Route History
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
| at 03.10.34 | AK |
-- |
-- |
10LT |
MH |
27LT |
27LT |
11LT |
|
Q |
7ST |
7ST |
-- |
FRIERN BARNET Town Hall - Colney Hatch Lane - Muswell Hill Broadway - Highgate Station - Archway - Holloway Road - Highbury Corner - Upper Street - Islington High Street - City Road - Moorgate - King William Street - LONDON BRIDGE STATION ( Mon-Sat ) - Borough - Elephant - Kennington - Brixton - Streatham - Norbury - Thornton Heath Pond -- West Croydon - Croydon - SOUTH CROYDON Swan & Sugar Loaf ( Sunday )
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Taken from 1934 map drawn by Mike Harris |
| 20.04.35 | Q |
7ST |
7ST |
-- |
MH |
27LT |
27LT |
-- |
FRIERN BARNET Town Hall - LONDON BRIDGE STATION ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday service withdrawn - replaced by Route 43A which ran from Friern Barnet to Croydon Airport.
| 11.09.35 | MH |
34LT |
34LT |
-- |
FRIERN BARNET Town Hall - LONDON BRIDGE STATION ( Mon-Sat )
Mon-Sat Camberwell (Q) allocation withdrawn
| 02.10.35 | AK |
-- |
-- |
11LT |
MH |
34LT |
34LT |
10LT |
FRIERN BARNET Town Hall - LONDON BRIDGE STATION ( Mon-Sat ) - SOUTH CROYDON ( Suns )
Sunday service reintroduced as a consequence of 43A withdrawal
| 12.04.36 | MH |
38LT |
38LT |
-- |
FRIERN BARNET Town Hall - LONDON BRIDGE STATION ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday service withdrawn - replaced by Route 43A which ran from Friern Barnet to Croydon Airport.
| 28.03.37 | AK |
-- |
-- |
15LT |
MH |
38LT |
38LT |
16LT |
FRIERN BARNET Town Hall - LONDON BRIDGE STATION ( Mon-Sat ) - Streatham - Norbury - Thornton Heath Pond - Purley Way - CROYDON AIRPORT ( Suns )
Sunday service extended from London Bridge to Croydon Airport via withdrawn 43A
 |
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| 15.11.39 | J |
22STL |
22STL |
11STL |
AK |
-- |
-- |
10LT |
FRIERN BARNET Town Hall ( Mon-Sat peaks / Suns ) - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY ( Mon-Fri except evenings / Sat until 1400) - LONDON BRIDGE STATION ( Mon-Fri except evenings / Sat until 1400/ Sunday evenings) - CROYDON AIRPORT( Suns except evenings)
Muswell Hill (MH) allocation withdrawn - daily Holloway (J) introduced
Mon-Sat withdrawn between Muswell Hill and Friern Barnet except for peaks
Mon-Fri evenings withdrawn and Sats withdrawn from late afternoon
Sunday evenings withdrawn between London Bridge and Croydon Airport
| 03.01.40 | MH |
22LT |
22LT |
10LT |
AK |
-- |
-- |
10STL |
FRIERN BARNET Town Hall ( Mon-Sat peaks / Suns ) - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY ( Mon-Fri except evenings / Sat until 1400) - LONDON BRIDGE STATION ( Mon-Fri except evenings / Sat until 1400/ Sunday evenings) - CROYDON AIRPORT( Suns except evenings)
Daily Holloway (J) allocation replaced by Muswell Hill (MH)
| 20.03.40 | MH |
22LT |
22LT |
10LT |
AK |
-- |
-- |
10STL |
FRIERN BARNET Town Hall ( Mon-Sat peaks / Suns ) - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY ( Mon-Fri except evenings / Sat until 1400) - LONDON BRIDGE STATION ( Mon-Fri except evenings / Sat until 1400) - CROYDON AIRPORT ( Suns )
Sunday evenings restored between London Bridge and Croydon Airport
| 24.11.40 | MH |
22LT |
22LT |
10LT |
AK |
-- |
-- |
10STL |
FRIERN BARNET Town Hall ( Mon-Sat peaks / Suns ) - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY ( Mon-Fri except evenings / Sat until 1400) - LONDON BRIDGE STATION ( Mon-Fri except evenings / Sat until 1400 ) - STREATHAM COMMON ( Sun evenings ) - CROYDON AIRPORT ( Suns except evenings)
Sunday evenings withdrawn between Streatham Common Greyhound and Croydon Airport
| 06.04.41 | MH |
22LT |
22LT |
9LT |
