Sunday B allocation reintroduced with the withdrawal of Route 19A.

03.09.71	B	15RT	8RT	11RT
	J	28RT	20RT	10RT

J garage closes, allocation transferred to HT.

08.01.72	B	15RT	8RT	11RT
	J	28RT	20RT	9RT

FINSBURY PARK Plimsoll Rd - TOOTING BEC STN
Sunday withdrawn between Tooting Bec & Streatham

15.07.72	B	15RT	8RT	8RM
	HT	29RT	20RT	8RM

FINSBURY PARK Plimsoll Road - CLAPHAM JUNCTION (Suns) - TOOTING BEC STATION (Mon-Sat)
Sunday Route cut back from Tooting Bec to Clapham Junction with the introduction of New Route 19A Battersea & Tooting Bec which was introduced to provide work on Sundays for the One Man drivers from Route 39 at Battersea Garage.

12.08.72	B	15RM	8RM	8RM
	HT	28RM	20RM	8RM

Vehicle change as above.

05.10.74	B	15RM	8RM	10RM
	HT	28RM	20RM	9RM

FINSBURY PARK Plimsoll Road - TOOTING BEC STATION
Sunday Route extended from Clapham Junction to Tooting Bec Station with the withdrawal of Route 19A.

26.01.75	B	15RM	8RM	10RM
	HT	28RM	20RM	9RML

Sunday RML type introduced at Holloway (HT)

01.03.75	B81+	15RM	8RM	9RM
	HT1+	28RM	20RM	11RML

TUFNELL PARK Monnery Road (garage jnys) Tufnell Park Road, Holloway, FINSBURY PARK (Suns) - TOOTING BEC STN
Mon-Sat garage journeys via Route 4 from Finsbury Park to Holloway Garage.

27.10.84	B81+	15RM	7RM	3RM
	HT1+	19RM	13RM	16RM

ARCHWAY STATION (Mon-Sat) Dartmouth Park Hill, Tufnell Park, Holloway, FINSBURY PARK (Suns) - TOOTING BEC STN
Mon-Sat extended from Tufnell Park to Archway Station via Dartmouth Park Hill.

03.08.85	B81+	15RM	7RM	3RM
	HT1+	19RM	13RM	16RM

TUFNELL PARK (garage journeys) - FINSBURY PARK (Suns) - TOOTING BEC STATION
Withdrawn between Archway and Finsbury Park except for garage journeys to Tufnell Park.

02.11.85	GM81+	12RM	7RM	--
	HT1+	17RM	14RM	17RM

GM allocation introduced with the closure of Battersea Garage.

07.02.87	GM81+	12RM	7RM	--
	HT1+	17RM/RML	14RM/RML	17RM/RML

HT allocation to mixed RML/RM operation

14.06.87	GM81+	12RM	6RM	--
	HT1+	18RML/5RM	14RML	19M

TUFNELL PARK Monnery Road (Mon-Fri/ Sun garage jnys) FINSBURY PARK - CLAPHAM JUNCTION (Monday-Saturday) - TOOTING BEC STN (Suns)
Mon-Sat withdrawn between Clapham Junction and Tooting Bec, replaced by New Route 219.
Saturday HT allocation withdrawn

05.11.88	GM81+	13RM	11RM	--
	HT1+	15RML	8RML	22M

Saturday HT allocation reintroduced.

	RM2048 on a Sunday working to "The Bec" This image can be found on the Routemaster CD

15.04.89	GM81+	26RM	15RM	--
	HT1+	--	--	22M

FINSBURY PARK - CLAPHAM JUNCTION Boutflower Road (Mon-Sat) - TOOTING BEC STN (Suns)
Mon-Sat HT allocation withdrawn thus withdrawn between Finsbury Park and Tufnell Park.

	RM614 leads a convoy at New Oxford Street This image can be found on the Routemaster CD

24.02.90	AL241+	--	--	10D
	GM81+	26RM	15RM	--
	HT1+	--	--	15M

FINSBURY PARK  - CLAPHAM JUNCTION (Mon-Sat) - TOOTING BEC STN (Suns) - Tooting Broadway, Colliers Wood Stn, MERTON GARAGE (Sun garage jnys)
Part of Sunday HT allocation transferred to AL.
Garage journeys introduced from Tooting Bec to Merton via 155

	DMS2330 (AL) at the "Falcon" stop This image is available on the Nostalgia 2 picture CD

03.03.90	AL241+	--	--	10D
	GM81+	26RM/L	15RM/RML	--
	HT1+	--	--	15M

GM introduce RML.

	M1038 (HT) at the Finsbury Park Station stand This image is available on the MCW Metrobus Picture CD

25.05.91

GM81+

16RM/3RML

9RM/5RML

14M

FINSBURY PARK - BATTERSEA BRIDGE South Side
Withdrawn between Battersea Bridge and Tooting Bec.
HT and AL allocations withdrawn.

	M46 (GM) Piccadilly This image is available on the MCW Metrobus Picture CD

From 21.04.92 buses were diverted to Worlds End, Chelsea whilst repair work was carried out on Battersea Bridge and reurned back to normal on 07.02.93

GM allocation transferred to Kentish Bus
Battersea Base Mon-Sat and Leyton Base Sunday.

	Intending passengers are left in no doubt where RML2719 is going, seen here at Finsbury Park Station leading a Metrobus on the 106 This image available on the RML Picture CD ( one of many Kentishbus RML's )

08.05.94

KB

18RML

16RML

11ON

Operation transferred from Kentish Bus to Arriva London South but Sunday sub-contracted to Grey Green.

