Route History

Date	Gar	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
at 03.10.34	TB	36STL	39STL	20STL
	TL	9STL	4STL+	11STL
			2ST/12
	X	--	--	6ST/15

WEST KILBURN - The Chippenham - Harrow Road - Royal Oak Stn - Paddington - Edgware Road - Marble Arch - Park Lane - Victoria - Vauxhall - Oval - Camberwell - Peckham - New Cross - Lewisham - Catford - HITHER GREEN STATION


Taken from 1934 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk Click map[ to enlarge

16.01.37	TB	28STL	28STL	--
	TL	17STL	16STL+	11STL
			1ST/12
	X	--	--	6ST/15

WEST KILBURN - HITHER GREEN
Sunday Bromley (TB) allocation withdrawn

08.09.37	TB	28STL	28STL	16STL
	TL	17STL	16STL+	16STL
			1ST/12

WEST KILBURN - HITHER GREEN
Sunday Bromley (TB) allocation reintroduced - Middle Row (X) withdrawn

13.12.39	Q	15STL	22STL	22STL
	TL	26STL	27STL	11STL

WEST KILBURN - HITHER GREEN
Daily Bromley (TB) allocation replaced by Camberwell (Q)

20.03.40	Q	15STL	15STL	21STL
	TL	26STL	27STL	9STL

WEST KILBURN - HITHER GREEN
Mon-Sat additional service introduced between CATFORD St Dunstan's College and Hither Green Stn

15.05.40	Q	15STL	15STL	21STL
	TB	10STL	13STL	--
	TL	16STL	14STL	9STL

WEST KILBURN - HITHER GREEN
Mon-Sat Bromley (TB) reintroduced

24.10.40	Q	18STL	15STL	21STL
	TB	10STL	13STL	--
	TL	16ST	14ST	7STL
ExpressTL	TL	10STL	10STL

WEST KILBURN - HITHER GREEN
Mon-Sat additional service : CATFORD St Dunstan's College - Hither Green Stn
EXPRESS SERVICE : HITHER GREEN - VICTORIA ( express between Catford and Victoria ) ( Mon-Sat peaks )
Mon-Sat peaks express service introduced

20.11.40	Q	18STL	15STL	21STL
	TB	10STL	13STL	--
	TL	16ST	14ST	7STL
Express	TL	10STL	10STL

WEST KILBURN - HITHER GREEN
CATFORD St Dunstan's College and Hither Green Stn ( Mon-Fri / Sat except evenings )
EXPRESS SERVICE : HITHER GREEN - VICTORIA (express between Catford and Victoria ) ( Mon-Sat peaks )
Sat evening service withdrawn between St Dunstan's and Hither Green

19.03.41	Q	22STL	19STL	19STL
	TB	10STL	13STL	--
	TL	20STL	18STL	9STL

WEST KILBURN - HITHER GREEN
Express service withdrawn

14.05.41	Q	20STL+	15STL	19STL
		1STL/35
	TB	10STL	13STL	--
	TL	15STL	17STL	9STL

WEST KILBURN - HITHER GREEN
CATFORD St Dunstan's College and Hither Green Stn ( Sat afternoons )
Withdrawn between St Dunstan's and Hither Green except for sat afts

29.10.41	Q	20STL	20STL	19STL
	TB	7STL	--	--
	TL	11STL	18STL	9STL

WEST KILBURN - HITHER GREEN STN
CATFORD St Dunstan's College and Hither Green Stn ( Sat afternoons )
Withdrawn between St Duns tams and Hither Green
Saturday Bromley (TB) allocation withdrawn

28.10.42	Q	22STL	21STL	19STL
	TB	6STL	--	--
	TL	11STL	18STL	9STL

WEST KILBURN ( except evenings ) - LEWISHAM - HITHER GREEN STN
Withdrawn evenings between Lewisham and West Kilburn

21.04.43	Q	22STL 3STgas	21STL 3STgas	19STL
	TL	16STL	16STL	9STL

WEST KILBURN - HITHER GREEN STN
Evening service reinstated
The gas buses shown operated from Camberwell (Q) between March 1943 and April 1944 - full details can be found in the Ken Blacker book London Buses and the Second World War

27.10.43	Q	22STL 3STg	21STL 3STg	17STL
	TL	16STL	16STL	9STL

WEST KILBURN ( except evenings ) - LEWISHAM - HITHER GREEN STN
Withdrawn evenings between Lewisham and West Kilburn

19.04.44	Q	9STL 16STg	9STL 15STg	17STL
	TL	16STL	16STL	11STL

WEST KILBURN - HITHER GREEN STN
Evening service reinstated

25.10.44	Q	18ST	18ST	17STL
	TL	19ST	18ST	11STL

WEST KILBURN ( except evenings ) - LEWISHAM - HITHER GREEN STN
Withdrawn evenings between Lewisham and West Kilburn

02.05.45	Q	18ST	13ST	17STL
	TL	19ST	19ST	11STL

WEST KILBURN - HITHER GREEN STN
Evening service reinstated

11.10.50	Q	21RTL+	28RTL	26RTL
		1RTL/35 1SRT/42 2STL/59A
	TL	30RT	21RT	15RT

WEST KILBURN - HITHER GREEN STN
RT family introduced

RT1111 at Hither Green with the comprehensive ultimate
WEST KILBURN Falcon

02.05.51

55RT

49RT

40RT

WEST KILBURN - HITHER GREEN STN
Camberwell & Catford allocations transferred to Peckham.

06.08.52

49RT

33RT

40RT

WEST KILBURN - HITHER GREEN STN
Times below

30.04.58

39RT

29RT

38RT

11.05.60

33RT

24RT

22RT

WEST KILBURN - HITHER GREEN
SEE ALLOCATION BELOW

18.02.63

33RM

24RM

22RM

WEST KILBURN - HITHER GREEN
RT type replaced by new RM allocation.

