Date of introduction |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
07.09.68 |
ON |
5RT |
5RT |
-- |
WILLESDEN
GARAGE - Neasden Lane - Neasden - Wembley
Park - Wembley Park Drive - Wembley High Road - Ealing Road - Alperton - Manor
Farm Road - then via Aintree Road - Bideford Avenue - Dawlish Avenue - or Bilton
Road - Horsenden Lane South - Dawlish Avenue - PERIVALE Bideford Avenue ( Mon-Sat )
NEW ROUTE replacing
withdrawn section of Route 46.
Extracted from September 68 Red Book |
19.07.69 |
ON |
7MB |
5RT |
-- |
WILLESDEN GARAGE - PERIVALE ( Mon-Sat )
Mon-Fri
service converted to OPO - Saturday remained crew operated.
25.10.69 |
ON |
7MB |
6MB |
-- |
WILLESDEN GARAGE - PERIVALE ( Mon-Sat )
Saturday
service converted to OPO.
Perivale loop revised to operate in clockwise direction only.
05.02.72 |
ON |
7DMS |
6DMS |
-- |
WILLESDEN GARAGE - PERIVALE ( Mon-Sat )
Converted
to double deck operation.
24.01.80 |
ON141+ |
7M |
6M |
-- |
WILLESDEN GARAGE - PERIVALE ( Mon-Sat )
Converted
from Daimler Fleetline to MCW Metrobus operation.
04.09.82 |
AC61+ |
8M |
6M |
-- |
WILLESDEN
- PERIVALE CIRCULAR
Additional Mon-Fri peak service WILLESDEN GARAGE - WEMBLEY TRADING ESTATE.
Additional Mon-Fri peak service WILLESDEN
GARAGE - WEMBLEY TRADING ESTATE replacing withdrawn Route
8 journeys. Alperton allocation replaced by Willesden which lost Route
8 at this time.
02.06.84 |
AC61+ |
10M |
6M |
-- |
WILLESDEN
GARAGE - Neasden - Wembley - Alperton - Perivale - Teignmouth Gardens -
Argyle Road - Cleveland Road - Castlebar Hill - Castlebar Road - Montpelier Avenue -
Eaton Rise - Castlebar Road - Haven Green - EALING BROADWAY ( Mon-Sat )
Extended from Perivale to Ealing Broadway and
rerouted westbound in Perivale via entire length of Dawlish Avenue instead
of Rockford Avenue and Tavistock Avenue.
29.09.84 |
AC61+ |
10M |
8M |
-- |
ON141+ |
- |
-- |
2M |
02.06.85 |
AC61+ |
10M |
8M |
-- |
ON141+ |
- |
-- |
2M |
WILLESDEN
GARAGE - EALING BROADWAY
Additional Mon-Fri peak service WILLESDEN GARAGE - WEMBLEY TRADING ESTATE.
Sunday service extended from Wembley to Willesden
01.12.90 |
ON141+ |
12DW 2M |
10DW |
3DW |
Contract reassigned |
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WILLESDEN
GARAGE - EALING BROADWAY
Converted to midibus operation except for a few Mon-Fri journeys which
retained Metrobus but used buses ex 83 and 224.
The Mon-Fri additional Mon-Fri journeys diverted to WEMBLEY TRADING ESTATE withdrawn.
Rerouted southbound Mon-Fri mornings via Perivale Station instead of Bideford
Avenue and Dawllish Avenue.
06.07.91 |
ON |
12DW |
11DW |
5DW |
WILLESDEN
GARAGE - EALING BROADWAY
Metrobus journeys withdrawn.
Sunday routeing via Empire Way withdrawn in favour of MS routeing.
30.05.92 |
ON |
12DW |
11DW |
5DW |
WILLESDEN
GARAGE - EALING BROADWAY
Rerouted in Alperton via Athlon Road and Manor Farm Road (south) instead
of Manor Farm Road (north) this section "hail and ride"
Rerouted in Ealing to operate direct via Castlebar Road instead of Eaton
Rise and Montpelier Avenue.
06.06.97 |
ON |
13DP |
12DP |
5DP |
WILLESDEN
GARAGE - EALING BROADWAY
The
"hail and ride" section of route in Alperton converted to fixed
stop.
