Date of introduction |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
04.03.36 | HW |
10LT+ |
11LT+ |
15LT |
3LT/97 | 3LT/97 | |||
S |
14LT |
14LT |
15LT |
SHEPHERDS BUSH Wells Road - Wood Lane - White City - Westway - East Acton - Western Avenue - North Acton - Park Royal Station - Hanger Lane Stn - Perivale - Greenford- Ruislip Road - Mornington Road - Somerset Road - Lady Margaret Road - Southall - Norwood Green - Heston - Lampton Corner - Bell Corner - Staines Road - HOUNSLOW HEATH
New Route replacing Route 93 between East Acton and Hounslow Heath and Southall and Route 120 between Southall and Hounslow Heath
01.12.37 | HW |
12LT+ |
14LT+ |
15LT |
4LT/17 | 1LT/97 | |||
S |
14LT |
14LT |
15LT |
SHEPHERDS BUSH Wells Road - Wood Lane - White City - Westway - East Acton - Western Avenue - North Acton - Park Royal Station - Hanger Lane Stn - Perivale - Greenford - Ruislip Road - Mornington Road -Somerset Road - Allenby Road - North Road - Carlyle Avenue - Southall - Norwood Green - Heston - Lampton Corner - Bell Corner - Staines Road - HOUNSLOW HEATH
Diverted between Greenford and Southall as shown in italic
12.10.38 | HW |
14LT |
14LT |
15LT |
S |
14LT |
14LT |
15LT |
WANDSWORTH BRIDGE Tavern ( Mon-Sat ) - Wandsworth Bridge Road - Harwood Road - Fulham Broadway - North End Road - West Kensington - Olympia - Holland Road - SHEPHERDS BUSH Wells Road ( Suns ) - SOUTHALL White Swan ( Mon-Sat ) - HOUNSLOW HEATH ( Suns )
Mon-Sat extended from Shepherds Bush to Wandsworth Bridgereplacing southern section of withdrawn Route 26
Mon-Sat withdrawn between Southall and Hounslow Heath - this section replaced by reintroduced Route 120
05.04.39 | HW |
14LT |
14LT |
15LT |
S |
14LT |
14LT |
15LT |
WANDSWORTH BRIDGE Tavern ( Mon-Sat ) - SHEPHERDS BUSH Wells Road ( Suns ) - SOUTHALL Brent Road ( Mon-Sat ) - HOUNSLOW HEATH ( Suns )
Mon-Sat extended in Southall from White Swan to Brent Road
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Taken from 1939 historical map drawn by Mike Harris I wonder if anyone travelled from Hounslow Heath to Shepherds Bush when there was the 657 trolleybus available |
18.10.39 | HW |
14LT |
14LT |
15LT |
S |
14LT |
14LT |
15LT |
WANDSWORTH BRIDGE Tavern ( Mon-Sat ) - SHEPHERDS BUSH Wells Road ( Suns ) - SOUTHALL Brent Road
Sunday service between Southall and Hounslow Heath replaced by Revised Route 120
22.11.39 | HW |
14LT |
9LT |
10LT |
S |
14LT |
15LT |
10LT |
SHEPHERDS BUSH Wells Road - SOUTHALL Brent Road
Withdrawn between Shepherds Bush and Wandsworth Bridge without replacement - 49 and 28 alternative
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Taken from February 1946 Red Book |
12.11.47 | HW |
18LT 8STL |
19LT |
16LT |
+2LT/120 | ||||
S |
22LT |
21LT |
15LT |
SHEPHERDS BUSH Wells Road - SOUTHALL Brent Road ( Mon-Sat ) - North Hyde Road - HAYES Blythe Road ( Suns )
Sunday extended from Bent Road to Hayes providing a Sunday service along North Hyde Road for the first time
20.10.48 | HW |
26STL |
19STL |
19STL |
+2STL/120 | ||||
S |
22LT |
21LT |
14LT |
SHEPHERDS BUSH Wells Road - SOUTHALL Brent Road ( Mon-Sat ) - HAYES Blythe Road ( Suns )
Southall (HW) converted from LT to STL type
26.10.49 | HW |
26RTW |
16RTW |
8RTW 5STL |
S |
26RTW |
16RTW |
8RTW 4RTL |
SHEPHERDS BUSH Wells Road - SOUTHALL Brent Road ( Mon-Sat ) - HAYES Blythe Road ( Suns )
RTL/RTW introduction
07.10.51 |
HW |
26RT |
16RT |
13RT |
S |
22RTL |
20RTL |
12RTL |
SHEPHERDS BUSH Wells Road - SOUTHALL Brent Road ( Mon-Sat ) - HAYES Blythe Road ( Suns )
RTW
allocation replaced by RT/RTL
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06.05.53 |
HW |
27RT |
16RT |
18RT |
S |
22RTL |
20RTL |
10RTL |
SHEPHERDS BUSH Wells Road - SOUTHALL Brent Road ( Mon-Sat ) - HAYES Blythe Road ( Suns )
New schedule
17.10.56 |
HW |
25RT |
10RT |
10RT |
S |
21RTL |
20RTL |
10RTL |
SHEPHERDS BUSH Wells Road - SOUTHALL Brent Road ( Mon-Sat ) - HAYES Blythe Road ( Suns )
New schedule
30.04.58 |
HW |
25RT |
10RT |
11RT |
S |
18RTL |
20RTL |
7RTL |
SHEPHERDS BUSH Wells Road - SOUTHALL Brent Road ( Mon-Sat ) - HAYES Blythe Road ( Suns )
New schedule
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26.11.58 |
HW |
27RT |
10RT |
9RT |
S |
18RTL |
21RTL |
7RTL |
SHEPHERDS
BUSH - HAYES Blythe Road
Monday-Saturday extended from Southall to Hayes
replacing part of withdrawn service 83
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19.08.59 |
HW |
27RT |
10RT |
9RT |
S |
19RTL |
21RTL |
7RTL |
SHEPHERDS
BUSH - HAYES STATION - Church Road - Lansbury Drive - HAYES NORTH (Mon-Fri peaks)
Monday-Friday
peaks extended from Hayes to Hayes North.
