Route History
25.07.98 |
HS3+ |
2midi |
2midi |
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New contract |
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RICHMOND Bus Station - Lower Mortlake Road - Sandycombe Road - Kew Gardens Station - High Park Road - Mortlake Road - Lower Richmond Road - Mortlake High Street - White Hart Lane - Barnes Common - (double run via Queens Ride - Putney Hospital) - Roehampton Lane - Queen Mary's Hospital Grounds - Roehampton - Roehampton Vale - Robin Hood Estate - Kingston Vale - Norbiton - Kingston, Elm Road - Staunton Road - Cardinal Avenue - Tudor Drive - HAM Dukes Avenue ( Mon-Sat shopping hours )
NEW MIDIBUS ROUTE replaces Route K6 and R61 operated by Arriva from the Hounslow base
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Arriva Mercedes midibus at the Ham stand - |
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03.07.99 |
HS3+ |
2midi |
2midi |
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Contract reassigned |
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RICHMOND - HAM ( Mon-Sat shopping hours )
New operator
18.09.99 |
HS3+ |
2midi |
2midi |
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RICHMOND Bus Station - Lower Mortlake Road - Sandycombe Road - Kew Gardens Station - High Park Road - Mortlake Road - Lower Richmond Road, Mortlake High Street - White Hart Lane - Barnes Common - now direct to - Roehampton Lane - Queen Mary's Hospital Grounds - Roehampton - Roehampton Vale - Robin Hood Estate - Kingston Vale - Norbiton - Kingston, Elm Road,Staunton Road - Cardinal Avenue - Tudor Drive - HAM Dukes Avenue ( Mon-Sat shopping hours )
Putney Hospital closed therefore double run via Putney Common withdrawn.
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11.06.00 |
TF69+ |
2midi |
2midi |
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RICHMOND - HAM
Hounslow Albion Road (HS) base closed - operation transferred to Fulwell (TF)
12.08.00 |
TG69+ |
2midi |
2midi |
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RICHMOND - HAM
Allocation moved from Fulwell (TF) to Byfleet (TG)
11.11.00 |
TG69+ |
3midi |
3midi |
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RICHMOND Bus Station - Sheen Road - Upper Richmond Road West - Sheen Lane , Mortlake High Street - Barnes Bridge Station - Lonsdale Road - Suffolk Road - Ferry Road - Verdun Road - Howsman Road - Kilmington Road - Lonsdale Road - Castelnau,Rocks Lane - Barnes Common - - Roehampton Lane - Queen Mary's Hospital Grounds - Roehampton - Roehampton Vale - Robin Hood Estate - Kingston Vale - Norbiton - KINGSTON Fairfield Bus Station ( Mon-Sat shopping hours )
Rerouted between Barnes and Richmond as shown above and withdrawn between Kingston and Ham - this section replaced by revised Route K5
| 05.05.01 | AH110+ |
3DP |
3DP |
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Contract reassigned |
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RICHMOND Bus Station,Sheen Road - Upper Richmond Road West - Sheen Lane , Mortlake High Street - Barnes Bridge Station - Lonsdale Road - Suffolk Road - Ferry Road - Verdun Road - Howsman Road - Kilmington Road - Lonsdale Road - Castelnau - Rocks Lane - Barnes Common - Roehampton Lane - ROEHAMPTON Bessborough Road ( Mon-Sat shopping hours )
Withdrawn between Roehampton and Kingston and also within grounds of Queen Mary's Hospital - Roehamton Vale to Kingston section replaced by revised K3
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Dennis Alexander Dart 10.2m Richmond Bus Station |
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| 11.01.03 | AH110+ |
2DP |
2DP |
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RICHMOND Bus Station,Sheen Road - Upper Richmond Road West - Sheen Lane , Mortlake High Street - Barnes Bridge Station - Lonsdale Road - Suffolk Road - Ferry Road - Verdun Road - Howsman Road - Kilmington Road - Lonsdale Road - Catelnau,Rocks Lane,Mill Hill Road - Lower Richmond Road - Putney Common - Putney Church - Putney Bridge Road - WANDSWORTH Ram Street ( Mon-Sat shopping hours )
Withdrawn between Barnes Common and Roehampton and rerouted instead to Wandsworth
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| 21.08.04 | AH110+ |
2DP |
2DP |
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RICHMOND Bus Station,Sheen Road - Upper Richmond Road West - Sheen Lane , Mortlake High Street - Barnes Bridge Station - Church Road - Rocks Lane - Lower Richmond Road - Putney Common - Putney Church - Putney Bridge Road - WANDSWORTH Ram Street ( Mon-Sat shopping hours )
Rerouted at Barnes Bridge Station to run direct via Church Road instead of via Lonsdale Road etc
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DP962 Richmond Bus Station © Terry Partridge |
| 29.04.06 | AF191+ |
3LDP |
3LDP |
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Contract reassigned |
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HAMMMERSMITH Upper Bus Station - Hammersmith Bridge - Castelnau - Church Road - Station Road - ,Mill Hill Road - Lower Richmond Road - Putney Common - Putney Church - Putney Bridge Road - WANDSWORTH Ram Street ( Mon-Sat shopping hours )
Withdrawn between Barnes and Richmond - diverted instead to Hammersmith.
