Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
at 03.10.34 | B |
35NS |
39NS |
22NS |
J |
33NS |
26NS |
22NS |
FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - Highbury Barn - Highbury Corner - Upper Street - Angel - Rosebery Avenue - Theobalds Road - Bloomsbury - New Oxford Street - Tottenham Ct Rd Station - Charing Cross Road - Shaftesbury Avenue - Piccadilly - Hyde Park Corner - Knightsbridge - Sloane Square - Kings Road - Chelsea - Battersea Bridge - Falcon Road - Clapham Junction - Battersea Rise - Trinity Road - TOOTING BEC STATION ( Mon-Sat ) - Tooting Bec Road - St Leonard's Church - Streatham High Road - STREATHAM COMMON Greyhound ( Suns )
08.11.39 | B |
20STL |
20STL |
12STL |
J |
15STL |
13STL |
19STL |
FINSBURY PARK ( Sat evenings / Suns ) - HIGHBURY BARN ( Mon-Sat ) - CLAPHAM JUNC ( evenings ) - TOOTING BEC ( (Mon-Sat except evgs) - STREATHAM COMMON ( Suns except evgs )
Mon-Fri / Sat daytime withdrawn between Highbury Barn and Finsbury Park
Daily Evening service
withdrawn south of Clapham Junction
03.01.40 | B |
25STL |
25STL |
12STL |
J |
21STL 12ST |
21STL |
13STL |
FINSBURY PARK ( Mon-Fri except evgs /Sat / Suns ) - HIGHBURY BARN ( Mon-Fri evgs ) - CLAPHAM JUNCTION ( evenings ) - TOOTING BEC ( (Mon-Sat except evgs) - STREATHAM COMMON ( Suns except evgs )
Mon-Fri except evenings and Sat evenings reinstated between Highbury Barn and Finsbury Park
20.03.40 | B |
25STL |
25STL |
16STL |
J |
21STL 12ST |
21STL |
13STL |
FINSBURY PARK ( Mon-Fri except evgs /Sat / Suns ) - HIGHBURY BARN ( Mon-Fri evgs ) - CLAPHAM JUNCTION (Mon-Sat evenings ) - TOOTING BEC STATION ( (Mon-Sat except evgs) - STREATHAM COMMON ( Suns )
Sunday evenings reinstated between Clapham Junction and Streatham Common
15.05.40 | B |
31STL |
34STL |
16STL |
J |
27STL |
12STL |
13STL |
FINSBURY PARK - TOOTING BEC STATION ( (Mon-Sat ) - STREATHAM COMMON ( Suns )
Full evening service restored
27.10.43 | B |
33STL |
30STL |
15STL |
J |
22STL |
14STL+ |
10STL |
|
1STL/14A |
FINSBURY PARK - TOOTING BEC STATION ( (Mon-Sat / Sun am) - STREATHAM COMMON ( Sun pm )
Sunday am withdrawn between Tooting Bec and Streatham Common
19.04.44 | B |
33STL |
30STL |
14STL |
J |
22STL |
14STL |
9STL |
FINSBURY PARK Plimsoll Road - TOOTING BEC STATION ( (Mon-Sat / Sun am) - STREATHAM COMMON ( Sun pm )
Extended in Finsbury Park from Rock Street to Plimsoll Road
13.04.49 | B |
37STL+ |
355TL |
24STL |
1STL/22 | ||||
J |
34STL |
21STL+ |
14STL |
|
3STL/134 |
FINSBURY PARK Plimsoll Road - TOOTING BEC STATION ( (Mon-Sat / Sun am) - STREATHAM COMMON ( Sun pm )
Increased frequencies
03.05.50 |
B |
42RTL |
38RTL |
27RTL |
J |
34RT |
21RT |
14RT |
Vehicle change as above
1.10.50 Trinity Road Station renamed to TOOTING BEC STATION
17.10.56 |
B |
30RTL |
27RTL |
14RTL |
J |
38RT |
26RT |
15RT |
FINSBURY
PARK Plimsoll Road - TOOTING BEC STATION
Withdrawn between Tooting Bec & Streatham
01.05.57 |
B |
30RTL |
27RTL |
17RTL |
J |
38RT |
26RT |
18RT |
FINSBURY
PARK Plimsoll Road - TOOTING BEC STATION :; - STREATHAM COMMON (Sunday pm)
Sunday extension from Tooting Bec to Streatham Common
reintroduced.