All buses to Hayes North started at Blythr Road Hayes, I think this is because Hayes North was a turning point thus no stand time
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03.10.65 |
HW |
22RT |
16RT |
10RT |
S |
7RTL |
-- |
4RT |
SHEPHERDS
BUSH - SOUTHALL (Monday-Saturday) - HAYES
STN (Monday-Friday peaks/Suns)
Withdrawn between Southall and Hayes except Mon-Fri peaks
and Sunday and further withdrawn between Hayes and Hayes North - this section
being replaced by New Route 195
Saturday S allocation withdrawn.
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31.12.66 |
HW |
19RT |
19RT |
5RT |
S |
7RT |
-- |
4RT |
SHEPHERDS
BUSH - SOUTHALL (Monday-Friday) - HAYES
STATION (Monday-Friday peaks/Suns) - HAYES NORTH (Sats)
Saturday extended from Southall to Hayes North replacing withdrawn 195
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30.05.67 |
HW |
19RT |
19RT |
5RT |
S |
7RT |
-- |
4RT |
SHEPHERDS
BUSH - SOUTHALL Brent Road (Monday-Friday) - HAYES
STN (Mon-Fri peaks/Suns) - CHARVILLE LANE ESTATE (Sats)
Extended from Hayes North to Charville Lane Estate.
07.09.68 |
HW |
26RT |
19RT |
5RT |
S |
5RT |
-- |
4RT |
SHEPHERDS
BUSH - HAYES STN (Suns) - CHARVILLE LANE
ESTATE (Monday-Saturday)
Monday-Friday extended from Southall to Charville Lane
Estate replacing service 195
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30.11.68 |
HW |
26RT+ |
11RT |
5RT |
2RT/12 | ||||
S |
5RT |
10RT |
4RT |
SHEPHERDS
BUSH - HAYES STN (Suns) - CHARVILLE LANE
ESTATE (Monday-Saturday)
Saturday
S allocation re-introduced.
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Part of the allocation book library which is for sale Allocation Books |
28.06.69 |
HW |
26RT |
12RT |
5RT |
S |
5RT |
10RT |
3RT |
SHEPHERDS
BUSH - HAYES STN (Suns) - CHARVILLE LANE
ESTATE (Monday-Saturday)
Monday-Friday
peak journeys bifurcated from Brent Road to Arrow Switches Factory.
18.04.70 |
HW |
26RT |
11RT |
5RT |
S |
5RT |
9RT |
-- |
SHEPHERDS
BUSH - HAYES STN (Suns) - CHARVILLE LANE
ESTATE (Monday-Saturday)
Sunday
S allocation withdrawn.
04.12.71 |
HW |
14RT |
4RT |
4RT |
S |
5RT |
7RT |
-- |
SHEPHERDS
BUSH - SOUTHALL Town Hall (Suns) - SOUTHALL
Brent Road (Mon-Sat) - SOUTHALL Arrow Switches Factory ( Mon-Fri peak journeys )
Mon-Sat withdrawn between Southall and Charville Lane
Estate - replaced by re-introduced 195.
Sunday withdrawn between Southall Town Hall and Hayes Station - replaced
by re-introduced 195.
06.01.73 |
HW |
14RT |
5RT |
5RT |
S |
7RT |
7RT |
-- |
SHEPHERDS
BUSH - East Acton - Park Royal - Greenford - Southall - Western Road -
Cranford Lane - Cranford - Harlington Corner - HEATHROW CENTRAL
Diverted at Western Road Southall via Cranford
to Heathrow Central.
