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
27.06.51 |
AB |
8RT |
4RT |
-- |
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M |
-- |
-- |
13RT |
|
R |
-- |
4RTL |
-- |
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.
19.05.54 |
AB |
8RT |
-- |
-- |
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M |
-- |
5RT |
14RT |
|
R |
-- |
7RTL |
-- |
Saturday AB allocation transferred to M
30.04.58 |
AB |
8RT |
-- |
-- |
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M |
-- |
5RTL |
13RTL |
|
R |
-- |
5RTL |
-- |
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26.11.58 |
AB |
8RT |
-- |
-- |
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R |
-- |
10RTL |
-- |
KINGSTON -
HAMMERSMITH Brook Green Hotel (Monday-Saturday)
Sunday Route withdrawn.
Partly replaced by new 90C Hammersmith & Staines
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RTL76 Kingston Part of Jeff Lloyd collection |
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13.05.59 |
AB |
8RT |
-- |
-- |
---|---|---|---|---|
K |
-- |
5RT |
-- |
|
R |
-- |
10RTL |
-- |
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.
20.07.60 |
AB |
10RT |
9RT |
-- |
---|---|---|---|---|
R |
-- |
8RTL |
-- |
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K allocation withdrawn.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 |
-- |
KINGSTON -
EAST ACTON (Monday-Saturday)
Saturday extension from Kingston to
Sunbury withdrawn.
R allocation withdrawn.
23.01.66 |
AB |
7RT |
6RT |
-- |
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
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11.11.67 |
AB |
5RT |
4RT |
-- |
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
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RT1654 Sandy Lane - Petersham |
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.
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RF459 |
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 |
-- |
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 |
-- |
SURBITON STATION
- PETERSHAM Fox & Duck (Monday-Saturday)
Route curtailed at
Petersham due to Road subsidence.
05.09.80 |
K61+ |
5RM |
5RM |
-- |
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
04.09.82 |
K61+ |
11RM |
7RM |
-- |
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NB161+ |
-- |
-- |
2LS |
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 |
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London United commenced operating as one of 12 operating subsidiaries of London Buses in preparation for privatisation |
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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
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An unusual picture here of LS368 in Kingfisher livery usually to be found on commercial Route K10 © Peter Horrex |
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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.
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M924 Eden Street |
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 |
LONDON UNITED replaced by Transdev |
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04.07.09 |
FW31+ |
12SP |
13SP |
9SP |
Contract renewed and with new buses.
03.03.11 |
FW31+ |
12SP |
13SP |
9SP |
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Transdev replaced by RATP |
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SP88 seen in Claremont Road - Surbiton
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05.07.14 |
FW31+ |
12SP |
13SP |
10SP |
Contract renewal
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SLE19 at the Chessington stand © Jack Marian |
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02.07.16 |
TV321+ |
14SP |
12SP |
9SP |
Allocation moved to Tolworth (TV) to partly compensate for loss of Route 57
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
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