Route History
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25.01.03 |
Q161+ |
11LDP |
11LDP |
10LDP |
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New Service |
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ELEPHANT & CASTLE - SOUTH KENSINGTON Prince Consort Road
ELEPHANT & CASTLE Southwark Bridge Road stand - Gaunt Street - Newington Causeway - Elephant And Castle - St George's Road - Lambeth Road - Kennington Road - Black Prince Road - Albert Embankment - Kennington Lane - South Lambeth Road - Parry Street - - Bridgefoot - Vauxhall Bridge - Bessborough Gardens - Vauxhall Bridge Road - Drummond Gate - Bessborough Street - Lupus Street - Grosvenor Road - Chelsea Embankment - Bus Turning Circle - Chelsea Embankment - Chelsea Bridge Road - Lower Sloane Street - Sloane Square - King's Road - Cadogan Gardens - Draycott Place - Sloane Avenue - Pelham Street, South Kensington Station -
Harrington Road - Queens Gate - SOUTH KENSINGTON Prince Consort Road
Towards Elephant & Castle:
SOUTH KENSINGTON Prince Consort Road - Exhibition Road - Kensington Gore - Royal Albert Hall - Queens Gate - Harrington Road - South Kensington Station - Pelham Street - Sloane Avenue - Draycott Place - Cadogan Gardens - Symons Street - Sloane Square - Lower Sloane Street - Chelsea Bridge Road - Grosvenor Road - Lupus Street - Bessborough Street - Drummond Gate - Vauxhall Bridge Road - Bessborough Gardens - Vauxhall Bridge Road - Vauxhall Bridge - Bridgefoot - Parry Street - Wandsworth Road - Albert Embankment - Black Prince Road - Kennington Road - Lambeth Road - St George's Road - Westminster Bridge Road - St George's Circus - London Road - Elephant And Castle - Newington Causeway - Southwark Bridge Road stand
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Part of the allocation book library which is for sale Allocation Books |
15.11.03 |
Q161+ |
10LDP |
9LDP |
10LDP |
ELEPHANT & CASTLE - ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Reduced running time thus less buses needed
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LDP65 at Pimlico Station with route branding but lack of company logo
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05.12.04 |
Q161+ |
10LDP |
9LDP |
10LDP |
ELEPHANT & CASTLE - ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Diverted at Vauxhall in both directions via new Vauxhall Bus Station
08.02.06 |
Q161+ |
10WHY/LDP |
9WHY/LDP |
10WHY/LDP |
ELEPHANT & CASTLE - ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Introduction of new Wright Electric hybrid class "WHY" along side the LDP
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WHY2 by the Imperial War Museum at Lambeth
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29.03.08 |
Q161+ |
11WHY/LDP |
10WHY/LDP |
10WHY/LDP |
ELEPHANT & CASTLE - ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Rerouted northbound at South Kensington via Cromwell Road - Exhibition Road - Kensington Gore - Queens Gate - Prince Consort Road and then return direct via Exhibition Road. Western terminal now shown as ROYAL ALBERT HALL and not SOUTH KENSINGTON Museums
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This Optare HOV1 was unique, was introduced in 2007 , later transferred to Quality Line at Epsom © Lawrence Living |
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16.08.09 |
Q161+ |
11WHY/LDP |
10WHY/LDP |
10WHY/LDP |
ELEPHANT & CASTLE - ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Rerouted southbound at South Kensington via Thurloe Place instead of Thurloe Street
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ELS8 usually found on Route 42 seen at Elephant & Castle stand |
23.01.10 |
Q161+ |
11WHY/LDP |
9WHY/LDP |
9WHY/LDP |
ELEPHANT & CASTLE - ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Contract renewal - revised schedule and PVR
12.06.10 |
Q161+ |
11WHY/LDP |
9WHY/LDP |
9WHY/LDP |
ELEPHANT & CASTLE - ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Rerouted in Kensington southbound - when leaving stand at Prince Consort Road buses turn left into Exhibition Road instead of right - Kensington Gore - Queens Gate - Cromwell Road - Cromwell Gardens - Thurloe Place and line of route
18.12.10 |
Q161+ |
11WHY/LDP |
9WHY/LDP |
9WHY/LDP |
ELEPHANT & CASTLE - ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Reverted to Exhibition Road routeing
13.06.11 |
Q161+ |
11WHY/LDP |
9WHY/LDP |
9WHY/LDP |
ELEPHANT & CASTLE - ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Rerouted at South Kensington ( again ) via Harrington Road - and Queens Gate while Exhibition Road closed
07.09.11 |
Q161+ |
11WHY |
9WHY |
9WHY |
ELEPHANT & CASTLE - ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Allocation became all WHY with occasional appearances of Enviro type (SE)
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SE85 Elephant & Castle © Mark Collins |
05.12.11 |
Q161+ |
11WHY |
9WHY |
9WHY |
Towards Kensington - Royal Albert Hall: Newington Causeway - Elephant And Castle - St George's Road - Lambeth Road - Kennington Road - Black Prince Road - Albert Embankment - Kennington Lane - South Lambeth Road - Parry Street - Vauxhall Bus Station - Bridgefoot - Vauxhall Bridge - Bessborough Gardens - Vauxhall Bridge Road - Drummond Gate - Bessborough Street - Lupus Street - Grosvenor Road - Chelsea Embankment - Bus Turning Circle - Chelsea Embankment - Chelsea Bridge Road - Lower Sloane Street - Sloane Square - King's Road - Cadogan Gardens - Draycott Place - Sloane Avenue - Pelham Street - Cromwell Place - Thurloe Place - Exhibition Road - Kensington Gore - Queen's Gate - Prince Consort Road.
Towards Elephant & Castle: Prince Consort Road - Exhibition Road - Thurloe Place - Cromwell Place - Pelham Street - Sloane Avenue - Draycott Place - Cadogan Gardens - Symons Street - Sloane Square - Lower Sloane Street - Chelsea Bridge Road - Grosvenor Road - Lupus Street - Bessborough Street - Drummond Gate - Vauxhall Bridge Road - Bessborough Gardens - Vauxhall Bridge Road - Vauxhall Bridge - Bridgefoot - Vauxhall Bus Station - Parry Street - Wandsworth Road - Albert Embankment - Black Prince Road - Kennington Road - Lambeth Road - St George's Road - Westminster Bridge Road - St George's Circus - London Road - Elephant And Castle - Newington Causeway.
Rerouted in both directions at South Kensington - thus routeing now as above
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24.01.15 |
Q161+ |
11SEe |
9SEe |
9SEe |
ELEPHANT & CASTLE - ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Contract extended for two years
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SOE26 Winchester Street, Pimlico © AL6NT |
23.01.17 |
Q161+ |
11SEe |
9SEe |
9SEe |
ELEPHANT & CASTLE - ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Contract renewal
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SEe65 Vauxhall Bus Station © Aubrey Mornadarte |
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22.01.22 |
Q161+ |
11SEe |
11SEe |
8SEe |
ELEPHANT & CASTLE - ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Contract extended for two years
07.12.24 |
Q161+ |
11SEe |
11SEe |
9SEe |
ELEPHANT & CASTLE - ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Contract renewal
Operating Garage
Q Camberwell
Crew changeover point at Vauxhall
Comment
The low bridge in Black Prince Road prevents this route being double deck
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