FRIERN BARNET Town Hall ( Mon-Sat peaks / Suns ) - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY ( Mon-Fri except evenings / Sat until 1400) - LONDON BRIDGE STATION ( Mon-Fri except evenings / Sat until 1400 / Suns)
Sunday withdrawn between London Bridge and Croydon Airport
Sunday only Streatham (AK) withdrawn
| 29.10.41 | MH |
22LT |
22LT |
9LT |
J |
4ST |
4ST |
-- |
FRIERN BARNET Town Hall ( Mon-Sat peaks / Suns ) - MUSWELL HILL BDY ( Mon-Fri except evenings / Sat until 1400) - LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Fri except evenings / Sat until 1400 / Suns)
Mon-Sat Holloway (J) allocation reintroduced
| 21.04.43 | MH |
22LT |
22LT |
9LT |
J |
4ST |
4ST |
-- |
FRIERN BARNET Town Hall ( Mon-Fri am peak/evenings/ Sat peaks / Suns ) - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY ( Mon-Fri mid-day / Sat until 1400) - ARCHWAY ( Mon-Fri evenings ) -
LONDON BRIDGE STATION ( Mon-Fri except evenings / Sat until 1400 / Suns)
Mon-Fri evening service restored between Archway and Friern Barnet
| 09.01.46 | MH |
23LT |
16LT |
9LT |
J |
-- |
5STL |
-- |
FRIERN BARNET Town Hall ( Mon-Fri am peak/evenings/ Sat peaks / Suns ) - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY ( Mon-Fri mid-day / Sat until 1400) - ARCHWAY ( Mon-Fri evenings ) -
LONDON BRIDGE STATION ( Mon-Fri except evenings / Sat until 1400 / Suns)
Mon-Fri Holloway (J) allocation withdrawn
 |
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| 22.05.46 | MH |
23LT |
21LT |
11LT |
FRIERN BARNET ( Mon-Fri am peak/evenings/ Sat peaks / Suns ) - MUSWELL HILL BDY ( Mon-Fri mid-day / Sat until 1400) - ARCHWAY ( Mon-Fri evenings ) -
LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Fri except evenings / Sat until 1400 / Suns)
Saturday only Holloway (J) allocation withdrawn
| Date unknown | MH |
24LT |
21LT |
11LT |
FRIERN BARNET Town Hall ( Mon-Fri am peak/evenings/ Sats / Suns ) - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY ( Mon-Fri mid-day / Sat until 1400) - ARCHWAY ( Mon-Sat evenings ) -
LONDON BRIDGE STATION ( Mon-Fri except evenings / Sat until 1400 / Suns)
Saturday pm service introduced between Archway and Friern Barnet
| 13.04.49 | MH |
24RT |
21RT |
11RT |
FRIERN BARNET Town Hall ( Mon-Fri am peak/evenings/ Sats / Suns ) - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY ( Mon-Fri mid-day / Sat until 1400) - ARCHWAY ( Mon-Sat evenings ) -
LONDON BRIDGE STATION ( Mon-Fri except evenings / Sat until 1400 / Suns)
Saturday pm service introduced between Archway and Friern Barnet
RT type introduced
 |
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| 11.10.50 | MH |
24RT |
23RT |
11RT |
FRIERN BARNET Town Hall ( Mon-Fri except late evenings/ Sat until 1730 / Suns ) - ARCHWAY ( Mon-Fri early evenings/ Sat until 1800 ) -
LONDON BRIDGE STATION ( Mon-Fri until 1900 / Sat until 1430 / Suns)
Sat evening service withdrawn
17.10.51 |
MH |
24RT |
23RT |
-- |
J |
-- |
-- |
11RT |
FRIERN BARNET Town Hall ( Mon-Fri except late evenings/ Sat until 1730 / Suns ) - ARCHWAY ( Mon-Fri early evenings/ Sat until 1800 ) -
LONDON BRIDGE STATION ( Mon-Fri until 1900 / Sat until 1430 / Suns)
Sunday only Holloway (J) allocation introduced.
13.02.52 |
MH |
27RT |
23RT |
-- |
J |
-- |
-- |
11RT |
FRIERN BARNET ( Mon-Fri except late evenings/ Sat until 1730 / Suns ) - ARCHWAY ( Mon-Fri early evenings/ Sat until 1800 ) -
LONDON BRIDGE STN ( Mon-Fri until 1945 / Sat until 1530 / Suns)
Increased allocation MF
 |
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24.10.54 |
MH |
27RT |
23RT |
9RT |
J |
-- |
-- |
2RT |
FRIERN BARNET ( Mon-Fri except late evenings/ Sat until 1730 / Suns ) - ARCHWAY ( Mon-Fri early evenings/ Sat until 1800 ) -
LONDON BRIDGE STN ( Mon-Fri until 1945 / Sat until 1530 / Suns)
Most of Sunday only J allocation returned to MH.
