Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
03.10.34
AC
23ST+
22ST+
18ST
    1STL/6
2STL/8
2STL/18		 2STL/8  

FINCHLEY MEMORIAL - Brent - Neasden - North Circular Road - Stonebridge Park - Harlesden - Kensal Green - Harrow Road - Paddington Green - Marylebone Road - Euston Road - KINGS CROSS ( Sat pm / Suns) - Grays Inn Road - Holborn Circus - Shoe Lane - Ludgate Circus - Southwark Bridge - LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Fri / Sat am )
This route was previously numbered 518

Both maps extracted from 1934 historical map drawn by Mike Harris
The Greater London Bus Map

27.05.36
AC
23ST+
22ST+
18ST
    1STL/6
4STL/8
 2STL/8  

FINCHLEY MEMORIAL ( Mon-Fri peaks / Sat / Sun ) - BRENT STATION ( Mon-Fri ) - KINGS CROSS ( Sat pm / Suns ) - LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Fri / Sat am )
Mon-Fri withdrawn outside Mon-Fri peaks between Brent and Finchley

11.10.36
AC
23ST+
22ST+
17ST
    1STL/6
4STL/8
 2STL/8  

FINCHLEY MEMORIAL ( Mon-Fri peaks / Sat ) - BRENT STATION ( Mon-Fri / Sun) - KINGS CROSS ( Sat pm / Suns ) - LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Fri / Sat am )
Sunday withdrawn between Brent and Finchley

04.05.38
AC
23ST+
22ST+
--
    4ST/18A
 2STL/8  

FINCHLEY MEMORIAL ( Mon-Fri peaks / Sat ) - BRENT STATION ( Mon-Fri) - KINGS CROSS ( Sat pm ) - LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Fri / Sat am )
Sunday service withdrawn

07.06.39
AC
22ST+
21ST+
--
    3STL/8
 2STL/8  

BRENT STATION ( Mon-Sat) - KINGS CROSS ( Sat pm ) - LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Fri / Sat am )
Withdrawn between Brent and Finchley

18.10.39
AC
22STL+
23STL+
--
    2STL/8
 2STL/6  

BRENT STATION-- LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Sat except evenings)
Withdrawn entirely during evenings
Saturday afternoons extended from Kings Cross to London Bridge

20.10.48
AC
18RT
17RT
--

BRENT STATION-- LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Sat except evenings)
RT type introduced

Scanned from 1949 Red Book

19.05.54
AC
18RTW
10RT
7RTW
--

BRENT STATION-- LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Sat except evenings)
PART RT allocation replaced by the wider RTW

06.10.54
AC
18RTW
17RTW
--

BRENT STATION-- LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Sat except evenings)
RT allocation replaced by the wider RTW

RTW185 London Bridge Station

Part of Jeff Lloyd collection
Photographer unknown



28.11.58
X
12RTW
8RTW
--

HARLESDEN Willesden Junction - LONDON BRIDGE STATION (Mon-Sat except evenings).
Withdrawn between Harlesden & Brent and allocation transferred from Willesden to Middle Row.

November 1958 first an last buses

14.10.59
X
12RTL
8RTL
--

HARLESDEN Willesden Junction - LONDON BRIDGE STATION (Mon-Sat except evenings).
RTW allocation replaced by RTL.
This was done because the engineers at Middle Row were finding it difficult to work on the RTW's as there were no spreadover buses laying over mid-day

Taken from May 1960 allocation book which is available for sale

02.01.62
Route withdrawn - replaced by extending Route 18 from Wembley to London Bridge as per Sunday Route

Garages

AC Willesden
Crew Changeover point at Craven Park
Garage journeys left line of route at Craven Park and then via Route 660 to garage or at Neasden Lane then via Route 52 to garage

X Middle Row
Crew Changeover point at The Plough
Garage journeys left line of route at The Plough then via Ladbroke Grove - Kensal Road to garage