Date	Gar	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
03.10.34	V	9NS	10NS	--

HAMMERSMITH Brook Green - Castelnau - Barnes Common - Roehampton Lane - Roehampton - Dover House Road - Barnes Common - Castelnau - BROOK GREEN
( Circular both directions )

27.05.36

AF

8STL

9STL

--

HAMMERSMITH - Roehampton  -  HAMMERSMITH BGH ( Circular both directions )
Turnham Green (V) allocation replaced by Chelverton Road (AF)

24.03.37	AF	8STL	3STL	10STL
	X	--	5ST	--

HAMMERSMITH Brook Green - Castelnau - Barnes Common - Roehampton Lane - Roehampton - Kingston Vale - Kingston By Pass - Malden - TOLWORTH RISE
Diverted at Roehampton via Kingston By Pass to Tolworth
Dover House Road section replaced by new 72A
Saturday only Middle Row (X) allocation introduced

13.04.38	AF	8STL	4STL	11STL
	X	--	5ST	--

HAMMERSMITH Brook Green - TOLWORTH RISE ( Mon-Fri / Sat am ) - Hook - CHESSINGTON ZOO ( Sat pm / Suns )
Saturday pm and Sunday extended from Tolworth to Chessington Zoo

12.10.38	AF	5STL	5STL	5STL
	V	5ST	5ST	6ST

EAST ACTON Ducane Road - TOLWORTH RISE
Extended from Hammersmith to East Acton replacing withdrawn section of Route 93
Suspended for winter months between Tolworth and Chessington
Saturday only  Middle Row (X) withdrawn
Daily Turnham Green (V) introduced

04.01.39	AF	5STL	5STL	5STL
	V	5ST	5ST	6ST

EAST ACTON Ducane Road - TOLWORTH RISE
Diverted in Tolworth via Kingston Road instead of Warren Drive

05.04.39	AF	5STL	6STL	13STL
	V	5ST	6ST	--

EAST ACTON Ducane Road- TOLWORTH RISE ( Mon-Fri / Sat am ) - CHESSINGTON ZOO ( Sat pm / Suns )
Saturday pm and Sunday extended from Tolworth to Chessington Zoo
Sunday Turnham Green (V) allocation withdrawn

03.05.39

AF

10STL

12STL

13STL

Turnham Green (V) allocation withdrawn

22.11.39

AF

10STL

12STL

13STL

EAST ACTON Ducane Road- TOLWORTH RISE
Suspended for winter months between Tolworth and Chessington

20.03.40

AF

11STL

8STL

10STL

EAST ACTON Ducane Road- TOLWORTH RISE ( Mon-Sat ) - CHESSINGTON ZOO ( Suns )
Sunday extended from Tolworth to Chessington Zoo

15.05.40

AF

10RT

8RT

10RT

EAST ACTON Ducane Road- TOLWORTH RISE ( Mon-Fri / Sat am ) - CHESSINGTON ZOO ( Sat pm / Suns )
Saturday pm extended from Tolworth to Chessington Zoo
RT type introduced

20.11.40

AF

10RT

11RT

10RT

EAST ACTON Ducane Road- TOLWORTH RISE
Suspended for winter months between Tolworth and Chessington

05.03.41

AF

10RT

11RT

10RT

EAST ACTON Ducane Road- TOLWORTH RISE - HOOK Ace of Spades( Mon-Fri am journey )
Mon-Fri journey extended from Tolworth to Hook

02.04.41	AF	10RT	11RT	7RT
	ON	--	--	7STL

NORTH WEMBLEY Preston Road ( Suns ) Preston Road - Wembley - Ealing Road - Alperton - Hanger Lane - Western Avenue - EAST ACTON Ducane Road- TOLWORTH RISE - HOOK Ace of Spades( Mon-Fri am journey ) - CHESSINGTON ZOO ( Suns )
Sunday extended from East Acton to North Wembley  replacing withdrawn Route 79 between Alperton and North Wembley
Sunday extended from Tolworth to Chessington Zoo
Sunday Alperton (ON) allocation added

29.10.41	R	16LT	12LT	8LT
	ON	--	--	7STL

NORTH WEMBLEY Preston Road ( Suns ) - EAST ACTON Ducane Road ( Mon-Sat )- TOLWORTH RISE ( Mon-Sat ) - HOOK Ace of Spades( Mon-Fri am journey )
Suspended for winter months between Tolworth and Chessington
Daily Chelverton Road (AF) allocation replaced by Riverside (R)

