Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
10.05.69
MH1+
13MBS
8MBS
6MBS


FINSBURY PARK Clifton Terrace - Stroud Green - Crouch Hill - Crouch End Broadway - Park Road - Muswell Hill - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY - Colney Hatch Lane - MUSWELL HILL Hampden Road ( Garage journeys )
New Daily flat fare OPO route replacing Route 212

 

MBS561 seen on the stand at Muswell Hill

 

Scanned from 1971 Red Book - interesting to note that there was no smoking ban on the MBS's at this time

Taken from1970 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

26.01.75
MH1+
13DMS
8DMS
6DMS

FINSBURY PARK  -  MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
Converted to double deck operation

DMS783 Muswell Hill

© John Parkin

11.06.81
MH1+
12M
9M
9M

FINSBURY PARK  -  MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
DMS type replaced by Metrobus (M)

M1150 Muswell Hill

© Peter Horrex

October 1988
MH1+
12T
9T
9T

FINSBURY PARK  -  MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
Gradual conversion to Titan type completed March 1989

21.07.90
FY151+
12T
11T
7T

FINSBURY PARK Clifton Terrace - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY - Colney Hatch Lane - Friern Barnet - NORTH FINCHLEY ( Garage journeys )
Muswell Hill (MH) garage closed - allocation moved to Finchley

T530 struggles in the Arctic conditions

© Peter Horrex

12.08.90
FY151+
12M/T
11M/T
7M/T

FINSBURY PARK  -  MUSWELL  -  FINCHLEY GARAGE ( garage journeys )
Converted to mixed M/T

15.08.92
HT121+
9M
9M
8M

FINSBURY PARK Clifton Terrace - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
Finchley (FY) allocation moved to Holloway (HT)
Titan type withdrawn

26.10.94
HT211+
9M
9M
7M
London Northern purchased by MTL

FINSBURY PARK Clifton Terrace - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
New operator

01.02.97
HT121+
6M
4V
5M
6V
5M
3V

FINSBURY PARK Clifton Terrace - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
Volvo Olympian / Northern Counties originally from London Suburban Bus were used when the 91 contract was reassigned to First Capital in 1997

03.07.98
HT121+
9M
5V
5M
6V
5M
3V
MTL London Northern purchased by Metroline

FINSBURY PARK Clifton Terrace - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
New operator

18.11.98
HT121+
14V
11V
8V

FINSBURY PARK Clifton Terrace - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
Converted to V type

V216 leaving Finsbury Park

© John Delaney

19.08.00
HT121+
13TP
11TP
9TP

FINSBURY PARK Clifton Terrace - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
Contract renewal

TPL263 Finsbury Park

© Brian Kemp

20.08.05
HT121+
13TP
11TP
9TP
Contract renewal

FINSBURY PARK Clifton Terrace - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
Contract renewal

21.08.10
HT121+
16TP
12TP
9TP

FINSBURY PARK Clifton Terrace - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
Contract extended for two years

TP46 seen on the stand at Muswell Hill

 

18.08.12
HT121+
16VW
12VW
9VW

FINSBURY PARK Clifton Terrace - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
Contract renewal

VW1245 Finsbury Park

© Brian Kemp


19.08.16
HT121+
17VW
12VW
9VW
Night service HT806+
--
2VW
2VW

FINSBURY PARK Clifton Terrace - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
Weekend Night service introduced

19.08.17
HT121+
17VW
12VW
10VW
Night service HT806+
--
2VW
2VW

FINSBURY PARK Clifton Terrace - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
New contract

05.04.20
HT121+
17VW
12VW
10VW

FINSBURY PARK Clifton Terrace - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
Weekend night service suspended

18.02.23
HT121+
17VW
12VW
10VW

FINSBURY PARK Clifton Terrace - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
Additional turning point at Crouch End added

April 2024
HT121+
17VW
12VW
10VW

FINSBURY PARK Clifton Terrace - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
Start of gradual conversion to WDE electric

WDE2871

WDE2871 Muswell Hill shows the PV code

© Samuel Letsu

 

Garages

MH Muswell Hill
Crew Changeover point at Muswell Hill Broadway

FY Finchley
Crew Changeover point at garage

HT Holloway
Crew Changeover point at garage - meal reliefs running to and from garage out of service from MHB

Live visual