Route History

03.10.34
AF
19NS
21NS
--
 
AR
19NS
17NS
10STL
 
AL
--
--
11LT

EDMONTON Park Road - Tottenham - Manor House - Finsbury Park - Holloway - Camden Town - Tottenham Court Road - Charing Cross - Whitehall - Victoria - Pimlico Road - Royal Hospital Road - Battersea Bridge - Battersea - Clapham Junction - Wandsworth - Merton Road then Replingham Road - SOUTHFIELDS STN ( Mon-Sat ) or Haydons Road - South Wimbledon - RAYNES PARK ( Suns )

31.01.35
AF
19NS
21NS
--
 
AR
19NS
17NS
10STL
 
AL
--
--
11STL

EDMONTON Park Road - SOUTHFIELDS STN ( Mon-Sat ) or Haydons Road - South Wimbledon - RAYNES PARK ( Suns )
Sunday Merton (AL) allocation now STL ex LT

16.10.38
B
16STL
16STL
12STL
 
CF
17STL
17STL
8STL

TURNPIKE LANE STN - Green Lanes - Manor House - - SOUTHFIELDS ( Mon-Sat ) - RAYNES PARK ( Suns )
Diverted at Manor House to Turnpike Lane instead of Edmonton
Battersea (B) and Chalk Farm (CF) replace Putney (AF) - Tottenham (AR) and Merton (AL)

03.05.39
B
16STL
16STL
19STL
 
CF
17STL
17STL
--

TURNPIKE LANE ( Mon-Sat ) - CAMDEN TOWN ( Suns ) - SOUTHFIELDS ( Mon-Sat ) - Gap Road ,WIMBLEDON STATION ( Suns )
Sunday withdrawn between Camden Town and Turnpike Lane and also between Haydons Road and Raynes Park
Sunday diverted at Wimbledon Park via Gap Road to Wimbledon Station|
Sunday CF allocation withdrawn

15.11.39
B
16STL
13STL
13STL
 
CF
13STL
16STL
12STL

TURNPIKE LANE ( Mon-Sat peaks / Suns) - CAMDEN TOWN ( Mon-Sat ) - Wandsworth - Garratt Lane - TOOTING Mitre ( Daily )- Mitcham - - HACKBRIDGE ( Mon-Sat peak journeys)
Mon-Sat withdrawn between Turnpike Lane and Camden Town except peak hours
Sunday extended from Camden Town to Turnpike Lane
Daily diverted at Wandsworth to Tooting and further extended Mon-Fri peaks to Hackbridge
Sunday Chalk Farm (CF) allocation reintroduced

03.01.40
B
16STL
13STL
13STL
 
CF
10STL
10STL
13STL

TURNPIKE LANE ( Mon-Sat peaks) - CAMDEN TOWN ( Daily ) - SOUTHFIELDS ( Mon-Sat ) - WIMBLEDON STN ( Suns )
Diverted at Wandsworth to Southfields and Wimbledon as before
Sunday withdrawn between Camden Town and Turnpike Lane

13.11.40
B
12STL
9STL
7STL
 
CF
11STL
9STL
5STL

TURNPIKE LANE ( Mon-Fri / Sat am) - CAMDEN TOWN ( Daily ) - SOUTHFIELDS ( Daily )
Sunday service cut back to Southfields
Sat extended between peaks from Camden Town to Turnpike Lane

29.10.41
B
12STL
9STL
12STL
 
CF
11STL
9STL
--

TURNPIKE LANE ( Mon-Fri / Sat am) - CAMDEN TOWN ( Daily ) - SOUTHFIELDS ( Daily )
Sunday CF withdrawn

22.04.42
B
10STL
7STL
12STL
 
CF
7STL
6STL
--

CAMDEN TOWN - SOUTHFIELDS ( Daily )
Withdrawn between Camden Town and Turnpike Lane

12.12.45
B
8STL
5ST
9STL
12STL
 
CF
8STL
8STL
--

CAMDEN TOWN - SOUTHFIELDS ( Daily )
Battersea (B) introduce ST type


31.03.46
B
13STL
9STL
8STL
 
CF
8STL
8STL
8STL

CAMDEN TOWN - SOUTHFIELDS ( Daily )
Sunday CF introduced - ST type withdrawn Feb 46

11.10.50
B
10RTL
10RTL
8RTL
 
CF
11RTL
11RTL
6STL
8RTL

CAMDEN TOWN - SOUTHFIELDS ( Daily )
STL type replaced by RTL

02.05.51
B
10RTW
10RTW
8RTW
 
CF
11RTW
4RTW
9RTL
8RTW

CAMDEN TOWN - SOUTHFIELDS ( Daily )
RTW type introduced.