04.05.55 |
MH |
26RT |
23RT |
-- |
J |
-- |
-- |
11RT |
FRIERN BARNET ( Mon-Fri except late evenings/ Sat until 1730 / Suns ) - ARCHWAY ( Mon-Fri early evenings/ Sat until 1800 ) -
LONDON BRIDGE STN ( Mon-Fri until 1945 / Sat until 1530 / Suns)
Sunday Muswell Hill allocation withdrawn again.
30.04.58 |
MH |
25RT |
23RT |
-- |
J |
-- |
-- |
9RT |
 |
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Scanned from April 1958 Red Book - the complete book is available from the Sales List |
26.11.58 |
MH |
23RT |
13RT |
-- |
FRIERN BARNET Town Hall (Mon-Sat) - LONDON BRIDGE STATION (Mon-Fri finish 2030 - SAT finish 1430)
Sunday Route withdrawn - replaced between Highgate
and London Bridge by revised Route
133.
08.11.61 |
MH |
30RT |
16RT |
-- |
FRIERN BARNET Town Hall - LONDON BRIDGE STATION (Mon-Fri)
FRIERN BARNET Town Hall - CITY ROAD Windsor Terrace (Sat after
1400- 1800) - LONDON BRIDGE (Sat before 1400)
Mon-Fri evening Route introduced - SAT afternoon Route
introduced.
Route increased as part of trolleybus
replacement program.
21.06.63 |
MH |
30RM |
16RM |
-- |
Routemaster introduction.
23.01.66 |
MH |
30RM |
16RM |
-- |
FRIERN BARNET Town Hall - ISLINGTON Angel (Sat after 1400- 1800) - LONDON BRIDGE (Mon-Fri/ Sat
before 1400)
Saturday afternoon Route withdrawn between Angel and City
Road.
07.09.68 |
MH |
27RM |
10RM |
-- |
FRIERN BARNET Town Hall - ISLINGTON Angel (Sat after 1400- 1800) - FINSBURY SQUARE ( Mon-Fri evenings) - LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Fri except eenings / Sat
before 1400)
Mon-Fri evenings withdrawn between Moorgate and London Bridge
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|---|
Extract from 1968 allocation book which is for sale |
 |
|---|
Taken from 1970 map drawn by Mike Harris |
16.01.71 |
MH |
26RML |
9RM |
-- |
FRIERN BARNET Town Hall - ISLINGTON Angel (Sat after 1400- 1800) - FINSBURY SQUARE ( Mon-Fri evenings) - LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Fri except eenings / Sat
before 1400)
RML introduction.
26.01.75 |
MH |
26DM |
7DM |
-- |
FRIERN BARNET Town Hall - ISLINGTON Angel (Sat after 1400- 1800) - FINSBURY SQUARE ( Mon-Fri evenings) - LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Fri except eenings / Sat
before 1400)
Daimler Fleetlines England (crew) introduction
 |
DM956 London Bridge |
28.10.78 |
MH101+ |
26DM |
12DM |
-- |
FRIERN BARNET
Town Hall - LONDON BRIDGE
Mon-Sat through route introduced
04.09.82 |
MH101+ |
24RM |
12RM |
-- |
FRIERN BARNET
Town Hall - LONDON BRIDGE
Daimlers replaced by Routemasters.
23.04.83 |
FY31+ |
13RM |
3RM |
-- |
MH101+ |
11RM |
10RM |
-- |
FRIERN BARNET
Town Hall - LONDON BRIDGE
Finchley (FY) allocation introduced.
 |
RM2049 shows a short lived ultimate blind used for garage journeys to FY. I dont believe FINCHLEY GARAGE is shown on any other roue , normally NORTH FINCHLEY sufficed |
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21.06.86 |
MH101+ |
23RML |
11RML |
-- |
FRIERN BARNET
Town Hall - LONDON BRIDGE
Finchley allocation withdrawn and Muswell Hill converted to RML operation.
14.07.87 |
MH101+ |
26M |
13M |
-- |
FRIERN BARNET
Town Hall - LONDON BRIDGE
CONVERTED TO DOUBLE DECK ONE PERSON OPERATION.
 |
M679 Nags Head |
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25.02.89 |
MH101+ |
26M |
13M |
-- |
COLNEY HATCH LANE Hampden Road - LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Sat )
Withdrawn between Hampden Road and Friern Barnet because of a problem with parked cars on the Friern Barnet stand
02.09.89 |
MH101+ |
26M |
13M |
-- |
FRIERN BARNET - LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Sat )
Restored between Hampden Road and Friern Barnet .
 |
T745 Muswell Hill © Peter Horrex |
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28.10.89 |
MH101+ |
22T |
12T |
-- |
FRIERN BARNET - LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Sat )
Metrobus replaced by Leyland Titan
21.07.90 |
HT171+ |
22M |
12M |
-- |
FRIERN BARNET - LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Sat )
Muswell Hill garage closed - allocation transferred to Holloway (HT)
and reverted to Metrobus operation.
