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216 MAP 216 RECORD

at 13.04.49
K
12TD
12TD/6T
12TD/4T

KINGSTON Bus Station, Hampton Wick, Hampton Court, Hampton Station, Harfield road, Lower Hampton Road, Sunbury Village, Green Street, Sunbury Cross, School Road, Ashford Station, Stanwell Road, London Road, Staines High Street, STAINES Bridge Street

14.05.52
K
11TD
19TD
9TD
NB
--
--
7T

Sunday only NB allocation added.

07.10.53
K
11TD
19TD
12TD

NB allocation withdrawn.

19.05.54
K
11TD
19TD
9TD
NB
--
--
7T

Sunday only NB allocation re-introduced.

06.10.54
K
11TD
19TD
12TD

NB allocation withdrawn.

04.05.55
K
11TD
19TD
7TD
NB
--
--
5TD

Sunday only NB allocation re-introduced.

02.05.56
K
11TD
16TD
12TD

NB allocation withdrawn

17.10.56
K
11TD
16TD
9TD
NB
--
--
3TD

Sunday only NB allocation re-introduced.

23.01.57
K
11TD
16TD
9TD
NB
--
--
3TD

KINGSTON Bus Station, Hampton Wick, Hampton Court, Hampton Station, Harfield road, Lower Hampton Road, Sunbury Village, Green Street, Sunbury Cross, Chertsey Road, Feltham Hill Road, Ashford Station, Stanwell Road, London Road, Staines High Street, STAINES Bridge Street
Diverted at Ashford Common

01.05.57
K
11TD
16TD
12TD

NB allocation withdrawn.

13.05.59
K
11TD
10TD
6TD
NB
--
--
4TD

Sunday only NB allocation re-introduced. Saturday short workings replaced by Route 71 extension from Kingston to Sunbury.

01.07.59
K
11RF
10RF
6RF
NB
--
--
4RF

RF introduction.

14.10.59
K
11RF
10RF
10RF

NB allocation withdrawn.

RF461
18.11.64
K
11RFo
10RFo
4RFo

OPO introduction.

26.09.76
K41+
11BL
9BL
4BL

RF type replaced by Bristols

BL11 is seen on a short working to Hampton Station at Hampton Court
04.09.82
NB141+
7LS
6LS
4LS

KINGSTON - STAINES BUS STATION
Withdrawn between Staines Bus Station and Staines Bridge Street
Bristols replaced by Leyland National and transferred to Norbiton (NB)

29.01.83
NB101+
LS
LS
LS

STAINES BUS STATION - KINGSTON (Suns) - Surbiton, Berrylands, TOLWORTH BROADWAY (MS)
Extended MS Kingston to Tolworth replacing withdrawn section of route 211.
Jointly allocated with Route 218

M177 is seen at Berrylands and displays the lazy blind for the Kingston to Tolworth workings

02.06.85
NB101+
LS
LS
LS

THORPE PARK (Suns) - STAINES BUS STATION - KINGSTON (Suns) - TOLWORTH BROADWAY (MS)
Sunday extended from Staines to Thorpe Park.

03.11.85
NB101+
LS
LS
LS

STAINES BUS STATION - KINGSTON (Suns) - TOLWORTH BROADWAY (MS)
Sunday withdrawn Staines to Thorpe Park.

22.03.86
NB101+
LS
LS
LS

THORPE PARK (Suns) - STAINES BUS STATION - KINGSTON (Suns) - TOLWORTH BROADWAY (MS)
Sunday extended from Staines to Thorpe Park.

25.10.86
NB101+
9LS
7LS
--

STAINES BUS STATION - TOLWORTH BROADWAY (MS)
Sunday withdrawn Staines to Thorpe Park.
Sunday service transferred to London Country (WY) and renumbered 511

27.06.87
NB101+
5LS
5LS
--

STAINES BUS STATION - KINGSTON (MS)
Withdrawn between Kingston and Tolworth, this section replaced by new Route K2

19.09.87
K31+
5LS
5LS
--

Allocation transferred to Kingston (K)

29.10.88
K31+
5LS
5LS
2MRL

STAINES BUS STATION - KINGSTON
Sunday service re-instated with midi-bus vehicles

24.03.89
K31+
5LS
5LS
MRL

THORPE PARK (Summer Suns) - STAINES BUS STATION - KINGSTON
Summer sundays extended from Staines to Thorpe Park.

