Route History
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
17.07.93 |
GB |
18DRL |
13DRL |
8DRL |
WATERLOO
Taxi Road --Westminster Bridge - Victoria - Sloane Square - Kings Road -
Finborough Road - (return via Beaufort Street) Fulham Road - Fulham Broadway -
Dawes Road - Fulham Palace Road - HAMMERSMITH Bus Station
NEW ROUTE replacing Route 511 between Waterloo and Victoria and Route 11 between Fulham Broadway and Hammersmith
04.12.93 |
SW181+ |
17DRL |
12DRL |
8DRL |
HAMMERSMITH - WATERLOO
Allocation
moved from Gillingham Street Basement to Stockwell (SW)
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DRL78 at Waterloo Station
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27.06.98 |
LO1+ |
19XL |
13XL |
8XL |
 |
Operation transferred under new contract to Travel London operated from a base at Stewarts Lane Rail Depot - Battersea. |
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HAMMERSMITH - WATERLOO
New operator
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XL415 Hammersmith Bus Station
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19.08.00 |
QB81+ |
19XL |
13XL |
8XL |
 |
New operator |
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HAMMERSMITH - WATERLOO
Travel
London acquired by Limebourne - allocation moved to Silverthorne Road - Battersea.
07.07.01 |
QB81+ |
19XL |
13XL |
8XL |
 |
Limebourne acquired by Connex Bus allocation remained at Silverthorne Road. |
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HAMMERSMITH - WATERLOO
New operator
23.11.02 |
QB81+ |
20TA |
13TA |
8TA |
HAMMERSMITH - WATERLOO
Converted
to double deck operation
03.01.04 |
QB81+ |
20TA |
14TA |
8TA |
HAMMERSMITH - WATERLOO
Rerouted between Fulham and Sloane Square via Fulham Road and Sydney Street instead of via Worlds End thus serving Chelsea & Westminster hospital
 |
TA105 Parliament Square
|
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26.02.04 |
QB81+ |
20TA |
14TA |
10TA |
|
Connex taken over by National Express operating under the Travel London name - still operating from Silverthorne Road. |
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HAMMERSMITH - WATERLOO
New operator
 |
TA111 Fulham Palace Road |
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02.07.05 |
QB81+ |
20TA |
14TA |
10TA |
HAMMERSMITH - WATERLOO
Contract
renewal
21.05.09 |
QB81+ |
18TA |
18TA |
11TA |
 |
Contract novated to Abellio |
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HAMMERSMITH - WATERLOO
New operator
03.07.10 |
QB81+ |
18TA |
18TA |
11TA |
Contract extended for two years.
 |
9827 Hammersmith |
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30.06.12 |
QB101+ |
19ED |
18ED |
12ED |
HAMMERSMITH - WATERLOO
Contract renewal ( 5 years )
04.06.16 |
QB101+ |
19LT |
18LT |
12LT |
HAMMERSMITH - WATERLOO
Converted to NRM operation
 |
LT616 Grosvenor Gardens © Ian Armstrong |
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01.07.17 |
QB101+ |
19LT |
18LT |
12LT |
HAMMERSMITH - WATERLOO
Contract extended for two years
29.06.19 |
V151+ |
16LT |
16LT |
10LT |
 |
Start of new contract |
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HAMMERSMITH - WATERLOO
Contract transferred from Abellio to RATP London United operating from Stamford Brook Garage (V)
 |
LT673 Terminus Place © Anthony Moore |
29.06.24 |
QB |
14LT |
14LT |
9LT |
 |
Start of new contract |
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HAMMERSMITH - BATTERSEA POWER STATION
Rerouted at Lower Sloane Street to Chelsea Bridge and Battersea Park Road to BATTERSEA POWER STATION
Contract transferred from RATP London Unitedto Transport UK operating from Battersea (QB)
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LT160 Battersea Power Station © Samuel Letsu |
Current Blind
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Operating Garages
V Stamford Brook
Changeover
point Hammersmith Bus Station
GB
Gillingham Street Basement
Changeover
point Terminus Place or Victoria Street
SW
Stockwell
Changeover
point
Stockwell changeover point was Victoria, Terminus Place (E) or Victoria Street (W).
There were also a small number of changeovers at Waterloo Taxi Road in the morning – RA drivers used to operate 2 or 3 half duties, but no buses were ever based there.
LO
Stewarts Lane
Changeover
point ?
QB
Battersea
Changeover
point Battersea Power Station and Hammersmith
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© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit
Saturday, 24.08.24
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