Route History
10.11.90 |
HL51+ |
25RW |
25RW |
6RW |
EALING
BROADWAY - Uxbridge Road - Hanwell BRoadway - Boston Road - Boston Manor
Road - Half Acre then BRENTFORD County Court
New Midibus Route to replace withdrawn section of Route
E1
MON-SAT Time schedule joint with Route E1 and E2
SUN time schedule joint with Route E1
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RW68 Haven Green North Side |
30.11.91 |
HL271+ |
9RW |
6RW |
E2* |
EALING BROADWAY - BRENTFORD County Court
Mon-Sat joint allocation with E1 and E2 withdrawn, Sunday remained
27.03.93 |
G |
9RW |
8RW |
E2* |
EALING BROADWAY - BRENTFORD County Court
Hanwell
closed - allocation moved to Greenford (G)
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MA28 Ealing Broadway |
24.05.97 |
AH81+ |
8DP |
8DP |
4DP |
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Contract REASSIGNED to Armchair |
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EALING
BROADWAY - BRENTFORD Commerce Road
Diverted at Half Acre Brentford to Commerce Road Brentford ( Armchair base
)
Allocation now Brentford (AH)
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DP1027 Ealing Broadway Station |
27.05.02 |
AH81+ |
10DP |
9DP |
5DP |
EALING
BROADWAY - BRENTFORD Commerce Road
Contract
renewal
19.11.04 |
AH81+ |
10DP |
9DP |
7DP |
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Armchair taken over by Metroline. |
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EALING
BROADWAY - BRENTFORD Commerce Road
New operator
06.01.07 |
AH81+ |
10DP+ |
9DP |
7DP |
| 1DT/237 |
EALING
BROADWAY - BRENTFORD Commerce Road
Contract
formally transferred to Metroline Travel.
One double deck SDO journey added from Ealing to Brentford.
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DP1047 Brentford High Street |
30.05.09 |
AH81+ |
10DE |
9DE |
6DE |
EALING
BROADWAY - BRENTFORD Commerce Road
Contract
renewed and Enviro type introduced
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DE995 in the revised Metroline livery without the blue skirt |
30.05.14 |
AH81+ |
10DE |
9DE |
6DE |
EALING
BROADWAY - BRENTFORD Commerce Road
Contract extended for two years
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OTH973 Ealing Broadway |
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28.05.16 |
AH81+ |
15VW |
15VW |
10VW |
EALING BROADWAY - West Ealing - Hanwell - Boston Manor - Brentford - Isleworth - HOUNSLOW Bell Corner
Contract renewal
Extended from Brentford to Hounslow Bell Corner, with double deck buses now running on all journeys.
Within Brentford, the route will no longer serve Commerce Road.
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VW1588 waits to turn right into Brentford High Street on the way to a new destination |
29.05.21 |
AH81+ |
15VW |
15VW |
10VW |
EALING BROADWAY - HOUNSLOW Bell Corner
Contract extended for two years
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VW1059 London Road, Isleworth © Samuel Letsu |
20.05.23 |
AH81+ |
15VW |
15VW |
10VW |
EALING BROADWAY - HOUNSLOW Bell Corner
New Quality Incentive Contract, under Tranche 832 retained by Metroline, operating out of Brentford garage (AH) using new electric double deck buses.
Vehicles will be operationally exchanged with existing hybrids (from routes 245, 263 and 483) until at least 2025. There will be no changes to frequency or structure
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2023 Map
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Current Blind
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Operating Garages
HL Hanwell
Crew Changeover
point outside garage
AH Brentford
Crew Changeover
point at garage or Canal Bridge from May 2016
Live visual
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