New contract

	ED23 Kensal Rise stand

21.05.09

QB221+

20ED

18ED

12ED

	Now under Abellio London ownership

KENSAL RISE  -  WANDSWORTH ROAD STATION
Contract novated to Abellio

	9404 Notting Hill Gate

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

19.11.16

QB221+

23ED

21ED

13ED

KENSAL RISE  -  VAUXHALL BUS STATION
Extended from Wandsworth Road Station to Vauxhall Bus Station via Wandsworth Road

03.12.16

QB221+

23ED

21ED

13ED

KENSAL RISE  -  VAUXHALL BUS STATION
Contract extended for two years

01.12.18

X

18VN

18VN

14VN

	New contract

KENSAL RISE  -  VAUXHALL BUS STATION
Start of new contract with Tower Transit

	Tower Transit: VN36111 at Vauxhall © Alisha Juszckyk

18.07.20

X

18VN

18VN

14VN

WESTBOURNE PARK STATION  -  Great Western Road  -  Westbourne Park Road  -  Ladbroke Grove  -  Notting Hill Gate  -  Kensington  -  Knightsbridge  -  Sloane Square  -  Chelsea Bridge  -  Silvertown Road  - Wandsworth Road  -  VAUXHALL STATION
Temporarily withdrawn between Ladbroke Grove and Kensal Rise, diverted via Westbourne Park Road to WESTBOURNE PARK STATION

	When Tower Transit lost Route 25 the spare WH type were used for Routes 262, 308 and 473 thus making the MV type on the 308 available and these were sent to Westbourne Park for the 452 MV38236 seen here on a fine afternoon at Sloane Square © Anthony Moore

13.02.21

X

18MV

14MV

14MV

KENSAL RISE  -  VAUXHALL
Service restored between Ladbroke Grove and Kensal Rise

11.12.21

X

18MV

14MV

14MV

KENSAL RISE  -  VAUXHALL
Operation transferred to London Transit (part of RATP Group) at Westbourne Park Garage.

26.11.22

X201+

18MV

14MV

14MV

Transferred within RATP to London Transit

VAUXHALL  -  LADBROKE GROVE Sainsbury's
Due to congestion at Kensal Rise stand route 452 will be curtailed to terminate at Ladbroke Grove, Sainsbury's. Buses will then proceed to Westbourne Park Garage out of service for stand, meal relief and driver crew change.

Optare Metrodecker normally seen on Route 13 seen at Vauxhall © Ryan Fielding

18.02.23

X201+

16MV

14MV

14MV

VAUXHALL  -  LADBROKE GROVE Sainsbury's
Decrease Monday to Saturday daytime frequencies to 5bph

BCE47166 normally used on Route 28 seen here at Vauxhall © Ryan Fielding

02.12.23

X201+

16MV

15MV

14MV

VAUXHALL  -  LADBROKE GROVE Sainsbury's
Contract extended for two years

04.12.24

X201+

16MV

15MV

14MV

Formal transfer to First London

VAUXHALL  -  LADBROKE GROVE Sainsbury's
Contract transferred to First London

VDW41504 Chelsea Bridge © Ryan Fielding

29.11.25

X201+

15VMH

15VMH

14VMH

VAUXHALL  - NOTTING HILL GATE
CONTRACT RENEWAL
Withdrawn between Notting Hill Gate and Ladbroke Grove
All joureys run light from Notting Hill Gate to Westbourne Park (X)

VMH45348 heading for a new destination at Vauxhall © Ryan Fielding