26.11.41	AF	16RT	12RT	8RT
	ON	--	--	5STL

NORTH WEMBLEY Preston Road ( Suns ) - EAST ACTON Ducane Road ( Mon-Sat )- TOLWORTH RISE ( Mon-Sat ) - HOOK Ace of Spades( Mon-Fri am journey )
Daily Riverside (R) allocation withdrawn in favour of Chelverton Road (AF)

25.03.42	AF	16RT	12RT	7RT
	ON	--	--	7STL

NORTH WEMBLEY Preston Road ( Suns ) - EAST ACTON ( Mon-Sat )- TOLWORTH RISE - HOOK Ace of Spades( Mon-Fri am journey ) - CHESSINGTON ZOO ( Suns )
Sunday extended from Tolworth to Chessington Zoo

08.04.42	AF	16RT	12RT	7RT
	ON	--	--	7STL

NORTH WEMBLEY Preston Road ( Suns ) - EAST ACTON ( Mon-Sat )- TOLWORTH RISE - HOOK Ace of Spades( Mon-Fri am journey )
Withdrawn between Tolworth and Chessington Zoo

22.04.42	AF	15RT	12RT	6RT
	ON	--	--	7STL

NORTH WEMBLEY Preston Road ( Suns ) - EAST ACTON ( Mon-Sat )- TOLWORTH RISE ( Suns ) - HOOK Ace of Spades( Mon-Sat )
Mon-Sat extended from Tolworth to Hook

30.09.42	AF	14RT	13RT	7RT
	ON	--	--	7STL

NORTH WEMBLEY Preston Road ( Suns ) - EAST ACTON ( Mon-Sat ) - Tolworth - Hook - Hinchley Wood - ESHER High Street
Daily extended from Tolworth / Hook to Esher

15.02.46	AF	18RT	17RT	7RT
	ON	--	--	8G

NORTH WEMBLEY Preston Road ( Suns ) - EAST ACTON ( Mon-Sat ) - Tolworth - Hook - Hinchley Wood - ESHER High Street
Extended from Tolworth / Hook to Esher

12.11.47	ON	--	--	14G
	R	18ST+	8ST 8LT+	11LT
		3LT/17	1LT/17

NORTH WEMBLEY Preston Road ( Suns ) - EAST ACTON ( Mon-Sat ) -- ESHER High Street
Daily Chelverton Road (AF) allocation replaced by Riverside (R)

13.04.49	R	18RTL+	13RTL	11RTL
		2RTL/17

EAST ACTON -- ESHER High Street
Withdrawn between East Acton and North Wembley - replaced by 79 reintroduction
Sunday only Alperton (ON) withdrawn

26.10.49	R	18RTL+	13RTL	7RTL
		2RTL/17
	X	--	--	7RT

EAST ACTON -- ESHER High Street
Sunday only Middle Row (X) reinstated

03.05.50

R

18RTL

13RTL

11RTL

EAST ACTON -- ESHER High Street
Sunday only Middle Row (X) allocation withdrawn - replaced by 72A

11.10.50	R	18RTL	13RTL	7RTL
	X	--	--	7RT

EAST ACTON -- ESHER High Street 
Sunday only Middle Row (X) reinstated

22.10.52

R

18RTL

13RTL

12RTL

EAST ACTON -- ESHER High Street 
Sunday only Middle Row (X) allocation withdrawn

06.05.53	R	19RTL	13RTL	6RTL
	X	--	--	6RT

EAST ACTON -- ESHER High Street
Sunday only Middle Row (X) reinstated

07.10.53

R

18RTL

12RTL

12RTL

EAST ACTON -- ESHER High Street
Sunday only Middle Row (X) allocation withdrawn

19.05.54	R	18RTL	12RTL	6RTL
	X	--	--	6RT

EAST ACTON -- ESHER High Street
Sunday only Middle Row (X) reinstated

06.10.54

R

18RTL

12RTL

12RTL

EAST ACTON -- ESHER High Street
Sunday only Middle Row (X) allocation withdrawn.

Taken from May 1955 Red Book

30.04.58	R	18RTL+	12RTL	12RTL
		2RTL/17

20.08.58

R

19RTL

12RTL

12RTL

ESHER - EAST ACTON ; - Western Avenue - Gypsy Corner - PARK ROYAL STADIUM (Mon-Fri peaks)
Monday-Friday peaks extended from E Acton to Park Royal Stadium replacing withdrawn Route 17 journeys.

26.11.58

R

17RTL

11RTL

11RTL

ESHER (M-S) - TOLWORTH Toby Jug (Sundays) - EAST ACTON ; - PARK ROYAL STADIUM (M-F peaks)
Withdrawn Sundays between Tolworth & Esher.

RTL1422 The Grampians, Shepherds Bush

14.10.59

R

18RTL

11RTL

--

ESHER (M-S) - EAST ACTON ( Mon-Sat ); - PARK ROYAL STADIUM (M-F peaks)
Sunday Route diverted via DuCane Road instead of Westway and renumbered 72A.

