Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
30.11.68 |
HL |
13MBS |
11MBS |
4MBS |
GREENFORD
Red Lion - Pitshanger Lane - Ealing Broadway - West Ealing - Northfields -
Windmill Road - BRENTFORD County Court
NEW ROUTE: replaces Route
97
01.01.70
Taken from January 1970 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk |
16.05.70 |
HL |
14MBS |
12MBS |
4MBS |
GREENFORD
Red Lion - BRENTFORD County Court ( Mon-Sat ) or SYON PARK ( Suns 1100 - 2100 )
Sunday 1100 - 2100 extended from Brentford via London Road to Syon Park terminating
in the triangle by Syon Lane.
07.12.75 |
HL |
14DMS |
12DMS |
4DMS |
GREENFORD - BRENTFORD - SYON PARK ( Sunday )
Converted
to double deck operation.
17.01.81 |
HL71+ |
12M |
8M |
5M |
GREENFORD - BRENTFORD - SYON PARK ( Sunday )
Converted
from DMS to Metrobus.
04.09.82 |
HL71+ |
10M |
8M |
4M |
GREENFORD - BRENTFORD - SYON PARK ( Sunday )
Certain
peak journeys diverted in Ealing via Cleveland Road and Castlebar Hill instead
of Pitshanger Lane.
02.06.84 |
HL71+ |
13M |
11M |
7M |
RUISLIP
LIDO (Summer Sunday) - Bury
Street - Ruislip High Street - RUISLIP STATION ( Mon-Sat ) - Ruislip
Gardens - Yeading - Greenford - Pitshanger lane - Ealing - Northfields - BRENTFORD
County Court ( Mon-Sat ) or SYON PARK (Suns)
+ additonal Mon-Fri peak journeys via Cleveland Road and Castlebar Hill
Extended from Greenford to Ruislip Station ( Mon-Sat ) and further extended Summer
Sundays to Ruislip Lido replacing withdrawn
273.
29.09.84 |
HL71+ |
13M |
11M |
6M |
RUISLIP
STATION ( Mon-Sat ) - BRENTFORD County Court ( Mon-Sat ) or SYON
PARK (Suns)
+
additonal Mon-Fri peak journeys via Cleveland Road and Castlebar Hill
Withdrawn between Ruislip Station and Ruislip Lido for winter months. This
pattern of operation continued until 1990
21.06.86 |
HL71+ |
14M |
11M |
7M |
RUISLIP
LIDO (Summer Sunday) - Bury
Street - Ruislip High Street - RUISLIP STATION ( Mon-Sat ) - Ruislip
Gardens - Yeading - Greenford - Pitshanger lane - Ealing - Northfields - BRENTFORD
County Court ( Mon-Sat ) or SYON PARK (Suns)
Mon-Fri peak
journeys diverted in Ealing via Cleveland Road and Castlebar Hill withdrawn
21.07.90 |
HL71+ |
12M |
9M |
7M |
RUISLIP
STATION (Suns) - GREENFORD Red
Lion ( Mon-Sat ) - BRENTFORD County Court ( Mon-Sat )
or SYON PARK (Suns)
Withdrawn Monday-Saturday between Ruislip and Greenford - this section replaced
by new E7.
11.11.90 |
HL |
RW |
RW |
RW |
Converted to RW operation joint with route E1 and marketed under the name 'E-LINE'
07.07.91 |
HL |
RW |
RW |
RW |
RUISLIP
LIDO(Sun ) - GREENFORD Red Lion ( Mon-Sat ) - BRENTFORD County Court ( Mon-Sat ) or SYON
PARK (Suns)
Sunday extended from Ruislip Station to Ruislip Lido (this was the last season
for this extension)
08.09.91 |
HL |
RW |
RW |
RW |
RUISLIP
STATION (Suns) - GREENFORD Red
Lion ( Mon-Sat ) - BRENTFORD County Court ( Mon-Sat )
or SYON PARK (Suns)
Sunday
withdrawn between Ruislip Station to Ruislip Lido
30.11.91 |
HL |
RW |
RW |
RW |
RUISLIP
STATION (Suns) - GREENFORD Red
Lion ( Mon-Sat ) - BRENTFORD County Court
Withdrawn between Brentford and Syon Park
27.03.93 |
G |
RW |
RW |
RW |
RUISLIP
STATION (Suns) - GREENFORD Red
Lion ( Mon-Sat ) - BRENTFORD County Court
Reallocated
to Greenford (G) base.
24.05.97 |
AH61+ |
15Dart |
14Dart |
6Dart |
Contract reassigned |
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GREENFORD
Red Lion - BRENTFORD Commerce Road
Withdrawn between Greenford and Ruislip - this
section replaced by new Sunday service on Route E7.
Diverted at Half Acre Brentford to Commerce Road Brentford ( Armchair base
)
Contract
transferred to Armchair
25.05.02 |
AH61+ |
18DP |
14DP |
8DP |
GREENFORD
Red Lion - BRENTFORD Commerce Road
Start
of renewed contract.
19.11.04 |
AH61+ |
19DP |
13DP |
8DP |
GREENFORD
Red Lion - BRENTFORD Commerce Road
Armchair
taken over by Metroline.
06.01.07 |
AH61+ |
19DP |
13DP |
8DP |
Contract formally transferred to Metoline Travel. |
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GREENFORD
Red Lion - BRENTFORD Commerce Road
New operator
DP1042 Northfields |
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30.05.09 |
AH61+ |
15TE |
13TE |
8TE |
GREENFORD
Red Lion - BRENTFORD Commerce Road
Renewed contract with double deck operation now
31.05.14 |
AH61+ |
15VW |
13VW |
8VW |
GREENFORD
Red Lion - BRENTFORD Commerce Road
Contract extended for two years
Taken from 2014 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk |
28.05.16 |
AH301+ |
16VW |
14VW |
10VW |
GREENFORD
Red Lion - BRENTFORD Commerce Road
Contract renewal with increased frequencies
VW1059 Christchurch, Ealng |
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29.05.21 |
AH301+ |
16VW |
14VW |
10VW |
GREENFORD
Red Lion - BRENTFORD Commerce Road
Contract extended for two years
VW1034 Ealing © Anthony Moore |
27.05.23 |
AH301+ |
16VW |
14VW |
10VW |
GREENFORD
Red Lion - BRENTFORD Commerce Road
Contract renewed with existing buses
Taken from 2023 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk |
HL Hanwell
Crew Changeover
point West Ealing
G Greenford
Crew Changeover
point Greenford stand or Greenford BRoadway ( Ruislip workings)
AH Armchair Brentford
Crew Changeover
point at garage