Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
at 03.10.34 | A |
6NS |
6NS |
2NS |
MORDEN STATION - St Helier - Sutton - Belmont - Sutton Lane - Banstead High Street - Bolters Lane - Firtree Road - College Road - Alexandra Road - Epsom High Street - EPSOM Clock Tower
Taken from 1934 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk |
05.08.36 | A |
6STL |
6STL |
@9STL |
MORDEN - EPSOM
@ Sunday joint operation with Route 164A - this would continue until the route was withdrawn in March 1979
Converted from NS type to STL
07.12.38 | A |
6STL |
6STL |
@7STL |
MORDEN STATION - EPSOM STATION
Extended from Clock Tower to Station in Epsom
09.10.46 | A |
8D |
6D |
@24D |
MORDEN - EPSOM
Converted to Daimler type - note the Sunday allocation now as Londoners can now relax after the hostilities
07.10.53 | A |
9D 6RT |
7D |
@14RT |
MORDEN - EPSOM
RT type introduced
19.05.54 | A |
15RT |
7RT |
@19RT |
MORDEN - EPSOM
Daimler type withdrawn
30.04.58 | A |
14RT |
7RT |
@14RT |
Scanned from April 1958 Red Book - the complete book is available from the Sales List |
11.10.61 |
A |
11RT |
7RT |
10RT |
AL |
1 RT/77 |
-- |
-- |
MORDEN - EPSOM
Merton
allocation introduced - although the AL share were peak shuttle journeys between
Morden and St Helier Avenue which were previously on the 156 schedule
15.12.73 |
A |
9RT |
7RT |
10RT |
AL |
1RM/77A |
-- |
-- |
MORDEN - EPSOM
Merton
(AL) peak journeys converted to Routemaster operation
23.10.76 |
A121+ |
13RT# |
8RM# |
4RM# |
AL281+ |
1RM/77A |
-- |
-- |
MORDEN - EPSOM
Daily
joint operation with Route 164A introduced and converted
to Routemaster operation at weekends - buses spare from Route
93.
16.01.77 |
A121+ |
13RM |
8RM# |
4RM# |
AL281+ |
1RM/77A |
-- |
-- |
MORDEN - EPSOM
Mon-Fri converted to RT
28.10.78 |
A121+ |
13RM |
8RM |
4RM |
MORDEN - EPSOM
Daily
conversion to RM operation - and Merton (AL) withdrawn.
31.03.79 |
A121+ |
11DMon-Sat |
7DMon-Sat |
4DMon-Sat |
MORDEN - EPSOM
Converted
to double deck OPO.
24.04.82 |
A121+ |
7DMon-Sat |
5DMon-Sat |
4DMon-Sat |
MORDEN
STATION - BANSTEAD Victoria
Withdrawn between Banstead and Epsom. - withdrawn
section replaced by new LC Route 418
04.09.82 |
A121+ |
7D |
5D |
2D |
MORDEN
- BELMONT (Mon-Sat evgs/Suns) - BANSTEAD (Mon-Sat except evgs)
Mon-Sat evening service withdrawn between Belmont and Banstead.
23.04.83 |
A121+ |
8D |
5D |
2D |
LOWER
MORDEN Beverly ( Mon-Sat ) Hillcross Avenue - MORDEN STATION (Suns) - BELMONT (Mon-Sat evgs/Suns) - BANSTEAD (Mon-Sat except evgs)
Mon-Sat extended from Morden to Lower Morden via withdrawn
M1.
27.10.84 |
A121+ |
10D |
5D |
2D |
WIMBLEDON
STN (Mon-Fri peaks) - Hartfield Road - Wimbledon Chase - Raynes Park - LOWER
MORDEN ( Mon-Sat ) - MORDEN STATION (Suns) - BELMONT (Mon-Sat evgs/Suns)
- BANSTEAD (Mon-Sat except evgs)
Mon-Fri peaks extended from Lower Morden to Wimbledon via Route 156
03.08.85 |
A121+ |
8D |
5D |
2D |
RAYNES
PARK (Mon-Fri) - LOWER MORDEN (Sats) - MORDEN STATION (Suns)
- BELMONT (Mon-Sat evgs/Suns) - BANSTEAD (Mon-Sat except evgs)
Withdrawn between Raynes Park and Wimbledon but extended
from Lower Morden to Raynes Park between peaks Mon-Fri.
