Route History

Date	Gar	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
03.10.34	AL	25LT	23LT	20LT
	CF	12STL	17STL	--

KINGS CROSS St Pancras - Euston - Kingsway - Aldwych - Trafalgar Square - Westminster - Millbank - Lambeth Bridge - Vauxhall - Wandsworth Road - Clapham Junction -Wandsworth - Merton Road - Durnsford Road - Gap Road - Alexandra Road - Wimbledon Station - Hartfield Road - Kingston Road - RAYNES PARK Junction Tavern
Prior to 03.10.34 had been numbered 177

13.12.39	AL	20STL	16STL	11STL
	CF	21STL	17STL	10STL

KINGS CROSS St Pancras  - RAYNES PARK Junction Tavern
Sunday Chalk Farm (CF) allocation introduced

03.01.40	AL	27STL	17STL	21STL
	CF	14STL	14STL	--

KINGS CROSS St Pancras  - RAYNES PARK Junction Tavern
Sunday Chalk Farm (CF) allocation withdrawn

20.03.40	AL	16STL	16STL	7STL
	GM	17STL	17STL	8STL

KINGS CROSS St Pancras  - RAYNES PARK Junction Tavern
Daily Gillingham Street (GM) allocation introduced and Chalk Farm (CF) withdrawn

07.11.40	AL	16STL	16STL+	7STL
			3STL/88 1STL/157
	GM	10STL 7PROV	10STL 7PROV	10STL
Express Service	GM	12STL	12STL	--

KINGS CROSS St Pancras  - RAYNES PARK Junction Tavern
EXPRESS SERVICE introduced between Clapham Junction and Kings Cross

19.03.41	AL	16STL	16STL+	7STL
			3STL/88 1STL/157
	GM	17STL	17STL	8STL

KINGS CROSS St Pancras  - RAYNES PARK Junction Tavern
Express service withdrawn

14.05.52	AL	11D+	10D+	10D
		1D/77	4D/88
	GM	21STL 8STD	19STL 6STD	--
	WL	--	--	14RTL

KINGS CROSS St Pancras  - RAYNES PARK Junction Tavern
Sunday Gillingham Street (GM) replaced by Walworth (WL)

07.10.53	AL	11RT	10RT	11RT
	GM	22STL 6STD	19STL 6STD	--
	WL	--	--	13RTL

KINGS CROSS St Pancras  - RAYNES PARK Junction Tavern
RT type introduced.

17.03.54	AL	11RT	10RT+	11RT
			4RT/88
	SW	28RTL+	25RTL	--
		1STD/77
	WL	--	--	13RTL

KINGS CROSS  -  RAYNES PARK
Mon-Sat GM allocation transferred to SW and converted from RT to RTL.

17.10.56	AL	10RT	9RT	5RT
	SW	26RTL	21RTL	--
	WL	--	--	10RTL

KINGS CROSS - RAYNES PARK - New Malden - WORCESTER PARK (Mon-Fri am jnys)
Mon-Fri am journeys extended from Raynes Park to New Malden and Worcester Park replacing part of withdrawn 32

26.11.58	AL	12RT	13RT	5RT
	Q	--	--	10RTL
	SW	29RTL	19RTL+	--
			1RTL/77

KINGS CROSS - RAYNES PARK - New Malden - WORCESTER PARK (Mon-Fri am jnys)
Sunday Walworth WL allocation transferred to Camberwell (Q)

13.05.59	AL	21RT	17RT	--
	SW	11RTL	9RTL	--

KINGS CROSS - RAYNES PARK (Mon-Sat) - WORCESTER PARK (Mon-Fri am journeys)
Sunday Route diverted via Westminster Bridge and renumbered 77C.

06.03.65	AL	9RT	--	--
	SW	20RTL	--	--

KINGS CROSS - RAYNES PARK (Mon-Sat) - WORCESTER PARK (Mon-Fri am journeys)
Saturday Route diverted via Westminster Bridge and renumbered 77C.

08.01.67	AL	8RT	--	--
	SW	18RTL	--	--

KINGS CROSS - RAYNES PARK (Mon-Sat) - WORCESTER PARK (Mon-Fri am journeys)
Diverted via Wimbledon Park Station.

10.03.69	AL	8RT+	--	--
		1RT/151
	SW	20RT	--	--

KINGS CROSS - RAYNES PARK (Mon-Sat) - WORCESTER PARK (Mon-Fri am journeys)
Reinstated via Gap Road

15.12.73	AL	8RM+	--	--
		1RM/77
	SW	16RM+	--	--
		1RT/168

KINGS CROSS - RAYNES PARK (Mon-Sat) - WORCESTER PARK (Mon-Fri am journeys)
RT type replaced by RM.

