Route History
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
| at 03.10.34 | EW |
5ST |
5ST |
-- |
HD |
7ST 2Q |
8ST 2Q |
11ST 2Q |
SOUTH HARROW STATION - Harrow - Wealdstone - Harrow Weald - Stanmore - Canons Park - Edgware - MILL HILL Green Man
 |
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Taken from 1934 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk |
| 30.01.35 | EW |
5ST |
5ST |
-- |
HD |
8ST |
9ST |
12ST |
SOUTH HARROW STATION - Harrow - Wealdstone - Harrow Weald - Stanmore - Canons Park - EDGWARE STATION
Withdrawn between Edgware and Mill Hill
| 17.04.35 | EW |
4ST |
4ST |
3ST |
HD |
11ST |
11ST |
11ST |
RAYNERS LANE STATION - Kings Road - Eastcote Lane - South Harrow - Harrow - Wealdstone - Harrow Weald - Stanmore - Canons Park - EDGWARE STATION
Extended from South Harrow to Rayners Lane Stn replacing single deck Route 206
Sunday Edgware (EW) allocation introduced
| 11.06.41 | EW |
-- |
-- |
6STL |
HD |
15STL |
15STL |
9STL |
RAYNERS LANE - EDGWARE STATION
Mon-Sat Edgware (EW) allocation withdrawn
| 29.10.41 | HD |
15STL+ |
16STL |
15STL |
1STL/158 |
-- |
-- |
RAYNERS LANE - EDGWARE STATION
Sunday only Edgware (EW) allocation withdrawn
| 15.02.46 | HD |
17STL |
21STL |
11STL |
 |
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| Taken from February 1946 Red Book |
| 03.05.50 | HD |
17SRT 5STL |
19SRT 5STL |
14SRT |
RAYNERS LANE - EDGWARE STATION
SRT type introduced
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| Taken from August 1949 Red Book |
| 11.10.50 | HD |
22RTW |
24RTW |
14RTW |
RAYNERS LANE - EDGWARE STATION
Vehicle
type changed to RTW
02.05.51 |
HD |
22RT |
24RT |
14RT |
RAYNERS LANE - EDGWARE STATION
Vehicle
type changed to RT.
23.01.57 |
HD |
22RT |
22RT |
15RT |
RAYNERS
LANE STN - Kings Road - Eastcote Lane - South Harrow - Porlock
Avenue - Harrow - Wealdstone - Stanmore - Canons Park - EDGWARE
STN
Diverted at Roxeth via Porlock Avenue.
 |
RT3271 Harrow Photogrpaher unknown |
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30.04.58 |
HD |
22RT |
22RT |
15RT |
 |
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Scanned from April 1958 Red Book - the complete book is available from the Sales List |
23.01.66 |
EW |
16RT |
16RT |
3RT |
HD |
9RT |
7RT |
4RT |
RUISLIP LIDO - Ruislip - Victoria Road - Eastcote Lane - South Harrow - Lower Road - Harrow - Wealdstone - Harrow Weald - Stanmore - Marsh Lane - Canons Park - EDGWARE
Diverted at Eastcote Lane to Victoria Road
and Ruislip Lido to replace withdrawn section of service
158 and also reverted to Lower Road routeing at South Harrow. Rayners
Lane section covered by amended 158.
Daily EW allocation added.
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RT3965 Harrow
|
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13.06.70 |
HD |
13RT |
9RT |
11RT |
RUISLIP
LIDO ( Daily except late evenings ) - RUISLIP STATION ( Daily late evenings ) - HARROW WEALD GARAGE - HARROW WEALD
Halls Corner ( Monday-Friday peak journeys )
Withdrawn between Harrow Weald and Edgware - this section
replaced by new Route 286.
30.10.71 |
HD |
20SMS |
16SMS |
9SMS |
RUISLIP LIDO -
Ruislip - Victoria Road - Eastcote Lane - South Harrow - Porlock Avenue - Harrow -
Wealdstone - HARROW WEALD GARAGE - HARROW WEALD Masefield
Avenue (Monday-Friday peaks)
Mon-Fri peak journeys extended from Halls Corner to Masefiled Avenue
Diverted again at Roxeth via Porlock Avenue.
Converted to single deck One Man Operation.
10.09.72 |
HD |
20SMS |
16SMS |
7SMS |
RUISLIP LIDO - HARROW WEALD GARAGE -: HARROW WEALD Masefield
Avenue (Monday-Friday peaks)
Sunday service reduced
18.11.72 |
HD |
20SMS |
16SMS |
6SMS |
RUISLIP LIDO ( Daily except late evening ) - RUISLIP STATION ( Daily after 2030 ) - Victoria Road - Eastcote Lane - South Harrow - Porlock Avenue or Mon-Sat journeys via Lower Road and Bessborough Road - Harrow - Wealdstone - HARROW WEALD GARAGE - HARROW WEALD Masefield
Avenue (Monday-Friday peaks)
Monday-Saturday journeys bifurcated via
Lower Road (Yellow Blinds to distinguish these journeys)
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23.06.73 |
HD |
20SMS |
17SMS |
6SMS |
RUISLIP LIDO ( Daily except late evening ) - RUISLIP STATION ( Daily after 2030 ) - Victoria Road - Eastcote Lane - South Harrow - Porlock Avenue or Mon-Sat journeys via Lower Road and Bessborough Road - Harrow - Wealdstone - HARROW WEALD GARAGE - HARROW WEALD Masefield
Avenue (Monday-Friday peaks)
Saturday schedule change
22.04.78 |
HD71+ |
15SMS |
14SMS |
7SMS |
RUISLIP LIDO ( Daily except late evening ) - RUISLIP STATION ( Daily after 2030 ) - Victoria Rd - Eastcote Lane - S Harrow - Porlock Avenue - Harrow
- Wealdstone - Harrow Weald - HARROW WEALD GARAGE - HARROW
WEALD Masefield Avenue (Monday-Friday peaks)
Monday-Saturday
journeys via Lower Road withdrawn - replaced by revised
258
02.08.79 |
HD71+ |
15LS |
14LS |
7LS |
RUISLIP LIDO ( Daily except late evening ) - RUISLIP STATION ( Daily after 2030 ) - HARROW WEALD GARAGE - HARROW
WEALD Masefield Avenue (Monday-Friday peaks)
Vehicle
change from SMS to LS.
