Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
at 03.10.34
AE
13STL
14STL
--
 
Q
7STL
8STL
8STL
4ST
 
X
13STL
9STL
13STL
3ST

VICTORIA STATION - Hyde Park Corner - Knightsbridge - Kensington - Notting Hill Gate - Ladbroke Grove - - Kensal Rise - Willesden - Neasden - Blackbird Cross - Church Lane - Kingsbury - Roe Green - Burnt Oak Station - Deans Lane - Apex Corner - Watford Way - MILL HILL BROADWAY

30.01.35
AE
12STL
13STL
--
 
Q
7STL
8STL
8STL
4ST
 
X
11STL
2Q
6STL
2Q
13STL
2Q

VICTORIA STATION - MILL HILL Green Man
Withdrawn between Green Man and Broadway at Mill Hill

17.04.35
AE
12STL
13STL
13STL
 
Q
7STL
8STL
8STL
3ST
 
X
11STL
2Q
6STL
2Q
12STL
2Q

VICTORIA STATION - MILL HILL Green Man
Sunday Hendon (AE) introduced

07.06.39
AC
25STL+
--
--
    1STL/6
1STL/8
   
 
AE
--
11STD
11STD
 
Q
10STL
7STL
9STL
 
X
--
17ST+
12ST
      4ST/77  

VICTORIA STATION - MILL HILL Green Man
Mon-Fri Willesden (AC) introduced
Mon-Fri Hendon (AE) withdrawn
Mon-Fri Middle row (X) withdrawn

13.12.39
AC
24STL
24STL
19STL
 
Q
11STL
11STL
8STL

VICTORIA STATION - MILL HILL Green Man
Hendon (AE) and Middle Row (X) allocations withdrawn

20.03.40
AC
24STL
24STL
19STL
 
GM
11STL
11STL
7STL

VICTORIA STATION - MILL HILL Green Man
Camberwell (Q) withdrawn in favour of Gillingham Street (GM)

22.01.41
AC
25STL
25STL
19STL
 
GM
11STL
11STL
7STL

VICTORIA - MILL HILL Green Man - Deans Lane - Selvage Lane - Barnet By Pass - Stirling Corner - Elstree Way - Shenley Road - ELSTREE STATION ( Mon-Sat peaks )
Mon-Sat peaks extended from Mill Hill to Elstree

14.05.41
AC
25STL
25STL
19STL
 
GM
11STL
11STL
7STL

VICTORIA - MILL HILL Green Man - BOREHAMWOOD Drayton Road ( Mon-Sat peaks )
Mon-Sat peak journeys withdrawn between Drayton Road and Elstree Station

13.08.41
AC
27STL
28STL
19STL
 
GM
11STL
11STL
7STL

VICTORIA - MILL HILL Green Man - BOREHAMWOOD Warwick Road ( Mon-Sat peaks )
Mon-Sat peaks journeys withdrawn between Warwick Road and Drayton Road

29.10.41
AC
21STL
26STL
19STL
 
GM
14RT
10RT
7RT

VICTORIA - MILL HILL Green Man - BOREHAMWOOD Drayton Road ( Mon-Sat peaks )
Mon-Sat peaks journeys reinstated between Warwick Road and Drayton Road
RT type introduced at Gillingham Street (GM)

03.06.42
AC
25STL
25STL
19STL
 
GM
14RT
10RT
7RT

VICTORIA - MILL HILL Green Man - BOREHAMWOOD Warwick Road ( Mon-Sat peaks )
Mon-Sat peaks journeys withdrawn between Warwick Road and Drayton Road

11.10.50
AC
41RT
29RT
21RT
 
GM
15RT
18RT
21RT

VICTORIA - MILL HILL Green Man - BOREHAMWOOD Warwick Road ( Mon-Sat peaks )
STL class withdrawn in favour of RT

25.07.51
AC
41RT
29RT
21RT
 
GM
15RT
18RT
21RT

VICTORIA   - MILL HILL Green Man;- BOREHAMWOOD Elstree Way Hotel (Monday-Saturday peak journeys)
Withdrawn in Borehamwood between Warwick Road and Drayton Road and terminal changed to Elstree Way Hotel.