16.10.57 |
B |
30RTL |
27RTL |
14RTL |
J |
38RT |
26RT |
15RT |
FINSBURY
PARK Plimsoll Road - TOOTING BEC STATION
Sunday extension from Tooting Bec to Streatham
Common withdrawn.
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23.01.66 |
B |
26RTL |
13RTL |
13RTL |
J |
31RT |
28RT |
12RT |
FINSBURY
PARK Plimsoll Road - TOOTING BEC STN (Mon-Sat);-
Tooting Broadway - Southcroft Road - STREATHAM GARAGE (Suns)
Sunday extended from Tooting Bec to Streatham Garage
via Tooting Broadway.
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15.02.69 |
B |
19RT |
10RT |
-- |
J |
29RT |
24RT |
12RT |
FINSBURY
PARK Plimsoll Road - TOOTING BEC STN (Mon-Sat);-
STREATHAM GARAGE (Suns)
Sunday
B allocation transferred to New Route 19A Finsbury
Park & Hammersmith via Putney
27.03.71 |
B |
16RT |
8RT |
11RT |
J |
32RT |
19RT |
10RT |
FINSBURY
PARK Plimsoll Road - TOOTING BEC STN (Mon-Sat);-
STREATHAM GARAGE (Suns)
Sunday
B allocation reintroduced with the withdrawal of Route
19A.
04.09.71 |
B |
15RT |
8RT |
11RT |
HT |
28RT |
20RT |
10RT |
FINSBURY
PARK Plimsoll Road - TOOTING BEC STN (Mon-Sat);-
STREATHAM GARAGE (Suns)
J
garage closes - allocation transferred to HT.
08.01.72 |
B |
15RT |
8RT |
11RT |
HT |
28RT |
20RT |
9RT |
FINSBURY
PARK - TOOTING BEC STN
Sunday withdrawn between Tooting Bec &
Streatham
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15.07.72 |
B |
15RT |
8RT |
8RM |
HT |
28RM |
20RT |
8RM |
|
+1RT/168A |
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.
Sunday converted to Routemaster operation
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12.08.72 |
B |
15RM |
8RM |
8RM |
HT |
28RM |
20RM |
8RM |
FINSBURY
PARK - CLAPHAM JUNCTION (Suns) - TOOTING BEC STATION (Mon-Sat)
RT type withdrawn in favout of RM
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 |
FINSBURY
PARK Plimsoll Road - TOOTING BEC STATION
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.
07.08.76 |
B81+ |
15RM |
9RM |
10RM |
HT1+ |
29RM |
21RM |
11RML 1RM |
21.05.77 |
B81+ |
18RM |
9RM |
10RM |
HT1+ |
25RM+ |
21RM |
10RML 2RM |
|
1RM/29 |
31.03.79 |
B81+ |
15RM |
6RM |
7RM |
HT1+ |
25RM+ |
21RM |
15RM |
|
1RM/29 |
FINSBURY PARK - TOOTING BEC STN
Sunday Holloway (HT) allocation reverted to RM
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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 |
TUFNELL
PARK (garage journeys) - FINSBURY PARK (Suns)
- TOOTING BEC STATION
GM
allocation introduced with the closure of Battersea Garage.
07.02.87 |
GM81+ |
12RM |
7RM |
-- |
HT1+ |
17RM/RML |
14RM/RML |
17RM/RML |
TUFNELL
PARK (garage journeys) - FINSBURY PARK (Suns)
- TOOTING BEC STATION
HT
allocation to mixed RML/RM operation
14.06.87 |
GM81+ |
12RM |
6RM |
-- |
HT1+ |
18RML/5RM |
14RML |
19M |
TUFNELL
PARK (garage journeys) - FINSBURY PARK (Suns)
- TOOTING BEC STATION
Sunday
Route converted to One Person Operation.
