Route History

27.06.87
K11+
8MR
8MR
--
New service

KINGSTON HOSPITAL ( Mon-Sat 0830-1800 ),  non-stop via Galsworthy Road - Kingston Hill - Norbiton  to KINGSTON ( Mon-Sat ) - then non-stop via Penryhn Road - Surbiton Crescent - Claremont Road - Surbiton Station - St Mark's Hill - Ewell Road - Berrylands Road - Park Road - Surbiton Hill Park - Raeburn Avenue - Elgar Avenue. Ewell Road,Tolworth Rise South - Oakcroft Road,Cox Lane - ( peak journeys double run frome here to Chessington Industrial Estate via Cox Lane and Davis Road towards Hook am and towards Kingston pm) - Gosbury Hill - Orchard Gardens - Hawkhurst Gardens - Hook Road - HOOK Library ( return via Elm Road )  (Mon-Sat)
New midibus route: replaced Route 216 between Kingston and Tolworth and covered new Roadsoperated by Westlink

 

MR12 Hook Library June 1987

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08.10.88
K11+
8MR
8MR
--

KINGSTON HOSPITAL ( Mon-Sat 0830-2000 ),  non-stop via Galsworthy Road - Kingston Hill - Norbiton  to KINGSTON ( Mon-Sat ) - then non-stop via Penryhn Road - Surbiton Crescent - Claremont Road - Surbiton Station - St Mark's Hill - Ewell Road - Berrylands Road - Park Road - Surbiton Hill Park - Raeburn Avenue - Elgar Avenue. Ewell Road,Tolworth Rise South - Oakcroft Road,Cox Lane - ( peak journeys double run frome here to Chessington Industrial Estate via Cox Lane and Davis Road ) - Gosbury Hill - Orchard Gardens - Hawkhurst Gardens - Hook Road - HOOK Library ( return via Elm Road ) (Mon-Sat)
Extended from Kingston to Kingston Hospital early evening

28.09.91
K11+
8MR
8MR
--

KINGSTON HOSPITAL ( Mon-Sat 0830-2000 ),  Galsworthy Road - Kingston Hill - Norbiton - KINGSTON ( Mon-Sat ),Penryhn Road - Surbiton Crescent - Claremont Road - Surbiton Station - St Mark's Hill - Ewell Road - Berrylands Road - Park Road - Surbiton Hill Park - Raeburn Avenue - Elgar Avenue. Ewell Road,Tolworth Rise South - Oakcroft Road,Cox Lane - ( peak journeys double run frome here to Chessington Industrial Estate via Cox Lane and Davis Road ) - Gosbury Hill - Orchard Gardens - Hawkhurst Gardens - Hook Road - HOOK Library ( return via Elm Road ) (Mon-Sat)
Revised to stop at all stops between Surbiton and Kingston Hospital

28.08.93
K11+
8MR
8MR
--

KINGSTON Clarence Street Bus Station ,Penryhn Road - Surbiton Crescent - Claremont Road - Surbiton Station - St Mark's Hill - Ewell Road - Berrylands Road - Park Road - Surbiton Hill Park - Raeburn Avenue - Elgar Avenue. Ewell Road,Tolworth Rise South - Oakcroft Road,Cox Lane - ( peak journeys double run frome here to Chessington Industrial Estate via Cox Lane and Davis Road ) - Gosbury Hill - Orchard Gardens - Hawkhurst Gardens - Hook Road - HOOK Library ( return via Elm Road ) (Mon-Sat)
Withdrawn between Kingston and Kingston Hospital

29.06.96
FW241+
8DRL
8DRL
4DRL
Operation transfered to London United (FW)

KINGSTON Clarence Street Bus Station ,Penryhn Road - Surbiton Crescent - Claremont Road - Surbiton Station - St Mark's Hill - Ewell Road - Berrylands Road - Park Road - Surbiton Hill Park - Raeburn Avenue - Elgar Avenue. Ewell Road,Tolworth Rise South - Oakcroft Road,Cox Lane - ( peak journeys double run frome here to Chessington Industrial Estate via Cox Lane and Davis Road ) - Gosbury Hill - Orchard Gardens - Hawkhurst Gardens - Hook Road - HOOK Library ( return via Elm Road ) (Daily )
Sunday service introduced
Converted from MR to DRL

 

 

DRL 102 shows the full HOOK LIBRARY at Kingston

 


15.11.97
FW241+
8DRL
8DRL
4DRL

KINGSTON Clarence Street Bus Station ,Penryhn Road - Surbiton Crescent - Claremont Road - Surbiton Station - St Mark's Hill - Ewell Road - Berrylands Road - Park Road - Surbiton Hill Park - Raeburn Avenue - Elgar Avenue. Ewell Road,Kingston Road - Jubillee Way ,Cox Lane - ,Gosbury Hill - Orchard Gardens - Hawkhurst Gardens - Hook Road - HOOK Library ( return via Elm Road ) (Daily )
Rerouted at Tolworth via Kingston Road and Jubillee Way instead of Oakcroft Road - thus double run peak journeys not needed any more

30.06.01
K251+
10DRL
10DRL
5DRL

KINGSTON HOSPITAL - Coombe Road - Norbiton - Kingston - Surbiton - Berrylands - Tolworth - Jubilee Way - Cox Lane - HOOK LIBRARY
Extended from Kingston to Kingston Hospital via Coombe Road in place of K4
Contract renewal and transferred from Fulwell to Kingston


03.11.01
TV251+
10DRL
10DRL
5DRL

KINGSTON HOSPITAL  -  HOOK LIBRARY
Kingston (K) closed - allocation moved to new Tolworth (TV) garage

 

 

DPS556 passing the Cattle Market Bus Station in Kingston

 


28.01.06
TV251+
10DPS
10DPS
6DPS

KINGSTON HOSPITAL  -  HOOK LIBRARY
Sunday frequencies increased

28.06.08
TV251+
10DPS
10DPS
6DPS
Contract renewal

KINGSTON HOSPITAL  -  HOOK LIBRARY
Contract renewal

DE61 Hook

29.06.13
TV251+
10DE+
10DE
6DE
    1DE/665    

KINGSTON HOSPITAL  -  HOOK LIBRARY
Contract renewal

30.06.18
TV251+
10DLE+
10DE
7DE
    1DE/665    

KINGSTON HOSPITAL  -  HOOK
Contract renewal with new MMCsingle deckers

DLE30229

DLE30229 Chessington

© Aubrey Morandarte


22.06.21
TV251+
10DLE+
10DE
7DE
    1DE/665    

KINGSTON HOSPITAL  -  HOOK
Cessation of revised stopping arrangements in Eden Street, Kingston, introduced on 29 June 2020, to assist social distancing measures. Buses will resume serving stop D2 (R0702) in Eden Street, towards Hook.

SDE30227 Norbiton

DLE30227 Coombe Road Railway Bridge

© Peter Horrex

Operating Garages

K Kingston
Crew Changeover point at Kingston

FW Fulwell
Crew Changeover point at Kingston

TV Tolworth
Crew Changeover point at Tolworth Station

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2023
Date of edit   Monday, 18.03.24