19.07.69

33RM

19RM

16RM

HITHER GREEN STN - VICTORIA (Saturday) - WEST KILBURN (Monday-Friday/Sunday)
Saturday withdrawn between Victoria and West Kilburn.

16.01.71

15RM

19RM

14RM

HITHER GREEN STN - VICTORIA (Monday-Saturday) - WEST KILBURN (Sunday)
Monday-Friday withdrawn between Victoria and West Kilburn.

Immaculate RM934 Vauxhall Bridge Road

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03.11.73

16RM

19RM

13RM

HITHER GREEN STN - VICTORIA ( Monday-Saturday ) - WEST KILBURN ( Sunday )
Diverted between Maida Hill and West Kilburn via Shirland Road and Fernead Road instead of Malvern Road

13.04.76

PM61+

12MD

19MD

13MD

HITHER GREEN STN - VICTORIA ( Monday-Saturday ) - WEST KILBURN ( Sunday )
RM type replaced by MD.

MD4 Vauxhall Bridge Road

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28.10.78

PM41+

15MD

18MD

9MD

HITHER GREEN STN - VICTORIA - WEST KILBURN (Monday-Friday peaks)
Sunday withdrawn between Victoria and West Kilburn but extended from Victoria to West Kilburn Monday-Friday peaks.

31.01.81

PM41+

15RM

18RM

9RM

HITHER GREEN STN - VICTORIA - WEST KILBURN (Monday-Friday peaks)
Mon-Fri peak hour journeys southbound rerouted via Victoria Bus Station.
MD type replaced by RM.

25.10.86

PM41+

25RM

19RM

11RM

QUEENS PARK STATION - HITHER GREEN STATION
Route standardised (extended from Victoria to Queens Park at all times.

06.06.87	NX	--	--	8T
	PM	25RM	19RM	5T

QUEENS PARK STATION - HITHER GREEN STATION
Sunday converted to One Person Operation and Sunday NX allocation introduced.

13.08.89	NX	--	--	13L/T
	PM	25RM	19RM	--

QUEENS PARK STATION - HITHER GREEN STATION
Sunday PM allocation withdrawn.

T909 (NX) Park Lane

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27.04.91	NX	--	--	12L/T
	PM	31RM	17RM	5T

QUEENS PARK - LEWISHAM
Withdrawn between Lewisham and Hither Green Station - replaced by revised 180
Sunday PM allocation reintroduced

L100 Park Lane

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14.03.92	NX	--	--	12L/T
	PM	32RM 14RML	18RM 14RML	--

QUEENS PARK - LEWISHAM - CATFORD GARAGE (Sat am) - Downham Way - GROVE PARK (Saturday shopping hours)
Saturday extended from Lewisham to Catford Garage and further extended shopping hours to Grove Park.

19.06.93

NX1+

47RM

32RM

12L/T

QUEENS PARK - LEWISHAM - CATFORD GARAGE (Sat am) - Downham Way - GROVE PARK (Saturday shopping hours)
Peckham allocation transferred to New Cross

12.03.94

NX1+

29RM
15RML

13RM
15RML

23T

QUEENS PARK - LEWISHAM
Saturday withdrawn between Lewisham and Grove Park
Sunday service increased to compensate for Route 36B withdrawal

15.11.98	NX1+	29RM 14RML	14RM 14RML	17T
	PM51+	--	--	11T

QUEENS PARK - LEWISHAM
Sunday only PM introduced

27.05.00	NX1+	47RM	28RM	18AVL
	PM51+	AVL ex N36	AVL exN36	11AVL

QUEENS PARK - LEWISHAM
Start of new TG contract
Mon-Sat PM buses introduced ex N36

08.02.03	NX1+	26RM	24RM	14PVL
	PM271+	AVL ex N36	AVL exN36	AVL ex N36

QUEENS PARK - NEW CROSS GATE
Withdrawn between New Cross and Lewisham
Sunday Peckham (PM) allocation withdrawn except for exN36 buses

29.01.05	NX1+	26PVL	26PVL	14PVL
	PM271+	PVL ex N36	PVL exN36	PVL ex N36

QUEENS PARK - NEW CROSS GATE
Mon-Sat converted to OPO operation

09.02.08	NX1+	33PVL	32PVL	15PVL
	PM271+	4PVL	6PVL	6PVL

QUEENS PARK - NEW CROSS GATE
Night service introduced
Start of new contract

PVL233 Park Lane

August 2008 new corporate logo introduced

09.02.13	NX1+	33E+	32E	16E
		1E/171
	PM271+	4WVL	˜6WVL	WPVL

QUEENS PARK - NEW CROSS GATE
Contract renewal

WVL97 Clayton Road, Peckham

10.02.18	NX1+	33E+	32E	16E
	PM271+	4WVL	5WVL	5PVL

QUEENS PARK - NEW CROSS GATE
Contract renewal but night service reduced at weekend

06.04.19	NX1+	39EH	33EH	17EH
	NX121+	4EH	4EH	5EH

QUEENS PARK - NEW CROSS GATE
Night service moved to New Cross (NX)

EH172 Bayswater Road

11.02.23	NX1+	27EH	26EH	17EH
	NX121+	4EH	5EH	5EH

QUEENS PARK - NEW CROSS GATE
Contract extended for two years

E248 Terminus Place

Live Visual

Operating Garages

TL Catford
Changeover point at Catford Town Hall

NX New Cross
Changeover point at garage

PM Peckham
Changeover point at garage

Q Camberwell
Changeover point at garage

X Middle Row
Changeover point not known

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Date of edit Thursday, 21.03.24