Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
29.05.99
X
24DM
23DM
18DM
New Route

Southbound

GOLDERS GREEN STATION - Finchley Road - Fortune Green Road - West End Lane - West Hampstead Stations - Quex Road - Kilburn High Road Station,,Kilburn Park Station - Maida Hill - Elgin Avenue - - Westbourne Park Station - Chepstow Road - Notting Hill Gate - Kensington Church Street - High Street Kensington Station,Earl's Court Road,Redcliffe Gardens - Edith Grove - King's Road - - CHELSEA Limerston Street
Note: Before 0630 and after 2300 - buses continue further along Edith Grove - then running via Cremorne Road - Cheyne Walk - Beaufort Street - King's Road to Chelsea Worlds End - King's Road (South Side)

Northbound

CHELSEA Limerston Street,- King's Road ,Gunter Grove - Finborough Road - Warwick Road - Pembroke Road - Earl's Court Road - Kensington High Street - Kensington Church Street - Notting Hill Gate - Pembridge Villas - Chepstow Road - Westbourne ParkStation - Elgin Avenue - - Maida Hil - Kilburn Park Station - Kilburn High Road Station - Quex Road - West Hampstead Stations - West End Lane - Fortune Green Road - Finchley Road - GOLDERS GREEN STATION
NEW ROUTE - replaces northern section of Route 28 and southern section of Route 31.

DM206 Golders Green

05.06.04
X
25VNW
21VNW
16VNW

CHELSEA - GOLDERS GREEN
Converted gradually from single deck to low floor dd.

30.09.06
X
29VNW
29VNW
16VNW

CHELSEA - GOLDERS GREEN
Reviced frequencies

VNW32382 at the Childs Hill stop on a Sunday
( time card is the tell tale for day of operation )

01.10.11
AS
27VNW
25VNW
17VNW

CHELSEA - GOLDERS GREEN
Allocation moved to new base at Atlas Road Harlesden (AS) whil Crossrail works being carried out at WestbournePark

 

Hybrid 39001 seen in Kensington Church Street
on a short working


22.06.13
AS
27VNW
25VNW
17VNW
Contract novated to
Tower Transit

CHELSEA - GOLDERS GREEN
New operator

30.04.16
AS
28VH
27VH
17VH

CHELSEA - GOLDERS GREEN
Contract renewal with new hybrid buses

VH38128 leaving Golder Green Bus Station

Extracted from 2016 map which can be viewed on the TFL site
Click image to enlarge

01.07.17
X
23VH
21VH
17VH

CHELSEA - GOLDERS GREEN
Atlas Road closed operationally, allocation moved to Westboure Park (X)

01.05.21
W351+
19VWH
19VWH
16VWH
metroline logo
Contract reassigned

CHELSEA - GOLDERS GREEN
New operator

VWH2026

VWH2026 Chepstow Road

© Samuel Letsu


PROPOSAL FOR 2023

Diverted at Kensington High Street to Hammersmith via withdrawn section of Route 23
Kensington to Chelsea section replaced by Revised 27

 

 

Operating Garages

W Cricklewood
Changeover at Golders Green

X Westbourne Park
Changeover at garage.

AS Atlas Road - Harlesden
Changeover at Westbourne Park Station

Live visual

 

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Thursday, 09.03.23