Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
25.10.86 |
VB1+ |
17OV |
17OV |
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EMBANKMENT Horse Guards - Bridge Street - Parliament Square - Victoria Street - Buckingham Gate - Buckingham Palace Road - Elizabeth Street - Kings Road - Sloane Square - Sloane Street - Knightsbridge Stn - Brompton Road - South Kensington - Harrington Road - Queens Gate - Kensington Gore - Kensington High Street - Campden Hill Road - KENSINGTON Phillimore Walk
( Mon-Sat except evenings)
New midibus route operated from Victoria Basement (VB)
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OV23 Terminus Place © Michael Wadham |
01.08.87 |
VB1+ |
17OV |
17OV |
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WATERLOO Taxi Road - York Road - County Hall - Westminster Bridge - Buckingham Gate - Victoria - Sloane Square - Knightsbridge Stn - South Kensington - Queens Gate - KENSINGTON Phillimore Walk ( Mon-Sat except evenings)
Revised to run from Waterloo instead of Embankment
19.11.88 |
VB1+ |
17OV |
17OV |
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WATERLOO Taxi Road - York Road - County Hall - Westminster Bridge - Victoria Street - Victoria - Sloane Square - Knightsbridge Stn - South Kensington - Queens Gate - KENSINGTON Phillimore Walk ( Mon-Sat except evenings)
Revised to run direct along Victoria Street instead of Buckingham Gate
25.05.91 |
VB1+ |
12SR/OV |
12SR/OV |
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VICTORIA Vauxhall Bridge Road - KENSINGTON Phillimore Walk ( Mon-Sat except evenings)
Withdrawn between Victoria and Waterloo - this section was replaced on Mon-Fri by Red Arrow 511 but Saturday left unserved
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SR34 Terminus Place © Brian Ceasey |
08.02.93 |
GB1+ |
9MRL |
9MRL |
7MRL |
VICTORIA Vauxhall Bridge Road - Sloane Square - Knightsbridge Stn - South Kensington - Old Brompton Road - Earl's Court - Warwick Road - Kensington High Street - KENSINGTON Campden Hill Road ( daily )
Sunday and evening service introduced.
Rerouted at South Kensington via Earls Court instead of Queens Gate replacing part of withdrawn 349.
The Queens Gate section replaced by revised Route 70
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MRL85 Terminus Place
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12.06.93 |
BB1+ |
9MRL+ |
11MRL |
9MRL |
1MA/239 |
VICTORIA - KENSINGTON
Allocation moved from Victoria to Battersea Base
19.11.94 |
BB1+ |
9MA |
11MA |
6MA |
VICTORIA Vauxhall Bridge Road (Mon-Fri) - Victoria Bus Station (Sat/Sun) - KENSINGTON Campden Hill Road
Sat and Sun Victoria stand changed to Bus Station
08.06.96 |
SW141+ |
8MA |
10MA |
8MA |
VICTORIA Vauxhall Bridge Road (Mon-Fri) - Victoria Bus Station (Sat/Sun) - KENSINGTON Campden Hill Road
Battersea (BB) allocation moved to Stockwell (SW)
28.02.98 |
MB |
4sd |
4sd |
4sd |
PD |
4sd |
4sd |
4sd |
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VICTORIA Vauxhall Bridge Road (Mon-Fri) - Victoria Bus Station (Sat/Sun) - KENSINGTON Campden Hill Road
Start of new contract with Metrobus but part sub contracted to Selkent (PD)
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Selkent MB5 Victoria - Vauxhall Bridge road stand |
13.06.98 |
LO31+ |
8S |
8S |
6S |
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Operation transferred under new contract to Travel London operated from a base at Stewarts Lane Rail Depot - Battersea. |
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VICTORIA Vauxhall Bridge Road (Mon-Fri) - Victoria Bus Station (Sat/Sun) - KENSINGTON Campden Hill Road
New operator
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Solo S234 parked at the Kensington High St stand
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19.08.00 |
QB1+ |
8S |
8S |
6S |
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Operation
transferred to Limebourne operating from their Battersea base |
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VICTORIA Vauxhall Bridge Road (Mon-Fri) - Victoria Bus Station (Sat/Sun) - KENSINGTON Campden Hill Road
New operator
07.07.01 |
QB1+ |
8S |
8S |
6S |
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Limebourne operation passed to Connex |
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VICTORIA Vauxhall Bridge Road (Mon-Fri) - Victoria Bus Station (Sat/Sun) - KENSINGTON Campden Hill Road
New operator
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Optare S246 Terminus Place
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26.02.04 |
QB1+ |
8S |
8S |
6S |
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Connex replaced by Travel London |
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VICTORIA Vauxhall Bridge Road - KENSINGTON Campden Hill Road
New operator
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R407HWU Vauxhall Bridge Road stand © Brian Creasey |
04.11.06 |
WL541+ |
8DP |
8DP |
6DP |
VICTORIA Vauxhall Bridge Road - KENSINGTON Campden Hill Road
Allocation moved from Battersea (QB) to Walworth (WL)
06.01.07 |
WL541+ |
13DP |
12DP |
9DP |
VICTORIA - Earl's Court - Holland Road - SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN
Diverted at Kensington via Holland Road to Shepherd's Bush. Increased frequency.
