Route History

30.04.47	AL	26D	25D	10D
	GM	9STL/4D	8STL/3D	7STL

ed

Sunday GM allocation transferred to Q.

14.06.53	AL	25D	21D	--
	GM	9STL/3STD	9STL/4STD	--

KINGS CROSS (Mon-Fri excpt evenings/Sat)- ALDWYCH (Mon-Fri evenings) - WALLINGTON.
Sunday rerouted via Vauxhall Bridge and renumbered 77B.

D156 is packed in tight on the stand in York Way This image available on the Nostalgia CD

07.10.53	AL	25RT	21RT	--
	GM	13STD	13STD	--

AL allocation converted from D to RT.

25.11.53	AL	25RT	21RT	--
	SW	13STD	13STD	--

GM allocation transferred to SW.

16.02.55	AL	25RT	15RT	--
	SW	12RTL	14RTL	--

SW allocation converted from STD to RTL.

01.05.57	AL	21RT	18RT	--
	SW	12RTL	10RTL	--

EUSTON - WALLINGTON
Withdrawn between Euston and Kings Cross

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

11.05.60	AL	21RT	17RT	--
	SW	11RTL	9RTL	--

EUSTON (Mon-Fri/Sat am) - ALDWYCH (Sat pm) - WALLINGTON
Withdrawn between Aldwych and Euston Saturday mornings.

14.08.63	AL	27RT	21RT	--
	SW	--	6RTL	--

Mon-Fri SW allocation withdrawn.

29.01.64

AL

27RT

21RT

--

Saturday only SW allocation withdrawn.

06.03.65

AL

27RT

--

--

EUSTON - WALLINGTON (Mon-Fri)
Saturday diverted via Vauxhall Bridge and renumbered 77B.

RT2240 is seen in good company at Wallington with an RF and SMS behind This image available on the RT CD

12.05.73

AL

25RT

12RT

9RM

KINGS CROSS (Suns) - EUSTON (MF) - ALDWYCH (Sats) Strand, Westminster, Millbank, Vauxhall Bridge, Clapham Junction, Wandsworth, TOOTING Mitre (Sat/Sun) Mitcham, Hackbridge, Carshalton, WALLINGTON STN (Mon-Fri)
Saturday introduced Aldwych to Tooting to replace withdrawn 77B
Sunday introduced Kings Cross to Tooting to replace withdrawn 77B.

15.12.73

AL

25RM

12RM

9RM

RM vehicles introduced on a daily basis.

RM1648 or SRM13 when painted silver for Silver Jubillee is seen performing a garage journey   This image available on the Nostalgia 2 CD

25.04.81

AL

18RM

15RM

9RM

FARRINGDON STREET (Mon-Fri peaks) - ALDWYCH (Mon-Sat) - CHARING CROSS (Suns) Westminster Bridge, Vauxhall, Clapham Junction, Wandsworth, TOOTING (Sat/Sun) Southcroft Road, STREATHAM GARAGE (Mon-Fri)
Mon-Fri withdrawn between Aldwych and Euston but extended from Aldwych to Farringdon Street via withdrawn Route 168 Mon-Fri peaks. Additionally extended from Tooting to Streatham Garage.
Sunday withdrawn between Charing Cross and Kings Cross.
Southern section Tooting to Wallington converted to double deck OPO and renumbered 127

27.10.84	AL	18RM	6RM	--
	SW	--	8RM	6RM

Saturday &Sunday SW allocation reintroduced.
FARRINGDON STREET (Mon-Fri peaks) - ALDWYCH (Mon-Sat) - CHARING CROSS (Suns) - TOOTING (Sat/Sun) - STREATHAM St Leonards Church (Mon-Fri)
Withdrawn between St Leonards Church and Garage in Streatham.

19.11.84	AL	18RM	6RM	--
	SW	--	8Dc	6Dc

D type (crew) introduced at Stockwell.

