Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
30.11.68 |
HL |
12MBS |
9MBS |
4MBS |
GREENFORD
Red Lion - Ruislip Road East - Greenford Avenue - Drayton Bridge Road -
Sutherland Road - Sutherland Avenue - The Avenue - Gordon Road - Haven Green -
Ealing Broadway - Uxbridge Road - Hanwell Broadway - Boston Road - Boston Manor
Road - Half Acre - BRENTFORD County Court
NEW FLAT FARE SERVICE : replaced Route
211 and Route 83 between Ealing and Brentford
17.05.70 |
HL |
12MBS+ |
9MBS |
4MBS |
1MBS/E2 |
GREENFORD
Red Lion - Half Acre then BRENTFORD County Court (Mon-Sat / Suns except
1100 - 2100) or London Road - SYON PARK (Suns 1100 - 2100 )
Sunday service extended from Brentford to Syon Park between 1100 and 2100
07.12.75 |
HL |
14DMS |
10DMS |
4DMS |
GREENFORD
Red Lion - Half Acre then BRENTFORD County Court (Mon-Sat / Suns except
1100 - 2100) or London Road - SYON PARK (Suns 1100 - 2100 )
Converted
to double deck operation.
31.03.79 |
HL51+ |
12DMS |
9DMS |
5DMS |
GREENFORD
Red Lion - BRENTFORD County Court
Sunday
extension to Syon Park withdrawn.
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DMS1957 Ealing Broadway |
17.01.81 |
HL51+ |
12M |
9M |
5M |
GREENFORD
Red Lion - BRENTFORD County Court
Converted
from DMS to Metrobus operation
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M494 seen on a rare short working at Haven Green |
10.11.90 |
HL51+ |
RW/5M |
RW |
RW |
GREENFORD
Red Lion - EALING BROADWAY STN
Withdrawn
between Ealing Broadway and Brentford - the withdrawn section replaced by new E8. The route was converted to minibus operation
(RW) and operated jointly with Routes E2 and E8 except for the Mon-Fri peak service which retained full double deck operation with
Metrobus.
The service was marketed under the name of E-LINE.
07.09.91 |
HL51+ |
RW |
RW |
RW |
GREENFORD
Red Lion - EALING BROADWAY STN
Metrobus
operation withdrawn.
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RW87 Haven Green |
30.11.91 |
HL51+ |
RW/5M |
RW |
RW |
GREENFORD
Red Lion - EALING BROADWAY STN
Metrobus
operation reintroduced.
06.02.93 |
HL |
RW |
RW |
RW |
ON |
5M |
-- |
-- |
GREENFORD
Red Lion - EALING BROADWAY STN
Double
deck peak operation transferred to Alperton (ON)
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LA52 Greenford stand |
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27.03.93 |
G |
RW |
RW |
RW |
ON |
5dd |
-- |
-- |
GREENFORD
Red Lion - EALING BROADWAY STN
Hanwell
(HL) closed - allocation moved to Greenford (G)
24.05.97 |
G |
5LA/LN |
5LA/LN |
DM |
GREENFORD
Red Lion - EALING BROADWAY STN
Contract renewal
Mon-Sat converted to double deck operation and Sun converted to
low floor operation jointly operated with Route E3
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London Bus Lines livery DML644 seen on a Sunday working at Haven Green |
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25.05.02 |
G |
6TN |
6TN |
5TN |
GREENFORD
Red Lion - EALING BROADWAY STN
New
Contract - and converted to low floor double deck operation including Sundays.
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TN32994 Haven Green |
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30.05.09 |
G |
7DN |
5DN |
5DN |
GREENFORD
BROADWAY - EALING BROADWAY STN
New contract with new buses
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DN33609 Greenford stand |
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22.06.13 |
G |
7TE |
5TE |
5TE |
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Contract novated to Metroline West Ltd |
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31.05.14 |
WS231+ |
7EH |
5EH |
5EH |
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New contract with Abellio operating from Hayes (WS) |
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19.08.16 |
WS231+ |
7EH |
5EH |
5EH |
Night service | WS241+ |
-- |
2EH |
2EH |
GREENFORD
BROADWAY - EALING BROADWAY STN
Fri and Sat night service added
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Abellio London 2527 Greenford © Aubrey Morandarte |
---|
29.07.17 |
AB231+ |
8EH |
5EH |
5EH |
Night service | AB241+ |
-- |
2EH |
2EH |
GREENFORD
BROADWAY - EALING BROADWAY STN
Allocation moved to new garage at Bridge Road, Southall ( AB )
01.06.19 |
AB231+ |
8EH |
5EH |
5EH |
Night service | AB241+ |
-- |
2EH |
2EH |
GREENFORD
BROADWAY - EALING BROADWAY STN
Contract extended for two years
Taken from 2019 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk
13.07.20 |
GW231+ |
8EH |
5EH |
5EH |
Night service | GW231+ |
-- |
2EH |
2EH |
GREENFORD
BROADWAY - EALING BROADWAY STN
Southall (AB) allocation moved to Great Western (GW)
11.04.20 |
GW231+ |
8EH |
5EH |
5EH |
GREENFORD
BROADWAY - EALING BROADWAY STN
Due to Covid weekend only night service suspended
06.06.20 |
GW201+ |
8EH |
5EH |
5EH |
GREENFORD
BROADWAY - EALING BROADWAY STN
Running number sequence changed
29.05.21 |
AV841+ |
8ADH |
7ADH |
5ADH |
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Contract reassigned |
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GREENFORD
BROADWAY - EALING BROADWAY STN
New operator
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ADH45033 Greenford stand © Anthony Moore |
25.05.24 |
G201+ |
8ADH |
7ADH |
5ADH |
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Contract reassigned |
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GREENFORD
BROADWAY - EALING BROADWAY STN
New operator
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VWH2095 Ruislip Road East © Anthony Moore |
31.08.24 |
G201+ |
8ADH |
7ADH |
5ADH |
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Contract reassigned |
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GREENFORD
BROADWAY - EALING BROADWAY STN
Formalisation of change to Greenford (G) Garage as terminus, which occurred on 20th July.
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AV Hounslow
Crew Changeover
point at Ealing Broadway and Greenford stand
AB Southall
Crew Changeover
point Greenford stand
GW Southall
Crew Changeover
point Greenford stand
HL Hanwell
Crew Changeover
point outside garage
G Greenford
Crew Changeover
point Greenford Garage
WS Hayes
Crew Changeover
point Greenford stand
ON Alperton
Crew Changeover
n/a spreadover buses