Route History

 


Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
at 03.10.34
AV
4ST+
10ST
6ST
    1ST/27
1ST/37
   

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - Staines Road - Hounslow Heath - - Feltham - Lower - Feltham - Ashford - - Knowle Green - Staines - Staines Bridge - EGHAM Eclipse ( Mon-Sat ) - Englefield Green - Old Windsor - WINDSOR CASTLE ( Suns )

Taken from 1934 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

14.08.35
AV
4ST+
11ST
10ST
    1ST/27
1ST/37
   

HOUNSLOW - STAINES Bridge Street ( Mon-Fri / Sat am) - WINDSOR CASTLE ( Sat pm / Suns )
Mon-Fri and Sat am withdrawn between Staines and Egham
Sat pm extended from Staines to Windsor Castle

02.10.35
AV
4ST+
9ST
3ST
    1ST/27
1ST/37
   

HOUNSLOW - STAINES Bridge Street
Withdrawn between Staines and Windsor Castle

08.04.36
AV
5ST+
11ST
ST ex 116
    2ST/27
1ST/37
   

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - Staines Road - Hounslow Heath - - Feltham - Lower - Feltham - Ashford - - Knowle Green - Staines - Egham - VIRGINIA WATER
Extended from Staines to Virginia Water
Diverted in - Feltham via Minimax Corner instead of direct via Hounslow Road - this routeing was an exchange with the 237
Sunday service now joint with 116

07.10.36
AV
5ST+
16ST
5ST
    2ST/27
1ST/37
   


HOUNSLOW GARAGE - EGHAM Eclipse ( Sun am ) - VIRGINIA WATER ( Mon-Sat  / Sun pm )
Sun am withdrawn between Egham and Virginia Water
Sunday joint allocation with 116 ceased

24.03.37
AV
5ST+
16ST
ST ex 116
    2ST/27
1ST/37
   

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - VIRGINIA WATER
Sun am restored between Egham and Virginia Water
Sunday joint allocation with 116 reintroduced

06.10.37
AV
5ST+
16ST
5ST
    3ST/37
   


HOUNSLOW GARAGE - EGHAM Eclipse ( Sun am ) - VIRGINIA WATER ( Mon-Sat  / Sun pm )
Sun am withdrawn between Egham and Virginia Water
Sunday joint allocation with 116 ceased

13.04.38
AV
6ST+
16ST
ST ex 116
    1ST/37
1ST/81
   

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - VIRGINIA WATER
Sun am restored between Egham and Virginia Water
Sunday joint allocation with 116 reintroduced

12.10.38
AV
6ST+
16ST
ST ex 116
    1ST/37
1ST/81
   

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - EGHAM Eclipse ( Sun am ) - VIRGINIA WATER ( Mon-Sat  / Sun pm )
Sun am withdrawn between Egham and Virginia Water

13.11.38
AV
6ST+
16ST
6ST
    1ST/37
1ST/81
   

Sunday joint allocation with 116 ceased

03.05.39
AV
6ST+
16ST
10ST
    1ST/37
1ST/81
   

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - VIRGINIA WATER
Sun am restored between Egham and Virginia Water

14.06.39
AV
6ST+
16ST
10ST
    1ST/37
1ST/81
   

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - VIRGINIA WATER
Diverted in Ashford - via Woodthorpe Road instead of Fordbridge Road

22.11.39
AV
10ST
15ST
7ST

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - EGHAM Eclipse
Withdrawn between Egham and Virginia Water

05.05.43
AV
15ST+
15ST+
11ST
    1ST/81
1ST/116
1ST/110B
1ST/116
 

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - STAINES Bridge Street ( Sun am ) - EGHAM Eclipse ( Mon-Sat / Sun pm )
Sun am withdrawn between Staines and Egham

27.10.43
AV
17ST+
17ST
11ST
    2ST/81
1ST/116
   

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - STAINES Bridge Street ( Sun am ) - EGHAM STATION ( Mon-Sat / Sun pm )
Terminal in Egham changed from Eclipse to Station

15.07.45
AV
18ST+
17ST+
16ST
    2ST/81
1ST/116
1ST/116  

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - EGHAM STATION
Sunday am extended from Staines to Egham


17.04.46
AV
18ST+
17ST+
16ST
    2ST/81
1ST/116
1ST/116  

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - EGHAM STATION
Mon-Sat evenings extended fro Staines to Egham


30.04.47
AV
18ST+
@18ST
8ST
    2ST/81
@ joint 117A  

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - EGHAM STATION
Saturday service joint allocation with 117A

20.10.48
AV
18RT+
17RT
11ST
13RT
4ST
    2RT/81    

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - EGHAM STATION
Saturday service joint allocation withdrawn
RT type introduced

13.04.49
AV
18RT+
28RT
RT
    2RT/81
 
joint with 116

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - EGHAM STATION
ST type withdrawn


01.05.57
AV
18RT+
29RT
14RT
    1RT/81    


09.05.62
AV
36RM
35RM
11RM

SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN ( Mon-Sat ) - Goldhawk Road - Youngs Corner - Turnham Green - Kew Bridge Road - Brentford - London Road - Isleworth Stn - HOUNSLOW ( Suns ) - Staines Road - Hounslow Heath - - Feltham - Lower - Feltham - Ashford - - Woodthorpe Road - Knowle Green - Staines - EGHAM STATION
Mon-Sat extended from Hounslow to Shepherds Bush Green to replace trolley bus Route 657 - the Sunday service between Shepherds Bush and Hounslow replaced by Route 81


 