03.08.85	AL	11RM	6RM	--
	SW	7RM	8Dc	6Dc

EUSTON (Mon-Fri peaks) - ALDWYCH (Mon-Sat) - CHARING CROSS (Suns) - TOOTING (Sat/Sun) - STREATHAM (Mon-Fri)
Mon-Fri peaks diverted at Aldwych to Kings Cross instead of Farringdon Street.
Mon-Fri SW allocation introduced.

01.02.86	AL	14D	18D	12D
	SW	10D	5D	--

EUSTON (Mon-Fri except evgs) - RussellL SQUARE (Suns) - ALDWYCH (Mon-Fri evgs/Sat) - TOOTING (Sat/Sun) - STREATHAM (Mon-Fri)
Converted to One Person Operation. Sunday SW withdrawn in favour of new AL allocation.
Mon-Fri mid-day extended from Aldwych to Euston.
Sunday extended from Charing Cross to Russell Square.

07.02.87	AL	24D	10D	12D
	SW	--	5D	--

Mon-Fri SW allocation withdrawn.

11.07.87

AL

23D

15D

12D

EUSTON (Mon-Fri except evgs) - RussellL SQUARE (Suns) - ALDWYCH (Mon-Fri evgs/Sat) - TOOTING Mitre (Sat/Sun) - TOOTING STATION (Mon-Fri)
Mon-Fri diverted at Amen Corner to Tooting Station instead of Streatham.

02.01.88

AL

23D

15D

12D

EUSTON (Mon-Fri except evgs) - RussellL SQUARE (Suns) - ALDWYCH (Mon-Fri evgs/Sat) - TOOTING Mitre (Sat/Sun) - TOOTING STATION (Mon-Fri), Mitcham, Western Road, Colliers Wood, MERTON GARAGE (Mon-Sat garage journeys)
Mon-Sat garage journeys introduced to Merton via Mitcham.

DMS2564 Strand This image available on the Nostalgia 2 CD

16.04.88

AL

21D

16D

12D

EUSTON (Mon-Fri except evgs) - RussellL SQUARE (Mon-Fri evgs,Suns) - ALDWYCH (Sats) - TOOTING Mitre (Sat/Sun) - TOOTING STATION (Mon-Fri) - MERTON GARAGE (Mon-Sat garage journeys)
Mon-Fri evenings extended from Aldwych to Russelll Square.

25.05.91

AL

14M

13M

10M

WATERLOO, Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, Clapham Junction, Earlsfield, Tooting Broadway, TOOTING STATION
New contract, revised service as above. Garage journeys now run out of service

Scanned from London Transport Buses leaflet dated 26.04.97

02.09.00

AL1+

15PVL

16PVL

12PVL

Convert to low floor operation.

PVL198 Tooting April 2002 This image available on the GO-AHEAD London CD

26.02.05

AL1+

15PVL

16PVL

12PVL

New schedule introduced to aid reliability

03.06.06

AL1+

16PVL

16PVL

11PVL

Contract renewal

04.06.11

AL1+

16PVL

16PVL

14PVL

DOE/WVL type used on a daily basis

Contract extended for two years

DOE54 Concert Hall Approach stand This image available on the GO-AHEAD London CD

Operating Garages

AL Merton
Changeover point TOOTING BROADWAY Longmead Road, TOOTING Mtre stand, or TOOTING BROADWAY Mitcham Road.
Garage journeys leave line of route at Tooting Broadway and observe Route 155 stops to garage or leave line of route at Mitcham and observe Route 152 stops to garage.

SW Stockwell
Changeover point Vauxhall Station. Garage journeys leave line of route at WANDSWORTH ROAD Lansdowne Way and run light to garage.

