Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
07.10.89
PB121+
8M/V
9M/V
4M/V
NEW ROUTE replacing 134 north of Friern Barnet

ARCHWAY STATION - Muswell Hill - Colney Hatch Lane - Friern Barnet - Whetstone - BARNET CHURCH - Hadley Highstone - POTTERS BAR GARAGE ( garage journeys )
New Route


V54 Vorley Road stand - Archway

02.02.91
PB121+
7M
7M
4M

ARCHWAY STATION - Muswell Hill - Colney Hatch Lane - Friern Barnet - Whetstone - Barnet then BARNET HOSPITAL or POTTERS BAR GARAGE (early morning / late evening)
Extended from Barnet Church to Barnet Hospital

M154 Friern Barnet Lane

© Peter Horrex


25.06.94
PB121+
7SR
9SR
5SR

MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY - Coppets Road - Friern Barnet - Whetstone - Barnet - The Spires - Hadley Highstone - POTTERS BAR GARAGE
Converted to midibus and revised to terminate at the The Spires in Barnet with projections at all times to PB Garage to replace Route 263.
Rerouted between Friern Barnet and Muswell Hill via Coppetts Road and withdrawn between Muswell Hill and Archway.

 

SR113 Barnet stand

 


26.10.94
PB121+
7SR
9SR
5SR
London Northern purchased by MTL

MUSWELL HILL  - POTTERS BAR GARAGE
NEW OPERATOR

Map extracted from 1995 historical map drawn by Mike Harris and available from
busmap.co.uk

31.01.98
PB121+
10DMS
10DMS
7DMS

BARNET The Spires - Whetstone - Friern Barnet - Coppetts Road - Muswell Hill - Fortis Green - EAST FINCHLEY STATION.
Start of New Contract and converted to low flooor single deck operation.
Extended from Muswell Hill to East Finchley via Route 102. but withdrawn between Barnet and Potters Bar - garage journeys now running
dead.

03.07.98
PB121+
10DMS
10DMS
5DMS
MTL purchased by Metroline

BARNET  - EAST FINCHLEY
New operator


 

DMS18 Barnet Spires stand

 


31.08.02
PB121+
12DMS
12DMS
7DMS

BARNET The Spires - Whetstone - Friern Barnet - Coppetts Road - Muswell Hill - Fortis Green - East Finchley - HIGHGATE WOOD Sussex Gardens
Extended from East Finchley Station to Highgate Wood.

30.01.10
PB121+
12DE
12DE
7DE

BARNET  - HIGHGATE WOOD
Contract renewal

Taken from 2014 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

31.01.15
PB121+
9DE
9DE
5DE

BARNET  - HIGHGATE WOOD
Contract renewal with off peak frequency enhancement

DEM1356 Barnet

DEM1356 Barnet

© Mark Mc Walter


01.02.20
PB121+
9DEM
9DEM
7DEM

BARNET  - HIGHGATE WOOD
Contract extended for two years

29.01.22
PB121+
9DEM
9DEM
7DEM

BARNET  - HIGHGATE WOOD
Contract renewal

04.02.23
HT21+
12DEM
12DEM
8DEM

BARNET  - ARCHWAY STATION
Route extended from current terminus at Highgate Wood to Archway Station via Archway Road.
Buses would use the Macdonald Road stand.
Also, route 234 will be reallocated from Potters Bar garage (PB) to Holloway garage (HT) replacing duties lost with 271 withdrawal.
The running number sequence was taken from 271

DEL1650

DEL1650 New Barnet, Walfield Avenue

© Samuel Letsu

 

Current Blind



234

Operating Garages

HT Holloway
Changeover point Archway stand

PB Potters Bar
Changeover point :
Mon-Sat except evenings BARNET The Spires stand
Mon-Sat evenings and all day Sunday buses run light from the Spires to PB Garage

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Tuesday, 19.09.23