01.10.65

R

19RT

11RT

--

ESHER ( Mon-Sat ) - EAST ACTON ( Mon-Sat - PARK ROYAL STADIUM (Mon-Fri peaks)
RTL type withdrawn in favour of RT

23.01.66

R

18RT

11RT

10RT

PARK ROYAL STADIUM (M-F peaks) - EAST ACTON - Du Cane Road - White City - TOLWORTH Toby Jug (Sundays) - ESHER (Monday-Saturday)
Diverted at East Acton via Du Cane Road replacing withdrawn Route 71
Reintroduced on Sunday replacing withdrawn 72A

31.12.66

R

18RT

9RM

8RM

EAST ACTON - TOLWORTH (Saturday & Sunday) - ESHER (Monday-Friday)
Withdrawn between Park Royal and East Acton
Saturday withdrawn between Tolworth & Esher - Sat/Sun RM allocation introduced.

24.01.70

R

19RT

9RT

8RT

EAST ACTON - Du Cane Road - White City - Shepherds Bush - Hammersmith - Barnes - Roehampton - Kingston Vale - New Malden - Tolworth - Ewell Road  -  RedLion Road  -  Thornhill Road  -  Hook Road  -  Hinchley Wood - Hampton Court Way - HAMPTON COURT STATION ;- Hampton Court Road - HAMPTON Grammar School (Monday-Friday school journeys)
Withdrawn between Marquis of Granby and Esher, diverted instead to Hampton Court and onto Hampton Grammar School replacing Route 152 over this section
Diverted at Tolworth via Red Lion Road and Thornhill Road instead of direct via Kingston By Pass repacing Route 152 over this section
Weekend reverted to RT type as permission was not given for RM type to operate via Red Lion Road and Thornhill Road.

20.11.72

R

19RT

9RT

8RT

EAST ACTON Brunel Road (Mon-Fri peaks) - EAST ACTON Ducane Road  - HAMPTON COURT STN  -  HAMPTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL (Mon-Fri school journeys)
Monday-Friday peaks extended in East Acton to Brunel Road.

20.10.73

R

16RT

10RT

6RM

EAST ACTON Brunel Road (Mon-Fri peaks) - EAST ACTON - NEW MALDEN Police Station (Sun am) - TOLWORTH BROADWAY (MS/ Sun pm)
Withdrawn between Tolworth and Hampton Court/Hampton.
Route to Hampton Court replaced by amended 152.
Hampton Grammar School journeys provided by new 152A
RM type re-introduced on Sundays.

18.05.75

R

15RT

8RT

7RM

EAST ACTON Brunel Road (Mon-Fri peaks) - EAST ACTON - TOLWORTH BROADWAY ( Mon-Sat ) - CHESSINGTON ZOO (Sundays)
Sundays extended from Tolworth to Chessington Zoo.

14.12.75

R101+

15RM

8RM

7RM

EAST ACTON Brunel Road (Mon-Fri peaks) - EAST ACTON - TOLWORTH BROADWAY ( Mon-Sat ) - CHESSINGTON ZOO (Sundays)
Converted from RT to RM operation daily

31.03.79

R101+

11RM

7RM

7RM

EAST ACTON Brunel Road (Mon-Fri peaks) - EAST ACTON - TOLWORTH BROADWAY ( Mon-Sat ) - CHESSINGTON ZOO (Sundays)
Journeys diverted via Alton East Estate at Roehampton.

31.01.81

S101+

14DMS

8DMS

7DMS

EAST ACTON Brunel Road (Mon-Fri peaks) - EAST ACTON - TOLWORTH BROADWAY ( Mon-Sat ) - CHESSINGTON ZOO (Sundays)
Riverside lost allocations on both the 9 and 72 but gained a new allocation on the 73
Converted to OPO operation.

23.01.82

EAST ACTON Brunel Road (Mon-Fri peaks) - EAST ACTON - TOLWORTH BROADWAY ( Mon-Sat ) - CHESSINGTON ZOO (Sundays)
Rerouted n/b in Roehampton via Alton Road.

04.09.82

S101+

12DMS

8DMS

5DMS

EAST ACTON Brunel Road (Mon-Fri peaks) - EAST ACTON DuCane Road - TOLWORTH BROADWAY
Withdrawn between Tolworth and Chessington Zoo

29.01.83	NB141+	9LS	7LS	8LS
	S101+	4DMS	3DMS	--

EAST ACTON Brunel Road (Mon-Fri peaks) - EAST ACTON DuCane Road - TOLWORTH BROADWAY - Surbiton - KINGSTON (Mon-Sat shopping hours)
Daily NB allocation added - to give more work to Norbiton who lost the 219 at this time
Sunday S allocation withdrawn.
Route extended from Tolworth to Kingston Monday-Saturday shopping hours.