25.10.86 |
A121+ |
8D |
5D |
2D |
RAYNES
PARK (Mon-Fri) - LOWER MORDEN (Sats) - MORDEN (Suns) - BELMONT (Suns) - BANSTEAD ( Mon-Sat ) No Mon-Sat evening service
Mon-Sat evening service withdrawn.
D2528 Morden Station © John Parkin |
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26.11.88 |
A121+ |
7D |
7D |
3D |
WIMBLEDON
STATION - Hartfield Road - Wimbledon Chase,Martin Way - Morden Stn - St Helier -
Sutton - BELMONT
Withdrawn between Belmont and Banstead.
Mon-Fri extension from Morden to Raynes Park via Grand Drive withdrawn.
Extended daily from Morden to Wimbledon via Martin Way and Wimbledon Chase
replacing withdrawn section of Route 157
The duty schedule was shared with Route 80 at this time
25.05.91 |
A121+ |
8M |
5M |
2M |
WIMBLEDON
STN - SUTTON STN
Withdrawn daily between Sutton and Belmont and converted to Metrobus operation
30.11.96 |
A121+ |
10LDP |
9LDP |
4LDP |
WIMBLEDON
STN - SUTTON STN
New
Contract and converted to low floor single deck operation.
13.09.97 |
AL121+ |
10LDP |
9LDP |
4LDP |
WIMBLEDON
STN - SUTTON STN
Allocation
transferred to Merton (AL)
08.11.97 |
A191+ |
6LDP |
5LDP |
4LDP |
AL121+ |
4LDP |
4LDP |
-- |
WIMBLEDON
STN - SUTTON STN
Daily
Sutton (A) allocation re-introduced - Sunday (AL) withdrawn.
27.04.02 |
A191+ |
EVL/N155 |
EVL/N155 |
5LDP |
AL121+ |
11LDP |
10LDP |
-- |
WIMBLEDON
STN - SUTTON STN
Sutton
allocation withdrawn except for late evening journeys which went onto Route
N155
06.12.08 |
A191+ |
EVL/N155 |
EVL/N155 |
6SOE |
AL121+ |
12SOE |
11SOE |
-- |
WIMBLEDON
STN - SUTTON STN
Contract renewal
07.12.13 |
A191+ |
EVL/N155 |
EVL/N155 |
6SOE |
AL121+ |
12SOE |
11SOE |
-- |
WIMBLEDON
STN - SUTTON STN
Contract extended for two years
SE4 Sutton Green © Ian Armstrong |
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Taken from 2014 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk |
05.12.15 |
A191+ |
-- |
-- |
7SE |
AL121+ |
12SE |
12SE |
-- |
WIMBLEDON
STN - SUTTON STN
Contract renewal
WVL200 Morden Station © Ryan Fielding |
15.07.17 |
A191+ |
-- |
-- |
3SE |
AL121+ |
12SE |
12SE |
5SE |
WIMBLEDON - SUTTON
Partial Merton (AL) allocaton aded on Sundays
It is not unusual to see a double decker on the 164 as shown here in Sutton by DOE11 © Jamjar |
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05.12.20 |
A191+ |
-- |
-- |
3SE |
AL121+ |
12SE |
12SE |
5SE |
WIMBLEDON - SUTTON
Contract extended for two years
30.01.21 | AL121+ |
12SE |
12SE |
7SE |
WIMBLEDON - SUTTON
SUTTON (A) allocation withdrawn
WSD23 Rose Hill © Alisha Juszczyk |
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03.12.22 | AL121+ |
12SE |
12SE |
7SE |
WIMBLEDON - SUTTON
Contract renewal eventually with electric SEe type
SEe176 Wimbledon Tesco © Samue lLetsu |
AL Merton
Changeover point Morden Station
A
Sutton
Changeover point Sutton Green