Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
at 03.10.34
F
15NS
3DH
12NS
3DH
--
 
G
19NS
15NS
--

PUTNEY COMMON Cricketers  -  Putney Bridge  -  Fulham Road  -  Walham Green  -  South Kensington  -  Brompton Road  -  Piccadilly  -  Charing Cross  -  Fleet Street  -  Bank  -  Aldgate  -  Bow  -  Stratford  -  Leytonstone High Road  -  WANSTEAD Red House ( Mon-Sat )

96 map
Extracted from 1934 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

30.01.35
F
18NS
15NS
--
 
G
19NS
15NS
--

DH type withdrawn

17.04.35
F
18NS
15NS
--
 
G
19NS
15NS
--
 
AF
--
--
10NS
 
D
--
--
9NS

PUTNEY COMMON Cricketers  -  WANSTEAD Red House ( Daily )
Sunday introduction - Chelverton Road (AF) and Dalston (D) introduced

05.06.35
F
18NS
16NS
--
 
G
19NS
@17NS
--
 
AF
--
--
10NS
 
D
--
--
9NS

Saturday pm Forest Gate (G) was a joint operation with Route 96A which only operated on Summer Sat pm between Putney Common and Loughton.
The routeing can be seen on the 1939 map below

02.10.35
F
18NS
15NS
--
 
G
19NS
15NS
--

PUTNEY COMMON Cricketers  -  WANSTEAD Red House ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday service suspended for winter months

08.04.36
F
18NS
16NS
--
 
G
19NS
@17NS
--
 
AF
--
--
9STL
 
D
--
--
9STL

PUTNEY COMMON Cricketers  -  WANSTEAD Red House ( Daily )
Sunday reintroduction,

27.05.36
F
18STL
@15STL
--
 
G
19NS
@17NS+
--
      1NS/40  
 
AF
--
--
9STL
 
D
--
--
9STL

Chelverton Road (AF) now also have a joint operation with 96A Saturday pm

07.10.36
F
18STL
15STL
--
 
G
18STL
15STL
--

PUTNEY COMMON Cricketers  -  WANSTEAD Red House ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday service suspended for winter months

24.03.37
F
18STL
15STL
9STL
 
G
18STL
15STL
--
 
H
--
--
9STL

PUTNEY COMMON  Cricketers  -  WANSTEAD Red House ( Daily )
Sunday reintroduction
Sunday only Chelverton Road (AF) withdrawn
Sunday Putney Bridge (F) and Hackney (H) introduced

28.05.37
F
18STL
@15STL
9STL
 
G
18STL
@16STL
--
 
H
--
--
9STL

PUTNEY COMMON Spencer Arms  - 
WANSTEAD Red House
( Daily )
Putney Common terminal altered
Saturday pm joint operation with 96A  reintroduced
06.10.37
F
18STL
15STL
--
 
G
18STL
15STL
--

PUTNEY COMMON Spencer Arms -  WANSTEAD Red House ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday service suspended for winter months

04.05.38
F
18STL
@16STL
9STL
 
G
18STL
@16STL
--
 
H
--
--
9STL

PUTNEY COMMON Spencer Arms  - 
WANSTEAD Red House
( Daily )
Sunday reintroduction
Saturday pm joint operation with 96A  reintroduced
12.10.38
F
18STL
15STL
--
 
G
18STL
15STL
--

PUTNEY COMMON Spencer Arms  -  WANSTEAD Red House ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday service suspended for winter months

03.05.39
F
18STL
@16STL
9STL
 
G
17STL
@16STL
--
 
H
--
--
9STL


PUTNEY COMMON Spencer Arms  - 
WANSTEAD Red House
( Daily )
Sunday reintroduction
Saturday pm joint operation with 96A  reintroduced
. This was the last season that 96A operated

01.11.39
F
9STL
14STL
--
 
G
12STL
6STL
--

PUTNEY COMMON Spencer Arms  -  WANSTEAD Red House ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday service withdrawn

30.04.41
F
7STL
3PROV
7STL
7ST
--
 
G
11STL
7STL
--

Provincial buses introduced

29.10.41
F
10RT
12RT
--
 
G
11STL
8STL
--

Provincial type withdrawn but RT type introduced at Putney Bridge (F)

RT19 Aldwych RT19 (F) on the Aldwych stand

12.12.45
F
13RT
9RT
--
 
G
20STL
15STL
--

PUTNEY COMMON Spencer Arms  -  REDBRIDGE STATION ( Mon-Sat )
SEE TIMES BELOW

February 1946 first and last times

05.05.48
F
7RT
7STL
8RT
6STL
--
 
G
19STL
20STL
--


PUTNEY COMMON Spencer Arms  - 
REDBRIDGE STATION
( Mon-Sat )
Extended from Wanstead to Redbridge

Taken from 1950 allocation book which is for sale in pdf form


11.10.50
F
14RT
12RT
--
 
G
19RT
20RT
--

PUTNEY COMMON Spencer Arms  -  REDBRIDGE STATION ( Mon-Sat )
RT type introduced at at Forest Gate (G)

 

RT43 (F) seen on the Fulham Road

 


16.03.55
F
13RTL
8RTL
--
 
G
17RT
11RT
--

PUTNEY COMMON Spencer Arms  -  REDBRIDGE STATION ( Mon-Sat )
Putney Bridge (F) allocation converted to RTL type.

 

 

 

RTL1153 (F) location unknown

 

 


30.04.58
F
13RTL
9RTL
--
 
G
14RT
--
--

PUTNEY COMMON Spencer Arms - ALDWYCH (Sats) - REDBRIDGE STN (Mon-Fri)
Saturday withdrawn between Aldwych and Redbridge thus Forest Gate (G) allocation also withdrawn on this day.

Scanned from April 1958 Red Book - the complete book is available from the Sales List

20.08.58
Route withdrawn.

Operating Garages

G Forest Gate
Changeover point ?

F Putney Bridge
Changeover point Lower Richmond Road

H Hackney
Changeover point not known - possibly  Aldgate
or Mile End Gate

D Dalston
Changeover point not known

AF Chelverton Road, Putney
Changeover point Lower Richmond Road

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Thursday, 14.09.23