LS429 (K) at Staines, the running number shows that this bus was operated from Kingston (K)

31.08.91
WK1+
6LS
6LS
--

STAINES BUS STATION - KINGSTON
Sunday service transferred to services 572/582 and MS allocation transferred to Hounslow Heath.

LS431 (HH) at Staines

07.05.95
HH
6LS
6LS
--
K
--
--
MRL

THORPE PARK (daytime) - STAINES (mornings and evenings) - KINGSTON
Limited Sunday service re-introduced, allocated to Kingston (K) with midibuses. Daily service to Thorpe Park during daytime.

17.06.95
HH
6LS
6LS
--
K
--
--
MRL

KINGSTON - STAINES BUS STATION - THORPE PARK
Daily diverted to double run via Sunbury Tesco during shopping hours and Sunday service increased, and introduced evenings.

15.07.95
HH
6LS
6LS
--
K
--
--
MRL

THORPE PARK (daytime) - STAINES (mornings and evenings) - KINGSTON
Buses now terminate at the new Cromwell Road Bus Station in Kingston.

LS195 Kingston

29.07.95
HH
6LS
6LS
LS

Sunday only Kingston (K) allocation moved to Hounslow Heath (HH) and converted to LS.

20.08.95
HH
6LS
6LS
2DWL

Sunday converted to DWL type.

23.09.95
K31+
6LS
6LS
2DWL

Allocation transferred from Hounslow Heath (HH) to Kingston (K)

04.11.95
K31+
5LS
5LS
2DWL

KINGSTON Cromwell Road Bus Station - STAINES BUS STATION
Daily Thorpe Park extension withdrawn until March 1996 when it was introduced on a Summer Sunday only basis.

30.03.96
K31+
5LS
5LS
3LS

KINGSTON Cromwell Road Bus Station - STAINES BUS STATION - THORPE PARK (Summer Suns)
Extended from Staines to Thorpe Park on Summer Sundays.

10.01.98
HH981+
5LS
1LS
3LS

KINGSTON Cromwell Road Bus Station - STAINES BUS STATION - THORPE PARK (Summer Suns)
K allocation transferred to Hounslow Heath

04.04.98
AV321+
--
--
5sd
HH981+
5LS
7LS
--
K31+
--
1LS
--

Allocation changes as above, AV introduced as HH shut on Sundays.

M1269 subs for a single decker at Staines Bus Station

06.02.00
HH981+
7DWL
9DWL
7DWL
K891
--
1DWL
--

Sunday allocation returned to Hounslow Heath (HH)

LS7 at Staines - Mark Pitman

02.09.00
HH481+
7DWL
10DWL
7DWL

Saturday (K) allocation withdrawn.

DRL159 at the Staines stand

29.06.02
TF42+
7excel
7excel
4excel

TELLINGS GOLDEN MILLER - New Operator

Excel 991 at Kingston
28.06.03
HH401+
7DPS
7DPS
7DPS

LONDON UNITED - New Operator
Operation via Sunbury Tesco runs at all times now instead of just shopping hours.

DPS691 Staines Bus Station

02.09.06
FW131+
7DPS
8DPS
6DPS

Allocation moved to Fulwell to make room for Route 116

DPS548 Hampton

 

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Operating Garages

HH Hounslow Heath
Changeover at FELTHAM Town Tree road or Feltham Road or at Staines

AV Hounslow
Changeover at ?

K Kingston
Changeover at Kingston Bus Station

NB Norbiton
Changeover at Kingston Bus Station

FW Fulwell
Changeover at Kingston

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