This should have started
on 7th June but but due to strike action by HT commenced one week later
21.11.87 |
GM81+ |
12RM |
16RM |
-- |
HT1+ |
18RML |
-- |
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 |
TUFNELL
PARK Monnery Road (Mon-Fri/ Sun garage jnys) - FINSBURY PARK - CLAPHAM JUNCTION (Monday-Saturday) - TOOTING
BEC STN (Suns)
Saturday
HT allocation reintroduced.
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RM2048 on a Sunday working to "The Bec"
|
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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.
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RM614 leads a convoy at New Oxford Street
|
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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
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DMS2330 (AL) at the "Falcon" stop
|
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03.03.90 |
AL241+ |
-- |
-- |
10D |
GM81+ |
26RM/L |
15RM/RML |
-- |
|
HT1+ |
-- |
-- |
15M |
FINSBURY
PARK - CLAPHAM JUNCTION (Mon-Sat) - TOOTING
BEC STN (Suns) - MERTON
GARAGE (Sun garage jnys)
Gillingham Street (GM)
introduce RML.
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M1038 (HT) at the Finsbury Park Station stand
|
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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.
From 21.04.92 buses were diverted to Worlds End - Chelsea whilst repair work was carried out on Battersea Bridge and returned back to normal on 07.02.93
24.04.93 |
KB |
18RML |
16RML |
11ON |
FINSBURY
PARK - BATTERSEA BRIDGE South Side
Contract reassigned to Kentish Bus operating from a new base at Nine Elms Mon-Sat and Leyton Base Sunday.
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Intending passengers are left in no doubt where RML2715 is going - seen here at Finsbury Park Station leading a Metrobus on the 106
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03.10.93 |
KB |
18RML |
16RML |
11ON |
FINSBURY
PARK - BATTERSEA BRIDGE South Side
Nine Elms base replaced by Battersea - Hester Road
08.05.94 |
KB |
18RML |
16RML |
11ON |
FINSBURY
PARK - BATTERSEA BRIDGE South Side
Sunday allocation moved from Leyton (closes) to Cambridge Heath.
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Kentish Bus Olympian L520 waits behind a Titan in Upper Street
|
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28.02.98 |
BA1+ |
18RML |
16RML |
-- |
SH31+ |
-- |
-- |
11dd |
FINSBURY
PARK - BATTERSEA BRIDGE South Side
Operation
transferred from Kentish Bus to Arriva London South but Sunday sub-contracted
to Grey Green.
25.03.00 |
AR221+ |
-- |
-- |
12VA |
BA1+ |
18RML |
16RML |
-- |
FINSBURY
PARK - BATTERSEA BRIDGE South Side
Sunday
only SF allocation transferred to Tottenham (AR)
29.04.00 |
BA1+ |
18RML |
16RML |
-- |
BN201+ |
-- |
-- |
15M |
FINSBURY
PARK - BATTERSEA BRIDGE South Side
Sunday
only AR allocation transferred to Brixton (BN). Certain early and late
MS journeys operate from BN ex Route N19.
01.09.01 |
BA1+ |
18RML |
16RML |
13RML |
ex
N19 |
BN81+ |
L ex N19 |
L ex N19 |
L ex N19 |
FINSBURY
PARK - BATTERSEA BRIDGE South Side
Sunday
reverted to crew operation. Brixton (BN) allocation changed from Metrobus
to Olympian.