23.04.83 |
HD71+ |
18LS |
14LS |
7LS |
RUISLIP
LIDO - Ruislip - Victoria Rd - Eastcote Lane - S Harrow - Porlock Avenue,Harrow -
Kenton - Queensbury - Burnt Oak - MILL HILL BROADWAY STN -
Bunns Lane - MILL HILL EAST STN (Monday-Friday peak journeys)
Route
diverted at Harrow to follow withdrawn section of service 140 to Mill Hill
08.03.84 |
HD71+ |
15LS/3M |
7LS/8M |
7M |
RUISLIP
LIDO - MILL HILL BROADWAY STN -
MILL HILL EAST STN (Monday-Friday peak journeys)
Metrobus
type introduced.
 |
M1000 Ruislip Lido |
14.11.87 |
HD71+ |
12M/V |
11M/V |
7M/V |
 |
New operator |
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RUISLIP LIDO (Suns) - RUISLIP STN ( Mon-Sat ) - MILL HILL BROADWAY
STN - MILL HILL EAST STN (Mon-Fri peak jnys)
Route
withdrawn between Ruislip Station and Ruislip Lido on Monday-Saturday.
Withdrawn
section covered by new H13
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V34 Harrow Bus Station
|
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19.01.91 |
BT71+ |
13L |
13L |
10L |
RUISLIP LIDO (Suns) - RUISLIP STN ( Mon-Sat ) - MILL HILL BROADWAY
STN
Withdrawn
between Mill Hill Broadway and Mill Hill East - and operator changed to
BTS.
 |
H139 Ruislip Lido |
19.03.94 |
BT71+ |
13L |
13L |
10L |
RUISLIP LIDO (Suns) - RUISLIP STN ( Mon-Sat ) - MILL HILL BROADWAY STN
Buses from Mill Hill rerouted via Bunns Lane and Woodcroft Avenue instead of Lyndhurst Avenue and Eversfield Gadens
10.08.94 |
BT71+ |
13L |
13L |
10L |
 |
BTS taken over by Sovereign |
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H143GGS Harrow Bus Station
|
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03.12.95 |
BT71+ |
13L |
13L |
8L |
RUISLIP
STATION - MILL HILL BROADWAY STN
Sunday withdrawn between .Ruislip Station and Ruislip
Lido.
02.05.98 |
BT71+ |
13L |
13L |
8L |
See map below
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01.09.00 |
BT71+ |
13L |
13L |
8L |
New Contract commenced with LF double deck buses
03.11.02 |
BT71+ |
13L |
13L |
8L |
 |
Operation transferred to LONDON UNITED (Sovereign) |
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RUISLIP
STATION - MILL HILL BROADWAY STN
New operator
 |
VA17 Harrow
|
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04.09.04 |
BT71+ |
18VLE |
19VLE |
8VLE |
RUISLIP STATION - MILL HILL BROADWAY
Contract renewal
05.09.09 |
BT71+ |
17VLE |
18VLE |
14VLE |
RUISLIP
STATION - MILL HILL BROADWAY
Contract renewal
 |
VH19 takes a break from normal duties on Route 13 and is seen in Harrow a week before the route is transferred to Metroline © Ian Armstrong |
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29.04.14 |
BT71+ |
17VLE |
18VLE |
14VLE |
 |
Contract novated to RATP from Transdev |
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RUISLIP
STATION - MILL HILL BROADWAY
New operator
03.09.16 |
UX201+ |
18VWH |
20VWH |
17VWH |
 |
Contract reassigned |
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RUISLIP
STATION - MILL HILL BROADWAY
New operator
08.10.16 |
UX201+ |
18VWH |
20VWH |
17VWH |
UX241+ |
-- |
4VWH |
4VWH |
RUISLIP
STATION - MILL HILL BROADWAY
Fri/Sat night service introduced coinciding with night service on Jubillee Line
 |
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05.04.20 |
UX201+ |
18VWH |
17VWH |
13VWH |
RUISLIP
STATION - MILL HILL BROADWAY
Weekend night service suspended
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TE1577 operates a morning extra , seen at Pembroke Road © Jamie Geen |
04.09.21 |
UX201+ |
18VWH |
17VWH |
13VWH |
RUISLIP
STATION - MILL HILL BROADWAY
Contract extended for two years
02.09.23 |
UX201+ |
17VWH |
17VWH |
13VWH |
RUISLIP
STATION - MILL HILL BROADWAY
Contract renewal
Current Blind
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Operating Garages
UX Uxbridge
Changeover point at Ruislip , crews using Met/Piccadilly Line
EW
Edgware
Changeover point Edgware Station
HD
Harrow Weald
Changeover point Harrow Bus Station or garage pre 1983.
Sovereign
(Edgware)
Changeover point at garage buses running light from
Mill Hill
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