Arrow Switches journeys withdrawn.
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11.10.75 |
HW |
14RT |
5RT |
5RT |
S |
7RT |
7RT |
-- |
SHEPHERDS
BUSH - SOUTHALL Havelock Estate (Mon-Sat) or HEATHROW
CENTRAL
Bifurcation introduced to Havelock Estate.
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RT4721 Hoover Factory, Bideford Avenue, Perivale |
30.04.78 |
HW101+ |
14RM |
9RM |
5RM |
S81+ |
7RM |
5RM |
-- |
SHEPHERDS
BUSH - SOUTHALL Havelock Estate (Mon-Sat) or HEATHROW
CENTRAL
RT
type replaced by RM.
31.01.81 |
HW101+ |
20RM |
13RM |
6RM |
SHEPHERDS
BUSH - SOUTHALL Havelock Estate (Mon-Sat) or HEATHROW
CENTRAL
S
replaced by increased HW allocation.
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RM1365 (365 CLT) is seen here on the stand at Southall (Brent Road). The bus is showing AR (Tottenham) allocation which seems to have evaded Ian's Bus Stop © Southall Routemaster |
04.09.82 |
HW101+ |
17Mc |
12Mc |
6Mc |
SHEPHERDS
BUSH GREEN - HAVELOCK ESTATE (Mon-Sat) or HEATHROW
CENTRAL
Monday-Saturday split into two sections
Heathrow & Greenford / Southall & Shepherds Bush.
Shepherds Bush terminal changed from Wells Road
to Caxton Road.
RM type replaced by M crew buses.
23.04.83 |
HW101+ |
19M |
14M |
6M |
SHEPHERDS
BUSH GREEN - HAVELOCK ESTATE (Mon-Sat) or HEATHROW
CENTRAL
Converted
to One Person Operation
02.06.84 |
HW101+ |
19M |
14M |
6M |
SHEPHERDS
BUSH GREEN - Greenford - Mornington Road - Somerset Road - Cornwall Avenue -
Allenby Road - Dormers Wells Lane - Burns Avenue - Lady Margaret Road - Southall - HAVELOCK ESTATE (Mon-Sat) or HEATHROW CENTRAL
Diverted in Dormers Wells Lane area.
12.04.86 |
HW101+ |
15M |
14M |
7M |
SHEPHERDS
BUSH GREEN - HAVELOCK ESTATE (Mon-Sat) or Heathrow
Central - Cargo Tunnel - HEATHROW Terminal 4
Extended at Heathrow to Terminal 4.
09.08.86 |
HL201+ |
15M |
14M |
7M |
SHEPHERDS
BUSH GREEN - HAVELOCK ESTATE (Mon-Sat) or Heathrow
Central - Cargo Tunnel - HEATHROW Terminal 4
Southall
Garage closed - allocation transferred to Hanwell HL.
26.11.88 |
HL201+ |
15M |
14M |
7M |
SHEPHERDS
BUSH GREEN - Greenford - Allenby Road - Dormers Wells Lane - Burns Avenue -
Lady Margaret Road - Southall - HEATHROW Terminal 4
Two Sections (Mon-Sat)
SHEPHERDS BUSH - SOUTHALL Town Hall
GREENFORD STN (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat shop hours) - GREENFORD Red Lion (MS evgs)
- HEATHROW
Havelock Estate bifurcation withdrawn - replaced by new E5.
30.09.89 |
HL201+ |
14M |
14M |
7M |
SHEPHERDS
BUSH GREEN,Greenford - Allenby Road - Dormers Wells Lane - Burns Avenue -
Lady Margaret Road - Southall - HEATHROW CENTRA Two Sections (Mon-Sat)
SHEPHERDS BUSH - SOUTHALL Town Hall
GREENFORD STN (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat shop hours) - GREENFORD Red Lion (MS evgs)
- HEATHROW
Withdrawn between Heathrow Central and Terminal 4.
01.12.90 |
HL201+ |
7M |
6M |
7M |
ON |
7M |
6M |
-- |
SHEPHERDS
BUSH GREEN,Greenford - Allenby Road - Dormers Wells Lane - Burns Avenue -
Lady Margaret Road - Southall - HEATHROW CENTRA Two Sections (Mon-Sat)
SHEPHERDS BUSH - SOUTHALL Town Hall
GREENFORD STN (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat shop hours) - GREENFORD Red Lion (MS evgs)
- HEATHROW
Monday-Saturday
ON introduced on Shepherds Bush section.
Monday-Saturday HL section Heathrow to Greenford.
