Route History

Date of introduction	Gar	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
11.01.50	K	5STL	5STL	5STL

RICHMOND Raleigh Road - Petersham - Ham Common - Lock Road - Tudor Drive - Kings Road - KINGSTON Bus Station
New Route serving new roads in Ham

KINGSTON - Kings Road - Park Road - Tudor Drive - Ham Estate - Petersham - Richmond - Lower Richmond Road - Chiswick Bridge - Chiswick Lane - Chiswick High Road - HAMMERSMITH Brook Green Hotel 
Daily extended from Richmond to Hammersmith replacing part 111.
Allocation changes as above.

Saturday AB allocation transferred to M

KINGSTON - HAMMERSMITH Brook Green Hotel (Monday-Saturday)
Sunday Route withdrawn.
Partly replaced by new 90C Hammersmith & Staines

SUNBURY STATION (Saturdays) - Sunbury Village - Harfield Road - Hampton Station - Hampton Court - KINGSTON (Monday-Friday) - HAMMERSMITH (Monday-Saturday)
Saturday extended from Kingston to Sunbury replacing 216 short workings.

SUNBURY STATION (Saturdays) - KINGSTON (Monday-Friday) Tudor Estate - Ham Estate - Petersham - Richmond - Chiswick Bridge - Hammersmith - Shepherds Bush - White City - Ducane Road - EAST ACTON Erconwald Street (Monday-Saturday)
Extended from Hammersmith to East Acton providing a new MS connection from Hammersmith to Hammersmith Hospital - The Sun connection already provided by 72A
This was also part of the trolleybus program part replacement for 628 - 630 between Hammersmith and DuCane Road
K allocation withdrawn. Saturday AB introduced

01.07.64

AB

9RT

7RT

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KINGSTON - EAST ACTON (Monday-Saturday)
Saturday extension from Kingston to Sunbury withdrawn.
R allocation withdrawn.

23.01.66

AB

7RT

6RT

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KINGSTON - HAMMERSMITH Brook Green Hotel (Monday-Saturday)
Withdrawn between Hammersmith & East Acton.
Replaced by re-routing 72 at White City via Ducane Road instead of Westway

11.11.67

AB

5RT

4RT

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RICHMOND Dee Road - Petersham - Sandy Lane - Broughton Avenue - Tudor Drive - Park Road - Kings Road - KINGSTON (Monday-Saturday)
Replaced between Richmond & Hammersmith by new Monday-Saturday working on Route 90C AND RE-ROUTED in Ham

30.11.68

K

15RT

10RT

3RT

RICHMOND Dee Road (Monday-Saturday) - Petersham - Ham Estate - Tudor Estate - KINGSTON (Suns) Villiers Road - Surbiton - Hook - Chessington - Malden Rushett LEATHERHEAD LT Garage 
Daily extended from Kingston to Leatherhead replacing Monday-Friday 65 and Saturday/Sunday 65A between Hook & Leatherhead..
AB allocation replaced by K.

01.01.70

K

15RT

10RT

3RT

02.01.71

K

15RT

10RT

4RF

Sunday converted to RF OPO operation.

11.03.72

K

14RT

8RT

3RF

LEATHERHEAD - RICHMOND
Sunday extended from Kingston to Richmond.

23.03.74

K

14RT

8RT

3RF

Monday-Friday peak hour shorts in Ham to operate in a loop via Lock Road.

01.05.77

K61+

14RT

8RT

3BL

Sunday re-routed in Ham via Riverside Drive.
Sunday RF operation converted to BL.

04.03.78

K61+

14RM

8RM

3BL

Monday-Saturday operation converted from RT to RM.

31.03.79

K61+

9RM

7RM

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RICHMOND - SURBITON STATION (Monday-Saturday)
Monday-Friday peak hour Richmond to Ham shorts withdrawn
Replaced between Surbiton and Leatherhead by new 265 OPO Route.
The Sunday service was in effect renumbered 265 and ran between Richmond and Leatherhead via the 71 routeing

05.05.79

K61+

5RM

5RM

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SURBITON STATION - PETERSHAM Fox & Duck (Monday-Saturday)
Route curtailed at Petersham due to Road subsidence.

05.09.80

K61+

5RM

5RM

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SURBITON STATION - RICHMOND (Monday-Saturday)
 Route reinstated to Richmond with the reopening of Road., a shuttle service was provided on Route 65 between the Petersham "hole" and Dee Road

27.09.80

K61+

12RM

8RM

2BL

CHESSINGTON Fox & Hounds (Monday-Friday school journeys) - CHESSINGTON ZOO - Hook - Surbiton - Kingston - Ham Estate - Petersham - (Richmond Hill Monday-Saturday) RICHMOND Dee Road 
Route extended daily from Surbiton to Chessington replacing part 265
Sunday OPO service introduced between Richmond and Chessington Zoo using BL type

Sunday re-routed in Ham via Monday-Saturday routing
Sunday K allocation transferred to NB.

14.01.84

NB161+

11RM

8RM

2M

Sunday re-routed southbound at Kingston via Park Road and London Road instead of Kings Road and Richmond Road.
K allocation withdrawn.

03.08.85

NB161+

13M

8M

2M

Re-routed northbound via Norbiton and Park Road instead of Kings Road.
Route converted to OPO operation.

07.02.87

NB161+

20M

18M

2M

CHESSINGTON Fox & Hounds (Monday-Friday peaks) - CHESSINGTON ZOO (Monday-Saturday) - KINGSTON (Suns) - RICHMOND
Re-routed at Hook via Copt Gilders Estate instead of direct via Leatherhead Road.
Replaced withdrawn 65 Kingston to Chessington section Monday-Saturday.

27.06.87

NB21+

20M

17M

7M

CHESSINGTON Fox & Hounds (Monday-Friday peaks) - CHESSINGTON ZOO - RICHMOND
Sunday extended from Kingston to Chessington replacing withdrawn 65
Route diverted at Chessington via Copt Gilders replaciing 65 routeing
New LRT contract commenced with " Kingston Buses "

01.04.89

NB21+

19D/M

17D/M

7D/M

29.09.90

NB21+

11M

9M

5M

KINGSTON - CHESSINGTON World Of Adventures 
Richmond to Kingston section covered by new 371 Richmond to Kingston.
Kingston terminal became Clarence Street Bus Stn on Mon-Sat - & Cromwell Road on Mon-Sat eves and Sunday

07.09.91

FW81+

12M

10M

5M

Norbiton Garage closed - allocation transferred to Fulwell - although garage journeys are run out of Route.

01.11.91

FW81+

13M

10M

8M

Kingston terminal became Cattle Market aka Fairfield Bus Stn
The duty schedule also included Route 281 from this date

28.08.93

FW81+

11M

11M

8M

Re-routed at Kingston via Penrhyn Road instead of Villiers Road - withdrawn section replaced by Route K4.

15.07.95

FW81+

10M

11M

7M

Kingston terminal became Cromwell Road Bus Stn

29.06.02

FW31+

12TA

14TA

7TA

Converted to low floor double deck

04.04.06

FW31+

12TA

14TA

8TA

04.07.09

FW31+

12SP

13SP

9SP

Contract renewed and with new buses.

Operating Garages

R Riverside
Changeover point was Hammersmith

M Mortlake
Changeover point was Hammersmith ?

AB Twickenham
Changeover point was Richmond Station

FW Fulwell
Changeover point Kingston Cromwell Road Bus Station

K Kingston
Changeover point was Bus Station

NB Norbiton
Changeover point was Gordon Road

TV Tolworth
Changeover point Kingston