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RM29 Hyde Park Corner. note the registration number
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31.08.02 |
BA1+ |
26RML |
23RML |
16RML |
ex
N19 |
BN81+ |
L ex N19 |
L ex N19 |
L ex N19 |
FINSBURY
PARK - BATTERSEA BRIDGE South Side
Increased
Route frequencies
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RML2574 Sadlers Wells
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02.04.05 |
BA401+ |
21DW |
21DW |
17DW |
ex
N19 |
BN81+ |
DW ex N19 |
DW ex N19 |
DW ex N19 |
N401+ |
7DW |
6DW |
4DW |
FINSBURY
PARK - BATTERSEA BRIDGE South Side
Converted
from crew to double deck OPO operation
Part
of allocation transferred to Norwood (N) because of space consideration
at BA Battersea
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DW104 is seen at Knightsbridge sporting the 6 points blind layout - later to change to 2 and then 0
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28.11.09 |
BN1+ |
28DW |
25DW |
19DW |
Evenings ex N19 | BN81+ |
DW |
DW |
DW |
FINSBURY
PARK - BATTERSEA BRIDGE South Side
Battersea
(BA) closed and Norwood (N) allocation moved to Brixton although an office
was set up at Battersea for crews to sign on
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DW110 seen at Cambridge Circus with the two line display
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31.03.12 |
SW151+ |
26WVL/WHV |
23WVL/WHV |
17WVL/WHV |
Evenings ex N19 | SW561+ |
4WVL/WHV |
8WVL/WHV |
8WVL/WHV |
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Contract reassigned to London General |
FINSBURY
PARK - BATTERSEA BRIDGE South Side
Conract reassigned to London General operating from Stockwell (SW) withVolvo Wrightbus (WVL) and hybrid (WHV)
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Volvo Wrightbus WVL482 turning into Sloane Square from Sloane Street |
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28.03.15 |
SW151+ |
14WHV |
14WHV |
11WHV |
NP531+ |
13WVL |
13WVL |
10WVL |
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Evenings ex N19 | SW561+ |
4WHV |
8WHV |
8WHV |
FINSBURY PARK - BATTERSEA BRIDGE South Side
Part of Stockwell (SW) allocation moved to Northumberland Park (NP)
The space at Stockwell would have been occupied by the New Contract on Route 432
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Hybrid WHV30 Piccadilly waiting to navigate Hyde Park Corner |
01.04.17 |
AR351+ |
26HV |
26HV |
20HV |
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Contract reassigned |
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FINSBURY PARK - BATTERSEA BRIDGE South Side
New Contract
with Arriva London North
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Route 19 returns to Arriva after a 5 year absence, HV2721 seen here at Hyde Park Corner © Ian Armstrong |
02.04.22 |
AR351+ |
21HV |
20HV |
20HV |
FINSBURY PARK - BATTERSEA BRIDGE South Side
Contract extended for two years
30.04.24 |
AR351+ |
21HV |
20HV |
20HV |
FINSBURY PARK - BATTERSEA BRIDGE South Side
Contract renewal for five years
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AR
Tottenham
Changeover
point Finsbury Park Station stand, drivers sign on at Arriva Isledon Road after morning runout
HT
Holloway
Changeover points:
FINSBURY PARK STN
FINSBURY PARK Plimsoll Road
HIGHBURY BARN Tavern Stand
J Holloway
Changeover points:
FINSBURY PARK STN
FINSBURY PARK Plimsoll Road
HIGHBURY BARN Tavern Stand
GM Gillingham Street
Changeover
points Hyde Park Corner / Knightsbridge
B
Battersea
All BA changeovers are within the garage and all buses start/finish at Battersea
apart from ONE Mon-Fri duty that runs light back from Finsbury Park.
BN
Brixton
Changeover
is @ garage via dead run from Battersea
SH
Stamford Hill (Grey Green)
Changeover point Finsbury Park
CH
Cambridge Heath
Changeover point Finsbury Park
N
Norwood
The
Norwood duties (with Norwood drivers) start/finish at Norwood but take meal
reliefs at Battersea.
SW Stockwell
Changeover point Piccadilly / Hyde Park Corner and Battersea Elcho Street- crews travel on Victoria Line to Green Park from Stockwell
NP Northumberland Park
Changeover point Piccadilly / Hyde Park Corner and Finsbury Park stand
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