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LDP292 on the famous Hammersmith Bridge - new bus - new operator |
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| 13.01.07 | PL191+ |
3LDP |
3LDP |
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HAMMERSMITH - WANDSWORTH
Allocation moved from Putney (AF) to Plough Lane (PL)
More space was needed at Putney for increased PVR on Routes 14 and 22
| 16.02.08 | PL191+ |
3LDP |
3LDP |
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HAMMMERSMITH Lower Bus Station - WANDSWORTH Ram Street ( Mon-Sat shopping hours )
Hammersmith terminal changed from Upper Bus Station to Lower Bus Station
| 07.05.11 | PL191+ |
3LDP |
3LDP |
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HAMMERSMITH - WANDSWORTH ( Mon-Sat shopping hours )
Contract extended for two years
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SE188 seen at Hammersmith Lower Bus Station © Jack Marian |
| 04.05.13 | PL191+ |
3LDP |
3LDP |
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HAMMERSMITH - WANDSWORTH
Contract renewal
| 02.05.15 | AL101+ |
3LDP |
3LDP |
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HAMMMERSMITH Lower Bus Station - WANDSWORTH Ram Street ( Mon-Sat shopping hours )
Reallocated to Merton (AL)
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SOE21, a rare picture of a bus at Wetlands Centre
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| 20.08.16 | AL101+ |
3LDP |
3LDP |
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HAMMMERSMITH Lower Bus Station - Barnes Wetland Centre - WANDSWORTH Ram Street ( Mon-Sat shopping hours )
Diverted via Wetlands Centre during opening hours
| 15.07.17 | AF21+ |
3LDP |
3LDP |
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HAMMERSMITH - WANDSWORTH ( Mon-Sat shopping hours )
Allocation moved from Merton (AL) to Putney (AF)
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Occasionally the streetlites wander off Route 424 as seen here by WS83 at Hammersmith © Alisha |
| 05.05.18 | AF21+ |
3SOE |
3SOE |
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HAMMMERSMITH Lower Bus Station - WANDSWORTH Ram Street ( Mon-Sat shopping hours )
Contract renewal
with GAL - London General (AF)
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| 11.04.19 | AF21+ |
4SOE |
4SOE |
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HAMMMERSMITH BRIDGE South Side- WANDSWORTH Ram Street ( Mon-Sat shopping hours )
Hammersmith Bridge closure forces curtailment to Hammersmith Bridge South Side
| 10.08.19 | PL91+ |
4SOE |
4SOE |
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HAMMMERSMITH BRIDGE South Side- WANDSWORTH Ram Street ( Mon-Sat shopping hours )
Allocation moved to Plough Lane
| 25.03.23 | AL281+ |
4SE |
4SE |
3SE |
HAMMMERSMITH BRIDGE South Side- WANDSWORTH Ram Street ( Mon-Sat shopping hours )
Rerouted in both directions from Putney Bridge Road in a one-way loop via Point Pleasant, Enterprise Way, Osiers Road and Point Pleasant back to Putney Bridge Road and then on to either Hammersmith Bridge or Wandsworth Town Centre.
An evening and all day Sunday service will be introduced running at 2bph.
Route also reallocated to Merton (AL) Garage due to the closure of Waterside Way (PL).
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Operating Garages
AL Merton
Crew changeover point Putney Church
HS Albion Road Hounslow
Crew changeover point not known
TF Fulwell
Crew changeover point not known
TG Byfleet
Crew changeover point not known
AH Brentford
Crew changeover point Richmond Bus Station
AF Chelverton Road, Putney
Crew changeover point Putney Church
From July 2017 the Duty Schedule is joint with Route 424 and changeovers are at PUTNEY BRIDGE ROAD Brewhouse Lane
PL Plough Lane
Crew changeover point Putney Church
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