18.02.53
AC
43RT
33RT
17RT
 
GM
15RT
18RT
27RT

VICTORIA - Stirling Corner - Furzehill Road - Manor Way - Elstree Way - BOREHAMWOOD Drayton Road.
Extended from Mill Hill to Drayton Road at all times and
diverted via Manor Way instead of Barnet By Pass

03.02.54
AC
43RT
35RT
18RT
 
GM
15RT
18RT
27RT

VICTORIA   - Theobald Street - Gateshead Road - BOREHAMWOOD Brook Road
Extended in Borehamwood to Brook Road.
The route ran in two sections Brook Road to Willesden daily and Drayton Road to Victoria Mon-Fri peaks and Mill Hill Green Man to Victoria daily.

06.10.54
AC
28RT
27RT
9RT
 
EW
6RT
5RT
11RT
 
GM
28RT
23RT
25RT

VICTORIA   - BOREHAMWOOD Brook Road
Daily EW allocation introduced.

30.11.55
AC
22RTL
19RTL
11RTL
 
EW
--
--
12RT
 
GM
27RT
25RT
20RT

VICTORIA - MILL HILL ( Monday-Saturday ) - BOREHAMWOOD Drayton Road ( Monday-Friday peaks / Sat journeys ) - BOREHAMWOOD Brook Road ( Sundays )
Monday-Saturday withdrawn between Mill Hill and Borehamwood except for peak journeys to Drayton Road.
Replaced by new 52A Borehamwood & Colindale.
Monday-Saturday EW allocation withdrawn, replaced by 52A
AC RT allocation replaced by RTL.

27.06.56
AC
22RTL
19RTL
16RTL
 
EW
--
--
13RT
 
GM
27RT
25RT
17RT

VICTORIA - MILL HILL ;-(Monday-Saturday) - BOREHAMWOOD Drayton Road (Monday-Sat peaks) - BOREHAMWOOD Rossington Avenue (Sundays)
Sunday extended in Borehamwood from Brook Road to Rossington Avenue.

 

RTL70 (AC) waits for a Sunday departure from Victoria to Brook Road

 


26.11.58
AC
26RTL
26RTL
24RTL
 
EW
--
--
15RT
 
GM
17RT+
18RT
7RT
    1RT/137    

VICTORIA - MILL HILL ( Mon-Sat ) - BOREHAMWOOD Drayton Road (Monday-Friday peaks) - BOREHAMWOOD Rossington Avenue (Sundays)
Sat withdrawn between Mill Hill and Borehamwood

18.08.59
AC
28RTL
26RTL
24RTL
 
EW
--
--
15RT
 
GM
17RTL
18RTL
7RTL

VICTORIA - MILL HILL ( Mon-Sat ) - BOREHAMWOOD Drayton Road (Monday-Friday peaks) - BOREHAMWOOD Rossington Avenue (Sundays)
GM RT's replaced by RTL's

17.07.63
AC
28RTL
31RTL
22RTL
 
EW
--
--
14RT
 
GM
17RTL+
14RTL
7RTL
    1RTL/137    

VICTORIA - MILL HILL Green Man (Monday-Saturday) ; - BOREHAMWOOD Drayton Road (Monday-Friday peaks)  -  BOREHAMWOOD Rossington Avenue (Monday-Friday peak jnys / Sundays)
Monday-Friday peak journeys extended in Borehamwood from Drayton Road to Rossington Avenue.

JULY 1963 times

03.10.65
AC
26RTL
22RTL
16RM
 
EW
--
--
15RT
 
GM
17RTL
14RTL
6RM

VICTORIA - MILL HILL Green Man (Monday-Saturday) ; - BOREHAMWOOD Rossington Avenue (Monday-Friday peaks/Sundays)
Mon-Fri peak journeys restriced to just journeys to Rossington Avenue
Sunday AC & GM RTL allocations replaced by RM.


