Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
23.02.91
V31+
5LX
5LX
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RICHMOND Bus Station - Chiswick Bridge - Chiswick - Hammersmith - Lillie Road - WEST BROMPTON Empress State Building (Mon-Sat)
New Route replacing Route 290 which was withdrawn Mon-Sat between Richmond and Hammersmith

LX8 seen leaving West Brompton stand

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29.01.94+
V31+
5DT
1M
5DT
--

RICHMOND  -  WEST BROMPTON
Leyland Lynx type replaced by Dennis Darts

DT152 Richmond Station
01.10.95
V31+
5DT
5DT
--
 
LB
--
--
4dd

RICHMOND Bus Station - WEST BROMPTON (Daily)
Sunday service introduced with double deck operation from London Bus Lines.

07.12.96
AH51+
6DP
5DP
3DP
Contract re-assigned to Armchair (Brentford) with Dart operation.

RICHMOND Bus Station - WEST BROMPTON (Daily)
New contract

DP1030 Fulham Palace Road / Lillie Road

13.11.99
AH51+
7DP
6DP
3DP

RICHMOND Bus Station - WEST BROMPTON (Daily)
New timetable for reliability


19.01.02
AH51+
7DT
6DT
3DT

RICHMOND Bus Station - WEST BROMPTON (Daily)
Converted to low floor operation

06.01.07
AH51+
7DT
6DT
3DT
Contract formally transferred to Metoline Travel.

RICHMOND Bus Station - WEST BROMPTON (Daily)
New operator

13.12.08
AH51+
9DM
9DM
7DM

RICHMOND Bus Station - WEST BROMPTON (Daily)
Contract renewal

DM964 passes the site of Riverside Garage
14.12.13
AH51+
9DM
9DM
7DM

RICHMOND Bus Station - WEST BROMPTON (Daily)
Contract extended for two years

 

 

Occasionally the route is double decked as seen here by VW1035 at Richmond

 

 


Extracted from 2014 map drawn by Mike Harris
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12.12.15
AH51+
10DM
10DM
9DM

RICHMOND Bus Station - WEST BROMPTON (Daily)
Contract renewal

12.12.20
AH51+
10DM
10DM
9DM

RICHMOND Bus Station - WEST BROMPTON (Daily)
Contract extended for two years

 

Current Blind



190

Operating Garages

V Stamford Brook
Changeover outside garage

London Buslines Southall
Changeover outside ?

AH Armchair Brentford
Changeover at Richmond Bus Station

Live visual

 

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Friday, 08.09.23