RM1147 Goldhawk Road under the reduntant wires



01.07.64
AV
36RM
31RM
8RM
 
V51+
--
7RT
--

SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN ( Mon-Sat ) - - HOUNSLOW ( Suns ) - EGHAM STATION
Saturday only Turnham Green (V) allocation introduced

RT4470 parked at the Staines West Station stand

© Malcolm Allan


23.08.69
AV
32RM
22RM
10RM
 
V
--
9RT
--


SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN - STAINES ( Suns ) - EGHAM STATION ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday extended from Hounslow to Shepherds Bush via withdrawn 81 but withdrawn between Staines and Egham


Extracted from 1970 historical map drawn by Mike Harris
Note that Green Line Routes 701/702 were a better option for through journeys from Chiswick / Hounslow to Staines and Egham

busmap.co.uk


24.01.70
AV
25RM
17RM
10RM
 
V
7RM
7RM
7RT
--

SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN - STAINES ( Suns ) - EGHAM STATION ( Mon-Sat )
Mon-Fri Turnham Green (V) allocation added with Routemasters

13.06.70
AV
25RM
17RM
10RM
 
V
7RM
14RM
--


SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN - STAINES ( Suns ) - EGHAM STATION ( Mon-Sat )
RT type withdrawn

19.07.75
AV1+
26RM
17RM
10RM
 
V51+
5RM
10RM
--


SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN - STAINES
Withdrawn between Staines and Egham - this section replaced by Revised Route 90

RM993

RM993 Hounslow High Street

busmap.co.uk


28.01.78
AV81+
10LS
9LS
3LS

BRENTFORD County Court ( ( Mon-Fri except evenings ) - HOUNSLOW Bus Station ( Mon-Fri evenings / Sat / Sun ) - STAINES
Withdrawn between Brentford and Shepherds Bush - this section replaced by revised Route 237
Converted to single deck one man operation
Turnham Green (V) share withdrawn

LS351 Hounslow High Street

busmap.co.uk

 

 


25.06.83
AV81+
10LS
9LS
3LS

BRENTFORD County Court ( ( Mon-Fri except evenings / Suns pm) - HOUNSLOW Bus Station ( Mon-Fri evenings / Sat / Suns am) - STAINES
Sunday pm extended from Hounslow to Brentford

04.02.84
AV81+
13LS+
9LS
4LS
    1LS/81
1LS/257
   

BRENTFORD ( Mon-Fri ) - HOUNSLOW ( Sat / Sun ) - Feltham - Lower - Feltham - Ashford - STAINES or ASHFORD HOSPITAL ( visiting hours )
Daily journeys bifurcated at Ashford - to the hospital during visiting hours via Church Road and Stanwell Road
Sunday withdrawn between Hounslow and Brentford


09.08.86
WK21+
13LS
9LS
4LS

Operation transferred to Westlink operating from a base at Hounslow Heath

10.08.91
WK21+
13LS
9LS
4LS

BRENTFORD ( Mon-Sat )--  HOUNSLOW ( Suns ) -   STAINES
Contract passed to TGM
Sat extended from Hounslow to Brentford
Service to Ashford - Hospital now provided by new commercial service 417

TGM3715 Staines Road Hounslow

26.01.92
WY
12LN
12LN
5LN
Operation passed to London & Country operating from Addlestone (WY) garage using Leyland National type

Leyland National 3598 Staines Bus Station

27.11.93
WY
12LN
12LN
5LN

BRENTFORD -   STAINES
Sunday extended from Hounslow to Brentford

31.08.96
AH
6sd
6sd
3sd
New contractcommenced with Armchair

STAINES - ISLEWORTH Fire Station
Withdrawn between Isleworth and Brentford

01.09.01
AH41+
7Dart
7Dart
4Dart

STAINES - Isleworth - St Johns Road - WEST MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL
Contract renewal with new Darts
Extended from Isleworth to West Middlesex Hospital

21.01.06
AH41+
7Dart
7Dart
4Dart

STAINES -WEST MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL
The stand journeys made live at West Middlesex Hospital

DP1005 Staines

02.09.06
AH41+
9DP
9DP
6DP

STAINES -WEST MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL
Contract renewal with Armchair

06.01.07
AH41+
9DP
9DP
6DP
Contract formally transferred to Metroline Travel

STAINES -WEST MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL
Contract formally transferred to Metroline Travel

DP1049 Staines Bus Station

 


03.09.11
TF101+
8DE
8DE
5DE
New contract commenced with Abellio operating from the Twickenham (TF)

STAINES -WEST MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL
Contract reassigned to Abellio

01.05.14
TF101+
8DE
8DE
5DE

Taken from 2014 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

31.10.15
TF101+
9DE
8DE
7DE

STAINES -WEST MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL
Schedule change

8571 Treaty Centre, Hounslow

03.09.16
AH401+
9DE
9DE
7DE
Contract reassigned

STAINES -WEST MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL
Contract reassigned

DE1014 London Road, Isleworth

© Samuel Letsu


25.04.20
AH401+
9DE
9DE
7DE

STAINES -WEST MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL
Schedule change altering meal reliefs to AH Garage

DEL2250 Isleworth Station

© Jack Marian


04.09.21
AV201+
10MCM
8MCM
5MCM
RATP logo
Contract reassigned

STAINES -WEST MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL
New contract operated from Hounslow (AV)

MCM30088 Hounslow

© Anthony Moore

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Current Blind



117

 

Operating Garages

AV Hounslow
Changeover point garage

V Turnham Green
Changeover point garage

WK Westlink - Hounslow Heath
Changeover point garage

AH Brentford
Changeover point via ferry bus at Isleworth.

TF Fulwell
Changeover point at West Middlesex Hospital 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Saturday, 24.02.24