Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
13.11.99
WS
2sd
2sd
1sd
New service

UXBRIDGE STATION - Bakers Road - Belmont Road - High Street - Harefield Road - Oxford Road - Cross Street - Hillingdon Road - Hillingdon Hill - Kingston Lane - Hillingdon Hospital - Pield Heath Road - Harlington Road - West Drayton Road - Hayes End - Uxbridge Road - Lansbury Drive - Kingshill Avenue - Adelphi Way - Adelphi Crescent (western arm) - Weymouth Road - Goshawk Gardens - Bury Avenue - CHARVILLE LANE ESTATE Hoppner Road
New route mainly replacing Route 207A operated by Wings Buses

U7 introduction leaflet Introduction map 1999

 

 

Wings Dart at Uxbridge Station stop

 


31.03.04
TM201+
2sd
2sd
1sd
Contract reassigned

UXBRIDGE STATION -CHARVILLE LANE ESTATE Hoppner Road
Contract transferred to TGM - no change to operation - garage at Hayes coded TM

 

TGM Dart at Uxbridge

 


17.06.05
TM201+
3sd
3sd
2sd
Operation now under
Travel London management

UXBRIDGE STATION -CHARVILLE LANE ESTATE
New operator

DC458 Uxbridge

Taken from 1999 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk


21.05.09
TM201+
3sd
3sd
2sd
Operation now by Abellio

UXBRIDGE STATION -CHARVILLE LANE ESTATE
New operator

04.07.09
WS201+
4DEM
3DEM
3DEM

UXBRIDGE STATION - Bakers Road - Belmont Road - High Street - Harefield Road - Oxford Road - Cross Street - Vine Street - High Street - Hillingdon Hill - Kingston Lane - Hillingdon Hospital - Pield Heath Road - Harlington Road - West Drayton Road - Hayes End - Hewens Road - Mellow Lane - Pole Hill Road - Charville Lane - Bury Avenue - Goshawk Gardens - Adelphi Crescent (western arm) - Adelphi Way - Kingshill Avenue - Lansbury Drive - Uxbridge Road - Coldharbour Lane - HAYES Sainsbury's
Diverted at Charville Lane to Hayes as shown

8489 Hayes stand

19.11.11
WS201+
4DEM
3DEM
3DEM

UXBRIDGE  -  HAYES Sainsbury's
Contract renewal

Taken from 2014 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk


19.11.16
WS201+
5DEM
4DEM
3DEM

UXBRIDGE  -  HAYES Sainsbury's
Contract renewal.

 

The usual type to be seen on the U7 is represented by AD E200 Dart as shown here

© Anthony Moore


30.03.19
AB201+
5DEM
4DEM
3DEM

UXBRIDGE  -  HAYES Sainsbury's
Allocation moved from Hayes (WS) to Southall (AB)

A quick look at the schedules reveals that Running Number 205 only performs one journey on a schoolday, captured here worked by 8162 normally found on Route U9

© Anthony Moore


11.05.19
WS201+
5DEM
4DEM
3DEM

UXBRIDGE  -  HAYES Sainsbury's
Allocation moved back to Hayes (WS) to


01.09.20
WS201+
5E
3E
3E

UXBRIDGE  -  HAYES Sainsbury's
Converted to double deck operation

9424 Hillingdon Hospital


Late July 2021
WS201+
5SE
3SE
3SE

UXBRIDGE  -  HAYES Sainsbury's
Reverted to single deck operation


20.11.21
WS201+
5SE
3SE
3SE

UXBRIDGE  -  HAYES Sainsbury's
Contract extended for two years

11.12.21
GW201+
5SE
3SE
3SE

UXBRIDGE  -  HAYES Sainsbury's
Allocation transferred from Hayes Garage [WS] to Southall Garage [GW]. No change to the timetable.

02.04.22
DH201+
5SE
3SE
3SE

UXBRIDGE  -  HAYES Sainsbury's
Allocation transferred from Southall Garage [GW] to Hayes (DH).

10.09.22
DH201+
5SE
4SE
3SE

UXBRIDGE  -  HAYES Sainsbury's
Saturday timetable revised, +1PVR

01.03.23
DH201+
5SE
4SE
3SE
Transport UK Logo
 Abellio purchased by Transport UK

UXBRIDGE  -  HAYES Sainsbury's
New operator

18.11.23
DH201+
4SE
4SE
3SE

UXBRIDGE  -  HAYES Sainsbury's
Contract renewal 7 years

8786 Belmont Road, Uxbridge

8786 seen with new corporate logo in Belmont Road, Uxbridge

 

© Ian Armstrong

 

Garages

DH Dawley Road, Hayes
Changeover point Hayes Sainsburys

WS Hayes
Changeover point was Charville Lane Estate with one late meal relief at Uxbridge, then when route was extended to Hayes Sainsburys the relief point was changed to Hayes terminus

AB Southall
Changeover point Hayes Sainsburys

GW Southall
Changeover point Hayes Sainsburys

Live visual

 

 

Comment
I would imagine the relief point at Charville Lane was unpopular - nothing there !

 

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2023
Date of edit   Thursday, 12.09.24