Route History
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
| at 03.10.34 | AE |
24NS |
18NS |
-- |
W |
21NS |
16NS |
-- |
LONDON BRIDGE STATION - Cannon Street - St Pauls - Ludgate Circus - Aldwych - Trafalgar Square - Piccadilly Circus - Oxford Circus - Portman Square - Baker Street - Lord's - Swiss Cottage - Finchley Road - Childs Hill - Golders Green - Brent street - HENDON Bell ( Mon-Sat )
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Taken from 1934 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk |
| 25.10.39 | AE |
32STD |
30STD |
-- |
LONDON BRIDGE STN - GOLDERS GREEN STN ( Mon-Sat ) - HENDON Bell ( Mon-Fri peaks and evenings / Sat )
Mon-Fri mid-day withdrawn between Golders Green and Hendon
Cricklewood (W) allocation withdrawn
| 29.12.43 | AE |
28STD 9ST |
24STD |
-- |
LONDON BRIDGE STN - GOLDERS GREEN STN ( Mon-Sat ) - HENDON Bell ( Mon-Fri peaks and evenings / Sat peaks / pm)
Sat between peaks withdrawn between Golders Green and Hendon
| 02.05.45 | AE |
37STD |
24STD |
-- |
W |
6STL |
-- |
-- |
LONDON BRIDGE STN - GOLDERS GREEN STN ( Mon-Sat ) - HENDON Bell ( Mon-Fri peaks and evenings / Sat peaks / pm)
Mon-Fri Cricklewood (W) reintroduced
| 09.01.46 | AE |
30STD |
24STD |
-- |
W |
18ST |
12ST |
-- |
LONDON BRIDGE STN - GOLDERS GREEN STN ( Mon-Sat ) - HENDON Bell ( Mon-Fri peaks and evenings / Sat peaks / pm)
Saturday Cricklewood (W) ) reintroduced
 |
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Taken from 1949 Red Book |
| 05.05.48 | AE |
30STD |
23STD |
-- |
W |
18RT |
14RT |
-- |
LONDON BRIDGE STN - GOLDERS GREEN STN ( Mon-Sat ) - HENDON Bell ( Mon-Fri peaks and evenings / Sat peaks / pm)
Cricklewood (W) introduced RT type
14.05.52 |
AE |
30RT |
25RT |
-- |
W |
18RT |
9RT |
-- |
LONDON BRIDGE STN - GOLDERS GREEN STN ( Mon-Sat ) - HENDON Bell ( Mon-Fri peaks and evenings / Sat peaks / pm)
RT type introduced
at AE.
 |
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Taken from 1952 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk |
22.10.52 |
AE |
30RT |
25RT |
-- |
W |
17RT |
9RT |
-- |
GOLDERS GREEN
- LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Sat )
Withdrawn between Golders Green and Hendon
except for garage journeys to Hendon (AE)
 |
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The journeys that terminate or start at Childs Hill would have started or continued to Cricklewood Garage |
17.03.54 |
AE |
29RT |
25RT |
-- |
P |
17RT |
9RT |
-- |
GOLDERS GREEN
- LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Sat )
W
allocation transferred to Old Kent Road (P)
30.04.58 |
AE |
24RT |
18RT |
-- |
P |
17RT |
9RT |
-- |
Frequency cuts
 |
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26.11.58 |
AE |
18RT |
13RT |
-- |
W |
12RT |
8RT |
-- |
GOLDERS GREEN
- LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Sat )
P
garage closed - allocation transferred back to W.
04.03.59 |
AE |
22RT |
13RT |
-- |
RL |
10RT |
8RT |
-- |
GOLDERS GREEN
- LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Sat )
W
allocation transferred to Rye Lane (RL) because of staff shortages in
West and North West London.
13.05.59 |
AE |
22RT |
21RT |
-- |
RL |
10RT |
-- |
-- |
GOLDERS GREEN
- LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Sat )
Saturday Rye Lane (RL) allocation withdrawn
 |
RT309 (RL) London Bridge Station Geoff Lloyd collection |
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18.12.62 |
AE |
20RM |
17RM |
-- |
RL |
13RM |
-- |
-- |
GOLDERS GREEN
- LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Sat )
RM type introduced.
