Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
10.05.69
MH1+
13MBS
8MBS
6MBS


FINSBURY PARK Clifton Terrace - Stroud Green - Crouch Hill - Crouch End Broadway - Park Road - Muswell Hill - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY - Colney Hatch Lane - MUSWELL HILL Hampden Road ( Garage journeys )
New Daily flat fare OPO route replacing Route 212

 

MBS561 seen on the stand at Muswell Hill

 

Scanned from 1971 Red Book - interesting to note that there was no smoking ban on the MBS's at this time

Taken from1970 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

26.01.75
MH1+
13DMS
8DMS
6DMS

FINSBURY PARK  -  MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
Converted to double deck operation

DMS783 Muswell Hill

© John Parkin

11.06.81
MH1+
12M
9M
9M

FINSBURY PARK  -  MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
DMS type replaced by Metrobus (M)

M1150 Muswell Hill

© Peter Horrex

October 1988
MH1+
12T
9T
9T

FINSBURY PARK  -  MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
Gradual conversion to Titan type completed March 1989


21.07.90
FY151+
12T
11T
7T

FINSBURY PARK Clifton Terrace - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY - Colney Hatch Lane - Friern Barnet - NORTH FINCHLEY ( Garage journeys )
Muswell Hill (MH) garage closed - allocation moved to Finchley

T530 struggles in the Arctic conditions

© Peter Horrex

12.08.90
FY151+
12M/T
11M/T
7M/T

FINSBURY PARK  -  MUSWELL  -  FINCHLEY GARAGE ( garage journeys )
Converted to mixed M/T

w8



15.08.92
HT121+
9M
9M
8M

FINSBURY PARK Clifton Terrace - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
Finchley (FY) allocation moved to Holloway (HT)
Titan type withdrawn

26.10.94
HT211+
9M
9M
7M
London Northern purchased by MTL

FINSBURY PARK Clifton Terrace - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
New operator

01.02.97
HT121+
6M
4V
5M
6V
5M
3V

FINSBURY PARK Clifton Terrace - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
Volvo Olympian / Northern Counties originally from London Suburban Bus were used when the 91 contract was reassigned to First Capital in 1997

03.07.98
HT121+
9M
5V
5M
6V
5M
3V
MTL London Northern purchased by Metroline

FINSBURY PARK Clifton Terrace - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
New operator

18.11.98
HT121+
14V
11V
8V

FINSBURY PARK Clifton Terrace - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
Converted to V type

V216 leaving Finsbury Park

© John Delaney

19.08.00
HT121+
13TP
11TP
9TP

FINSBURY PARK Clifton Terrace - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
Contract renewal

TPL263 Finsbury Park

© Brian Kemp

20.08.05
HT121+
13TP
11TP
9TP
Contract renewal

FINSBURY PARK Clifton Terrace - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
Contract renewal

21.08.10
HT121+
16TP
12TP
9TP

FINSBURY PARK Clifton Terrace - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
Contract extended for two years

TP46 seen on the stand at Muswell Hill

 

18.08.12
HT121+
16VW
12VW
9VW

FINSBURY PARK Clifton Terrace - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
Contract renewal

VW1245 Finsbury Park

© Brian Kemp


19.08.16
HT121+
17VW
12VW
9VW
Night service HT806+
--
2VW
2VW

FINSBURY PARK Clifton Terrace - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
Weekend Night service introduced

19.08.17
HT121+
17VW
12VW
10VW
Night service HT806+
--
2VW
2VW

FINSBURY PARK Clifton Terrace - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
New contract

05.04.20
HT121+
17VW
12VW
10VW

FINSBURY PARK Clifton Terrace - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
Weekend night service suspended

18.02.23
HT121+
17VW
12VW
10VW

FINSBURY PARK Clifton Terrace - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
Additional turning point at Crouch End added

April 2024
HT121+
17VW
12VW
10VW

FINSBURY PARK Clifton Terrace - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
Start of gradual conversion to WDE electric

WDE2871

WDE2871 Muswell Hill shows the PV code

© Samuel Letsu

17.08.24
HT121+
11EV
11EV
10EV

FINSBURY PARK Clifton Terrace - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
Contract renewal with peak frequency reductions.


 

Garages

MH Muswell Hill
Crew Changeover point at Muswell Hill Broadway

FY Finchley
Crew Changeover point at garage

HT Holloway
Crew Changeover point at garage - meal reliefs running to and from garage out of service from MHB

Live visual