Sunday only SF allocation transferred to Tottenham (AR)

Sunday only AR allocation transferred to Brixton (BN). Certain early and late MS journeys operate from BN ex Route N19.

Sunday reverted to crew operation. Brixton (BN) allocation changed from Metrobus to Olympian.

	RM29 Hyde Park Corner. note the registration number This image available on the RML Picture CD

Increased Route frequencies

	RML2574 Sadlers Wells This image available on the RML Picture CD

02.04.05	BA401+	21DW	21DW	17DW
ex N19	BN81+	DW ex N19	DW ex N19	DW ex N19
	N401+	7DW	6DW	4DW

BATTERSEA BRIDGE - FINSBURY PARK STN
Converted from crew to double deck OPO operation
Part of allocation transferred to Norwood (N) because of space consideration at BA Battersea

	DW104 is seen at Knightsbridge sporting the 6 points blind layout, later to change to 2 and then 0 This image available on the Arriva Picture CD

28.11.09	BN1+	28DW	25DW	19DW
Evenings ex N19	BN81+	DW	DW	DW

Battersea (BA) closed and Norwood (N) allocation moved to Brixton although an office was set up at Battersea for crews to sign on

	DW110 seen at Highbury Corner with the two line display This image available on the Arriva Picture CD

31.03.12	SW151+	26WVL/WHV	23WVL/WHV	17WVL/WHV
Evenings ex N19	SW561+	4WVL/WHV	8WVL/WHV	8WVL/WHV

Conract reassigned to London General operating from Stockwell (SW) withVolvo Wrightbus (WVL) and hybrid (WHV)

	Hybrid WHV30 Piccadilly waiting to navigate Hyde Park Corner This image will be available in the new year on 2012 CD
	Volvo Wrightbus WVL482 turning into Sloane Square from Sloane Street This image will be available in the new year on 2012 CD

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BATTERSEA BRIDGE South Side	public stand for 4 buses on west side of Elcho Street
	Set down at Stop BE out of service to stand in Elcho Street via Parkgate Road Pick up at Battersea Bridge Stop BL via Howie Street
SLOANE SQUARE	Turning point only, buses must not stand
	FROM FINSBURY PARK Buses set down at Stop C, Sloane Street and proceed out of service around Sloane Square and back to Sloane Street to Stop A to pick up FROM BATTERSEA BRIDGE Buses set down at Stop E, Kings Road and proceed out of service to Sloane Square Stop H to pick up
HYDE PARK CORNER	Public stand for one bus on South side of Piccadilly from Finsbury Park Public stand for 2 buses in Achilles Way
	FROM FINSBURY PARK Buses set down at Stop E Piccadiily, and then move up to stand just ahead Proceed out of service via Piccadilly, Duke Of Wellington Place, Grosvenor Place, and HPC to Piccadilly Stop D Piccadilly / Hard Rock Cafe FROM BATTERSEA BRIDGE Buses set down at Stop T Knightsbridge Proceed out of service via Knightsbridge, Hyde Park Corner, Park Lane and Achillees Way to stand Proceed out of service via Achillees Way, Park Lane, Hyde Park Corner, , Duke Of Wellington Place, Grosvenor Place, to Knightsbridge Stop P to pick up
PICCADILLY CIRCUS	Public stand for two buses on West Side of Waterloo Place
	FROM FINSBURY PARK Buses set down at Stop K Shaftesbury Avenue Proceed out of service via Great Windmill Street, Haymarket, Pall Mall, to stand Proceed out of service via Regent Street, Piccadilly Circus to Shaftesbury Avenue Stop H to pick up FROM BATTERSEA BRIDGE Buses set down at Stop B Piccadilly. Proceed out of service via Piccadilly Circus, Haymarket, Pall Mall, to stand Proceed out of service via Regent Street to Piccadilly Stop S to pick up
HOLBORN Procter Street from Finsbury Park	Public stand for 3 buses on west side of Proctor Street
	Buses set down Theobalds Road Stop A Proceed out of service via Drake Street to Procter Street stand Proceed out of service via High Holborn, Southampton Row and Theobalds Road to Stop G
ROSEBERRY AVENUE	Public stand for one bus on south side of Green Terrace
	FROM FINSBURY PARK Buses set down at Stop UC Sadlers Wells Theatre Proceed out of service via Roseberry Avenue, Gloucester Way to stand Proceed out of service via Green Terrace to Roseberry Avenue Stop UA FROM BATTERSEA BRIDGE Buses set down at Stop UA Roseberry Avenue Proceed out of service via Roseberry Avenue, Gloucester Way to stand Proceed out of service via Green Terrace to Roseberry Avenue Stop UD Tysoe Street
ISLINGTON GREEN from Battersea Bridge	Turning point only, buses must not stand
	Set down at Stop AP Islington Green, then proceed to Upper Street Stop N out of service via Essex Road, and Cross Street
HIGHBURY & ISLINGTON STATION from Battersea Bridge	Turning point only, buses must not stand
	Set down at Stop F Upper Street and proceed out of service via Highbury Corner gyratory back to Upper Street Stop G ( Laycock Street )
HIGHBURY BARN	Public stand for one bus on east side of Highbury Hill
	Buses set down at Highbury Grove Stop CX ( Aberdeen Park ) Proceed out of service via Highbury Grove and Leigh Road to stand at Highbury Hill Proceed out of service via Highbury Hill and Leigh Road to Highbury Grove Stop EE ( Highbury Barn / London Metropolitan Uni )
FINSBURY PARK STATION	Private stand for 3 buses at Station Place
	Set down at alighting point AP proceed to stand in marked bay at centre of Station Place Pick up Stop G

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