02.02.91 |
HT171+ |
22M |
11M |
7M |
FRIERN BARNET
Town Hall ( Mon-Sat ) - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY (Sun) -LIVERPOOL STREET (Sun except evenings) - FINSBURY SQUARE (Sun evenings) - LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday Route re-introduced after 33 years - mostly replacing Route
263A which was withdrawn.
31.01.98 |
HT171+ |
27M |
19M |
9M |
FRIERN BARNET
Town Hall - LONDON BRIDGE
Sunday market hours diverted at Old Street Station via Shoreditch - Bishopsgate -
Monument to London Bridge
Sunday extended from Muswell Hill to Friern Barnet and
from Liverpool Street to London Bridge.
03.05.99 |
HT171+ |
27TP |
20TP |
10TP |
Conversion to low floor double deck vehicles.
 |
TP407 Islington High Street
|
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13.03.04 |
HT171+ |
27VPL |
22VPL |
10VPL |
FRIERN BARNET Library - LONDON
BRIDGE
Friern Barnet terminal changed to purpose built stand
at Shapwick Close
 |
TPL287 on the Sunday only section of route at Bishopsgate |
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06.11.04 |
HT171+ |
27VPL |
22VPL |
10VPL |
FRIERN BARNET Library - LONDON
BRIDGE
Sunday diversion via Old Street and Liverpool Street withdrawn.
07.11.04 |
HT171+ |
30VPL |
22VPL |
15VPL |
HT841+ |
4VPL |
4VPL |
4VPL |
FRIERN BARNET Library - LONDON
BRIDGE ( 24/7 )
Start
of new contract and 24 hour Route via daytime route
commenced
 |
HT Holloway inter mix their double deckers as seen here with VPL228 at Shapwick Close stand © Ian Armstrong |
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10.11.07 |
HT171+ |
30VPL |
22VPL |
15VPL |
Night
Route |
HT841+ |
4VPL |
4VPL |
4VPL |
FRIERN BARNET Library - LONDON
BRIDGE ( 24/7 )
Enviro
400 appearances common from this date - due to loss of Route
24 contract.
 |
TE676 London Bridge © Ian Armstrong |
|---|
06.02.10 |
HT171+ |
32VPL |
23VPL |
16VPL |
Night
Route |
HT841+ |
4VPL |
6VPL |
6VPL |
FRIERN BARNET Library - LONDON
BRIDGE ( 24/7 )
Contract extended for two years
04.02.12 |
HT171+ |
34VPL |
24VPL |
17VPL |
Night
Route |
HT841+ |
4VPL |
6VPL |
6VPL |
FRIERN BARNET Library - LONDON
BRIDGE ( 24/7 )
Contract renewal
 |
VW1244 Angel, Islington © Peter Horrex |
04.02.17 |
HT171+ |
35VPL |
24VPL |
17VPL |
Night
Route |
HT841+ |
4VPL |
7VPL |
7VPL |
FRIERN BARNET Library - LONDON
BRIDGE ( 24/7 )
Contract extended for two years
30.09.17 |
HT171+ |
30VPL |
24VPL |
18VPL |
Night
Route |
HT841+ |
4VPL |
6VPL |
6VPL |
FRIERN BARNET - LONDON BRIDGE
Night service reduced
02.02.19 |
HT171+ |
32TE |
24TE |
18TE |
Night
Route |
HT841+ |
4TE |
4TE |
4TE |
FRIERN BARNET - LONDON BRIDGE
Contract renewal with new electric buses to be introduced later in the year
01.07.19 |
HT171+ |
32BDE |
24BDE |
18BDE |
Night
Route |
HT841+ |
4TE |
6TE |
6TE |
FRIERN BARNET - LONDON BRIDGE
Start date of gradual conversion to BDE type
 |
BDE2621 Moorgate © Samuel Letsu |
28.08.21 |
HT171+ |
26BDE |
24BDE |
18BDE |
Night
Route |
HT841+ |
4TE |
5TE |
5TE |
FRIERN BARNET - LONDON BRIDGE
PVR Reduction
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Current Blind
 |
Garages
FY Finchley
Changeover point at garage
MH Muswell Hill
Changeover point Hampden Road
HT Holloway
Changeover point Upper Holloway Station
J Holloway
Changeover point outside garage
Q Camberwell
Changeover point London Bridge Station
AK Streatham
Changeover point outside garage
2018 Map
Central section click here
Taken from 2018 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk
Live visual
