Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
23.08.97
LB
8sd
7sd
3sd
NEW ROUTE

HATTON CROSS STATION - Faggs Road - Feltham Station - Hanworth - Staines Road - Twickenham - Richmond - RICHMOND Dee Road
New Route which replaced Route 90 between Feltham and Richmond

 

635 at Hatton Cross

© Michael Wadham

 



490 Introduction leaflet, click for times
490 map on introduction, click to enlarge

 

28.04.01
TF101+
8excel
7excel
3excel
Contract reassigned

HATTON CROSS  -  RICHMOND Dee Road
New operator

30.06.01
TF101+
10excel
9excel
3excel

HATTON CROSS STATION - Faggs Road - Feltham Station - Hanworth - Staines Road - Twickenham - Richmond - RICHMOND Manor Circus
Richmond terminal moved to Manor Circus

 

996 Hatton Cross

 


24.08.02
TF101+
10LF
9LF
6LF

RICHMOND Manor Circus  -  HATTON CROSS
Excels replaced by low floor Darts.

TGM451 Paradise Road, Richmond

03.09.05
TF101+
10LF
9LF
6LF
Telling Golden Miller replaced by
Travel London (National Express)

RICHMOND Manor Circus  -  HATTON CROSS
New operator

448 Manor Circus

 


22.03.08
TF501+
14LF
13LF
7LF

RICHMOND Manor Circus - Richmond - Twickenham - Staines Road - Hanworth - Feltham Station - Hatton Cross - Southern Perimeter Road - Terminal 4 - Cargo Area - Southern & Western Perimeter Roads - HEATHROW TERMINAL 5
Extended from Hatton Cross to Terminal 5 although the route was curtailed at the Cargo Area between 22-03 and 26-03 until the Terminal was officially opened to the public on Thursday 27th.

 

8456 Southern Perimeter Road

 


21.05.09
TF501+
14LF
13LF
7LF
Contract novated to
Abellio

RICHMOND Manor Circus  - TERMINAL 5
New operator

27.06.09
TF501+
13DPM
13DPM
7DPM

RICHMOND Pools on the Park - Richmond - Twickenham - Staines Road - Hanworth - Feltham Station - Hatton Cross - Southern Perimeter Road - Terminal 4 - Cargo Area - Southern & Western Perimeter Roads - HEATHROW TERMINAL 5
Diverted at Richmond to Pools on the Park instead of Manor Circus

 

8447 seen at the crew changeover point Staines Road showing the new destination

 


25.08.12
TF501+
14SE
13SE
7SE

RICHMOND Pools on the Park  -  TERMINAL 5
Contract renewal

 

Enviro Dart 8533 Hatton Cross

 


13.04.15
TF161+
14SE
13SE
8SE

RICHMOND Pools on the Park  -  TERMINAL 5
Running number sequence change


26.08.17
TF161+
16SE
13SE
8SE

RICHMOND Pools on the Park  -  TERMINAL 5
Contract extended for two years

8179 Hatton Cross

© Jack Marian


24.08.19
TF161+
16EM
14EM
8EM

RICHMOND Pools on the Park  -  TERMINAL 5
Contract renewal

8833

8833 holds onto dayglo blinds, seen in Church Terrace Richmond
May 2023

© Peter Horrex


09.07.22
TF161+
18EM
14EM
8EM

RICHMOND Pools on the Park  -  TERMINAL 5
Two Mon-Fri peak journeys added thus PVR increase

01.03.23
TF161+
18EM
14EM
8EM
Transport UK Logo
 Abellio purchased by Transport UK

RICHMOND Pools on the Park  -  TERMINAL 5
New operator

22.08.26
TF161+
18EM
15EM
9EM

RICHMOND Pools on the Park  -  TERMINAL 5
Contract retained by Transport UK West London for seven years, with NEW ELECTRIC single deckers in due course.
New timetable on all days of the week with minor changes to times.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Garages

LBL Southall
Crew Changeover point not known but probably Hatton Cross

TF Fulwell
Crew Changeover point Staines Road / Sixth Cross Road

 

 

Map 2021

Taken from 2021 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk


 

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 1996-2026
Date of edit   Monday, 24.08.26