22.03.69 |
AE |
17RM |
19RM |
-- |
Q |
15RM |
-- |
-- |
GOLDERS GREEN
- LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Sat )
RL
garage closed - allocation transferred to Camberwell (Q)
 |
RM216 waits for a Camberwell crew to take over at London Bridge
|
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24.01.70 |
AE |
15RM |
13RM |
-- |
MH |
6RM |
-- |
-- |
GOLDERS
GREEN STN - ALDWYCH (Mon-Sat)
Withdrawn between Aldwych and London Bridge - replaced
by new RED ARROW ROUTE 513.
Q allocation withdrawn but new Muswell Hill (MH) allocation introduced.
19.10.75 |
AE |
15RM |
12RM |
-- |
MH |
6RML |
-- |
-- |
GOLDERS
GREEN STN - ALDWYCH (Mon-Sat)
RML. replace RM at Muswell Hill (MH)
 |
RM1428 Trafakgar Square seen performing a garage journey
|
28.02.76 |
AE31+ |
15RML |
12RML |
-- |
MH81+ |
6RML |
-- |
-- |
GOLDERS
GREEN STN - ALDWYCH (Mon-Sat)
RML
introduction at Hendon (AE
28.10.78 |
FY111+ |
22RML |
16RML |
8RML |
NORTH
FINCHLEY - Golders Green - Swiss Cottage - St Johns Wood - Baker
Street - OXFORD CIRCUS (Sat/Sun) - ALDWYCH (Mon-Fri)
Daily extended from Golders Green to North Finchley
via Finchley Central but Saturday withdrawn between Oxford Circus and
Aldwych.
Sunday Route introduced between North Finchley and Oxford Circus.
AE and MH allocations withdrawn in favour of new Finchley (FY) allocation.
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 |
M577 June 1982 sees a Metrobus substitution complete with "Pay Conductor" sign under the windscreen |
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04.09.82 |
FY111+ |
19RML |
18RML |
8RML |
NORTH
FINCHLEY - OXFORD CIRCUS (Sun) -ALDWYCH (Mon-Sat)
Saturday extended from Oxford Circus to Aldwych.
07.02.87 |
FY111+ |
22RML |
20RML |
8M |
NORTH
FINCHLEY - OXFORD CIRCUS (Sun) -ALDWYCH (Mon-Sat)
Sunday
converted to One Person Operation.
 |
T528 (FY) using one of the Titans that was transferred in from Muswell Hill (MH)
|
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25.05.91 |
FY111+ |
22RML |
20RML |
-- |
| evgs & Suns | FY111+ |
11M |
11M |
8M |
NORTH
FINCHLEY - OXFORD CIRCUS (Sun) -ALDWYCH (Mon-Sat)
Mon-Sat
evening Route converted to One Person Operation
30.11.91 |
FY111+ |
22RML |
20RML |
-- |
| evgs & Suns | FY111+ |
11M |
11M |
8M |
NORTH
FINCHLEY - ALDWYCH
Sunday extended from Oxford Circus to Aldwych.
26.04.93 |
FY111+ |
14RML 7RM |
14RML 6RM |
-- |
| evgs & Suns | FY111+ |
6M/82 5M/134 |
8M/82 2M/134 |
9M |
NORTH
FINCHLEY - ALDWYCH
Sunday extended from Oxford Circus to Aldwych.
04.12.93 |
BT111+ |
18RML |
14RML |
14RML |
GOLDERS
GREEN STN - ALDWYCH
Route
transferred to Borehamwood Transport Routes.
Converted back to Crew Operation Sunday.
 |
RML2663 Srand / Waterloo Place
|
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06.07.96 |
BT111+ |
18RML |
14RML |
14L/T |
GOLDERS
GREEN STN - ALDWYCH
Sunday
Route reverted to OPO.
31.05.97 |
BT101+ |
18RML |
14RML |
-- |
| MS evenings | HT61+ |
9M |
9M |
-- |
| Sundays | HT41+ |
-- |
-- |
14M |
GOLDERS
GREEN STN - ALDWYCH
Mon-Sat evenings converted to OPO and transferred to MTL London (HT) using
buses ex 134.
Sunday Route also transferred to MTL
London (HT).