31.12.66
AC
15RM
22RM
15RM
 
GM
20RM
13RM
6RM

VICTORIA - MILL HILL BROADWAY - BOREHAMWOOD (Mon-Fri peak journeys / Sundays)
Diverted at Mill Hill via Orange Hill Road to Mill Hill Broadway - Borehamwood journeys via Watford Way



25.10.69
AC
25RM
19RM
12RM
 
GM
11RM
7RM
5RM

VICTORIA - MILL HILL BROADWAY
WWithdrawn between Mill Hill and Borehamwood

24.01.70
AC
25RM
20RM
13RM
 
X
11RM
7RM
5RM

VICTORIA - MILL HILL BROADWAY
GM allocation transferred to X.

January 1970 first and last buses

RT3290 Hyde Park Corner

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11.04.77  -  21.08.77
SRM type operated

SRM2 Hyde Park Corner with a sister following on Route 137

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28.10.78
AC
23RM+
15RM
8RM
    1RM/260    
 
X
8RM
6RM
7RM

VICTORIA - MILL HILL BROADWAY
Schedule change ( Busplan 2 )

15.08.81
AC81+
22RM
18RM
--
 
X41+
--
--
11RM


VICTORIA - MILL HILL BROADWAY

Victoria to Ladbroke Grove short workings extended to Westbourne Park Station and renumbered 52A.
Monday-Saturday X allocation transferred to 52A. Sunday AC allocation withdrawn.

 

Usually worked by Routemaster but brought out especially for
Notting Hill Carnival

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04.09.82
AC81+
20RM
18RM
6RM
 
X41+
--
--
2RM

VICTORIA - MILL HILL BROADWAY  
Sunday AC allocation re-introduced.

23.04.83
AC81+
20RM
18RM
8RM

VICTORIA - MILL HILL BROADWAY  
Sunday Westbourne Park (X) withdrawn

02.11.85
AC81+
19RM
19RM
5M
 
GM41+
--
--
10M

VICTORIA - MILL HILL BROADWAY  
Sunday Route converted to OPO and GM re-introduced.

M441 (c) Buckingham Palace Road

M441 Buckingham Palace Road

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25.10.86
AC81+
22M
21M
5M
 
GM41+
--
--
10M

VICTORIA - MILL HILL BROADWAY
CONVERTED TO ONE PERSON OPERATION

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21.11.87
AC81+
22M
16M
11M

VICTORIA - MILL HILL BROADWAY
Sunday only GM allocation withdrawn.

15.03.88
AC81+
22M
16M
11M

VICTORIA - MILL HILL BROADWAY
Monday-Saturday shopping hours re-routed to serve Kensal Green Sainsbury's.

04.03.89
AC81+
19M
16M
11M
 
GM41+
9M
--
--

VICTORIA - MILL HILL BROADWAY
Monday-Friday 52A withdrawn between Notting Hill Gate and Victoria - Route increased to compensate.
Monday-Friday GM re-introduced.

02.03.91
AC81+
20M
17M
11M
 
GM41+
9M
8M
--

VICTORIA - MILL HILL BROADWAY
Saturday Route increased with the withdrawal of 52A.
Saturday GM allocation re-introduced to compensate for loss of 52A.

28.03.92
AC81+
14M
12M
10M
 
GM41+
9M
7M
--

VICTORIA - WILLESDEN GARAGE
Withdrawn between Willesden Garage and Mill Hill being replaced by 302 Mill Hill & Ladbroke Grove.


17.07.93
AC
13M
12M
4M
6LN
 
SW
9M
7M
--

VICTORIA - WILLESDEN GARAGE
GM Garage closed - allocation transferred to SW.

