89

MH61+

16T

17T

10T

TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD STN - FRIERN BARNET Town Hall
Withdrawn between Friern Barnet and Barnet Church - replaced by  Route 234.

21.07.90

FY41+

18T

17T

14T

TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD STN - FRIERN BARNET Town Hall (Suns) - NORTH FINCHLEY (Mon-Sat)
Mon-Sat extended from Friern Barnet to North Finchley via Route 221.
Allocation transferred to Finchley (FY) with the closure of Muswell Hill (MH)

04.12.93

HT61+

17M

16M

10M

TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD STN - FRIERN BARNET Town Hall (Suns) - NORTH FINCHLEY (Mon-Sat)
Operation transferred  to Holloway (HT) due to the closure of Finchley (FY)

26.10.94

HT61+

17M

16M

10M

01.02.98

HT61+

18M

17M

12M

TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD STN - NORTH FINCHLEY 
Sunday extended from Friern Barnet to North Finchley.

03.07.98

HT61+

18M

17M

12M

23.04.04	HT211+	28TP	21TP	19TP
Night Service	HT851+	6VPL	8VPL	8VPL

TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD STN - NORTH FINCHLEY  ( 24 hour )
Night service renumbered from N134 to plain 134 thus service now 24 hour

05.02.05	HT211+	31TPL	24TPL	21TPL
Night Service	HT851+	6TPL	10TPL	10TPL

 

03.01.09	HT211+	31TE	24TE	21TE
Night Service	HT851+	6TE	10TE	10TE

TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD STN - NORTH FINCHLEY  ( 24 hour )
Rerouted on approach to Tottenham Court Road terminus via St Giles High Street instead of New Oxford Street

06.02.10	HT211+	31TE	24TE	21TE
Night Service	HT851+	6TE	10TE	10TE

04.02.12	HT211+	31TE	24TE	21TE
Night Service	HT851	6TE	10TE	10TE

Operating Garages

PB Potters Bar
Changeover point at garage.
From April 2017 meal reliefs at North Finchley

FY Finchley
Changeover point at Tally Ho Bus Station.

MH Muswell Hill
Changeover point Colney Hatch Lane

HT Holloway
Changeover point at Junction Road.
One night duty has a meal relief at North Finchley

J Holloway
Changeover point at Archway Tavern.

GM Gillingham Street
Changeover point at Wilton Road.

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