Route History
Date of introduction |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
08.11.61 |
FY |
20RM |
15RM |
15RM |
WN |
-- |
6RM |
-- |
NORTH
FINCHLEY - Friern Barnet - New Southgate - Bounds Green - Wood Green - Turnpike
Lane - Manor House - Finsbury Park - Holloway - Caledonian Road - KINGS CROSS (Suns) Farringdon Road - FARRINGDON STREET (Mon-Sat / Sun early jnys)
TROLLEYBUS REPLACEMENT SERVICE 521/621
03.01.62 |
FY |
20RM |
21RM |
15RM |
Saturday only WN allocation withdrawn.
09.05.62 |
FY |
23RM |
25RM |
6RM |
WN |
-- |
-- |
7RM |
Sunday only WN allocation introduced.
23.01.66 |
FY |
23RM |
25RM |
6RM |
WN |
-- |
-- |
7RM |
EDGWARE
STATION ( Mon-Sat ) Hale Lane - Mill Hill - Page Street - Bunns Lane - Mill Hill
East Stn - Frith Lane - Woodside Park - NORTH FINCHLEY (Suns) - Friern
Barnet - New Southgate - Bounds Green - Wood Green - Turnpike Lane Stn - Manor
House - Finsbury Park - Holloway - Caledonian Road - KINGS CROSS (Sat pm,Suns)
Farringdon Road - FARRINGDON STREET (Mon-Fri,Sat am ,Sun early jnys)
Mon-Sat extended from North Finchley to Edgware Station
via 125 and withdrawn 240A.
31.12.66 |
FY |
16RM |
24RM |
5RM/1RT |
WN |
-- |
-- |
7RM |
Mon-Fri Wood Green (WN) allocation introduced.
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Extracted from June 1967 Red Book |
07.09.68 |
FY |
17RM |
19RM |
3RM |
WN |
5RM |
6RM |
8RM |
Saturday Wood Green (WN) allocation introduced.
13.06.70 |
FY |
13RM |
13RM |
3RM |
WN |
7RM |
6RML |
5RML |
EDGWARE
STATION ( Mon-Sat ) - NORTH FINCHLEY (Suns) - KINGS CROSS (Mon-Fri
evgs,Sat pm,Sun) - FARRINGDON STREET (Mon-Fri except evgs/Sat/Sun early
journeys)
Mon-Fri evening service withdrawn between Kings Cross
and Farringdon Street. Weekend RML allocated to WN
16.01.71 |
FY |
13RM |
13RM |
3RM |
WN |
7RM |
6RML |
4RM |
Sunday Wood Green (WN) allocation reverted to RM
31.07.71 |
FY |
13RM |
13RM |
3RM |
WN |
7RM |
6RM |
4RM |
Saturday Wood Green (WN) allocation reverted to RM
08.01.72 |
FY |
8RM |
13RM |
3RM |
WN |
12RM |
6RM |
4RM |
Part Mon-Fri Finchley (FY) allocation transferred to WN.
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RM1001 seen at Mill Hill East although the blind would suggest otherwise © Malcolm Allan |
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17.06.72 |
FY |
8RM |
13RM |
3RM |
WN |
12RM |
6RM |
4RM |
EDGWARE
STATION ( Mon-Sat ) - NORTH FINCHLEY (Suns) - KINGS CROSS (Sat
pm/Sun) - HOLBORN CIRCUS Charterhouse Street (Mon-Fri except evgs/Sat &
Sun early journeys)
Stand working revised at Holborn -: Buses terminated
at HOLBORN CIRCUS but then returned via St Andrew Street - Shoe Lane - Stonecutter
Street.
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Taken at Mill Hill Broadway shortly before the route was converted to OMO. It is of RM970 I think in early 1973 ex-overhaul and it had just been used in the Sykes episode where Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques were driver and conductor of a bus. Here’s the episode in question. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITHaraI8tcg © Chris Sanders |
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24.03.73 |
FY |
9DMS |
8DMS |
3DMS |
WN |
13DMS |
12DMS |
4DMS |
CONVERTED TO ONE PERSON OPERATION.