LN9 Hyde Park Corner

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04.12.93
WD
22T
20T
10T

VICTORIA - WILLESDEN Roundwood Park
Operation transferred to London Coaches (WD) and extended in Willesden to Roundwood Park
Night Route commenced on this day as N52 - the first of the modern trend for 24 hour routes.

T478 Hyde Park Corner

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06.08.94
HR
22T
20T
10T

VICTORIA - WILLESDEN Roundwood Park
Operation transferred to Atlas Bus (Harlesden)

01.04.95
HR
22T
20T
10T

VICTORIA - WILLESDEN GARAGE
Withdrawn between Willesden Garage and Roundwood Park

25.11.95
AC
22T
20T
10T

VICTORIA - WILLESDEN GARAGE
Name changed to Metroline Atlas and transferred from HR to AC.

14.09.96
AC1+
22T
20T
10T

VICTORIA - WILLESDEN GARAGE
Atlas name dropped,

 

M151 Hyde Park Corner

 


25.01.97
AC1+
22AV
18AV
10AV

VICTORIA  -  WILLESDEN GARAGE
Converted from Titan to Volvo Olympian.

AV27 Buckingham Palace Road

© Mark Chapman


01.01.01
AC251+
22VPL
18VPL
10VPL

VICTORIA  -  WILLESDEN GARAGE
Progressive conversion from AV to VPL started allowing AV type to be transferred to Route 260

Scanned from leaflet dated 01.09.01

 

On the occasion of Notting Hill Carnival the route was split into two sections - the direct Victoria to NHG was operated by RML type represented here by RML2263 (AC)


10.12.05
AC251+
28VPL
27VPL
15VPL

VICTORIA  -  WILLESDEN GARAGE
Contract renewal

VP513 Kensal Green Sainsbury's

VP513 Sainsbury's Kensal Green

 


27.06.09
AC251+
25VPL
23VPL
13VPL

VICTORIA   - WILLESDEN GARAGE
Victoria stand changed from Bus Station to Vauxhall Bridge Road. Buses set down in Terminus Place - then run dead to stand - first stop in Wilton Road on return - stand now occupied by   Route C2

VPL195 Ladbroke Grove - crossing the Great Western track

11.12.10
AC251+
25VPL
23VPL
13VPL

VICTORIA  -  WILLESDEN GARAGE
Contract extended for two years

08.12.12
AC251+
24VW
24VW
14VW
Night Service
AC741+
3VW
3VW
3VW

VICTORIA  -  WILLESDEN GARAGE
Contract renewal and night service introduced - replacing Route N52 which was withdrawn

VW1398 Hyde Park Corner

© Ian Armstrong


17.08.13
AC251+
24VW
24VW
14VW
Night Service
AC741+
3VW
3VW
3VW

VICTORIA  -  WILLESDEN GARAGE`
New schedules

02.09.17
AC251+
24VW
21VW
15VW
Night Service
AC741+
3VW
3VW
3VW

VICTORIA  -  WILLESDEN GARAGE
Revised schedules introduced

09.12.17
AC251+
24VW
21VW
15VW
Night Service
AC741+
3VW
3VW
3VW

VICTORIA  -  WILLESDEN GARAGE
Contract extended for two years

07.12.19
AC251+
24VW
21VW
15VW
Night Service
AC741+
3VW
3VW
3VW

VICTORIA  -  WILLESDEN GARAGE
Contract renewal

VWH2377 Kensington Church Street

© Samuel Letsu

Current Blind



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Operating Garages

Edgware
Changeover point Burnt Oak

HR Harlesden
Changeover point Willesden ?

AC Willesden
Changeover point Garage

X Middle Row
Changeover point Kensal Rise and Ladbroke Grove

X Westbourne Park
Changeover point ?

GM Gillingham Street, Victoria
Changeover point Victoria

SW Stockwell
Changeover point Victoria

Q Camberwell
Changeover point Victoria

AE Hendon
Changeover point not known

WD Wandsworth
Changeover point not known

Live Visual

 

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Friday, 22.03.24