07.05.52
B
10RTW
10RTW
--
 
CF
11RTW
4RTW
9RTL
--
 
GM
--
--
16RT

CAMDEN TOWN - SOUTHFIELDS ( Daily )
Sunday CF and B allocations withdrawn in favour of Gillingham Street (GM)


22.10.52
B
10RTW
10RTW
--
 
CF
11RTW
4RTW
7RTL
--
 
GM
--
--
10RT

SOUTHFIELDS STATION - VICTORIA (Suns) - CAMDEN TOWN ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday withdrawn between Victoria and Camden Town

06.05.53
B
11RTW
10RTW
--
 
CF
11RTW
4RTW
9RTL
--
 
GM
--
--
10RT

SOUTHFIELDS STATION - VICTORIA (Suns) - CAMDEN TOWN ( Mon-Sat ) - Kentish Town - PARLIAMENT HILL FIELDS (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat)
Mon-Fri peaks and Saturday extended from Camden Town to Parliament Hill Fields.

12.07.53
B
11RTW
10RTW
--
 
CF
11RTW
4RTW
9RTL
--
 
GM
--
--
14RT

SOUTHFIELDS STATION - CAMDEN TOWN ( Mon-Sat ) - Kentish Town - PARLIAMENT HILL FIELDS (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat/Suns)
Sunday extended from Victoria to Parliament Hill Fields.

07.10.53
B
11RTW
10RTW
--
 
CF
11RTW
4RTW
9RTL
--
 
GM
--
--
10RT

SOUTHFIELDS STATION - VICTORIA (Suns) - CAMDEN TOWN ( Mon-Sat ) - Kentish Town - PARLIAMENT HILL FIELDS (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat)
Sunday withdrawn between Victoria and Parliament Hill Fields.

21.03.54
B
11RTW
10RTW
10RTW
 
CF
11RTW
4RTW
9RTL
-

SOUTHFIELDS STATION - VICTORIA (Suns) - CAMDEN TOWN ( Mon-Sat ) - Kentish Town - PARLIAMENT HILL FIELDS (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat)
Sunday only GM allocation withdrawn.

19.05.54
B
11RTW
10RTW
14RTW
 
CF
11RTW
4RTW
9RTL
-

SOUTHFIELDS STATION - CAMDEN TOWN ( Mon-Sat ) - Kentish Town - PARLIAMENT HILL FIELDS (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat/Suns)
Sunday extended from Victoria to Parliament Hill Fields.

06.10.54
B
11RTW
10RTW
14RTW
 
CF
11RTW
13RTL
-

SOUTHFIELDS STATION - VICTORIA (Suns) - CAMDEN TOWN ( Mon-Sat ) - Kentish Town - PARLIAMENT HILL FIELDS (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat)
Sunday withdrawn between Victoria and Parliament Hill Fields.

16.03.55
B
11RTW
10RTW
14RTW
 
CF
10RTW
12RTL
-

SOUTHFIELDS STATION - CAMDEN TOWN ( Mon-Sat ) - Kentish Town - PARLIAMENT HILL FIELDS (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat/Suns)
Sunday extended from Victoria to Parliament Hill Fields.

17.10.56
B
11RTW
10RTW
10RTW
 
CF
10RTW
12RTL
-

SOUTHFIELDS STATION - VICTORIA (Suns) - CAMDEN TOWN ( Mon-Sat ) - Kentish Town - PARLIAMENT HILL FIELDS (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat)
Sunday withdrawn between Victoria and Parliament Hill Fields.

01.05.57
B
11RTW
10RTW
14RTW
 
CF
10RTW
12RTL
-

SOUTHFIELDS STATION - CAMDEN TOWN ( Mon-Sat ) - Kentish Town - PARLIAMENT HILL FIELDS (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat/Suns)
Sunday extended from Victoria to Parliament Hill Fields.

