Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
14.10.72 |
HT |
4FS |
4FS |
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ARCHWAY STATION - CRICKLEWOOD BROADWAY ( Mon-Sat )
New flat fare minibus service - for route details see below
25.11.72 |
HT |
5FS |
5FS |
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Scanned from Feb 1973 Red Book - note that the PVR was increased within 1 month of route introduction |
03.08.75 |
HT |
5BS |
5BS |
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ARCHWAY STATION - CRICKLEWOOD BROADWAY ( Mon - Sat )
Converted to BS type
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BS6 West End Lane |
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16.10.76 |
HT421+ |
5BS |
5BS |
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ARCHWAY STATION - WILLESDEN GREEN ( Mon - Sat )
Extended from Cricklewoood to Willesden Green
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Scanned from April 1978 Red Book showing extension to Willesden Green |
30.03.81 |
HT421+ |
5BL |
5BL |
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ARCHWAY STATION - WILLESDEN GREEN ( Mon - Sat )
Bristol type introduced giving more capacity
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BL53 Swiss Cottage |
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04.09.82 |
HT421+ |
7BL |
6BL |
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WEST HAMPSTEAD West End Green - ARCHWAY STATION ( Mon-Sat evenings ) - Junction Road - Brecknock Road - York Way - KINGS CROSS ( Mon-Sat except evenings )
Convert to conventional fare stage system.
Withdrawn between West Hampstead and Willesden Green
Extended via Junction Road and withdrawn 239 from Archway to Kings Cross except evenings
29.01.83 |
HT421+ |
7BL |
5BL |
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SHOOT UP HILL ( except early am and late pm ) - WEST HAMPSTEAD West End Green - KINGS CROSS
Extended from Archway to Kings Cross evenings
31.03.84 |
HT421+ |
7BL |
5BL |
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SHOOT UP HILL Minster Road ( except early am and late pm ) - WEST HAMPSTEAD West End Green - KINGS CROSS
Extended from West Hampstead to Shoot Up Hill (except early am and late evenings)
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27.10.84 |
HT171+ |
8BL |
8BL |
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BRENT CROSS ( Mon-Sat except evgs) - Claremont Road - Cricklewood Lane - CRICKLEWOOD BROADWAY ( Mon-Sat evgs) - Mill Lane - West Hampstead - Swiss Cottage - Hampdtead Heath - Parliament Hill Fields - Archway - Tufnell Park - KINGS CROSS ( Mon-Sat )
Extended from Shoot Up Hill to Brent Cross except evenings when curtailed at Cricklewood BRoadway
Running number sequence change
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24.04.85 |
HT171+ |
8BL |
8BL |
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BRENT CROSS ( Mon-Sat except evgs and early am)- CRICKLEWOOD BROADWAY ( Mon-Fri early am / Sat early evening) - WEST HAMPSTEAD Sheriff Road (Mon-Sat evgs)- - KINGS CROSS
Diverted at Cricklewood via Lichfield Road instead of Shoot up Hill
25.10.86 |
HT171+ |
8BL |
7BL |
4BL |
BRENT CROSS ( Mon-Sat except evgs)- CRICKLEWOOD BROADWAY ( Mon-Sat evgs ) - WEST HAMPSTEAD Sheriff Road ( Sunday )- ARCHWAY STATION ( Sunday ) - KINGS CROSS
Sunday service introduced between Archway & West Hampstead
06.06.87 |
HT171+ |
8BL |
7BL |
4BL |
BRENT CROSS ( Mon-Sat except evgs)- CRICKLEWOOD BROADWAY ( Mon-Sat evgs ) - WEST HAMPSTEAD West End Green ( Sunday )- ARCHWAY STATION ( Sunday ) - KINGS CROSS
Sunday extended from Sheriff Road to West End Green in West Hampstead
29.11.87 |
HT171+ |
8BL |
7BL |
4BL |
BRENT CROSS ( Mon-Sat except evgs)- CRICKLEWOOD BROADWAY ( Mon-Sat evgs,Sundays - KINGS CROSS ( daily )
Sunday extended from West End Green to Cricklewood Broadway and from Archway to Kings Cross
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Part of the allocation book library which is for sale Allocation Books |
03.04.88 |
HT171+ |
8BL |
7BL |
4BL |
BRENT CROSS ( Mon-Sat except evgs)- CRICKLEWOOD BROADWAY ( Mon-Sat evgs,Sunday ) - ARCHWAY STATION ( Sunday ) - KINGS CROSS ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday withdrawn between Archway and Kings Cross
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M1111 Goods Way April 1990 The blind would suggest these double deck journeys were restricted to run between Archway and Kings Cross |
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21.07.90 |
NA11+ |
12DT |
12DT |
6DT |
C11/C12 joint allocation |
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New contract - now operated by R & I coaches from a base at North Acton. |
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BRENT CROSS ( Mon-Sat except evgs)- CRICKLEWOODPennine Drive ( Mon-Sat evgs )- WEST END GREEN ( Sunday ) - ARCHWAY STATION