 

31.08.83	NB141+	9LS	7LS	8LS
	S101+	4M	3M	--

EAST ACTON Brunel Road (Mon-Fri peaks) - EAST ACTON DuCane Road - TOLWORTH BROADWAY - Surbiton - KINGSTON (Mon-Sat shopping hours)
Shepherds Bush DMS allocation converted to M.

04.02.84

S101+

11M

8M

5M

EAST ACTON Brunel Road (Mon-Fri peaks) - EAST ACTON DuCane Road - TOLWORTH BROADWAY
Daily NB withdrawn and extension from Tolworth to Kingston withdrawn.

M897 Hammersmith Hospital busmap.co.uk

 

25 May 1985
EAST ACTON - TOLWORTH ( Mon-Sat ) - CHESSINGTON ZOO (Suns)
Extended from Tolworth to Chessington Zoo on Sundays for the summer months

5 October 1985
EAST ACTON - TOLWORTH
Withdrawn between Tolworth and Chessington

24 May 1986
EAST ACTON - TOLWORTH ( Mon-Sat ) - CHESSINGTON ZOO (Suns)
Extended from Tolworth to Chessington Zoo on Sundays for the summer months

28 September 1986
EAST ACTON - TOLWORTH
Withdrawn between Tolworth and Chessington

23 May 1987
EAST ACTON - TOLWORTH ( Mon-Sat ) - CHESSINGTON ZOO (Suns)
Extended from Tolworth to Chessington Zoo on Sundays for the summer months

31 October 1987
EAST ACTON - TOLWORTH BROADWAY
Withdrawn between Tolworth and Chessington

21 May 1988
EAST ACTON - TOLWORTH ( Mon-Sat ) - CHESSINGTON ZOO (Suns)
Extended from Tolworth to Chessington Zoo on Sundays for the summer months

24 September 1988
EAST ACTON - TOLWORTH BROADWAY
Withdrawn between Tolworth and Chessington

3O April 1989
EAST ACTON - TOLWORTH ( Mon-Sat ) - CHESSINGTON ZOO (Suns)
Extended from Tolworth to Chessington Zoo on Sundays ( winter as well)

01.04.89

S101+

11M

8M

5M

25.05.91

S101+

9M

9M

4M

EAST ACTON Brunel Road - ROEHAMPTON Bessborough Road
Withdrawn south of Roehampton and extended all day in East Acton to Brunel Road.
The section from Roehampton to Tolworth replaced by Route 265.

11.04.92

S101+

11DR

10DR

6DR

EAST ACTON Brunel Road  -  ROEHAMPTON Bessborough Road
Route converted to midibus operation

24.10.92

B31+

11DR

11DR

6DR

EAST ACTON Brunel Road  -  ROEHAMPTON Bessborough Road
Allocation transferred to Wood Lane Base.

01.04.95

S31+

11DR

10DR

6DR

EAST ACTON Brunel Road  -  ROEHAMPTON Bessborough Road
Wood Lane Base closure - allocation transferred back to Shepherds Bush

05.09.99

S81+

14DPS

13DPS

7DPS

EAST ACTON Brunel Road  -  ROEHAMPTON Bessborough Road
Start of low floor operation - running number sequence changed - H40 assumed 31+

24.01.04	S101+	14DPS	13DPS	7DPS
Night Service	S411+	ex day	3DPS	ex day

EAST ACTON Brunel Road  -  ROEHAMPTON Bessborough Road
Start of new contract.
N72 number discontinued thus route now has 24 hour service - Saturday night dedicated allocation with different running number sequence - other nights buses taken off day time allocation

04.04.06	S101+	16DPS	15DPS	10DPS
Night Service	S411+	ex day	3DPS	ex day

05.09.09	S101+	16DE	15DE	10DE
Night Service	S411+	3DE	3DE	3DE

03.03.11	S101+	16DE	15DE	10DE
Night Service	S411+	3DE	3DE	3DE

Current Blind

 

Operating Garages

B Wood Lane
Changeover point outside garage

R Riverside
Changeover point Butterwick or Hammersmith Bridge Road

S Shepherds Bush
Changeover point Shepherds Bush Road - The Grampians
Since shorts introduced some reliefs at Brook Green stand

NB Norbiton
Changeover point at garage

X Middle Row
Changeover point not known.

AF Chelverton Road, Putney
Changeover point Barnes - Railway Hotel ?

ON Alperton
Changeover point outside garage