Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
28.08.46
X
19ST+
--
--
   
1ST/7
--
--

ACTON VALE Kings Arms ( Mon-Fri ) - East Acton - Wormwood Scrubs - Barlby Road - Ladbroke Grove - Westbourne Park Road - Westbourne Grove - Paddington - Edgware Road - Marble Arch - Oxford Street - OXFORD CIRCUS (Mon-Fri evenings) Holborn Circus - Bank - LONDON BRIDGE STATION (Mon-Fri except evenings)
New route formed by extending Acton to Holborn shorts on Route 7 to London Bridge

October 1946 first and last times
Taken from October 1946 Red book which is  available for sale in pdf form
Red Books for sale

29.01.47
X
19ST+
17ST
--
   
1ST/7
--
--

ACTON VALE Kings Arms ( Mon-Sat ) -- OXFORD CIRCUS (Monday-Saturday evenings) - LONDON BRIDGE STATION (Mon-Sat except evenings)
Saturday service introduced

12.11.47
X
19ST
17ST
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ACTON High Street ( Mon-Sat ) -- OXFORD CIRCUS (Monday-Saturday evenings) - LONDON BRIDGE STATION (Mon-Sat except evenings)
Extended from Acton Vale to Acton High Street

Summer 1949 first and last times
Taken from Summer 1949 Red book which is  available for sale in pdf form
Red Books for sale

05.05.48
X
19STL
17STL
--

ACTON High Street ( Mon-Sat ) -- OXFORD CIRCUS (Monday-Saturday evenings) - LONDON BRIDGE STATION (Mon-Sat except evenings)
Converted to STL type

26.10.49
X
19RTL
18RTL
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ACTON High Street ( Mon-Sat ) -- OXFORD CIRCUS (Monday-Saturday evenings) - LONDON BRIDGE STATION (Mon-Sat except evenings)
Converted to RTL type

14.05.52
X
18RT
16RT
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EAST ACTON Goldsmiths Arms ( Mon-Sat ) - OXFORD CIRCUS (Mon-Sat evenings) - LONDON BRIDGE (Mon-Sat except evenings)
Withdrawn between East Acton & Acton - replaced by Route 7 and new route 265.

Extracted from 1952 historical map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk


04.05.55
X
17RTL
15RTL
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EAST ACTON Goldsmiths Arms ( Mon-Sat ) - OXFORD CIRCUS (Mon-Sat evenings) - LONDON BRIDGE (Mon-Sat except evenings)
RT type replaced by RTL.

May 1955 first and last times

RTL561 is at the crew changevover point in
Cambridge Gardens

20.08.58
X
30RTL
21RTL
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ACTON Tram Depot (Mon-Sat) - OXFORD CIRCUS (Mon-Sat evenings) - LONDON BRIDGE (Mon-Sat except evenings)
Extended from East Acton to Acton to replace withdrawn Route 7

August 1958 first and last times

RTL739 RTL739 London Bridge stand

14.10.59
Renumbered 7

Operating Garage

X Middle Row
Changeover point at Cambridge Gardens