16.10.57
B
11RTW
10RTW
9RTW
 
CF
10RTW
12RTL
-

SOUTHFIELDS STATION - VICTORIA (Suns) - CAMDEN TOWN ( Mon-Sat ) - Kentish Town - PARLIAMENT HILL FIELDS (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat)
Sunday withdrawn between Victoria and Parliament Hill Fields.


12.01.58
B
11RTW
10RTW
--
 
CF
10RTW
12RTL
-

SOUTHFIELDS STATION - CAMDEN TOWN ( Mon-Sat ) - PARLIAMENT HILL FIELDS (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat)
Sunday withdrawn - replaced by Sunday only 39A.

30.04.58
B
11RTW
9RTW
8RTW
 
CF
10RTW
9RTW
-

SOUTHFIELDS STATION - CAMDEN TOWN (Mon-Fri off peak) - PARLIAMENT HILL FIELDS (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat/Suns)
Sunday Route re-introduced.

Scanned from April 1958 Red Book - the complete book is available from the Sales List

26.11.58
B
10RTW
11RTW
--
 
CF
6RTW
7RTW
-

SOUTHFIELDS STN - TRAFALGAR SQUARE (Saturday evgs) - CAMDEN TOWN (Mon-Fri/Sat am)
Withdrawn between Camden Town and Parliament Hill Fields and further withdrawn between Trafalgar Square and Camden Town Saturday pm.
Sunday withdrawn without replacement

11.05.60
B
10RTW
11RTW
--
 
CF
6RTW
7RTW
-

SOUTHFIELDS  -  TRAFALGAR SQUARE ( Mon-Fri evgs / Sats )  -  CAMDEN TOWN ( Mon-Sat except evegs )



01.02.61
B
10RTW
10RTW
--
 
J
9RT
7RT
-

SOUTHFIELDS STATION - PARLIAMENT HILL FIELDS ( Mon-Sat )
Mon-Sat extended from Camden to Parliament Hill Fields at all times, replacing part of Trolley Bus Routes 513/613.
CF allocation withdrawn in favour of Holloway (J)
This was part of Trolleybus Replacement program Stage 9.

RT2686 Kentish Town

Part of Jeff Lloyd collection
Photographer unknown



14.08.63
B
8RTW
--
--
 
CF
13RTL
--
--

SOUTHFIELDS STATION - Wandsworth - Clapham Junction - Battersea Bridge - Royal Hospital Road - Victoria - Westminster - Trafalgar Square - Piccadilly Circus - Oxford Circus - Albany Street - Camden Town - Camden Road - Holloway - FINSBURY PARK STATION (Mon-Fri) - Manor House - Seven Sisters - TOTTENHAM GARAGE (Mon-Fri peaks)
Mon-Fri Route diverted at Charing Cross via Oxford Circus - Camden Town - and Holloway to Finsbury Park and further extended peaks to Tottenham Garage replacing withdrawn 276.
The Charing Cross to Parliament Hill Fields section replaced by New Route 156
Saturday Route remained unaltered but renumbered 39A.
Holloway (J) allocation replaced by Chalk Farm (CF).

August 1963 times

18.11.64
B
8RTW
8RTW
--
 
CF
13RTL
--
--

SOUTHFIELDS ( Mon-Sat ) - VICTORIA (Sats) - FINSBURY PARK (Mon-Fri) - TOTTENHAM GARAGE (Mon-Fri peaks)
Saturday Route re-introduced between Victoria and Southfields replacing withdrawn 39A

01.11.65
B
8RTL
8RTL
--
 
CF
13RTL
--
--

SOUTHFIELDS ( Mon-Sat ) - VICTORIA (Sats) - FINSBURY PARK (Mon-Fri) - TOTTENHAM GARAGE (Mon-Fri peaks)
RTW type withdrawn.

 

RTL977 seen in Buckingham Palace Road

Part of Jeff Lloyd collection
Photographer unknown

 


01.03.66
B
8RTL
8RTL
--
 
CF
13RT
--
--

SOUTHFIELDS ( Mon-Sat ) - VICTORIA (Sats) - FINSBURY PARK (Mon-Fri) - TOTTENHAM GARAGE (Mon-Fri peaks)
Chalk Farm (CF) allocation converted to RT type.

