Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
14.05.52
HD
4STL
4STL
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HARROW WEALD GARAGE - Headstone Lane - Hatch End - Pinner - Canon Lane - Rayners Lane Stn - Alexandra Avenue - Eastcote Lane - SOUTH HARROW STN (Mon-Sat)
NEW ROUTE
This route was unique at the time in not having any traffic lights en-route

Taken from1952 map drawn by Mike Harris
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19.05.54
HD
3RT
4RT
--

SOUTH HARROW  -  HARROW WEALD GARAGE ( Mon-Sat )
RT type introduced

01.12.54
HD
5RT
7RT
--

HARROW WEALD GARAGE - Hatch End - Pinner - Rayners Lane Stn - Thackeray Drive - Scott Crescent - Coles Crescent - Eastcote Lane - SOUTH HARROW STN  (Mon-Sat )
Re-routed between Rayners Lane and South Harrow.

23.01.57
HD
5RT
5RT
--

HARROW WEALD GARAGE - Hatch End - Pinner - Rayners Lane Stn - Thackeray Drive - Scott Crescent - Coles Crescent - Eastcote Lane - SOUTH HARROW STN  (Mon-Sat )
Saturday service reduced


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

23.01.66
HD
6RT
5RT
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SOUTH HARROW STN - Rayners Lane - Pinner - Hatch End - Headstone Lane - Long Elmes - HARROW WEALD GARAGE (MS) College Avenue - College Hill Road - Kenton Lane - Belmont Circle - Kenton Lane - Kenton Road - Rushout Avenue - (return via Northwick Avenue) NORTWICK PARK STATION (Mon-Fri peaks)
Mon-Fri peaks extended from Harrow Weald to Northwick Park via withdrawn 230A.

RT3271 seen on a Sunday morning in 1969 at the back of Harrow Weald Garage

© Malcolm Allan

18.04.70
HD
7RT
5RT
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SOUTH HARROW STATION  -  HARROW WEALD GARAGE ( Mon-Sat )  -  NORTHWICK PARK STN ( Mon-Fri peaks )
Rerouted between South Harrow and Rayners Lane direct via Rayners Lane instead of  Thackeray Drive - Scott Crescent - Coles Crescent


30.01.71
HD
7MBS
4MBS
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SOUTH HARROW STATION  -  HARROW WEALD GARAGE ( Mon-Sat )  -  NORTHWICK PARK STN ( Mon-Fri peaks )
CONVERTED TO SINGLE DECK ONE PERSON OPERATION

MBS553. HD's route 209 was an ill-conceived recipient of dual-door flat fare standee Merlins for its outer suburban run.

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05.01.74
HD
7SMS
4MBS
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SOUTH HARROW STATION  -  HARROW WEALD GARAGE ( Mon-Sat )  -  NORTHWICK PARK STN ( Mon-Fri peaks )
Converted from Merlin to Swift operation

 

SMS222 Northwick Park Station

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19.07.79
HD121+
6LS
5LS
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SOUTH HARROW STATION  -  HARROW WEALD GARAGE ( Mon-Sat )  -  NORTHWICK PARK STN ( Mon-Fri peaks )
Converted from Swift to Leyland National operation.


08.03.84
HD121+
4LS/2M
5LS
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SOUTH HARROW STATION  -  HARROW WEALD GARAGE ( Mon-Sat )  -  NORTHWICK PARK STN ( Mon-Fri peaks )
Partial Metrobus allocation introduced.

02.11.85
HD121+
7M
6M
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SOUTH HARROW - HARROW WEALD GARAGE (MS evgs) - STANMORE STN (Sat early am)  - Marsh Lane - Canons Park - EDGWARE STATION (Mon-Fri except evgs/Sat shop hours)
Mon-Fri peak hour extension between Harrow Weald and Northwick Park being replaced by revised 136.
Mon-Sat extended from Harrow Weald to Edgware via withdrawn Route 286.
Leyland National allocation withdrawn.

14.12.85
HD121+
7M
6LS
--

Leyland National allocation re-introduced on Saturdays.

LS346 seen in Canons Park
October 1987

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14.11.87
HD121+
1V+
--
--
    3M/340    
Reassigned

STANMORE STN - SOUTH HARROW STN (SDO jnys)
Route reduced to school journeys only - main service renumbered H12

M1466 Hatch End

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04.07.92
Route withdrawn - or in effect journeys renumbered H12.

Operating Garage

HD Harrow Weald
Changeover point at garage