Chelsea Harbour busmap.co.uk

01.04.89

VB

4RH

4RH

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KENSINGTON Phillimore Walk ( Mon-Sat shopping hours ) - Marloes Road,EARLS COURT ( Mon-Sat t - Chelsea Harbour - Townmead Road - SANDS END Sainsbury's ( Mon-Sat except evenings )
Extended from Chelsea Harbour to Sands End and allocation moved to Victoria Basement (VB)

02.06.90

VB

4SR

4SR

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EARLS COURT STATION - Chelsea Harbour - Sands End - Wandsworth Bridge - York Road - Plantation Place - Plough Road - Grant Road - CLAPHAM JUNCTION Meyrick Arms ( Mon-Sat except evenings )
Withdrawn between Earls Court and Kensington High Street but extended from Sands End to Clapham Junction

	OV33 Meyrick Arms busmap.co.uk

12.06.93

BB51+

4MRL

4MRL

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EARLS COURT  -  CLAPHAM JUNCTION 
Allocation moved from Victoria Basement (VB) to Battersea base (BB)

	MRL181 shows the short lived "BB" garage code busmap.co.uk

12.03.94

SW121+

4MRL

4MRL

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EARLS COURT  -  CLAPHAM JUNCTION 
Allocation moved from Battersea base (BB)to Stockwell (SW)

	DRL67 Clpahm Junction April 1994, the BB code still intact busmap.co.uk

12.08.95

AL51+

4MRL

4MRL

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EARLS COURT  -  CLAPHAM JUNCTION 
Allocation moved to Merton (AL)

19.10.96

AF81+

4ML

4ML

4ML

EARLS COURT STATION - CLAPHAM JUNCTION Boutflower Road ( daily )
Rerouted direct along York Road instead of via Plantation Wharf - and also at CJ via Plough Road - St John's Hill - St John's Road - Battersea Rise to Boutflower Road ( not sure of date reverted back to Meyrick Arms )
Sunday introduction and evening service introduced
Allocation moved to Putney (AF)

	ML6 seen a few days before the route transferred to Limebourne busmap.co.uk

15.03.97

AF81+

4ML

4ML

4ML

EARLS COURT STATION - CLAPHAM JUNCTION Meyrick Arms ( daily )
Clapham Junction terminal reverted to Meyrick Arms

25.10.97

QB

5ML

5ML

4ML

	London General surrendered contract - reassigned to Limebourne using hired vehicles from LG

EARLS COURT Tesco  - CLAPHAM JUNCTION Meyrick Arms
Extended from Earls Court Station to Earls Court Tesco

	ML2 loaned from London General but in Limebourne colours at Clapham Junction

21.11.98

QB

5sd

5sd

4sd

	Contract passed to Q Drive T/A Limebourne

EARLS COURT Tesco - CLAPHAM JUNCTION Meyrick Arms (daily )
Contract reassigned to Q Drive

07.07.01

QB

5S

5S

4S

	Contract reassigned

EARLS COURT Tesco - CLAPHAM JUNCTION Meyrick Arms (daily )
Contract reassigned to Connex

	Solo 242 Falcon Road

26.02.04

QB20+

10S

10S

6S

	Operation passed to Travel London

EARLS COURT Tesco - CLAPHAM JUNCTION Meyrick Arms
Contract reassigned to Travel London

06.05.06

QB20+

10TA

10TA

6TA

EARLS COURT Tesco - CLAPHAM JUNCTION Meyrick Arms
Converted to double deck - made possible by the transfer of Route 196 to London General

04.10.08

QB251+

12TA

12TA

8TA

EARLS COURT Tesco - CLAPHAM JUNCTION Meyrick Arms
Contract renewal

	9775 sandwiched between two First buses at CJ

21.05.09

QB251+

12TA

12TA

8TA

	Contract novated to Abellio

EARLS COURT Tesco - CLAPHAM JUNCTION Meyrick Arms
Contract novated to Abellio

	9823 St John's Hill

05.10.13

QB251+

12TA

12TA

7EDH

EARLS COURT Tesco - CLAPHAM JUNCTION Meyrick Arms
Contract renewal

29.07.17

QB251+

9EDH

9EDH

6EDH

EARLS COURT Tesco - CLAPHAM JUNCTION Meyrick Arms
see map

Click here for Fulham to Clapham Junction section
Taken from 2017 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk

06.10.18

QB251+

9EDH

9EDH

6EDH

EARLS COURT Tesco - CLAPHAM JUNCTION Meyrick Arms (daily )
Contract extended for two years

	9455 Clapham Junction © Jamie Geen

03.10.20

X501+

9OE

9OE

8OE

	Contract reassigned

EARLS COURT Tesco - CLAPHAM JUNCTION Meyrick Arms
Contract reassigned to Tower Transit (X) with new electric double deckers

	OE34006 Clapham Junction © Ben Knowles

24.07.23

X501+

9OE

9OE

8OE

EARLS COURT Tesco - WANDSWORTH BRIDGENorthSide
Due to Wandsworth Bridge being closed for repairs at this time the route was curtailed at Sands End
The bridge was closed on 24 July to motor vehicles. This was to enable essential safety repairs to be carried out to its historic bearings that needed to be replaced as they've reached the end of their lifespan. 

30.09.23

QB251+

9EV

9EV

6EV

Contract Reassigned toTransport UK

EARLS COURT Tesco - WANDSWORTH BRIDGE North Side
Due to Wandsworth Bridge being closed for repairs at this time the route was curtailed at Sands End
Operation transferred to Abellio

3033 is seen on a short working to North Side Wandsworth Bridgeduring closure of Wandsworth Bridge © Jenkins Buses

02.10.23

QB251+

9EV

9EV

6EV

EARLS COURT Tesco - CLAPHAM JUNCTION
Service restored to Clapham Junction with the reopening of Wandsworth Bridge

Garages

X Westbourne Park
Crew Changeover point Tesco

BB Battersea
Crew Changeover point ?

VB Victoria Basement
Crew Changeover point ?

BB Battersea
Crew Changeover point ?

SW Stockwell
Crew Changeover point CJ ?

AL Merton
Crew Changeover point CJ ?

AF Chelverton Road, Putney
Crew Changeover point CJ ?

QB Battersea
Crew Changeover point CJ stand

 

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