Route History
Date of introduction |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
03.01.62 |
W |
11RM |
10RM |
10RM |
NORTH
FINCHLEY -
Finchley Central - Golders Green - Childs Hill - Cricklewood - West Hendon -
Colindale - Edgware - Stonegrove - Canons Park - STANMORE STATION
TROLLEYBUS REPLACEMENT for ROUTE (645)
 |
|---|
18.11.64 |
W |
11RM |
-- |
-- |
NORTH
FINCHLEY - STANMORE STN (Mon-Fri)
Sat/Sun service withdrawn - partly covered by new 245A.
 |
No more RM - Pan Am or Stanmore
|
|---|
07.09.68 |
W |
6RM |
-- |
-- |
NORTH
FINCHLEY - WEST HENDON (Mon-Fri except late evenings )- COLINDALE STN (Mon-Fri
peaks)
Withdrawn between Colindale and Stanmore - Edgware
to Stanmore section replaced by revised 251.
 |
|---|
25.08.69 |
W |
6RM |
-- |
-- |
NORTH
FINCHLEY - WEST HENDON ( Mon-Fri except late evgs) - COLINDALE STN (Mon-Fri
mid-day jnys/peaks)
Mon-Fri mid-day journeys extended from West Hendon to Colindale
 |
|---|
Extracted from 1970 historical map drawn by Mike Harris |
13.06.70 |
W |
8SM |
7SM |
-- |
Converted
to One Person Operation.
GOLDERS GREEN STN - Childs Hill - Cricklewood - Crest Road -
Tanfield Avenue - Neasden - North Wembley - SUDBURY TOWN STATION (Mon-Sat)
Re-routed at Cricklewood via service
16 to Sudbury Town Station.
Sunday service covered by new 245A.
Withdrawn between Golders Green and North Finchley.
Late evening service introduced
20.01.73 |
W |
8DMS |
7DMS |
-- |
GOLDERS GREEN - SUDBURY TOWN STN ( Mon-Sat )
Converted
to double deck operation.
 |
DMS1305 Golders Green |
|---|
28.10.78 |
W151+ |
8DMS |
7DMS |
6DMS |
GOLDERS
GREEN STN - SUDBURY TOWN STN
Sunday service introduced replacing service 245A
06.07.80 |
W151+ |
6M |
7M |
6M |
GOLDERS
GREEN STN - SUDBURY TOWN STN
Converted
to Metrobus operation.
 |
M4 Golders Green |
|---|
14.03.87 |
W151+ |
7LS |
5LS |
6LS |
GOLDERS
GREEN STN - SUDBURY TOWN STN
Converted
to Leyland National operation.
 |
LS579 Golders Green |
|---|
17.11.90 |
W151+ |
6M |
5M |
6M |
GOLDERS
GREEN STN - SUDBURY TOWN STN
Metrobus
type reintroduced.
19.01.91 |
HD71+ |
7M |
7M |
8M |
GOLDERS
GREEN STN - SUDBURY TOWN STN
Cricklewood
(W) allocation transferred to Harrow Weald (HD)
12.10.91 |
HD71+ |
-- |
-- |
7DT |
NW71+ |
9DT |
7DT |
-- |
GOLDERS
GREEN STN - SUDBURY TOWN STN
Mon-Sat
HD allocation transferred to North Wembley base (NW)
 |
DT115 Golders Green |
|---|
15.08.92 |
HD71+ |
-- |
-- |
7DT |
NW71+ |
9DT |
8DT |
-- |
GOLDERS
GREEN - SUDBURY TOWN STN - Bridgewater
Rd - Ealing Road - Athion Road - ALPERTON Sainsbury's (Mon-Fri
mid-day/Sat shop hours)
Extended from Sudbury to Alperton Mon-Fri mid-day and Saturday shopping hours.
23.01.93 |
HD71+ |
-- |
-- |
8DT |
NW71+ |
10DT |
8DT |
-- |
GOLDERS
GREEN - SUDBURY TOWN STN - ALPERTON
Sainsbury's (Mon-Sat shop hours)
Mon-Fri pm peak extended to Alperton
15.09.96 |
HD71+ |
-- |
-- |
2DT |
NW71+ |
10DT |
8DT |
5DT |
GOLDERS
GREEN - SUDBURY TOWN STN - ALPERTON
Sainsbury's (Daily shopping hours)
Sunday shopping hours extended from Sudbury to Alperton
Sunday NW allocation added.
 |
DR19 Alperton Sainsbury's
|
|---|
27.06.98 |
HD71+ |
-- |
-- |
3DL |
NW71+ |
10DL |
8DL |
5DL |
GOLDERS
GREEN - ALPERTON Sainsbury's
Extended from Sudbury to Alperton at all times.
Start of new contract and converted to low floor s/d buses.
05.09.99 |
NW51+ |
10DL |
8DL |
7DL |
GOLDERS
GREEN - ALPERTON Sainsbury's
Harrow
Weald allocation withdrawn
 |
DL11 Cricklewood
|
|---|
28.06.03 |
NW51+ |
18DLD |
13DLD |
9DLD |
GOLDERS
GREEN - ALPERTON Sainsbury's
New Contract
 |
 |
|---|
28.06.08 |
ON |
20DM |
19DM |
12DM |
 |
Contract reassigned |
|---|
GOLDERS
GREEN - ALPERTON Sainsbury's
Contract
reassigned to First (ON)
 |
|
|---|
22.06.13 |
ON |
21VW |
19VW |
12VW |
GOLDERS
GREEN - ALPERTON Sainsbury's
Contract novated to Metroline West (ON) and converted to double deck - the conversion being gradual between July and October
 |
VW1396 Golders Green
|
|---|
27.06.15 |
ON |
21VW |
19VW |
12VW |
GOLDERS
GREEN - ALPERTON Sainsbury's
Contract extended for two years
06.08.16 |
PV651+ |
21VW |
20VW |
14VW |
GOLDERS
GREEN - ALPERTON Sainsbury's
Allocation moved to Perivale (PV)
 |
VW1276 Sainsbury's Alperton
|
27.06.20 |
PV651+ |
21VW |
20VW |
14VW |
GOLDERS
GREEN - ALPERTON Sainsbury's
Contract extended for two years
 |
WHD2710 Alperton Sainsbury's © Jack Marian |
Current Blind
 |
Operating Garages
W
Cricklewood
Changeover point outside garage
NW
North Wembley
Changeover point North Wembley
HD
Harrow Weald
Changeover point ?
ON Alperton
Changeover point BRIDGEWATER ROAD
PV Perivale
Changeover point ALPERTON Sainsbury's except Sunday when all meal reliefs run empty from Sainsbury's to garage
.