04.09.99 |
EW101+ |
18RML |
14RML |
-- |
| MS evenings | HT61+ |
9TP |
9TP |
-- |
| Sundays | HT41+ |
-- |
-- |
14TP |
GOLDERS
GREEN STN - ALDWYCH
Low
floor type introduced at HT
 |
TP45 (HT) Oxford Street
|
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04.03.00 |
BT101+ |
18RML |
14RML |
-- |
| MS evenings | EW |
9M |
9M |
-- |
| Sundays | EW731+ |
-- |
-- |
15M |
GOLDERS
GREEN STN - ALDWYCH
OPO
portion of route transferred within Metroline to Edgware (EW) using buses
ex 113/240 Mon-Sat evenings
01.09.01 |
BT701+ |
19RM |
17RM |
12RM |
| evenings | ex 114 |
ex 114 |
ex 114 |
GOLDERS
GREEN STN - ALDWYCH
Route
now fully contracted to Sovereign with daily Route fully crew operated
by refurbished routemasters except for a few late evening journeys worked by DAF
OPO double deckers prior to taking up Route on Route N13.
03.11.02 |
BT701+ |
17RM |
16RM |
9RM |
GOLDERS
GREEN STN - ALDWYCH
Sovereign
taken over by London United
 |
VA14 Park Road
|
|---|
22.10.05 |
BT1+ |
20SLE |
17SLE |
12SLE |
GOLDERS
GREEN STN - ALDWYCH
Converted
to daily OPO - operated with Scania Omnidekka's
 |
SLE32 Swiss Cottage
|
|---|
04.06 |
BT1+ |
20SLE |
17SLE |
12SLE |
GOLDERS
GREEN STN - ALDWYCH
"London
Sovereign" name replaced by "Transdev corporate livery
30.08.08 |
BT1+ |
20SLE |
17SLE |
12SLE |
GOLDERS
GREEN STN - ALDWYCH
Contract
renewed - operator still Transdev Sovereign.
 |
SP80 usually on Route 183 seen leaving
|
|---|
03.03.11 |
BT1+ |
20SLE |
17SLE |
12SLE |
GOLDERS
GREEN STN - ALDWYCH
Formal date for split with London United - transferred to Veolia-Transdev but still displays Transdev fleet names.
31.08.13 |
BT1+ |
20VH |
17VH |
12VH |
GOLDERS
GREEN STN - ALDWYCH
Contract renewal with new hybrid double deckers
 |
VH14 Finchley Road, Golders Green
|
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29.04.14 |
BT1+ |
21VH |
17VH |
12VH |
GOLDERS
GREEN STN - ALDWYCH
Route now operated by RATP - no change to operation
18.07.16 |
BT1+ |
21VH |
17VH |
12VH |
GOLDERS
GREEN STN - ALDWYCH
New style VH buses entered service
 |
VH45154 seen at Charing Cross © Robert Donaldson |
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01.04.17 |
X |
31MV |
27MV |
17MV |
| Night service | X |
6MV |
10MV |
10MV |
GOLDERS
GREEN STN - ALDWYCH
Route 82 renumbered
Night service introduced replacing withdrawn N13
Contract reassigned to Tower Transit operating from Westbourne Park (X)
 |
MV38221 Marble Arch |
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11.12.21
Operation transferred to London Transit (part of RATP Group) at Westbourne Park Garage.
02.04.22 |
X |
22MV |
22MV |
16MV |
| Night service | X |
6MV |
6MV |
6MV |
NORTH FINCHLEY - VICTORIA
Route 82 renumbered
Current blind
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2018 Map
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Taken from 2018 map drawn by Mike Harris |
Operating Garages
BT Edgware
Changeover at Golders Green
X Westbourne Park
Changeover at PARK ROAD London Business School ( start and finish duties and Golders Green (meal reliefs)
Some night duties have meal relief at North Finchley but mostly 1st half daytime 13, then meal break at North Finchley 2nd half night element
BT Borehamwood
Changeover at Golders Green
HT Holloway
Changeover at Golders Green
MH Muswell Hill
Changeover at Golders Green
W Cricklewood
Changeover at Golders Green
AE Hendon
Changeover at Golders Green
Q Camberwell
Changeover at London Bridge
RL Rye Lane
Changeover at London Bridge
P Old Kent Road
Changeover at London Bridge
Live visual
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