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03.05.50 |
AL |
40D/16STL |
40D/13STL |
27D |
GM |
-- |
-- |
12STL |
|
R |
7RTL |
7RTL |
13RTL |
ACTON GREEN - Goldhawk Road, Shepherds Bush, Notting Hill Gate, Marble Arch, Oxford Circus, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, Westminster, Vauxhall Bridge, Stockwell, Clapham, Balham, Tooting Broadway, MITCHAM Cricketers (Mon-Fri) - ST HELIER Rose (Mon-Fri peaks/Sats) - Sutton, BELMONT (Suns)
11.10.50 |
AL |
39D/17STL |
33D/17STL |
10STL |
R |
7RTL |
7RTL |
15RTL |
GM allocation withdrawn for the winter season.
02.05.51 |
AL |
52D/6STL |
43D |
27D |
GM |
-- |
-- |
12RT |
|
R |
7RTL |
7RTL |
13RTL |
GM re-introduced for the summer season.
17.10.51 |
AL |
52D/6STL |
43D |
27D |
R |
7RTL |
7RTL |
15RTL |
GM withdrawn..
14.05.52 |
AL |
52D/6STL |
39D/4STL |
29D |
R |
7RTL |
7RTL |
13RTL |
|
SW |
-- |
-- |
10RTL |
New SW Sunday allocation introduced.
22.10.52 |
AL |
54D/4STL |
41D/2STL |
24D |
R |
7RTL |
7RTL |
15RTL |
SW Sunday allocation withdrawn for the winter.
06.05.53 |
AL |
35D/23RT |
35D/9RT |
5D/24RT |
R |
7RTL |
7RTL |
13RTL |
|
SW |
-- |
-- |
10RTL |
SW Sunday allocation re-introduced. RT introduced at AL.
07.10.53 |
AL |
58RT |
44RT |
24RT |
R |
7RTL |
7RTL |
15RTL |
SW Sunday only allocation withdrawn for winter.
19.05.54 |
AL |
57RT |
44RT |
14RT |
R |
7RTL |
7RTL |
7RTL |
|
SW |
-- |
-- |
31RTL |
SW Sunday only re-introduced.
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Scanned from April 1958 Red Book, the complete book is available from the Sales List |
26.11.58 |
R |
10RTL |
8RTL |
-- |
S |
-- |
-- |
13RTL |
|
SW |
46RTL |
32RTL |
19RTL |
Daily
AL allocation transferred to SW leaving space for the 155 which was transferred from the closed CA.
Sunday R allocation replaced by new S allocation.
20.08.61 |
R |
13RTL |
8RTL |
-- |
S |
-- |
-- |
19RTL |
|
SW |
46RTL |
32RTL |
19RTL |
ACTON
GREEN - MITCHAM (Mon-Sat) - ST HELIER (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat) - BELMONT (Suns) or BANSTEAD
HOSPITAL (Sun pm jnys)
Sunday afternoon journeys introduced to Banstead Hospital.
11.10.61 |
R |
13RTL |
8RTL |
6RTL |
S |
-- |
-- |
13RTL |
|
SW |
46RTL |
32RTL |
19RTL |
10.10.62 |
R |
13RTL |
8RTL |
-- |
S |
-- |
-- |
11RTL |
|
SW |
44RTL |
32RTL |
24RTL |
Sunday R allocation withdrawn., SW gaining a few duties.
29.01.64 |
R |
12RTL |
19RTL |
-- |
S |
-- |
-- |
9RTL |
|
SW |
41RTL |
18RTL |
20RTL |
ACTON
GREEN - MITCHAM (Mon-Sat) - ST HELIER (MF peaks) - BELMONT (Suns) or BANSTEAD HOSPITAL (Sun pm jnys)
Saturday withdrawn between Mitcham and St Helier.
