Route History

04.09.71
HT
14RT
6RM
--

TUFNELL PARK Monnery Rd - Tufnell Pk - Holloway - Finsbury Park - Highbury Barn - Islington - Angel - Aldersgate Street - St Pauls - FARRINGDON STREET (Sats) Aldwych - WATERLOO (Mon-Fri)ROUTE 4A  renumbered and extended to Holloway Garage via Tufnell Park

08.04.72
HT
14RT
6RT
--

TUFNELl PARK  -  FARRINGDON STREET ( Sats )  -  WATERLOO ( Mon-Fri )
Saturday allocation converted to RT

15.07.72
HT
14RT
7RM
--

TUFNELl PARK  -  FARRINGDON STREET ( Sats )  -  WATERLOO ( Mon-Fri )
Saturday allocation changed from RT back to RM

25.01.75
HT
14RT
7DM
--

TUFNELl PARK  -  FARRINGDON STREET ( Sats )  -  WATERLOO ( Mon-Fri )
Saturday allocation changed from RM to DM

RT2344 at Ludgate Circus

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23.06.75
HT
14DM
7DM
--

TUFNELl PARK  -  FARRINGDON STREET ( Sats )  -  WATERLOO ( Mon-Fri ) 
Monday-Friday allocation changed from RM to DM

 

DM1775 Rock Street, Finsbury Park

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28.10.78
HT281+
14DM
8DM
--

TUFNELL PARK - WATERLOO (Mon-Sat)
Saturday extended from Farringdon Street to Waterloo.

01.04.79
HT281+
14DM
8DM
--


31.01.81
HT281+
14RM
8RM
--

ARCHWAY STATION - Dartmouth Hill Park - Tufnell Park - WATERLOO (Mon-Sat)
Extended from Tufnell Park to Archway Station and reverted from DM to RM vehicles.

RM1331 Islington High Street on a short working journey

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04.09.82
HT281+
11RM
8RM
--

ARCHWAY STATION - Dartmouth Hill Park - Tufnell Park - Holloway - Finsbury Park - Highbury - Islington,  FARRINGDON STREET (Mon-Sat) Aldwych - WATERLOO (Mon-Fri peaks)
Withdrawn between Farringdon Street and Waterloo except for Mon-Fri peaks.

29.01.83
HT281+
11RM
8RM
--

ARCHWAY - FARRINGDON STREET (Mon-Sat) - WATERLOO (Mon-Fri peaks/evgs)
Extended from Farringdon Street to Waterloo Mon-Fri evenings.

27.10.84
HT281+
9RM
7RM
--

TUFNELL PARK (garage jnys) - FINSBURY PARK (Mon-Sat) - FARRINGDON STREET (Sats) - WATERLOO (Mon-Fri)
Withdrawn between Finsbury Park and Archway except for garage journeys to Tufnell Park.
Withdrawn section covered by extended  Route 19

02.02.85
HT281+
11M
7M
--

TUFNELL PARK (garage jnys) - FINSBURY PARK (Mon-Sat) - FARRINGDON STREET (Mon-Fri evenings / Sats) - WATERLOO (Mon-Fri except evenings)
Converted to One Person Operation
.

03.08.85
HT281+
12M
10M
--

ARCHWAY STATION - Dartmouth Hill Park - Tufnell Park - Holloway - Finsbury Park - Highbury - Islington - FARRINGDON STREET (Sats) Aldwych - WATERLOO (Mon-Fri)
Extended from Finsbury Park to Archway Station.
Mon-Fri evening service extended from Farringdon Street to Waterloo

21.06.86
HT281+
12M
7M
--

ARCHWAY - WATERLOO (Mon-Sat)
Saturday extended from Farringdon Street to Waterloo.

01.04.89
HT281+
12M
7M
--
London Buses was divided into 12 business units - in preparation for sell-off.
Route 4 came under London Northern stewardship

21.07.90
CF281+
12T
10T
--

ARCHWAY - WATERLOO (Mon-Sat)
HT allocation transferred to CF - and M type vehicles changed to T type.

