Route History
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
| at 03.10.34 | X |
41ST |
42ST |
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ACTON VALE Kings Arms - East Acton - Wormwood Scrubs -St Quintin Avenue - St Marks Road - Ladbroke Grove - Westbourne Park Road - Westbourne Grove - Paddington - Edgware Road - Marble Arch - Oxford Street - Oxford Circus - Holborn -- Holborn Circus - Poultry - Bank - LIVERPOOL STREET ( Mon-Sat )
 |
Taken from October 1934 Red Book Timetable ( Pdf ) which is for sale |
| 18.10.39 | X |
30ST |
30ST |
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ACTON VALE - HOLBORN STN ( Mon-Sat evenings ) - LIVERPOOL STREET ( Mon-Sat evenings )
Withdrawn evenings between Holborn and Liverpool Street
 |
Taken from March 1940 Red book which is available for sale in pdf form Red Books for sale |
| 15.05.40 | X |
38STL |
40STL |
-- |
ACTON VALE - HOLBORN ( Mon-Fri evenings ) - LIVERPOOL STREET
Reinstated Saturday evenings between
Holborn and Liverpool Street
| 20.11.40 | X |
40STL |
38STL |
-- |
ACTON VALE - HOLBORN STN ( Mon-Sat evenings ) - LIVERPOOL STREET ( Mon-Sat except evenings )
Withdrawn Saturday evenings between Holborn and Liverpool Street
| 19.02.41 | X |
46STL |
31STL |
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KEW GREEN - Gunnersbury Avenue - Acton Town Station - Acton High Street - East Acton - Wormwood Scrubs - Barlby Road - St Marks Road - Ladbroke
Grove - Westbourne Park Road - Westbourne Grove - Paddington - Edgware Road -
Marble Arch - Oxford Street - Oxford Circus - HOLBORN ( Mon-Sat evenings )-- Holborn Circus - Poultry - Bank - LIVERPOOL STREET
( Mon-Sat except evenings)
Diverted at Wormwood Scrubs via Barlby Road instead of St Quentin Avenue
Extended from Acton Vale to Kew Green
| 29.10.41 | X |
39STL |
30STL |
-- |
KEW GREEN ( Mon-Sat except evenings ) - ACTON VALE ( Mon-Sat evenings ) - HOLBORN ( Mon-Sat evenings ) - LIVERPOOL STREET ( Mon-Sat except evenings)
Withdrawn evenings between Acton Vale and Kew Green
| 22.04.42 | X |
39STL |
30STL |
-- |
KEW GREEN - HOLBORN ( Mon-Sat evenings ) - LIVERPOOL STREET ( Mon-Sat except evenings)
Reinstated evenings between Acton Vale and Kew Green
| 28.10.42 | X |
39ST |
30ST |
-- |
KEW GREEN - OXFORD CIRCUS ( Mon-Sat evenings ) - LIVERPOOL STREET ( Mon-Sat except evenings)
Withdrawn evenings between Oxford Circus and Holborn
|
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Extracted from 1943 historical map drawn by Mike Harris |
| 27.10.43 | X |
39ST |
30ST |
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KEW GREEN ( Mon-Sat except evenings ) - ACTON VALE ( Mpn-Sat evenings ) - OXFORD CIRCUS ( Mon-Sat evenings ) - LIVERPOOL STREET ( Mon-Sat except evenings)
Withdrawn evenings Acton Vale to Kew Green
 |
Taken fromJuly 1944 Red book which is available for sale in pdf form Red Books for sale |
| 13.02.46 | X |
39ST |
30ST |
-- |
KEW GREEN - OXFORD CIRCUS ( Mon-Sat evenings ) - LIVERPOOL STREET ( Mon-Sat except evenings)
Evening service restored between Acton Vale and Kew Green
 |
|---|
Taken fromFeb 1946 Red book which is available for sale in pdf form Red Books for sale |
| 28.08.46 | X |
22ST |
35ST |
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KEW GREEN - OXFORD CIRCUS ( Mon-Sat evenings ) - LIVERPOOL STREET ( Mon-Sat except evenings)
Mon-Fri service decreased with introduction of Route 7A
| 29.01.47 | X |
22ST |
21ST |
-- |
KEW GREEN - OXFORD CIRCUS ( Mon-Sat evenings ) - LIVERPOOL STREET ( Mon-Sat except evenings)
Sat service decreased with introduction of Route 7A
 |
|---|
| Taken from Summer 1949 Red book which is available for sale in pdf form Red Books for sale |
| 26.10.49 | X |
22RT |
20RT |
-- |
KEW GREEN - OXFORD CIRCUS ( Mon-Sat evenings ) - LIVERPOOL STREET ( Mon-Sat except evenings)
Converted to RT type
14.05.52 |
X |
20RT |
18RT |
-- |
ACTON Tram
Depot - OXFORD CIRCUS (Mon-Sat evenings) - LIVERPOOL
STREET (Mon-Sat except evenings)
Withdrawn between Acton and Kew Green -
this section replaced by new Route 265 East
Acton & Chessington
 |
|---|
| Taken from August 1952 Red book which is available for sale in pdf form Red Books for sale |
04.05.55 |
X |
19RTL |
18RTL |
-- |
ACTON Tram
Depot - OXFORD CIRCUS (Mon-Sat evenings) - LIVERPOOL
STREET (Mon-Sat except evenings)
RT vehicles
replaced by RTL.
 |
RTL171 is parked outside Broad Street Station - Ty-Phoo is about the only thing that has survived in this scene
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 |
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Taken from April 1958 Red book which is available for sale in pdf form Red Books for sale |
20.08.58
Route withdrawn - Route 7A strengthened to compensate
Operating Garage
X
Middle Row
Changeover point Cambridge Gardens.
© Ian Armstrong 2025
Date of edit
Thursday, 06.03.25