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DP108 Buckingham Palace Road © Mark Pitman |
29.11.08 |
WL541+ |
14DP |
13DP |
10DP |
VICTORIA- WHITE CITY BUS STATION
Rerouted and extended via Westfields interchange and roundabout to White City Bus Station
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TL8301 Buckingham Palace Road © Steve Hughes |
21.05.09 |
WL541+ |
14SE |
13SE |
10SE |
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Travel London purchased by Ned Railways t/a Abellio |
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VICTORIA- WHITE CITY BUS STATION
New operator
16.08.09 |
WL541+ |
14SE |
13SE |
10SE |
VICTORIA- WHITE CITY BUS STATION
Rerouted at South Kensington via whole length of Thurlow Place
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8102 Victoria © Brian Creasey |
06.12.09 |
WL541+ |
14SE |
13SE |
10SE |
VICTORIA - WHITE CITY BUS STATION
Rerouted eastbound directly via Old Brompton Road to omit previous working via Queens Gate and Harrington Road
03.07.10 |
PK251+ |
14DE |
13DE |
10DE |
New contract started with Transdev from their Park Royal Garage (PK) |
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VICTORIA- WHITE CITY BUS STATION
New operator
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DE102 Buckingham Palace Road © Lawrence Living |
03.03.11 |
PK251+ |
14DE |
16DE |
13DE |
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Transdev purchased by RATP |
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VICTORIA- WHITE CITY BUS STATION
New operator
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DE105 Westfileds - White City
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20.10.12 |
S251+ |
14DE+ |
16DE |
13DE |
1DE/72 |
VICTORIA - WHITE CITY BUS STATION
Allocation moved from Park Royal to Shepherds Bush (S)
Both 272 and C1 were moved in exchange for Route 220
04.07.15 |
S251+ |
14DE+ |
16DE |
13DE |
1DE/72 |
VICTORIA - WHITE CITY BUS STATION
Contract extended for two years
01.07.17 |
S251+ |
13DE |
13DE |
12DE |
VICTORIA - WHITE CITY BUS STATION
Contract renewal
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DPS30650 Ebury Street © Lawrence Living |
03.10.18 |
S251+ |
13BE |
13BE |
12BE |
VICTORIA - WHITE CITY BUS STATION
Gradual conversion to BE electric buses
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BE37025 Shepherd's Bush © Jack Marian |
22.01.22 |
S251+ |
13BE |
13BE |
12BE |
VICTORIA - WHITE CITY BUS STATION
Headways reduction
02.07.22 |
S251+ |
13BE |
13BE |
12BE |
VICTORIA - WHITE CITY BUS STATION
Contract extended for two years
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S Shepherds Bush
Crew Changeover
point at White City stand or garage
PK Park Royal
Crew Changeover
point at White City stand or garage
VB Victoria Basement
Crew Changeover
point at ?
BB Battersea Base
Crew Changeover
point at ?
SW Stockwell
Crew Changeover
point at on the stand at Victoria (Vauxhall Bridge Road at that time
MB Orpington
Crew Changeover
point at ?
PD Plumstead
Crew Changeover
point at ?
LO Stewarts Lane - Battersea
Crew Changeover
point at ?
QB Battersea
Crew Changeover
point at ?
WL Walworth
Crew Changeover
point at ?
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