Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
21.11.87
HT341+
9RM
9RM
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ARCHWAY STATION - Kentish Town - Camden Town - Hampstead Road - Great Portland Street - Oxford Circus - MARBLE ARCH (Monday-Saturday except evenings)
Route introduced to replace withdrawn section of 137 between Oxford Circus and Archway.

 

RML2603 Euston Towers

 

05.11.88
HT341+
10M
8M
--

ARCHWAY  -  MARBLE ARCH ( Mon-Sat except evenings )
Converted to One Person Operation.

07.10.89
HT341+
11M
10M
--

ARCHWAY STATION - MARBLE ARCH ( evenings)  - VICTORIA (withdrawn after pm peak)
Extended from Marble Arch to Victoria.

09.11.91
HT341+
11M
9M
7M

ARCHWAY STN - MARBLE ARCH (Monday-Saturday) - VICTORIA (Monday-Friday peaks)
Marble Arch to Victoria projection reduced to Monday-Friday peaks.
Monday-Saturday evening - and Sunday service introduced to partly compensate for service 27 withdrawal between Camden Town and Archway.

14.03.92
CF21+
11T
9T
5T

ARCHWAY STN - MARBLE ARCH (Monday-Saturday) - VICTORIA (Monday-Friday peaks)
HT allocation transferred to CF with type change to T.

T491

 

T491 at the Marble Arch stand

 

18.07.92
CF21+
11T
9T
5T

ARCHWAY STATION - MARBLE ARCH
Monday-Friday peak extension from Marble Arch to Victoria withdrawn.

24.10.92
CF21+
11M
9M
5M

ARCHWAY STATION - MARBLE ARCH
Type change from T to M

M1485  Kentish Town.

Note the UPPER CASE blind which most enthusiasts prefer I personally like the lower case

 

31.07.93
HT211+
11M
9M
5M

ARCHWAY STATION - MARBLE ARCH
Chalk Farm (CF) closure forces transfer to Holloway (HT)

26.10.94
HT211+
11M
10M
7M
MTL LOGO London Northern purchased by MTL

ARCHWAY STATION - MARBLE ARCH
New operator

03.07.98
HT211+
11M
14M
7M
metyroline logo MTL London Northern purchased by Metroline

02.09.00
Route withdrawn.
Camden Town to Oxford Circus section replaced by revised Route 88 - and the Archway to Warren Street section replaced by strengthened service on Route 134.

Operating Garages

T Holloway
Changeover point Archway Station

CF Chalk Farm
Changeover point Camden Town. It should be noted as well that some late turn duties went onto to Route 139 in the evenings.

Stands - turning points and garage runs active 1992