Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
14.06.44 |
HW |
17G |
17G |
9G |
HANWELL
GARAGE - Greenford Road - Greenford - Sudbury Hill Stn - Sudbury - WEMBLEY
Empire Pool (Mon-Sat except peaks/Suns)
Prior to this date the route was numbered 18C
Joint allocation with Route 92A.
13.02.46 |
HW |
17B |
17B |
9B |
HANWELL
GARAGE - Greenford Road - Greenford - Sudbury Hill Stn - Sudbury - WEMBLEY
Empire Pool (Mon-Sat except peaks/Suns)
Converted to Bristol B type
13.04.49 |
HW |
9B 8STD |
15B 8STD |
4B 8STD |
STD type introduced
26.10.49 |
HW |
17STL |
11STL 12RTW |
12RTW |
HANWELL GARAGE - Greenford Road - Greenford - Sudbury Hill Stn - Sudbury - WEMBLEY
Empire Pool (Mon-Sat except peaks/Suns)
RTW type introduced at weekends
11.10.50 |
HW |
19RTW |
23RTW |
12RTW |
SOUTHALL GARAGE - WEMBLEY Empire Pool
HANWELL GARAGE renamed SOUTHALL GARAGE to avoid confusion with the trolleybus depot with the same name
STL type withdrawn in favour of RTW.
02.05.51 |
HW |
9RTW |
12RTW |
12RTW |
ON |
10RTW |
12RTW |
-- |
SOUTHALL GARAGE - WEMBLEY Empire Pool
Mon-Sat
Alperton (ON) allocation introduced.
17.10.51 |
HW |
9RT |
12RT |
12RT |
ON |
10RT |
11RT |
-- |
SOUTHALL GARAGE - WEMBLEY Empire Pool
RTW
type withdrawn in favour of RT.
13.01.52 |
HW |
9RT |
11RT |
6RT |
ON |
10RT |
12RT |
6RT |
SOUTHALL GARAGE - WEMBLEY Empire Pool
Sunday
Alperton (ON) allocation introduced
Scanned from April 1958 Red Book - the complete book is available from the Sales List The Sunday times have been crossed out in readiness for November changes |
26.11.58 |
HW |
8RT |
--- |
-- |
ON |
8RT |
16RT |
-- |
SOUTHALL
GARAGE - WEMBLEY Empire Pool (Mon-Sat except peaks)
Sunday Route re-routed at Wembley to Preston Road
Station and re-numbered 92B.
Saturday Southall (HW) allocation withdrawn.
03.10.65 |
HW |
10RT |
5RT |
-- |
ON |
6RT |
5RT |
-- |
SOUTHALL
GARAGE - WEMBLEY Empire Pool (Mon-Sat except peaks)
Saturday
Southall (HW) allocation re-introduced.
07.09.68 |
HW |
10RT |
4RT |
-- |
ON |
7RT |
5RT |
-- |
25.10.69 |
HW |
10RT |
4RT |
3RT |
ON |
7RT |
5RT |
-- |
SOUTHALL GARAGE - WEMBLEY Empire Pool (Mon-Sat except peaks / Suns)
Sunday Route re-introduced - 92B withdrawn.
Taken from 1970 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk |
15.05.71 |
HW |
9SMS |
7SMS |
3SMS |
ON |
6SMS |
4SMS |
-- |
SOUTHALL GARAGE - WEMBLEY Empire Pool (except Mon-Sat peaks) or WEMBLEY Trading Estate (Mon-Sat peaks)
Mon-Sat peaks extended in Wembley to Trading Estate to replace Route 92A journeys
CONVERTED TO SINGLE DECK ONE PERSON OPERATION.
06.01.73 |
HW |
9SMS |
7SMS |
3SMS |
ON |
6SMS |
4SMS |
-- |
SOUTHALL GARAGE - Greenford - Greenford Station - Sudbury Hill - Sudbury - WEMBLEY Empire Pool ( except Mon-Sat peaks ) or WEMBLEY Trading Estate ( Mon-Sat peaks )
Diverted
in Greenford via Oldfield Lane in order to serve Greenford Station
27.10.73 |
HW |
9DMS |
7DMS |
4DMS |
ON |
6DMS |
4DMS |
-- |
SOUTHALL GARAGE -- WEMBLEY Empire Pool ( except Mon-Sat peaks ) or WEMBLEY Trading Estate ( Mon-Sat peaks )
Converted
to Double Deck operation
03.03.74 |
HW |
9DMS |
7DMS |
4DMS |
ON |
6DMS |
4DMS |
-- |
SOUTHALL
GARAGE - WEMBLEY Empire Pool (except Mon-Fri peaks) or WEMBLEY Trading
Estate (Mon-Fri peaks) or WEMBLEY MARKET (Sunday market hours)
Sunday Route introduced to Wembley Market.
24.04.76 |
HW |
9DMS |
6DMS |
4DMS |
ON |
6DMS |
4DMS |
-- |
SOUTHALL
GARAGE - WEMBLEY Empire Pool (except Mon-Fri peaks) or WEMBLEY Trading
Estate (Mon-Fri peaks)
Sunday Route to Wembley Market withdrawn
DMS719 WembleyTrading Estate
|
31.03.79 |
HW1+ |
10DMS |
9DMS |
5DMS |
ON81+ |
3DMS |
4DMS |
-- |
EALING
HOSPITAL - WEMBLEY Empire Pool (except Mon-Fri peaks) or WEMBLEY Trading
Estate (Mon-Fri peaks)
Extended at Southall to Ealing Hospital.
