Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
07.01.51
BN
23RT
20RT
10RT


CANNON STREET - Southwark Bridge - Borough - Elephant & Castle - Kennington - Brixton - Streatham - Southcroft Road - Amen Corner - TOOTING BROADWAY Coverton Road.
Tram replacement route - replacing Tram #10

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

26.11.58
BN
21RT
18RT
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CANNON STREET - TOOTING BROADWAY (Mon-Sat)
Sunday Route diverted at Borough to Aldgate and Poplar - renumbered 95A.

November 1958 first and last times

 

RT1286 Kennington Church

 


01.10.63
BN
19RTW
18RTW
--


CANNON STREET - TOOTING BROADWAY (Mon-Sat)
RT type replaced by RTW.

15.05.66
BN
19RM
14RM
--

CANNON STREET - TOOTING BROADWAY (Mon-Sat)
RTW type replaced by Routemasters.

07.09.68
BN
14RM
14RM
--

 

02.01.71
BN
13DMS
12DMS
6DMS

TOOTING BROADWAY (Mon-Sat) - STREATHAM GARAGE (Suns) - ELEPHANT & CASTLE (Sun pm) - CANNON STREET (Mon-Sat) - Queen Victoria Street - Bank - Leadenhall Street - ALDGATE (Sun market hours)
CONVERTED TO ONE PERSON DOUBLE DECK OPERATION.
Sunday Route re-introduced partly replacing withdrawn 95A.


Taken from Amendment Leaflet (2) dated 9.9.72

01.09.73
BN
13DMS
12DMS
6DMS

TOOTING BROADWAY (Mon-Sat) - STREATHAM GARAGE (Suns) - ELEPHANT & CASTLE (Sun pm) - CANNON STREET (Mon-Sat) or London Bridge - Fenchurch Street - ALDGATE (Sun market hours)
Sunday Route to Aldgate re-routed via London Bridge instead of Southwark Bridge.

September 1973 first and last times

 

 

DMS2286 opposite Streatham Garage, about to turn right onto the stand

 


07.09.77
BN
13DMS
12DMS
6DMS

TOOTING BROADWAY (Mon-Sat) - STREATHAM GARAGE (Suns) - ELEPHANT & CASTLE (Sun pm) - MANSION HOUSE STATION  (Mon-Sat)  or London Bridge -   Monument  -  Fenchurch Street - ALDGATE (Sun market hours)
Cannon Street journeys extended to Mansion House Station


31.03.79
BN101+
11DMS
8DMS
6DMS

TOOTING BROADWAY - ELEPHANT & CASTLE (Sun pm) - MANSION HOUSE STN (Mon-Sat) or ALDGATE (Sun market hours)
Sunday Route extended from Streatham to Tooting replacing withdrawn181A

04.09.82
BN101+
12DMS
8DMS
5DMS

MANSION HOUSE STN (Mon-Fri) - ELEPHANT & CASTLE (Sat/Sun) Tooting Broadway - Garratt Lane - Fountail Road - TOOTING St Georges Hospital returns via Blackshaw Road and Tooting High Street.
Saturday withdrawn between Elephant & Mansion House and Sunday withdrawn between Elephant & Aldgate.

Extended from Tooting Broadway to St Georges Hospital

September 1982 map drawn by Darius Grigg

18.07.83
BN101+
12DMS
8DMS
5DMS

MANSION HOUSE STN (Mon-Fri) - ELEPHANT & CASTLE (Sat/Sun) - TOOTING St Georges Hospital
No Route between St Georges Hospital and Tooting Broadway early morning and late evening.

29.10.83
BN101+
11DMS
8DMS
5DMS

MANSION HOUSE STN (Mon-Fri) - ELEPHANT & CASTLE (Sat/Sun) - TOOTING BROADWAY (Mon-Fri) - TOOTING St Georges Hospital (Sat/Sun)
Mon-Fri withdrawn between St Georges Hospital and Tooting Broadway - replaced by Route 189

27.10.84
BN101+
11M
8M
5M

MANSION HOUSE STN (Mon-Fri) - ELEPHANT & CASTLE (Sat/Sun) - TOOTING BROADWAY (Mon-Fri) - TOOTING St Georges Hospital (Sat/Sun)
Daimler (DMS) replaced by Metrobuses (M).

02.11.85
BN101+
6M
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MANSION HOUSE STN - BRIXTON GARAGE (Mon-Fri peaks)
Route reduced to Mon-Fri peaks only as above - Tooting section replaced by revised 133.

November 1985 leaflet 1985 diagram

M1104 Mansion House

© Malcolm Macdonald

01.02.91
Route withdrawn.

Garages

BN Brixton
Changeover point outside garage

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 1996-2026
Date of edit   Wednesday, 04.02.26