Route History

03.10.34
PB
DL ex 29
DL ex 29
DL ex 29

TURNPIKE LANE STN  -  Palmers Green  -  Southgate  -  Cockfosters  -  Hadley Woods  -  Potters Bar  -  POTTERS BAR Cranbourne Road ( Daily )

29A first and last time October 1934
Extracted from 1934 Red Book which is available as a pdf

05.06.35
PB
DL ex 29
DL ex 29
8DL

TURNPIKE LANE STN  -  Palmers Green  -  Southgate  -  Cockfosters  -  Hadley Woods  -  Potters Bar  -  POTTERS BAR Cranbourne Road ( Daily )
Sunday allocation converted to self contained

07.10.36
PB
7DL
7DL
8DL

TURNPIKE LANE STN  -   POTTERS BAR Cranbourne Road ( Daily )
Daily allocation self contained

09.12.36
PB
7ST
7ST
8ST

TURNPIKE LANE STN  -   POTTERS BAR Cranbourne Road ( Daily )
Converted to ST operation

04.05.38
AD
1STL/29
--
--
PB
7ST
7ST
8ST

TURNPIKE LANE STN  -   POTTERS BAR Cranbourne Road ( Daily )
Mon-Fri Palmers Green (AD) allocation added although ex 29

05.04.39
PB
8ST
8ST
9ST

TURNPIKE LANE STN  -   SOUTH MIMMS White Hart ( Daily )
Palmerts Green (AD) allocation withdrawn
Extended from Potters Bar to South Mimms

1940 map for Route 29A
Please click to enlarge
This map is reproduced with kind permission from Mike Harris and the full map can be purchased from
busmap.co.uk

28.10.41
Last dayof operation

 

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Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
12.10.55
WG
14RTL
14RTL
--

VICTORIA STATION - Westminster - Trafalgar Square - Charing Cross Road - Tottenham Court Road - Camden Town - Holloway - Finsbury Park - Manor House - Green Lanes - Turnpike Lane Stn - Wood Green - Palmers Green - Southgate - OAKWOOD STATION (Mon-Sat)

17.10.56
WG21+
5RTL
6RTL
--

TURNPIKE LANE STATION - OAKWOOD STATION (Mon-Sat)
Withdrawn between Turnpike Lane Stn and Victoria.

 

RTL1270 Southgate Station

Part of Jeff Lloyd collection

 


30.04.58
WG21+
5RTL
6RTL
--


Taken from historial map 1958 drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

11.05.60
WG
4RTL
6RTL
--

Taken from 11.05.60 allocation book

03.01.62
AD
4RT
6RT
--

OAKWOOD  -  TURNPIKE LANE STATION
West Green garage closes - allocation transferred to Palmers Green (AD)
RTL replaced by RT

RT3176 Turnpike Lane Bus Station

Photographer unknown


27.02.63
AD
--
4RT
--
 
WN
5RT
--
--

OAKWOOD STATION - TURNPIKE LANE STATION (Mon-Sat) - VICTORIA STATION (One Mon-Fri am journey)
Mon-Fri AD allocation transferred to Wood Green (WN)

1964 times

RT3305 Wood Green

Photographer unknown


31.12.66
AD
5RT
--
--

OAKWOOD STATION - TURNPIKE LANE STATION (Mon-Fri) - VICTORIA STATION (One Mon-Fri am journey)
Saturday Route withdrawn - Southgate to Oakwood section replaced by new Route 125A.
Wood Green (WN) allocation withdrawn

07.09.68
Route renumbered 298A

29A fares

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Operating Garages

AD Palmers Green
Changeover point outside garage.

WN Wood Green
Changeover point outside garage

WG West Green
Changeover point Turnpike Lane Station