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Classic view of roofbox RTL1456 in Balham with a GreenLline RF following, the run to Shepherds Bush would have been a lot quicker than the RTL This image availabe on the |
03.10.65 |
S |
19RT |
18RT |
9RT |
SW |
34RTL |
18RTL |
17RTL |
R
allocation transferred to S. This was part of a re-shuffle, the space at R
filled by Route 255 which was transferred
from HL.
The space at HL was filled by Route 55 transferred
from HW. The space at HW was filled by transfering part
105 from S to HW thus completing the circle.
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RT4452 Bayswater Road
This image available on the Nostalgia CD |
10.07.66 |
S |
13RM |
14RM |
9RM |
SW |
35RM |
16RM |
14RM |
Full RM allocation introduced.
24.01.70 |
S |
13RM |
17RM |
8RM |
SW |
31RM |
13RM |
14RM |
ACTON
GREEN - MITCHAM (Mon-Sat) - BELMONT (Suns) or BANSTEAD HOSPITAL (Sun pm jnys)
Mon-Fri peak extension from Mitcham to St Helier withdrawn.
05.01.74 |
S |
13RM |
8RM |
13RM |
SW |
27RM |
18RM |
7RM |
ACTON
GREEN - MITCHAM
Sunday withdrawn south of Mitcham, this section
replaced by Sunday Route 280
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RM1676 Oxford Street This image available on the |
01.03.75 |
S41+ |
13RML |
8RML |
13RML |
SW1+ |
27RML |
18RML |
7RML |
RM type replaced by RML.
25.04.81 |
AL81+ |
-- |
-- |
9RM |
S41+ |
11RML |
7RML |
7RML |
|
SW1 |
25RML |
13RML |
-- |
ACTON
GREEN - MITCHAM - Phipps Bridge Estate, MERTON
GARAGE (Sun garage journeys)
Sunday AL introduced. Sunday SW withdrawn.
25.06.83 |
AL121+ |
-- |
-- |
9RM |
S41+ |
13RML |
9RML |
-- |
|
SW1+ |
21RML |
16RML |
13RML |
Sunday S withdrawn. Sunday SW re-introduced.
27.10.84 |
AL121+ |
-- |
-- |
9RM |
S51+ |
12RML |
9RML |
7RML |
|
SW1+ |
21RML |
16RML |
8RML |
Sunday S re-introduced
27.04.85 |
AL121+ |
-- |
-- |
9RM |
S41+ |
5RML |
5RML/3RM |
5RML |
|
SW1+ |
24RML |
13RML |
6RML |
ACTON
GREEN - TOOTING (Mon-Fri evenings) - MITCHAM (Mon-Fri except evgs/Sat) - MERTON GARAGE (Sun garage jnys)
Mon-Fri evgs withdrawn between Tooting and Mitcham.
01.02.86 |
S51+ |
5RML |
4RML |
5RML |
SW1+ |
23RML |
17RML |
12RML |
ACTON
GREEN - TOOTING (Mon-Fri evgs) - MITCHAM (Mon-Fri except evgs/Sat) - MERTON GARAGE (Suns)
Sunday AL withdrawn but regular Route introduced between
Mitcham and Merton Garage
07.02.87 |
S51+ |
7RML |
5RML |
12M |
SW1+ |
23RML |
18RML |
6D |
Sunday Route converted to One Person Operation.
21.11.87 |
S51+ |
15RML |
11RML |
5M |
SW1+ |
13RML |
10RML |
15D |
ACTON
GREEN - TOOTING (Mon-Sat) - MITCHAM (Suns) - MERTON GARAGE
Mon-Sat withdrawn between Tooting and Mitcham
13.08.88 |
S51+ |
15RML |
10RML |
10M |
SW1+ |
13RML |
13RML |
8D |
28.04.90 |
S51+ |
15RML |
10RML |
10M |
SW1+ |
12RML |
10RML |
8D |
TURNHAM
GREEN - CLAPHAM COMMON Old Town (Mon-Sat) - MITCHAM (Suns) - MERTON GARAGE
Mon-Sat withdrawn between Clapham Common
and Tooting.