05.12.98 |
AC321+ |
15DLD |
14DLD |
8DLD |
Contract reassigned |
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WILLESDEN
GARAGE - EALING BROADWAY
New operator
28.06.03 |
PV201+ |
15TP |
14TP |
11TP |
WILLESDEN
GARAGE - EALING BROADWAY
Transferred
within Metroline from Willesden (AC) to Perivale (PV)
Converted to double deck temporarily and the Darts were used for Route W8
until a low bridge problem at Edmonton was resolved.
02.09.03 |
PV201+ |
15DLD |
14DLD |
11DLD |
WILLESDEN
GARAGE - EALING BROADWAY
Converted
back to single deck and the TP type transferred to Potters Bar for their
rightful place on Route W8.
06.12.03 |
PV201+ |
15TP |
14TP |
11TP |
WILLESDEN
GARAGE - EALING BROADWAY
Converted
to double deck operation
23.06.07 |
PV201+ |
15TP |
15TP |
14TP |
WILLESDEN
GARAGE - EALING BROADWAY
Loaned
First buses used so that Metroline buses could be used on Route
7 until delivery of new buses.
07.06.08 |
PV201+ |
15TP |
15TP |
14TP |
Night
service |
PV671+ |
3TP |
4TP |
4TP |
WILLESDEN
GARAGE - EALING BROADWAY ( 24/7 )
Night
service introduced.
06.12.08 |
PV201+ |
15TP |
15TP |
14TP |
Night
service |
PV671+ |
3TP |
4TP |
4TP |
WILLESDEN
GARAGE - EALING BROADWAY ( 24/7 )
Contract renewal
07.03.09 |
PA61+ |
16TE |
16TE |
13TE |
Night
service |
PA671+ |
3TE |
4TE |
4TE |
WILLESDEN
GARAGE - EALING BROADWAY ( 24/7 )
Allocation
moved to Perivale West and converted to TE operation
01.05.14 |
PA61+ |
16TE |
16TE |
13TE |
Night
service |
PA671+ |
3TE |
4TE |
4TE |
05.12.15 |
PA61+ |
16TE |
16TE |
13TE |
Night
service |
PA671+ |
3TE |
4TE |
4TE |
WILLESDEN
GARAGE - EALING BROADWAY ( 24/7 )
Contract renewal
VW1180 Wembley Park |
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13.05.17 |
PA61+ |
16TE |
16TE |
13TE |
Night
service |
PA671+ |
3TE |
4TE |
4TE |
WILLESDEN
GARAGE - EALING BROADWAY ( 24/7 )
Revised daily times
SEL742 Ealing Broadway |
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01.08.20 |
PA61+ |
19VW |
20VW |
16VW |
Night
service |
PA671+ |
3VW |
4VW |
4VW |
WILLESDEN
GARAGE - EALING BROADWAY ( 24/7 )
Revised daily times
05.12.20 |
PA61+ |
19VW |
20VW |
16VW |
Night
service |
PA671+ |
3VW |
4VW |
4VW |
WILLESDEN
GARAGE - EALING BROADWAY ( 24/7 )
Contract extended for two years
26.02.22 |
PV151+ |
16VW |
16VW |
13VW |
Night
service |
PV181+ |
3VW |
4VW |
3VW |
WILLESDEN
GARAGE - EALING BROADWAY ( 24/7 )
Perivale (PA) allocation moved to Perivale (PV)
Driver changeovers will be undertaken at Perivale Sainsbury's : at stop BP043 (Athlon Road) in the out direction and at stop CW61 (Alperton Sainsbury's) in the back direction (this arrangement has been approved on a trial basis until the end of May 2022)
03.12.22 |
PV151+ |
16VW |
16VW |
13VW |
Night
service |
PV181+ |
3VW |
4VW |
3VW |
WILLESDEN
GARAGE - EALING BROADWAY ( 24/7 )
Contact renewal eventually using WDE electric buses
AC
Willesden
Changeover point at garage
ON
Alperton
Changeover point at garage
PV
Perivale West
Changeover point Alperton Sainsbury's
PA
Perivale
Changeover point Perivale Station