GM Victoria, Gillingham Street
Changeover point Vauxhall Station.
Garage journeys leave line of route at Vauxhall and observe Route 2 stops to Victoria
Garage journeys leave line of route at  Parliament Square and observe Route 24 stops to Victoria

Q Camberwell
Changeover point Vauxhall Station.
Garage journeys leave line of route at vauxhall and run via Route 36

Current stands and turning points

WATERLOO, CONCERT HALL APPROACH

Public stand for 3 buses in marked bays on north side of Concert Hall Approach.
Buses proceed from Concert Hall Approach direct to stand, departing to Concert Hall Approach.
Set down and pick up at Concert Hall Approach, at Stop T

ST. THOMS'S HOSPITAL (from TOOTING STATION) Turning Point Only - Buses must not stand Buses proceed from Lambeth Palace Road via Unnamed Road, Upper Marsh and Royal Street departing to Lambeth Palace Road. Set down in Lambeth Palace Road, at Stop C St Thomas' Hospital, and pick up in Lambeth Palace Road, at Stop B - St Thomas' Hospital VAUXHALL BUS STATION (from TOOTING STATION) Private offside stand for 6 buses in three sections (24, 37 and 12 metres) in Bondway commencing 1.5 metres north of lamp standard No. 7 and extending overall 106 metres south. Buses proceed from Vauxhall Bus Station direct to stand, departing to Vauxhall Bus Station. Set down in Vauxhall Bus Station, at Stop J Vauxhall Bus Station and pick up in Vauxhall Bus Station, at Stop G Vauxhall Bus Station CLAPHAM JUNCTION, BOUTFLOWER ROAD (from Waterloo, Concert Hall Approach)

Public off side stand fortwo buses on the south side of Boutflower Road, commencing 12 metres west of lamp standard 5 extending 24 metres west. Buses proceed from Battersea Rise via Bolingbroke Grove and Boutflower Road to stand, departing via Boutflower Road to Battersea Rise. Set down in Battersea Rise, at Stop SC Bolingbroke Grove, and pick up in Battersea Rise, at Stop X Northcote Road

CLAPHAM JUNCTION STATION, GRANT ROAD (from TOOTING STATION)

Private stand for eight buses in 2 portions in slip road off Falcon Road (west side) south of Grant Road:
1 - for three buses in slip road;
2 - for five buses standing abreast in bus parking area between slip road and Grant Road. Buses proceed from St John's Road via Falcon Road and Slip Road to stand, departing via Slip Road, Grant Road and Falcon Road to St John's Road.
Set down in St John's Road, at Stop P Clapham Junction / The Falcon and pick up in St John's Road, at Stop S Clapham Junction / The Falcon

GARRATT LANE, WIMBLEDON ROAD (from Waterloo, Concert Hall Approach)

Public stand for one bus on south side of Wimbledon Road, commencing opposite the party wall of 10/12 and extending 12 metres east.
Buses proceed from Garratt Lane via Wimbledon Road to stand, departing via Wimbledon Road and Summerstown to Garratt Lane.
Set down in Wimbledon Road, at Alighting Point Wimbledon Road, and pick up in Garratt Lane, Burntwood Lane

TOOTING BROADWAY, LONGMEAD ROAD

Public stand for five buses in Longmead Road in three parts:
1. On north side of Longmead Road for three buses, commencing at a point 11 metres south of No 2 Longmead Road and extending 30 metres.
2. In the centre of Longmead Road for one bus.
3. On south side of Longmead Road for one bus, commencing at a point 14 metres east of eastern building line of Mitcham Road and extending 10 metres.

From Tooting Station.
Buses proceed from Mitcham Road via Longmead Road to stand, departing via Longmead Road to Mitcham Road.
Set down in Mitcham Road, at Stop H Tooting Broadway Station and pick up in Mitcham Road, at Stop E Mitcham Road / Tooting Broadway Stn

From Waterloo, Concert Hall Approach.
Buses proceed from Tooting Broadway via Longmead Road to stand, departing via Longmead Road and Tooting Broadway to Garratt Lane.
Set down in Longmead Road, at Alighting PointLongmead Road and pick up in Garratt Lane, at Stop N Garratt Lane / Tooting Broadway,

TOOTING STATION, LONGLEY ROAD

Public stand for two buses on south side of Longley Road commencing 6.5 metres west of lamp standard 5E18 and extending 29 metres west.
Buses proceed from Mitcham Road via Longley Road to stand, departing via Longley Road, Bickersteth Road and Renmuir Street to Mitcham Road.
Set down in Mitcham Road, at Stop TT and pick up in Mitcham Road, at Stop TD

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