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D2486 Charing Cross Photo by D Pask |
22.09.90 |
SW1+ |
11RML |
10RML |
8M |
MARBLE
ARCH (Suns) - OXFORD CIRCUS (Mon-Sat) - CLAPHAM
COMMON (Mon-Sat) - MITCHAM (Suns)
Withdawn between Marble Arch and Turnham Green (Suns)
and further withdrawn between Oxford Circus and Marble Arch Mon-Sat. Withdrawn
section replaced by new Route 94
29.09.90 |
SW1+ |
11RML |
10RML |
7M |
MARBLE
ARCH (Suns) - OXFORD CIRCUS (Mon-Sat) - CLAPHAM
COMMON
Sunday withdrawn between Clapham Common and
Mitcham.
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RML2383 seen at Stockwell This image available on the |
15.08.92 |
SW1+ |
11M |
9M |
6M |
OXFORD
CIRCUS - CLAPHAM COMMON Old Town
Converted to One Person Operation.
Withdrawn between Oxford Circus and Marble
Arch.
15.05.93 |
SW1+ |
11VN |
9VN |
6VN |
Single
deck operation introduced.
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VN1 at Oxford Circus ? This image available on the |
22.03.97 |
SW1+ |
11M |
9M |
6M |
Reverted to double deck operation.
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M401 John Princes Street This image available on the |
02.09.00 |
SW1+ |
15PDL |
13PDL |
8PDL |
CAMDEN
TOWN, Hampstead Road, Warren Street Stn, Euston Road, Portland Place,
Oxford Circus, Trafalgar Square, Great Smith Street, Vauxhall, Stockwell, CLAPHAM COMMON Old Town
Extended from Oxford Circus to Camden Town via withdrawn 135.
13.12.03 |
SW121+ |
22PDL |
19PDL |
12PDL |
Contract renewal with Go-Ahead SW
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PDL1 Trafalgar Square This image available on the |
02.03.04 |
SW121+ |
22PDL |
19PDL |
12PDL |
SW451+ |
4PDL |
5PDL |
5PDL |
Route N88 renumbered 88 thus now 24 hour service
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PVL73 Warren Street Station stop This image available on the |
03.12.04 |
SW121+ |
22PDL |
19PDL |
12PDL |
SW451+ |
4PDL |
5PDL |
5PDL |
Rerouted via new Vauxhall Bus Station
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WVL98 Parliament Street This image available on the |
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TN961 was hired from First during ibus fitting This image available on the |
11.12.10 |
SW121+ |
22WVL |
19WVL |
12WVL |
SW451+ |
5WVL |
7WVL |
7WVL |
Contract renewal with Go-Ahead SW
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AD Trident Enviro E128 This image available on the |
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Hybrid WDL1 seen at the same spot This image available on the |
AL
Merton
Changeover point at garage
SW
Stockwell
Changeover point at garage
GM
Gillingham Street, Victoria
Changeover point at Vauxhall
S
Shepherds Bush
Changeover point at garage
R
Riverside, Hammersmith
Changeover point at S garage
CAMDEN TOWN, CAMDEN GARDENS
Public stand for three buses on north side of Camden Gardens, commencing 3 metres west of Camden Street and extending 31 metres west to a point 3 metres east of Kentish Town Road.
Buses proceed from Camden Gardens direct to stand, departing to Camden Gardens.
Set down and pick up in in Camden Gardens, at Stop C
MORNINGTON CRESCENT STATION (from CLAPHAM COMMON, OLD TOWN)
Public stand for two buses on east side (offside) of Hampstead Road, commencing 49 metres south of Harrington Square (north arm) and extending 26 metres south.
Buses proceed from Hampstead Road direct to stand, departing via Hampstead Road and Harrington Square to Hampstead Road.