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DMS475 Kings Cross This image available on the |
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31.03.79 |
FY51+ |
9DMS |
10DMS |
3DMS |
WN161+ |
14DMS |
13DMS |
7DMS |
EDGWARE
- KINGS CROSS (Mon-Fri evgs Sat pm/Sun) - HOLBORN CIRCUS (Mon-Fri except
evgs/Sat & Sun early journeys)
Sunday service extended from North Finchley to Edgware
Station replacing part of withdrawn Sunday only 240A .
01.11.80 |
FY51+ |
7M |
8M |
3M |
WN161+ |
16DMS |
17DMS |
7DMS |
Metrobus conversion at Finchley (FY)
19.09.81 |
FY51+ |
7M |
8M |
3M |
WN161+ |
16M |
17M |
7M |
Metrobus conversion at Wood Green (WN).
21.06.86 |
EW |
4M |
- |
-- |
WN151+ |
16M |
17M |
7M |
Finchley (FY) allocation withdrawn. Mon-Fri Edgware (EW) allocation introduced.
06.06.87 |
WN151+ |
19M |
16M |
9M |
EDGWARE
STATION - KINGS CROSS (Sat pm/Sun) - HOLBORN CIRCUS (Mon-Fri except
evgs/Sat am/Sun early journeys)
Saturday early am journeys projected from Kings Cross
to Holborn Circus.
Mon-Fri
only Edgware (EW) allocation withdrawn.
01.02.92 |
WN151+ |
14M |
11M |
6M |
EDGWARE
STATION - TURNPIKE LANE STN - HOLBORN CIRCUS (Mon-Fri am journeys)
Withdrawn between Turnpike Lane and Kings Cross/Holborn
Circus except for a few early Mon-Fri journeys to Holborn Circus.
17.04.93 |
WN151+ |
14M |
11M |
8DRL |
Sunday converted to midibus operation.
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DRL47 route branded for the 84A seen at Edgware This image available on the |
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22.04.95 |
WN151+ |
14M |
11M |
8DRL |
EDGWARE
STATION - TURNPIKE LANE STN
Withdrawn between Turnpike Lane and Holborn Circus.
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M1317 Mill Hill Broadway © Graham Burgess |
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30.07.95 |
WN151+ |
14M |
11M |
8M |
Sunday converted from midibus operation to double deck operation.
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Usually found on Route 263 - DBS3 seen here at Wood Green This image available on the |
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30.01.99 |
WN151+ |
15DLA |
14DLA |
8DLA |
Contractual change double deck to low floor double deck.
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DLA1 seen with the Arriva cow horns at Turnpike Lane This image available on the |
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04.09.04 |
WN151+ |
20DLA |
19DLA |
11DLA |
New timetable introduced for reliability
10.11.07 |
WN151+ |
20DLA |
19DLA |
11DLA |
Contract extended for a further two years
07.11.09 |
WN151+ |
22VLW |
20VLW |
12VLW |
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Contract renewal |
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VLW84 Turnpike Lane Bus Station - only 2 points now on the intermediate blind compared to 6 on the DLA This image available on the |
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08.11.14 |
WN151+ |
23DW |
20DW |
12DW |
Contract extended for two years
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DW508 seen at Butchers Hill with WN garage in the background |
T272 entering Edgware Bus Station |
Both the above photos © Ian Armstrong |
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05.11.16 |
WN151+ |
23DW |
21DW |
13DW |
EDGWARE
STATION - TURNPIKE LANE STN
Contract extended for two years
Operating Garages
EW
Edgware
Changeover point Edgware Station.
FY
Finchley
Changeover point North Finchley Bus Station.
WN
Wood Green
Changeover point outside garage.
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© Ian Armstrong 2016
Date of edit
Wednesday, 23.11.16