01.02.92 |
HL |
7M |
6M |
7M |
SHEPHERDS
BUSH GREEN (Suns) - GREENFORD STN (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat
shop hours) - GREENFORD Red Lion (Mon-Fri except peaks/Sat
evgs) - HEATHROW CENTRAL
Mon-Sat Shepherds Bush to Southall section renumbered 95.
06.02.93 |
ON41+ |
8M |
8M |
6M |
SHEPHERDS
BUSH GREEN (Suns) - GREENFORD STN (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat
shop hours) - GREENFORD Red Lion (Mon-Fri except peaks/Sat
evgs) - HEATHROW CENTRAL
HL
allocation transferred to ON.
04.03.95 |
ON |
12MA |
11MA |
8MA |
SHEPHERDS
BUSH GREEN (Suns) - GREENFORD STN (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat
shop hours) - GREENFORD Red Lion (Mon-Fri except peaks/Sat
evgs) - HEATHROW CENTRAL
Converted
to minibus operation although 3 Metrobus were used late evening which were
later used on Route N89.
27.04.96 |
GE |
13DSL |
13DSL |
8DSL |
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CONTRACT REASSIGNED |
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GREENFORD
STN - HEATHROW CENTRAL
Operation
transferred to London & Country (Greenford outstation)
Sunday re-routed at Greenford to Greenford Station - withdrawn section to Shepherds
Bush covered by Sunday service on Route 95.
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Dart 227 Greenford Station stand |
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25.11.96 |
ON |
13SLF |
13SLF |
8SLF |
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Contract reassigned |
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GREENFORD
STN - HEATHROW CENTRAL
Operation
re-assigned to Centrewest (ON).
13.09.97 |
LB |
13SLF |
13SLF |
8SLF |
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Contract novated to LBL |
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GREENFORD
STN - HEATHROW CENTRAL
Operation
transferred within First group to London Busline
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646 Heathrow |
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30.06.01 |
G |
15TN |
15TN |
10TN |
GREENFORD
STN - HEATHROW CENTRAL
Operation
transferred within First group to First London (G) and converted to LF double
deck operation
All night service added but numbered N105
16.04.04 |
G |
15TN |
15TN |
10TN |
Night Service | G |
4TN |
4TN |
4TN |
GREENFORD
STN - HEATHROW CENTRAL (24/7)
Service
now 24hr as "N" prefix dropped.
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TN33285 Bath Road
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01.07.06 |
G |
17TN |
16TN |
11TN |
Night Service | G |
4TN |
4TN |
4TN |
GREENFORD
STN - HEATHROW CENTRAL (24/7)
Contract
renewal
02.07.11 |
PA301+ |
16VW |
17VW |
13VW |
Night Service | PA861+ |
3VW |
3VW |
3VW |
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Contract reassigned |
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GREENFORD
STN - HEATHROW CENTRAL (24/7)
New contract
awarded to Metroline (PA)
Route now goes direct from Heathrow North to Central - Compass Centre diversion withdrawn.
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VW1194 Heathrow alighting stop |
02.07.16 |
PA301+ |
17VW |
17VW |
13VW |
Night Service | PA861+ |
3VW |
3VW |
3VW |
GREENFORD
STN - HEATHROW CENTRAL (24/7)
Contract extended for two years
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VW1197 Greenford Station |
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30.06.18 |
HH321+ |
14VH |
15VH |
13VH |
Night Service | HH341+ |
3VH |
3VH |
3VH |
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Contract reassigned |
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GREENFORD STATION - HEATHROW CENTRAL
Contract reassigned to London United (HH)
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VH45262 has just left the stand at Heathrow Central on the way to first departure stop © Alisha Juszczyk |
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29.05.21 |
WK321+ |
14VH |
15VH |
13VH |
Night Service | AV861+ |
3VH |
3VH |
3VH |
GREENFORD STATION - HEATHROW CENTRAL
Night service reallocated to Hounslow (AV)
30.04.22 |
WK321+ |
14VH |
15VH |
13VH |
Night Service | WK341+ |
3VH |
3VH |
3VH |
GREENFORD STATION - HEATHROW CENTRAL
Night service reallocated to Hounslow Heath (WK)
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WK Hounslow Heath
Changeover point at Heathrow Central or CRANFORD The Avenue
AV Hounslow
Straight through duties ( night service )
S
Shepherds Bush
Changeover point outside garage
ON
Alperton
Changeover point Hanger Lane Station
Greenford Base (London & Country)
Changeover point Greenford Station
Buslines
Base
Changeover point Southall Green
HW
Southall
Changeover point Greenford
HL
Hanwell
Changeover point Greenford Broadway or Red Lion stand
G
Greenford
Changeover point Greenford Broadway
PA Perivale West
Changeover point Greenford Station - crews travelling from Perivale Station on the Central Line