Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
29.08.98
TH131+
7DRL
7DRL
5DRL

POLLARDS HILL Westmoreland Way - South Lodge Avenue - Rowan Road - Streatham Vale - Streatham Common - Streatham High Road - Streatham Hill Station - Thornton Avenue - Clapham Park - Poynders Road - Clapham Common South Side - CLAPHAM COMMON Old Town
New OPO route replaced the withdrawn section of Route 60 between Streatham Garage and Clapham Common

1998 map drawn by Mike Harris
Taken from 1998 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk


30.01.99
TH131+
7DRL
7DRL
5DRL

POLLARDS HILL Westmoreland Way - South Lodge Avenue - Rowan Road - Stanford Road - Norbury Station - Streatham Common - Streatham High Road - Streatham Hill Station - Thornton Avenue - Clapham Park - Poynders Road - Clapham Common South Side - CLAPHAM COMMON Old Town
Diverted at Rowan Road via Norbury Station instead of Streatham Vale

1999 map drawn by Mike Harris
Taken from 1999 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

10.02.03
TH131+
8LDR
8LDR
6LDR

POLLARDS HILL South Lodge Avenue -CLAPHAM COMMON
The Pollards Hill terminal changed to terminate in South Lodge Avenue opposite Tavistock Crescent departing via Yorkshire Road - Westmoreland Way - Carisbrook Road - serving the existing one way loop but in the opposite direction

 

LDR34 Old Town

 


30.08.03
TH131+
12DDL
12DL
7DDL

POLLARDS HILL South Lodge Avenue- STOCKWELL STATION
Extended via Clapham Road to Stockwell Station

 

DDL7 Pollards Hill

 


30.08.08
TH131+
8DWL
8DWL
5DWL

POLLARDS HILL South Lodge Avenue - STREATHAM HILL STATION
Withdrawn between Streatham Hill & Stockwell Station - this section replaced by revised Route 50

05.06.10
TH131+
8DWL
8DWL
5DWL

POLLARDS HILL South Lodge Avenue - STREATHAM HILL STATION
Contract renewal

DWL7 Pollards Hill

 


01.03.14
TH131+
10DWL
10DWL
6DWL

POLLARDS HILL South Lodge Avenue - Yorkshire Road - Westmoreland Way - Carisbrooke Road - South Lodge Avenue - Wide Way - Rowan Road - Stanford Way - Stanford Road - London Road - Norbury Station - London Road - Streatham High Road - Streatham Station - Streatham High Road - Streatham Hill Station - Drewstead Road - unnamed road - Sternhold Avenue - Thornton Avenue - Emmanuel Road - Radbourne Road - Weir Road - Cavendish Road - Old Devonshire Road - Balham High Road - BALHAM STATION
Extended from Streatham Hill to Balham


28.08.15
TH131+
10DWL
10DWL
6DWL

POLLARDS HILL  -  BALHAM
Contract extended for two years

26.08.17
TH131+
10ENL
10ENL
6ENL

POLLARDS HILL  -  BALHAM
Contract renewal

2017 map drawn by Mike Harris
Taken from 2017 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

ENL25

ENL25 Balham Station

© Greater London Buses


27.08.22
TH131+
10ENX
10ENX
6ENX

POLLARDS HILL  -  BALHAM
Contract extended for two years

ENX28

ENX28 Streatham Station

© Ryan Fielding


24.08.24
TH131+
9EKL
9EKL
8EKL

POLLARDS HILL  -  BALHAM
New contract.
Increased Sunday and early/late frequency.
Early and late journeys run through to Balham.

ekl1 balham

EKL1 Balham

© Swansell


Operating Garage

TH Thornton Heath
Crew changeovers at garage , buses run light from Pollards Hill

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2025
Date of edit   Monday, 15.09.25