Route History

01.02.03
HT361+
17RML
16RML
14TP
New Service

ARCHWAY STATION - MARBLE ARCH
ARCHWAY STATION - Junction Road - Tufnell Park Station - Brecknock Road - York Way - Wharfdale Road - Caledonian Road - Kings Cross Station - Euston Road - Euston Station - Euston Road - Euston Square Station (for Warren Street Station) - Gower Street - Bloomsbury Street - New Oxford Street - Tottenham Court Road Station - Oxford Street - Oxford Circus Station - Oxford Street - Bond Street Station - Oxford Street - MARBLE ARCH

MARBLE ARCH - ARCHWAY STATION
MARBLE ARCH - Oxford Street - Bond Street Station - Oxford Street - Oxford Circus Station - Oxford Street - Tottenham Court Road Station - Tottenham Court Road - Warren Street Station - Euston Road - Euston Square Station - Euston Road - Euston Station - Grafton Place - Churchway - Euston Road - Kings Cross Station - York Way - Camden Park Road - Torriano Avenue - Leighton Road - Brecknock Road - Tufnell Park Station - Junction Road ,ARCHWAY STATION
NEW ROUTE replaces withdrawn section of Route 10.

M1042 subs for a Routemaster, seen in Gower Street

29.03.03
HT361+
--
--
13TP
 
KX1+
17RML
16RML
--

ARCHWAY  -  MARBLE ARCH
Mon-Sat allocation moved to new base at York Way Kings Cross

RML2731 Centre Point

03.09.04
KX1+
17VPL
17VPL
10VPL

Night service

HT816+

3VPL

3VPL

3VPL

ARCHWAY  -  MARBLE ARCH
Converted to OPO and HT allocation withdrawn except for newly introduced night service

VPL597 at Marble Arch with the unusual ultimate blind

06.11.04
KX1+
20VPL
20VPL
12VPL

Night service

KX816+

3VPL

3VPL

3VPL

ARCHWAY STATION - York Way - Kings Cross - Euston - Tottenham Court Road - Oxford Street - Marble Arch - Bayswater Road - NOTTING HILL GATE
Extended from Marble Arch to Notting Hill Gate via withdrawn section of Route 12.


10.07.10
HT91+
20VPL
20VPL
12VPL
Night service
HT811+
3VPL
3VPL
3VPL

ARCHWAY STATION   -    NOTTING HILL GATE
Kings Cross (KX) closed and replaced by new depot (KC) which cannot accommodate double deck vehicles thus the 390 and 214 did a swap with the 390 taking over the 214 running number sequence and visa verca

07.12.13
HT91+
20LT
20LT
12LT
Night service
HT811+
3LT
4LT
4LT

ARCHWAY STATION   -    NOTTING HILL GATE
Type change to new LT class with crew operation Mon-Fri daytime - OPO at all other times

LT19 Marble Arch

03.09.16
HT91+
23LT
22LT
14LT
Night service
HT811+
3LT
4LT
4LT

ARCHWAY STATION   -    NOTTING HILL GATE
Contract extended for two years

VW1295 subs for an LT, seen in Euston Road

17.06.17
HT91+
30LT
29LT
16LT
Night service
HT811+
3LT
4LT
4LT

ARCHWAY  -  VICTORA
Withdrawn betwenn Marble Arch and Notting Hill Gate, diverted instead to Victoria via withdrawn section of Route 73

03.09.18
HT91+
30LT
32LT
19LT
Night service
HT811+
4LT
4LT
4LT

ARCHWAY  -  VICTORA
Contract renewal

Normally found on 30 or 274 VMH2479 seen at Park Lane.

© Alisha


19.02.22
HT91+
21LT
20LT
16LT
Night service
HT811+
4LT
4LT
4LT

ARCHWAY  -  VICTORA
Reduced headways

09.09.23
HT91+
21LT
20LT
16LT
Night service
HT811+
4LT
4LT
4LT

ARCHWAY  -  VICTORA
Contract extended for two years

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Taken from 2019 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

Current Blind



390

 

 

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Thursday, 31.08.23