Set down in Hampstead Road, at Stop B Silverdale, and pick up in Hampstead Road, at Stop W Silverdale
WARREN STREET STATION, GRAFTON WAY
Public stand for one bus on south side of Grafton Way, commencing 1 metre east from lamp standard 3 and extending 18 metres south east.
From Clapham Common, Old Town.
Buses proceed from Euston Road via Gower Street and Grafton Way to stand, departing via Grafton Way and Tottenham Court Road to Euston Road.
Set down in Euston Road, at Stop H Great Portland Street Stn and pick up in Euston Road, at Stop V Warren Street Station
From Camden Town, Camden Gardens.
Buses proceed from Hampstead Road via Euston Road, Gower Street and Grafton Way to stand, departing via Grafton Way and Tottenham Court Road to Hampstead Road.
Set down in Hampstead Road, at Stop U Warren Street Station and pick up in Hampstead Road, at Stop T Drummond Street
OXFORD CIRCUS, HAREWOOD PLACE (from CLAPHAM COMMON, OLD TOWN)
Public stand for two buses on west side of Harewood Place, commencing 40 metres north of Hanover Square (northern arm) and extending 21 metres south.
Buses proceed from Regent Street via Hanover Street, Hanover Square and Harewood Place to stand, departing via Harewood Place, Holles Street, Cavendish Square and Cavendish Place to Regent Street.
Set down in Harewood Place, at Stop AP Oxford Circus, and pick up in Regent Street, at Stop RF Margaret Street,
TRAFALGAR SQUARE, GREAT SCOTLAND YARD (from CLAPHAM COMMON, OLD TOWN)
Public stand for two buses on north side of Great Scotland Yard in two portions:
1- for one bus, from a point 46 metres east of the eastern kerb line of Whitehall, extending 13 metres west.
2- for one bus, from a point 68.5 metres east of eastern kerb line of Whitehall, extending 13 metres west.
Buses proceed from Whitehall via Great Scotland Yard to stand, departing via Great Scotland Yard, Northumberland Avenue and Charing Cross to Whitehall.
Set down in Whitehall Horse Guards Parade and pick up in Whitehall, at Stop N Whitehall / Trafalgar Square
WESTMINISTER ABBEY (from CLAPHAM COMMON, OLD TOWN)
Turning Point Only - Buses must not stand
Buses proceed from Great Smith Street via Victoria Street, Broad Sanctuary, Parliament Square, Broad Sanctuary and Victoria Street departing to Great Smith Street.
Set down in Great Smith Street, at Stop W Westminster Abbey and pick up in Great Smith Street, at Stop X
VAUXHALL BUS 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.
From Clapham Common, Old Town.
Buses proceed from Vauxhall Bus Station direct to stand, departing to Vauxhall Bus Station.
Set down in Vauxhall Bus Station, at Stop H and pick up in Vauxhall Bus Station, at Stop D
From Camden Town, Camden Gardens.
Buses proceed from Vauxhall Bus Station direct to stand, departing to Vauxhall Bus Station.
Set down in Vauxhall Bus Station, at Stop H and pick up in Vauxhall Bus Station, at Stop B
STOCKWELL BUS GARAGE (from Camden Town, Camden Gardens)
Private stand in Go-Ahead's Stockwell Bus Garage.
Buses proceed from South Lambeth Road via Clapham Road, Stockwell Road, Binfield Road and Stockwell Bus Garage to stand, departing via Stockwell Bus Garage and Lansdowne Way to South Lambeth Road.
Set down in South Lambeth Road, at stop B Stockwell Stn and pick up in South Lambeth Road, at stop Q Lansdowne Way
CLAPHAM COMMON, OLD TOWN
Private stand for up to nine buses standing abreast in bus parking area at junction of Old Town and Clapham Common North Side (one bus in the northernmost lane; two in each of the remainder).
Buses proceed from Old Town direct to stand, departing to Old Town. Set down and pick up in Old Town, at Stop T
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