Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
02.06.84
HT191+
3M
4M
--

ARCHWAY STN - Holloway Rd - Liverpool Rd - Mackenzie Rd - Westbourne Rd - Offord Rd - Hemingford Rd - Copenahgen St - Liverpool Rd - ISLINGTON Angel( Mon-Sat except late evenings)
NEW ROUTE

24.11.84
HT191+
3M
4M
--

ARCHWAY STATION - Holloway - Barnsbury - Angel - Rosebery Avenue - Holborn - New Oxford Street - TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD STN ( Mon-Sat except late evgs)
Extended from Angel to Tottenham Court Road Station via Route 19.

M1163 Holloway Road

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04.04.87
CW31+
mini
mini
--
Contract reassigned

ARCHWAY STATION - Holloway Road - Liverpool Road - Mackenzie Road - Westbourne Road - Offord Road - Hemingford Road - Copenahgen Street - Liverpool Road - ISLINGTON Angel( Mon-Sat )
Withdrawn between Angel and Tottenham Court Road Station and converted to midibus operation. Late evening service introduced.
Operated by London Country North West from a base at Coppetts Wood.

MB165 Holloway Road

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26.06.88
VB
5MBV
5MBV
--

ARCHWAY  -- ISLINGTON Angel
Operation transferred to LONDON BUSES operated from Gillingham Street basement.

294 Holloway Road

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20.02.89
VB
5OV
5OV
--

ARCHWAY  -- ISLINGTON Angel
Vehicle type change.

OV31 Archway normally allocated to C2

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01.02.92
NP201+
midi
midi
--
Contract reassigned to Capital CItybus

FINSBURY PARK STATION - Holloway - Barnsbury Estate - Angel - St John Street - SMITHFIELD White Bear ( Mon-Sat )
Diverted at Holloway to Finsbury Park and extended at Islington to Smithfield.

Extracted from March 1994 map drawn by
© Darius Grigg
09.11.96
NP201+
7midi
5midi
3midi

FINSBURY PARK STATION - SMITHFIELD White Bear
Sunday service introduced.

613 Holloway Road

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31.01.98
H201+
7midi
6midi
4midi

FINSBURY PARK STATION - SMITHFIELD White Bear
Reallocated to Hackney (H)

Part of the allocation book library which is for sale
Allocation Books

04.03.00
NP201+
7midi
6midi
4midi

FINSBURY PARK STATION - SMITHFIELD White Bear
Allocation moved back to Northumberland Park (NP)

03.02.01
HK1+
9SLF
8SLF
6SLF
OPERATION BY HACKNEY COMMUNITY TRANSPORT operated by Dennis Dart Caetano Nimbus 10.5m

FINSBURY PARK STATION - Holloway - Barnsbury Estate - Angel - St John Street - Clerkenwell Road - Goswell Road - Beech Street - Moorgate - LIVERPOOL STREET STATION
Extended from Clerkenwell to Liverpool Street - the short section of St John Street to Smithfield withdrawn.

04.02.06
HK1+
9HDC
9HDC
7HDC

FINSBURY PARK STATION - LIVERPOOL STREET Bus Station
Contract renewal

HDC3 Barnsbury

05.02.11
HK1+
9HDC
9HDC
7HDC

FINSBURY PARK STATION - LIVERPOOL STREET Bus Station
Contract extended for two years

02.02.13
HK1+
10DA
9DA
8DA

FINSBURY PARK STATION - LIVERPOOL STREET Bus Station
Contract renewal

 

 

DA3 Liverpool Street Bus Station

 

 


22.07.13
HK1+
10DA
9DA
8DA

FINSBURY PARK STATION  -  FINSBURY SQUARE
Temporarily withdrawn between Finsbury Square and Liverpool Street

Extracted from 2014 map drawn by Mike Harris
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03.01.18
NP501+
11SEe
10SEe
9SEe
New Contract operating from
Northumberland Park NP

FINSBURY PARK STATION  -  FINSBURY SQUARE
New operator with new electric single deckers

SEe67 Finsbury Square

© Samuel Letsu


05.12.20
NP501+
11SEe
10SEe
9SEe

FINSBURY PARK STATION  -  LIVERPOOL STREET Bus Station
Extended from Finsbury Square to Liverpool Street Bus Station via Moorgate, Eldon Street,  Blomfield Street returning via Old Broad Streeet, London Wall and Moorgate

28.08.21
RA101+
11SEe
10SEe
9SEe

FINSBURY PARK STATION  -  LIVERPOOL STREET Bus Station
Allocation moved from Northumberland Park (NP) to Waterloo (RA)

04.02.23
RA101+
11SEe
10SEe
9SEe

FINSBURY PARK STATION  -  LIVERPOOL STREET Bus Station
Contract extended for two years

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Current Blind



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Operating Garages

RA Waterloo
Meal reliefs at ISLINGTON Pentonville Road
Start / Finish at Liverpool Street

HT Holloway
Changeover point ?

CW Coppetts wood
Changeover point ?

VB Victoria Basement
Changeover point ?

NP Northumberland Park
Changeover point  Finsbury Park Station stand

H Hackney
Changeover point ?

HK Ash Grove
Changeover point at Tolpuddle Street - Islington

 

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Date of edit   Thursday, 22.02.24