Route History

Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
at 03.10.34
J
19NS
15NS
9NS
P
19NS
15NS
9NS

FINSBURY PARK STN - Highbury Barn - Highbury Corner - Upper Street - Angel - Goswell Road - St Paul's - Ludgate Circus - Blackfriars Bridge - Elephant & Castle - New Kent Road,- BERMONDSEY Queen Charlotte


05.08.36
J
19NS
15NS
7ST
P
19NS
15NS
6ST

FINSBURY PARK STN - BERMONDSEY Queen Charlotte
Weekend ST type introduced

24.03.37
J
20NS
15NS
7NS
P
19NS
15NS
6NS

FINSBURY PARK STN - BERMONDSEY Queen Charlotte
Weekend reverted to NS type

08.09.37
J
20NS
15NS
7ST
P
19NS
15NS
6ST

FINSBURY PARK STN - BERMONDSEY Queen Charlotte
Weekend ST type reintroduced

05.01.38
J
21ST
15ST
7STL
P
16ST
14ST
6ST

FINSBURY PARK STN - BERMONDSEY Queen Charlotte
NS type withdrawn

01.11.39
J
8STL
8STL
6STL
P
7LT
7LT
5LT

FINSBURY PARK  -  ELEPHANT & CASTLE ( Mon-Fri )  -  BERMONDSEY Queen Charlotte ( Mon-Fri peaks / Sat / Sun )
Mon-Fri except peak hours withdrawn between Elephant & Castle and Bermondsey
Old Kent Road (P) ST allocation replaced by LT

Islington and Bermondsey section
Taken from December 1940 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

03.01.40
AR
11ST
11ST
--
J
8STL
8STL
6STL
P
7LT
7LT
5LT

FINSBURY PARK  -  ELEPHANT & CASTLE ( Mon-Fri )  -  BERMONDSEY Queen Charlotte ( Mon-Fri peaks / Sat / Sun )
Mon-Sat Tottenham (AR) allocation added

15.05.40
J
14STL
13STL
5STL
P
13LT
13LT
5LT

FINSBURY PARK  -  ELEPHANT & CASTLE ( Mon-Fri )  -  BERMONDSEY Queen Charlotte ( Mon-Fri peaks / Sat / Sun )
Mon-Sat Tottenham (AR) allocation withdrawn

02.04.41
J
8STL
3ST
3PROV
8STL
5ST
5STL
P
8LT
4ST
7LT
6ST
5LT

FINSBURY PARK  -  ELEPHANT & CASTLE ( Mon-Fri )  -  BERMONDSEY Queen Charlotte ( Mon-Fri peaks / Sat / Sun )
Type change as above

29.10.41
AR
6LT
5LT
4LT
P
12LT
13LT
5LT

FINSBURY PARK  -  ELEPHANT & CASTLE ( Sat evgs / Sun)  -  BERMONDSEY Queen Charlotte ( Mon-Fri /  Sat except evgs)
Mon-Fri extended from Elepahnt to Bermondsey at all times but withdrawn between these points Saturday evenings and Sunday
Daily Holloway (J) allocation replaced by Tottenham (AR)

27.10.42
Last day of operation

Date of reintroduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
11.10.50
J
13RT
11RT
--

FINSBURY PARK STN - Highbury Barn - Highbury Corner - Upper Street - Angel - Goswell Road - St Paul's - Ludgate Circus - Blackfriars Bridge - Elephant & Castle - New Kent Road,- BERMONDSEY Queen Charlotte (Mon-Sat except evenings )
This route previously operated between 1934 and 1942 - was reintroduced as above to coincide with the tram replacement program

October 1950 first and last times

02.05.51
J
7RT
11RT
--
 
P
6RT
--
--

FINSBURY PARK STN - BERMONDSEY Queen Charlotte (Mon-Sat)
Mon-Fri P allocation introduced.

11.07.51
J
8RT
11RT
--
 
P
6RT
--
--

FINSBURY PARK - SURREY DOCKS STN (Mon-Fri except evenings / Sat until 1400 )
Extended from Bermondsey to Surrey Docks.


Taken from 1952 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

16.10.57
J
8RT
--
--
 
P
6RT
10RT
--

FINSBURY PARK - SURREY DOCKS STN (Mon-Fri except evenings / Sat until 1400 )
Saturday Holloway (J) allocation moved to Old Kent Road (P)

April 1958 first and last times

20.08.58
J
12RT
10RT
--

FINSBURY PARK - SURREY DOCKS STN (Mon-Fri except evenings / Sat until 1400 )
P allocation withdrawn.


10.10.62
J
12RT
--
--

FINSBURY PARK - SURREY DOCKS STN (Mon-Fri except evenings)
Saturday withdrawn.

30.12.66
Last day of operation - replaced by strengthened Route 4A between Finsbury Park and Ludgate Circus but Surrey Docks section not replaced.

Operating Garages

J Holloway
Changeover point at Finsbury Park
Some garage journeys left line of route at Highbury Corner and went via Holloway Road to garage

P Old Kent Road
Changeover point at Bricklayers Arms
Some garage journeys left line of route at Bricklayers Arms and went via Old Kent Road to garage

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Friday, 01.09.23