Route History

03.10.34
A
20NS
13NS
8NS
 
AL
2NS/32
1NS/49
3NS/32
3NS/49
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MORDEN STATION - St Helier - Reigate Avenue - Oldfields Road - Collingwood Road - Sutton Garage - Sutton Green - Sutton High Street - Cheam Village - North Cheam - London Road - MORDEN STATION ( circular route in both directions )
MS peaks extra service ST HELIER Rose - Morden Station - London Road - SUTTON COMMON ROAD Woodstock ( This section was worked by Merton (AL ).

October 1934 first and last times

Taken from 1934 map drawn by MIke Harris
busmap.co.uk

09.12.36
A
21DL
4STL
19STL
11STL
 
AL
5STL/77A
1STL/88
7STL/77A
--

DL and STL type introduced

05.01.38
A
25STL
19STL
12STL
 
AL
5STL/77A
1STL/88
7STL/49
--

DL type withdrawn

02.05.45
A
24STL
19STL
11STL
 
AL
4D/88
4D/88
--

Merton (AL) introduces Daimler type

09.10.46
A
17D
14D
11D
 
AL
4D
5D
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Sutton (A) Daimler type introduced

The LOTS info @ March 1946 also shows a far longer ADDITIONAL SERVICE: Morden - North Cheam (Priory Road) via London Road (daily - special journeys) although I am unsure when the journeys were extended from The Woodstock
The February 1946 Red Book also shows that there was an additional service between Morden and North Cheam via London Road Sat & Sun afternoon and evening but I am also unsure when these additions were added but the Sunday pm portion is not shown in the 1949 Red Book

12.11.47
A
17D
19D
9D
 
AL
4D
--
--

Saturday Merton (AL) allocation withdrawn


06.05.53
A
17RTL
19RTL
8RTL
 
AL
3D/77
5D/88
--
--

D type replaced by RTL at Sutton (A)

07.10.53
A
16RT
17RT
8RT
 
AL
1RT-77 - 4RT-88
--
--

Sutton RTL type replaced by RT and Merton D type replaced by RT.

30.04.58
A
13RT
17RT
5RT
 
AL
4RT88
--
--

Scanned from April 1958 Red Book - the complete book is available from the Sales List

12.10.60
A
13RT
17RT
2RT
 
AL
4RT
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MORDEN STN - St Helier - SUTTON GARAGE (Suns) - Cheam - North Cheam - MORDEN STATION ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday withdrawn between Sutton and Morden via Cheam.

October 1960 first and last times

 

This classic view of RT307 at Morden also shows a Green Line RF on Route 712 and Deborah Kerr is starring in the Naked Edge at the Odeon opposite

Photographer unknown

 

11.10.61
Route withdrawn - replaced partly by New Route 286 which covered the Collingwood Road area.

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Operating Garages

A Sutton
Changeover point outside garage

AL Merton
Buses ex other routes - changeover varied but most were spreadover duties therefore garage based.

 

 

 

 

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Thursday, 21.09.23