Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
03.08.19
AH201+
5DE
6DE
6DE
metroline logo PART OF 209 CONTRACT

MORTLAKE Avondale Road  -  Barnes Pond  -  Mill Hill Road  -  Putney Common  -  Lower Richmond Road  -  PUTNEY BRIDGE North Side
Renumbering of current Route 209

Route 378, Metroline, DE1608, YX58DWF   Metroline DM963 on Route 378, Putney Bridge  
DE1608 (W) at Barnes Bridge with the destination on a board in the windsreen as there would have been no point in producing a blind just for two weeks service DM963 is about to serve the first stop on Putney Bridge  before making the 17 minute journey to Mortlake
Jack Marian Aubrey Morandarte

20.08.19
AF301+
10SE
10SE
8SE
go ahead London General logo Contract reassigned
buses joint with 209

MORTLAKE Avondale Road   -  PUTNEY BRIDGE North Side
Contract reassigned

JOINT SCHEDULE WITH 209

2021 map of Route 378
Taken from Map 39 drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

SE294 Avondale Road stand

© Aubrey Morandarte


16.07.22
AF301+
5SE
5SE
4SE

MORTLAKE Avondale Road   -  PUTNEY BRIDGE North Side
Rerouted in Barnes via Church Road and Rocks Lane instead of Station Road
Frequency cut in line with Route 209

14.06.25
SW341+
5SE
5SE
5SE

MORTLAKE Avondale Road   -  PUTNEY BRIDGE North Side
Allocation moved to Stockwel (SW)l whilst electrifation works
are carried out at Putney (AF)

SE285 Mortlake stand

SE285 (SW) complete with LED blinds

© Ryan Fielding


15.08.25
QB481+
SDe
SDe
SDe
TUK logo
Start of new contract with new operator

MORTLAKE Avondale Road   -  PUTNEY BRIDGE STATION
At Putney Bridge Station there will be changes to the set down and pick up points used by route 378. On arrival at Putney Bridge Station route 378 will now set down at the alighting point on Gonville Street and will no longer serve bus stop FH on Putney Bridge. The first stop towards Mortlake will also change with route 378 now picking up from bus stop FC directly outside Putney Bridge Station. Additionally on Putney Bridge route 378 will now serve stop FD instead of stop FE. Finally at Barnes Pond route 378 will now serve bus stop BD instead of the current stop BC. 

Route 378 will continue to run every 15 minutes from first to last bus on all days of the week except on Sunday mornings when buses run every 20 minutes before 0800. 
Route 378 will be operated by Transport UK. (QB)


 

 

Garages

QB Battersea
Changeover point

SW Stockwell
Changeover point Putney Church
Daily duties performed by Putney (AF) drivers

AF Chelverton Road, Putney
Changeover point Putney Church

AH Brentford
Changeover point Mortlake

stands and turning points Route Guide

 

© Ian Armstrong 1996-2026
Date of edit   Saturday, 15.08.26