Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
20.07.60
S
37RM
40RM
25RM

WEST CROYDON STN - Mitcham Common - Mitcham - Tooting Broadway - Garrat Lane - Wandsworth - Putney,  Fulham Palace Road - Hammersmith - Shepherds Bush - White City - HARROW ROAD Scrubs Lane -: Harlesden - Acton Lane - Abbey Road - PARK ROYAL STADIUM (Mon-Fri peaks)
TROLLEYBUS REPLACEMENT Route (630)

Extracted from May 1961 Red Book

01.07.64
S
38RM
33RM
25RM

WEST CROYDON  -  HARROW ROAD Scrubs Lane -: PARK ROYAL STADIUM  ( Mon-Fri peaks )
See map below

Extracted from 1964 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

23.01.66
S
38RM
33RM
15RM

WEST CROYDON STN (Mon-Sat) - TOOTING BR STN (Suns) - HARROW ROAD Scrubs Lane -; PARK ROYAL STADIUM (Mon-Fri peaks)
Sunday withdrawn between Tooting and West Croydon.

RM343 with the the 1960's style air-con seen in Harlesden

© Jim Blake


16.05.66
S
31RM
29RM
15RM

WEST CROYDON STN (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat)   -   MITCHAM Fair Green (Mon-Fri)  -   TOOTING STATION  (Suns)  -   HARROW ROAD Scrubs Lane  -  PARK ROYAL STADIUM (Mon-Fri peaks)
Mon-Fri off peak withdrawn between Mitcham and West Croydon


31.12.66
S
32RM
19RM
14RM

MITCHAM Fair Green (Mon-Fri) - TOOTING (Sat/Suns) - WILLESDEN JUNCTION STN -; PARK ROYAL STADIUM (Mon-Fri peaks)
Withdrawn between Mitcham and West Croydon but extended from Scrubs Lane to Willesden Junction to partly compensate for loss of Route 268.

02.01.71
S
26DMS
17DMS
11DMS

Converted to One Person Operation
TOOTING - WILLESDEN JUNCTION STN -; PARK ROYAL STADIUM (Mon-Fri peaks)
Withdrawn between Tooting and Mitcham.

31.01.81
S
26DMS
23DMS
8DMS
  WD
--
--
5DMS

Sunday WD allocation introduced.

04.09.82
S1+
23DMS
20DMS
8DMS
  WD131+
--
--
5DMS

TOOTING - WILLESDEN JUNCTION STN
Withdrawn between Willesden Junction and Park Royal Stadium.

DMS26 Fulham High Street

© Eamonn Kentell


31.08.83
S1+
23M
20M
8M
  WD131+
--
--
5DMS

TOOTING - WILLESDEN JUNCTION
Shepherds Bush (S) allocation converted to Metrobus operation.

21.11.83
S1+
23M
20M
8M
  WD131+
--
--
5M

TOOTING - WILLESDEN JUNCTION
Wandsworth (WD) allocation converted to Metrobus operation.

11.07.87
S1+
17M
18M
12M

TOOTING - WILLESDEN JUNCTION
Wandsworth (WD) allocation withdrawn.

M1064 Hammersmith Broadway

© Phillip Hambling


01.04.89
S1+
17M
18M
12M
London Buses was divided into 12 business units - in preparation for sell-off - this route was allocated to LU

25.05.91
S1+
16M
16M
11M

WANDSWORTH - WILLESDEN JUNCTION
Withdrawn between Wandsworth and Tooting - replaced by Route 270 Putney Bridge Stn and Mitcham.
 

27.03.93
B61+
--
--
11DR
  S1+
16M
16M
--

WANDSWORTH - WILLESDEN JUNCTION
Sunday allocation transferred to Wood Lane base (B) and converted to midibus operation.

DR108 (B) Hammersmith Bus Stn

 


01.04.95
S1+
16M
16M
11M

WANDSWORTH - WILLESDEN JUNCTION
Sunday allocation transferred back to Shepherds Bush (S) with the closure of Wood Lane base (B).
Between 12th June 1999 & 12th June 2000 - temporarily terminated at Harlesden - Jubilee Clock

Scanned from LT Buses leaflet dated 17.10.98

18.03.00
S251+
18VA
18VA
12VA

WANDSWORTH - WILLESDEN JUNCTION
Converted to low floor double deck operation. Date running number sequence changed unknown ?

VA62 Putney Bridge

 


21.10.05
S251+
22VA
20VA
13VA
Night Route
S431+
3VA
3VA
3VA

WANDSWORTH - WILLESDEN JUNCTION
NEW CONTRACT commenced and 24hr Route introduced

VR226 Scrubs Lane

04.04.06
S251+
22VA
20VA
13VA
Night Route
S431+
3VA
3VA
3VA
LONDON UNITED replaced by Transdev

 

East Lancs Vyking 10.4m VE8
Shepherds Bush Green

 


16.02.08
S251+
22VA
21VA
14VA
Night Route
S431+
3VA
3VA
3VA

WANDSWORTH - WILLESDEN JUNCTION
Diverted via new Hammersmith Bus Station

 

SO2 Wood Lane

 


23.10.10
S251+
22VA
20VA
14VA
Night Route
S431+
3VA
3VA
3VA

WANDSWORTH - WILLESDEN JUNCTION
Contract extended two years

 

 

Scania Omnicity 10.7.m SP115
Queen Caroline Street

 


03.03.11
S251+
23TLA
21TLA
14TLA
Night Route
S431+
3VA
3VA
3VA
Transdev replaced by RATP

WANDSWORTH - WILLESDEN JUNCTION
New operator

TLA18 Scrubs Lane

20.10.12
PK151+
25ADE
22ADE
15ADE
Night Route
S431+
3ADE
3ADE
3ADE
Contract renewal

WANDSWORTH - WILLESDEN JUNCTION
.Daytime service allocation moved to Park Royal (PK) - the 272 and C1 moved from PK to Shepherds Bush to compensate

 

ADE73 Hammersmith Bus Station exit

© Jack Marian


21.10.17
PK151+
25ADE
23ADE
17ADE
Night Route
PK491+
3ADE
3ADE
3ADE

WANDSWORTH - WILLESDEN JUNCTION
Contract renewal
Night element moved to Park Royal (PK) in line with day route

11.11.17
RP151+
25ADE
23ADE
17ADE
Night Route
RP491+
3ADE
3ADE
3ADE

WANDSWORTH - WILLESDEN JUNCTION
Allocation moved from Park Royal (PK) to new Atlas Road (RP)

16.10.21
RP151+
25ADE
23ADE
17ADE
Night Route
RP181+
3ADE
3ADE
3ADE

WANDSWORTH - WILLESDEN JUNCTION
RUNNING NUMBER SEQUENCE CHANGE

22.10.22
RP151+
24ADE
21ADE
15ADE
Night Route
RP181+
3ADE
3ADE
3ADE

WANDSWORTH - WILLESDEN JUNCTION
Contract renewal

VH45225

VH45225 Hammersmith Bus Station

© Samuel Letsu

Current Blind



220

 

Operating Garages

S Shepherds Bush
Changeover point The Grampians

B Wood Lane Base
Changeover point outside base

WD Wandsworth
Changeover point Ram Street

PK Park Royal - Atlas Road
Changeover point at garage - buses running light from Willesden Junction

RP Park Royal
Changeover point at garage - buses running light from Willesden Junction

Live visual

 

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Saturday, 09.09.23