28.10.78	AL41+	8RM	--	--
	SW101+	16RM	--	--

KINGS CROSS - RAYNES PARK (Mon-Fri)
Withdrawn between Raynes Park and Worcester Park.

25.04.81	AL31+	20RM	--	--
	SW101+	19RM	20RM	8RM

KINGS CROSS - Euston - Aldwych - Trafalgar Square - Westminster - Millbank - Vauxhall Bridge - Vauxhall - Clapham Junction - WANDSWORTH (Suns) West Hill - PUTNEY HEATH Green Man (Mon-Fri SDO jnys/Sun pm)
or Wimbledon Park - Wimbledon - RAYNES PARK (Mon-Sat)
Sat and Sun reintroduced between Kings Cross and Wandsworth with pm projections to Putney Heath to replace withdrawn 28 on this section.
Mon-Fri bifurcations introduced to Putney Heath via West Hill.

Routes 77A & C had a one way routing in Wimbledon up until 1981.
Buses towards Raynes Park ran via The Broadway & Palmerston Road to Kingston Road.Buses towards Kings Cross ran via Hartfield Road.
There were 2 stops on Palmerston Road,near the junctions of The Broadway,& Pelham Road.After the changes of April 1981,Hartfield Road was served in both directions.

23.04.83	AL31+	13RM	--	--
	SW101+	23RM	11RM	8RM

KINGS X - WANDSWORTH - PUTNEY HEATH (Mon-Fri/Sun jnys) or WIMBLEDON (Mon-Fri )
Withdrawn Mon-Fri except peaks and garage journeys between Wandsworth and Wimbledon and further withdrawn at all times between Wimbledon and Raynes Park.

27.10.84

SW101+

35RM

11RM

8RM

KINGS CROSS - WANDSWORTH - WIMBLEDON ( Mon-Fri peaks )  or PUTNEY HEATH (Mon-Fri/Sun jnys)
Withdrawn between Wandsworth and Wimbledon except Mon-Fri peaks
AL allocation withdrawn.

16,11,84

SW101+

35Dc

11Dc

8Dc

KINGS CROSS - WANDSWORTH - PUTNEY HEATH (Mon-Fri/Sun jnys)
Progressive conversion to D type

	D2540 Parliament Square busmap.co.uk

03.08.85

SW101+

33D

12D

9D

KINGS CROSS - WANDSWORTH - PUTNEY HEATH (Mon-Fri/Sun jnys)
Withdrawn between Wandsworth and Wimbledom
Converted to One Person Operation

31.03.90

SW101+

17D

10D

9D

KINGS CROSS - WANDSWORTH - TIBBETTS CORNER (Mon-Fri school journeys) - PUTNEY HEATH (Suns)
Mon-Fri journeys to Putney Heath curtailed at Tibbetts Corner and to operate as loop via Withycombe Road - Victoria Drive - Augustus Road - Princes Way - Withycombe Road.

12.05.90	GM61+	9M	4M	--
	SW91+	8D	7D	9D

KINGS CROSS - WANDSWORTH - TIBBETTS CORNER (Mon-Fri school journeys) - PUTNEY HEATH (Suns)
Mon-Sat Gillingham Street GM allocation introduced after a 36 year absence.
Stockwell (SW) running number sequence change

25.05.91

SW91+

19M

12M

8M

ALDWYCH - WANDSWORTH
Withdrawn between Aldwych and Kings Cross partly replaced by diverted Route 30
The Route between Wandsworth and Tibbetts Corner renumbered 77C.

29.09.01	RA51+	3PVL	--	--
	SW91+	15PVL	13PVL	8PVL

ALDWYCH - WANDSWORTH
A small Mon-Fri allocation introduced at Waterloo base (RA)

25.05.02

SW91+

18PVL

13PVL

8PVL

ALDWYCH - WANDSWORTH
Waterloo allocation withdrawn.

03.06.06
Route renumbered 87 - THIS WAS THE LAST SUFFIX ROUTE

Operating Garages

AL Merton
Changeover Point AL In the1960s (certainly between 1964 and 1968) some duties changed over at Raynes Park while others changed at Wimbledon Hartfield Rd
Information provided by Bob Turner

SW Stockwell
Changeover point Vauxhall - when Vauxhall Bus Station under construction - Lambeth College ( Wandsworth Road / Landsdowne Way )

WL Walworth
Changeover point Vauxhall

Q Camberwell
Changeover point Vauxhall

GM Gillingham Street
Changeover point Vauxhall

RA Waterloo
Changeover point Aldwych stand

 

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Date of edit   Monday, 24.06.24