01.03.67
B
10RT
7RT
--
 
CF
8RT
--
--

SOUTHFIELDS ( Mon-Sat ) - VICTORIA (Sats) - FINSBURY PARK (Mon-Fri) - TOTTENHAM GARAGE (Mon-Fri peaks)
Battersea (B) allocation converted to RT type.

RT710 Westminster

RT710 Victoria Street

© Peter Noyes


26.01.70
B
10RT
6RT
--

SOUTHFIELDS ( Mon-Sat ) - VICTORIA (Sats) - OXFORD CIRCUS (Mon-Fri)
Withdrawn between Oxford Circus and Finsbury Park
Tottenham (AR) and Chalk Farm(CF) allocation withdrawn.

January 1970 First and last times

16.01.71
B
10RT
--
--

SOUTHFIELDS - OXFORD CIRCUS (Mon-Fri)
Saturday Route re-routed at Battersea Bridge via Fulham Road to South Kensington Station thus renumbered 39A.

15.07.72
B
11DMS
--
--


OXFORD CIRCUS ( Mon-Fri except evenings )  - BATTERSEA GARAGE ( Mon-Sat evenings ) - SOUTHFIELDS STATION ( Mon-Fri )
Converted to double deck OPO.


24.03.73
B
14DMS
--
--

OXFORD CIRCUS ( Mon-Fri except late evg )- Piccadilly Circus - Trafalgar Square - Whitehall - Westminster - Victoria - Buckingham Palace Road  -  Pimlico Road  -  Royal Hospital Road - Battersea Bridge -  BATTERSEA GARAGE ( Mon-Fri evgs )  -  Clapham Junction - Wandsworth - Southfields - Augustus Road - Beaumont Road - West Hill (return via Withycomb Road - Princes Way - Southmead Road) - Tibbetts Corner - Putney Hill - PUTNEY High Street ( peaks ) - PUTNEY BRIDGE STATION ( Mon-Fri except peaks )
Extended from Southfields to Putney.


05.10.74
B
14DMS
--
3DMS

OXFORD CIRCUS (Mon-Fri except late evgs) - BATTERSEA Parkgate Rd ( Mon-Fri late evgs ) - PUTNEY High Street (Mon-Fri peaks) - PUTNEY BRIDGE STATION (Mon-Fri except peaks/Sun)
Sunday Route introduced between Battersea and Putney Bridge Station.

28.10.78
B61+
12DMS
11DMS
3DMS

VICTORIA (MS except evgs) - BATTERSEA (Suns) - CLAPHAM JUNCTION (MS evgs) - PUTNEY BRIDGE STN
Evening Route withdrawn between Clapham Junction and Victoria.
Saturday Route introduced.

 

DMS2227 Grosvenor Gardens

 


04.09.82
B61+
12DMS
11DMS
3DMS

VICTORIA (MS except evgs) - BATTERSEA (MS evgs/Suns) - PUTNEY BRIDGE STN
MS evenings extended from Clapham Junction to Battersea

06.05.83
B61+
12M
11M
3M

VICTORIA (MS except evgs) - BATTERSEA (MS evgs/Suns) - PUTNEY BRIDGE STN
DMS type withdrawn in favour of Metrobuses.

02.11.85
AF21+
--
--
4M
 
GM61+
10M
11M
--

VICTORIA ( Mon-Sat ) - BATTERSEA (Suns) - PUTNEY BRIDGE STATION
Battersea (B) closed - allocation moved to Gillingham Street (GM) and Putney (AF) thus evening Route extended from Battersea to Victoria.

07.02.87
GM61+
5M
6M
--
 
WD ?
5M
6M
3M

VICTORIA ( Mon-Sat ) - BATTERSEA (Suns) - PUTNEY BRIDGE STATION
Putney (AF) allocation withdrawn - but Wandsworth (WD) introduced.

11.07.87
AF21+
5M
7M
4M
 
GM61+
5M
6M
--

VICTORIA ( Mon-Sat ) - BATTERSEA (Suns) - PUTNEY BRIDGE STATION
Putney (AF) allocation re-introduced but Wandsworth (WD) withdrawn.

21.11.87
AF21+
5M
11M
4M
 
GM61+
5M
--
--

VICTORIA ( Mon-Sat ) - BATTERSEA (Suns) - PUTNEY BRIDGE STATION
Saturday GM transferred to Putney (AF).