Withdrawn between Archway and Kings Cross - this section replaced by New route C12
Sunday withdrawn between West Hampstead and Cricklewood
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R&I 129 Belsize Park |
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27.03.93 |
NA |
12DT |
12DT |
6DT |
C11/C12 joint allocation |
BRENT CROSS ( Mon-Sat except evgs)- NORTH CRICKLEWOOD Tilling Road( Mon-Sat evgs )- WEST END GREEN ( Sunday ) - ARCHWAY STATION
Mon-Sat evegs extended from Pennine Drive to North Cricklewood
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234 Archway October 1994 shortly before MTL take over |
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30.10.94 |
NA |
12DT |
12DT |
6DT |
C11/C12 joint allocation |
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R & I Coaches purchased by MTL London on 26.10.94 |
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BRENT CROSS ( except evgs)- NORTH CRICKLEWOOD Tilling Road( Mon-Sat evgs ) - ARCHWAY STATION
Sunday service extended from West Hampstead to Brent Cross
27.04.96 |
HT341+ |
7DRL |
6DRL |
6DRL |
BRENT CROSS ( except evgs)- NORTH CRICKLEWOOD Tilling Road( Mon-Sat evgs ) - ARCHWAY STATION
Allocation moved from North Acton (NA) to Holloway (HT)
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MTL Dart 235 at Brent Cross
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25.07.98 |
HT341+ |
13DML |
13DML |
7DML |
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MTL purchased by Metroline |
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BRENT CROSS ( except evgs)- NORTH CRICKLEWOOD Tilling Road( Mon-Sat evgs ) - ARCHWAY STATION
Increased frequencies to compensate for Route C12 withdrawal - and converted to low floor single deck
12.10.02 |
W101+ |
15DML |
16DML |
10DML |
BRENT CROSS ( except evgs)- NORTH CRICKLEWOOD Tilling Road( Mon-Sat evgs ) - ARCHWAY STATION
Allocation moved from Holloway (HT) to Cricklewood (W)
01.02.03 |
W101+ |
16DML |
14DML |
11DML |
BRENT CROSS - ARCHWAY STATION
Increased frequencies to compensate for Route C12 withdrawal - and converted to low floor single deck
Extended evenings from North Cricklewood to Brent Cross
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DLD60 Vorley Road stand
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26.07.03 |
HT321+ |
16DML |
14DML |
11DML |
BRENT CROSS - ARCHWAY STATION
Allocation moved from Cricklewood back to Holloway (HT)
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DML44 turns into Macdonald Road from Highgate Hill
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05.02.05 |
PA101+ |
16DML |
16DML |
13DML |
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Contract reassigned to Thorpes at Perivale (PA) |
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BRENT CROSS - ARCHWAY STATION
New contract
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DLF88 Thorpes livery at Brent X
|
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06.01.07 |
PA101+ |
17DLF |
13DLF |
14DLF |
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Contract
formally transferred to Metroline Travel. |
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BRENT CROSS - ARCHWAY STATION
New contract
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DLF68 Brent Cross |
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24.07.10 |
PA101+ |
20DE |
19DE |
14DE |
BRENT CROSS - ARCHWAY STATION
Contract renewal
01.10.11 |
W301+ |
20DE |
17DE |
11DE |
BRENT CROSS - ARCHWAY STATION
Allocation moved from Perivale (PA) to Cricklewood (W)
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DE1136 Vorley Road
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25.07.15 |
W301+ |
20DE |
17DE |
11DE |
BRENT CROSS - ARCHWAY STATION
Contract extended for two years
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22.07.17 |
W301+ |
20DE |
18DE |
13DE |
BRENT CROSS - ARCHWAY STATION
Contract renewal
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DE1139 Brent Cross |
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23.07.22 |
W301+ |
16DE |
16DE |
15DE |
BRENT CROSS - ARCHWAY STATION
Contract extended for two years
20.07.24 |
W301+ |
16DE |
16DE |
13DE |
BRENT CROSS - ARCHWAY STATION
Contract renewal with new electrics in due course
07.12.24 |
HT221+ |
16DE |
16DE |
13DE |
BRENT CROSS - ARCHWAY STATION
Allocation moved to Holloway (HT) Partly replaced 30 and 274 duties which were transferred to Kings Cross (KC) and made room at Cricklewood (W) for New Contract 266
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W Cricklewood
Changeover point
at Brent Cross
HT Holloway
Crew Changeover
point at Vorley Road stand
FROM DECEMBER 2024 at the garage stand
NA North Acton
Changeover point at Brent Cross
PA Perivale
Changeover point at Brent Cross