M1076 negoiates Highbury Corner

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26.05.91
CF281+
12T
10T
--
 
HT281+
--
--
5M

ARCHWAY STN - ISLINGTON Angel (Suns) - WATERLOO ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday Route introduced between Archway and Islington from HT garage replacing
Route 19 which was withdrawn between Finsbury Park and Archway


 

T320 Archway

© Darius Grigg

 


14.03.92
HT281+
12M+
9M
5M
    1M/14A    

ARCHWAY STN - ISLINGTON Angel (Suns) - WATERLOO ( Mon-Sat )
Chalk Farm (CF) allocation withdrawn

25.09.93
ED1+
16T
10T
5T
Operated by LONDON SURBURBAN BUS (Edmonton Base)

ARCHWAY STN - ISLINGTON Angel (Suns) - WATERLOO ( Mon-Sat )
NEW OPERATOR

T161 Archway

1509 Archway

© Peter Horrex


Taken from March 1994 map drawn by
© Darius Grigg

27.04.96
HT1+
17T
11T
5T
Route returns to MTL London

ARCHWAY STN - ISLINGTON Angel (Suns) - WATERLOO ( Mon-Sat )
NEW OPERATOR

29.03.97
HT1+
17M
17T
5M

ARCHWAY STN - ISLINGTON Angel (Suns) - WATERLOO ( Mon-Sat )
Titan and Olympian type withdrawn

17.08.98
HT1+
17M
11M
5M
MTL London purchased by Metroline

ARCHWAY STN - ISLINGTON Angel (Suns) - WATERLOO ( Mon-Sat )
New operator

10.01.00
HT1+
14M
12M
5M

ARCHWAY STN - ISLINGTON Angel (Suns) - WATERLOO ( Mon-Sat )
Mon-Fri revised frequency and Waterloo to St Pauls peak shorts withdrawn

Route 4 leaflet, click for timetable Route 4 diagram January 2000

30.09.00
HT1+
14M
12M
5M

ARCHWAY STN - ISLINGTON Angel (Suns) - WATERLOO ( Mon-Sat )
New contract

V201

© Clive A Brown


17.04.01
HT1+
14M/TP
12M/TP
5M/TP

ARCHWAY STN - ISLINGTON Angel (Suns) - WATERLOO ( Mon-Sat )
Low floor double deck operation commenced.

TP13 Macdonald Road - Archway

01.02.03
HT1+
17TP
11TP
5TP

ARCHWAY STN - ISLINGTON Angel (Suns) - WATERLOO ( Mon-Sat )
Mon-Fri frequency increase

01.01.05
HT1+
18AV
12AV
5AV

ARCHWAY STN - ISLINGTON Angel (Suns) - WATERLOO ( Mon-Sat )
Route transferred to Metroline TraveL previously Metroline London Northern.

AV15 seen in the Strand

© Jeff Lloyd


01.10.05
HT1+
18TP
10TP
9TP

ARCHWAY STN - WATERLOO
Contract renewal
Sunday extended from Islington to Waterloo.

TPL263 Somerset House

© Jack Marian


17.12.05
HT1+
18TP
10TP
9TP

ARCHWAY STN - WATERLOO
Low floor conversion complete

16.02.08
HT1+
18dd
11dd
9dd

ARCHWAY STN - WATERLOO
Revised terminal arrangement at Waterloo where buses make a "U" turn via a dedicated bus gate instead of running dead via St Georges Circus - and The Cut


29.09.12
HT1+
18TE
19TE
12TE

ARCHWAY STN - WATERLOO
Contract renewal

TE912 Highgate Hill

30.09.17
HT1+
19VWH
16VWH
17VWH

ARCHWAY STN - WATERLOO
Contract renewal

VMH2018 Seven Sisters Road. Holloway

© Lawrence Living

Taken from 2018 map drawn by Mike Harris
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15.06.19
HT1+
17VWH
17VWH
16VWH

ARCHWAY STN   -  BLACKFRIARS STATION
Withdrawn between St Pauls and Waterloo, diverted instead via Queen Victoria Street to Blackfriars Station

01.10.22
HT1+
17VWH
17VWH
16VWH

ARCHWAY STN   -  BLACKFRIARS STATION
Contract extended for two years

Taken from 2019 map drawn by Mike Harris
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Operating Garages

CF Chalk Farm
Changeover point at  Archway ?

HT Holloway
Changeover point a Vorley Road stand or Holloway Garage

ED Edmonton
Changeover point at Archway ?

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