Route History
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
| at 03.10.34 | AK |
9LT |
10LT |
10LT |
TC |
37STL 10ST |
37STL 5ST |
29STL |
CAMDEN TOWN - Albany Street - Great Portland Street - Oxford Circus - Charing Cross - Whitehall - Westminster - Westminster Bridge - Kennington - Brixton - Streatham - Norbury - Thornton Heath Pond - West Croydon - Croydon - South Croydon - Purley - Coulsdon - CHIPSTEAD VALLEY ( Daily )
| 31.10.34 | AK |
9LT |
10LT |
10LT |
TC |
37STL 10ST |
37STL 5ST |
29STL |
CAMDEN TOWN - Albany Street - Great Portland Street - Oxford Circus - Charing Cross - Whitehall - Westminster - Millbank - Lambeth Bridge - Kennington - Brixton - Streatham - Norbury - Thornton Heath Pond - West Croydon - Croydon - South Croydon - Purley - Coulsdon - CHIPSTEAD VALLEY ( Daily )
Rerouted via the new Lambeth Bridge instead of Westminster Bridge
29.04.36 |
AK |
-- |
-- |
10LT |
TC |
36STL 7ST |
36STL 5ST |
29STL |
Mon-Sat Streatham (AK) allocation withdrawn - replaced by 159
05.01.38 |
AK |
-- |
-- |
15LT |
TC |
25ST |
13STL+ |
25STL |
|
| 2ST/59A 3STL/133 |
CAMDEN TOWN ( Mon-Fri peaks / Suns ) - THORNTON HEATH POND ( Mon-Sat ) - CHIPSTEAD VALLEY
Withdrawn Mon-Sat between Thornton Heath Pond and Camden Town except Mon-Fri peaks
@ joint with 59B
22.11.39 |
AK |
-- |
-- |
10STL |
TC |
@14STL |
@13STL |
10STL |
CAMDEN TOWN ( Suns ) - THORNTON HEATH POND ( Mon-Sat ) - CHIPSTEAD VALLEY
Withdrawn Mon-Fri peaks between Thornton Heath Pond and Camden Town.
@ joint with 59B
12.11.47 |
AK |
-- |
-- |
6STL |
TC |
@16STL |
@10STL |
17STL |
|
| 4STL/115 |
WEST HAMPSTEAD West End Green ( Suns ) - THORNTON HEATH POND ( Mon-Sat ) - CHIPSTEAD VALLEY
Diverted at Oxford Circus to West Hampstead via Wigmore Street - Portman Square - Baker Street - St John's Wood - Abbey Road and West End Lane
This was for operational reasons - the 53A and 59 exchanged northern terminals
07.04.48 |
AK |
-- |
-- |
6STL |
TC |
-- |
-- |
17STL |
WEST
HAMPSTEAD West End Gree - CHIPSTEAD VALLEY (Suns)
Mon-Sat withdrawn
13.04.49 |
AK |
-- |
-- |
11STL |
TC |
-- |
-- |
22RT |
Croydon (TC) converted to RT operation.
02.05.51 |
AK |
-- |
-- |
6RT |
TC |
-- |
-- |
33RT |
Streatham (AK) converted to RT operation.
17.10.51 |
TC |
-- |
-- |
23RT |
Streatham (AK) allocation withdrawn.
14.05.52 |
TC |
-- |
-- |
34RT |
TH |
-- |
-- |
5RT |
Thornton Heath (TH) allocation added.
|
|---|
06.10.54 |
TC |
-- |
-- |
23RT |
Thornton Heath (TH) allocation withdrawn.
16.10.57 |
TC |
-- |
-- |
26RT |
TH |
-- |
-- |
16RT |
Thornton Heath (TH) allocation re-introduced.
30.04.58 |
AK |
-- |
-- |
9RT |
TC |
-- |
-- |
24RT |
|
TH |
-- |
-- |
9RT |
Streatham (AK) allocation re-introduced
 |
|---|
Taken from April 1958 Red Book |
26.11.58 |
TC |
-- |
-- |
19RT |
Streatham (AK) and Thornton Heath (TH) allocations withdrawn.
10.05.61 |
TC |
-- |
-- |
19RT |
TH |
-- |
-- |
3RT |
Thornton Heath (TH) allocation re-introduced.
11.10.61 |
TC |
-- |
-- |
19RT |
Thornton Heath (TH) allocation withdrawn.
 |
RT3290 Haymarket Part of the Peter Batty collection |
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29.01.64 |
TC |
-- |
-- |
19RT |
WEST HAMPSTEAD - CHIPSTEAD VALLEY
Diverted
at St John's Wood via Rossmore Road instead of St John's Wood Road.
 |
|---|
TAKEN FROM JULY 1964 RED BOOK |
01.09.64 |
TC |
-- |
-- |
19RM |
Converted to Routemaster operation.
23.01.66 |
TC |
-- |
-- |
21RM |
Diverted via Westminster Bridge instead of Lambeth Bridge.
11.11.67 |
TC |
-- |
-- |
21RML |
Converted to RML operation.
25.10.69 |
AK |
-- |
-- |
6RT |
TC |
-- |
-- |
15RML |
Streatham (AK) allocation re-introduced.
13.06.70 |
AK |
-- |
-- |
6RM |
TC |
-- |
-- |
15RML |
Streatham (AK) allocation converted to Routemaster operation.
 |
RML2747 normally seen on Route 130 during the week seen here at the northern termnius
|
|---|
31.10.70 |
AK |
-- |
-- |
6RM |
TC |
-- |
-- |
16RML |
WEST
HAMPSTEAD - Coulsdon - OLD COULSDON Tudor Rose
Diverted at Coulsdon to Old Coulsdon instead of
Chipstead Valley replacing withdrawn Route 190
Rerouted between Oxford Circus and Portman Square via Oxford Street instead of Wigmore Street
Coulsdon to Chipstead Valley section replaced by Route 166A
30.11.75 |
AK71+ |
-- |
-- |
11RM |
TC241+ |
-- |
-- |
10DM |
Daimler doored operation introduced at Croydon (TC).
 |
RM835 shortly before the end rests at West End Green © Paul Davis |
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28.10.78
Route withdrawn - replaced by 159 & 190
 |
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First and last times shown in this booklet which is for sale (pdf) |
© Ian Armstrong 2019
Date of edit
Thursday, 13.06.19