23.09.79 |
HW1+ |
10M |
9M |
5M |
ON81+ |
3DMS |
4DMS |
-- |
EALING
HOSPITAL - WEMBLEY Empire Pool (except Mon-Fri peaks) or WEMBLEY Trading
Estate (Mon-Fri peaks)
Southall
(HW) allocation converted to Metrobus operation
24.10.80 |
HW1+ |
10M |
9M |
5M |
ON81+ |
3M |
4M |
-- |
EALING
HOSPITAL - WEMBLEY Empire Pool (except Mon-Fri peaks) or WEMBLEY Trading
Estate (Mon-Fri peaks)
Alperton
(ON) allocation converted to Metrobus operation.
23.01.82 |
HW1+ |
10M |
9M |
5M |
ON81+ |
4M |
4M |
-- |
EALING
HOSPITAL - WEMBLEY Empire Pool ( Sundays ) - WEMBLEY Trading Estate ( Mon-Sat )
Mon-Sat Route revised at Wembley to operate all
day to Trading Estate and re-routed at Wembley Complex Station via The Arena.
Empire Way - Engineers Way and First Way to South Way.
23.01.83 |
HW1+ |
13M |
10M |
9M |
EALING
HOSPITAL - WEMBLEY Empire Pool ( Sundays ) - WEMBLEY Trading Estate ( Mon-Sat )
Alperton
(ON) allocation withdrawn.
09.08.86 |
HL141+ |
7M |
6M |
5M |
ON81+ |
6M |
4M |
3M |
Daily Alperton (ON) allocation re-introduced. Southall Garage closed - allocation transferred to Hanwell (HL).
06.06.87 |
HL141+ |
6M |
6M |
4M |
ON81+ |
6M |
5M |
3M |
21.11.87 |
ON81+ |
11M |
10M |
6M |
EALING
HOSPITAL - WEMBLEY ARENA (Mon-sat evgs / Sundays ) - NEASDEN Tesco ( Mon-Sat except evenings )
Hanwell
(HL) allocation withdrawn.
10.11.90 |
LB81+ |
12ON |
9ON |
6ON |
Contract reassigned |
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EALING
HOSPITAL - WEMBLEY Empire Pool ( Sundays ) - WEMBLEY Trading Estate ( Mon-Sat )
Operation
transferred to London Buslines using Leyland Olympians.
24.07.93 |
LB81+ |
12ON |
9ON |
6ON |
EALING
HOSPITAL - NEASDEN Tescos (MS eves/Suns) - ST RAPHAELS ESTATE Drury Way
Mon-Sat evenings and Sundays extended from Wembley Arena
and further extended Mon-Sat
daytime to ST RAPHAELS ESTATE - Drury Way
13.09.97 |
ON |
12M |
9M |
7M |
New contract |
---|
EALING
HOSPITAL - NEASDEN Tescos (MS eves/Suns) - ST RAPHAELS ESTATE Drury Way ( Mon-Sat except evenings )
Operation
transferred within Firstbus to CentreWest (ON) marketed as Challenger
05.12.98 |
ON |
17DML |
11DML |
9DML |
EALING
HOSPITAL - ST RAPHAELS ESTATE Drury
Way
Extended at all times from Neaden Tesco to St Raphaels
Estate.
Frequencies increased and converted to low floor single deck operation.
15.11.03 |
ON |
18VNW |
14VNW |
11VNW |
EALING
HOSPITAL - ST RAPHAELS ESTATE Drury
Way
Start
of phased conversion to low floor double deck operation.
15.11.08 |
ON |
18VNW |
18VNW |
13VNW |
EALING
HOSPITAL - ST RAPHAELS ESTATE Drury
Way
Weekend
frequency increase
07.11.09 |
ON |
18VNZ |
18VNZ |
13VNZ |
EALING
HOSPITAL - ST RAPHAELS ESTATE Drury
Way|
Gemini
bodied VN type partly introduced to Route
13.11.10 |
G |
18VNZ |
17VNZ |
13VNZ |
EALING
HOSPITAL - ST RAPHAELS ESTATE Drury
Way
Contract
renewal and allocation moved to Greenford (G ) taking the place of Route 195 which moved to Hayes (HS)
22.06.13 |
G51+ |
18DN |
17DN |
13DN |
Contract reassigned |
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EALING
HOSPITAL - ST RAPHAELS ESTATE Drury
Way
Contract novated to Metroline West Ltd - operating arrangement remains the same
TE1990 approaches Ealing Hospital
|
---|
14.11.15 |
G |
18TE |
18TE |
13TE |
EALING
HOSPITAL - ST RAPHAELS ESTATE Drury
Way
Contract renewal
VW1835 at Brent Park © ultradude973
|
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14.11.20 |
G |
18TE |
18TE |
14TE |
EALING
HOSPITAL - ST RAPHAELS ESTATE Drury
Way
Contract renewal
27.11.21 |
G |
16TE |
16TE |
12TE |
EALING
HOSPITAL - ST RAPHAELS ESTATE Drury
Way
Frequency cuts
Current blind below
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Taken from 2023 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk |
ON
Alperton
Changeover point Railway Hotel - Wembley.
HW
Southall
Changeover point at garage.
HL Hanwell
Changeover point at garage.
LW London
Bus Lines
Changeover point at Ealing Hospital
G
Greenford
Changeover point outside depot