 

M888 Buckingham Palace Road

 


12.05.90
AF21+
8MA
7MA
4MA

Converted to midibus.
CLAPHAM JUNCTION Gateways Superstore -
Plough Road - York Road - Wandsworth - Southfields Station - Wimbledon Park Road - Victoria Drive - Augustus Road - Princes Way - Windlesham Grove - Victoria Drive,Withycomb Road - Tibbetts Corner,Putney Heath - PUTNEY BRIDGE STATION
Withdrawn between Clapham Junction and Victoria - replaced by new 239.
Rerouted in Wandsworth via York Road and Plough Road instead of East Hill.

23.06.90
AF21+
8MA
7MA
4MA

CLAPHAM JUNCTION Gateways Superstore,East Hill - Wandsworth - Southfields Station - Tibbetts Corner - Putney Heath - PUTNEY BRIDGE STATION
Reverted to East Hill instead of Plough Road.

 

MA108 Putney Bridge Station

 


25.05.91
AF21+
9MA
9MA
5MA

CLAPHAM JUNCTION Gateways - Wandsworth - Southfields - Southmead Road - Beaumont Road - West Hill - Tibbetts Corner - Putney Heath - PUTNEY BRIDGE STATION
Rerouted in Southfields towards Putney via Southmead Road - Beaumont Road - West Hill instead of Princes Way and Withycomb Road.

 

DPL2 Wandsworth Plain

 


01.10.94
AF21+
9DR
9DR
5DR

CLAPHAM JUNCTION Asda  -  PUTNEY BRIDGE STATION
Converted to Dart operation.

14.09.02
AF21+
14DR
13DR
8DR

CLAPHAM JUNCTION Grant Road  -  PUTNEY BRIDGE STATION
Clapham Junction terminal changed from Asda to Grant Road


20.12.03
AF21+
14LDP
13LDP
8LDP

CLAPHAM JUNCTION Grant Road  -  PUTNEY BRIDGE STATION
Converted to low floor single deck operation.

13.01.07
PL21+
14LDP
13LDP
8LDP

CLAPHAM JUNCTION Grant Road  -  PUTNEY BRIDGE STATION
Allocation moved to a new base at Plough Lane/Waterside Way - Wimbledon

new logo
August 2008  new corporate logo introduced

21.11.09
PL21+
15LDP
13LDP
8LDP

CLAPHAM JUNCTION Grant Road  -  PUTNEY BRIDGE STATION
Contract renewal.

 

LDP221 Putney Bridge

 


22.11.14
PL21+
15LDP
13LDP
8LDP

CLAPHAM JUNCTION Grant Road  -  PUTNEY BRIDGE STATION
Contract extended for two years

Extracted from 2014 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

19.11.16
PL21+
15WS
13WS
8WS

CLAPHAM JUNCTION Grant Road  -  PUTNEY BRIDGE STATION
Contract renewal with new buses

SOE17 has been a regular visitor to our route in 2020

© Anthony Moore


20.11.21
PL21+
14WS
14WS
9WS

CLAPHAM JUNCTION Grant Road  -  PUTNEY BRIDGE STATION
Contract extended for two years

WS70 Clapham Junction

25.03.23
AF21+
14WS
14WS
9WS

CLAPHAM JUNCTION Grant Road  -  PUTNEY BRIDGE STATION
Route reallocated from Waterside Way (PL) Garage to Putney (AF) Garage, due to the closure of PL on Friday 24th March.

18.11.23
AF21+
14WS
14WS
10WS

CLAPHAM JUNCTION Grant Road  -  PUTNEY BRIDGE STATION
Contract renewal 7 years. eventually with new electric vehicles

 

Current Blind




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Operating Garages

AF Chelverton Road, Putney
Changeover point Putney High Street / Lacy Road northbound and Putney Church southboud

J Holloway
Changeover point ?

CF Chalk Farm
Changeover point Camden Town

GM Gillingham Street, Victoria
Changeover point ?

B Battersea
Changeover point Battersea Bridge Road

WD Wandsworth
Changeover point ?

PL Plough Lane
Changeover point
1-most changeovers are via ferry car @ Southfields station - with ..
2- Occasional changeovers in Putney High Street.

GA-L Route guide

 

 

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Saturday, 24.02.24