Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
29.04.95
WL
3midi
3midi
--
New service

BALHAM STATION - Bedford Hill - Garards Road - Tooting Bec Gardens - Gleneldon Road - Valley Road - Leigham Court Road - Canterbury Grove - Royal Circus - York Hill - Norwood Road - WEST NORWOOD STATION (MS) ( red text denotes hail and ride section )
NEW MIDIBUS ROUTE - replacing Balham to Steatham section of 115 and Streatham to West Norwood section of G1.

19.07.97
CN
3midi
3midi
--

BALHAM  -  WEST NORWOOD
Reallocated to Croydon base

441 at Balham Station

29.04.00
N301+
3MRL
3MRL
--
Contract reassigned

BALHAM STATION - NORWOOD GARAGE ( Mon-Sat )
Extended in West Norwood to the Garage and reallocated to Norwood (N)

440 440 Balham stand


18.12.00
BC151+
3midi
3midi
--

BALHAM STATION - NORWOOD GARAGE ( Mon-Sat )
Route sub-contracted to Connex prior to them taking contract in April 2001.

Dart

Connex Dart Streatham

© John Delaney


28.04.01
BC151+
4DA
4DA
--
Contract reassigned to Connex

BALHAM STATION - NORWOOD GARAGE ( Mon-Sat )
New operator


29.09.01
BC151+
4DA
4DA
2DA

BALHAM STATION - NORWOOD GARAGE
Sunday service added.

DA18 Balham Station

02.03.04
BC151+
4DA
4DA
2DA
Contract novated to
Travel London

BALHAM STATION - NORWOOD GARAGE
New operator

DA15 Balham Station

30.04.05
QB151+
4DA
4DA
2DA

BALHAM STATION - NORWOOD GARAGE
Reallocated from BC to Battersea (QB)

29.04.06
SW181+
4DLP
4DLP
4DLP
Contract reassigned to
GO Ahead - London General

BALHAM STATION - WEST NORWOOD Cheviot Road
New operator

LDP265 at the now familiar Balham stand

30.04.11
SW181+
4DLP
4DLP
4DLP

BALHAM STATION - WEST NORWOOD Cheviot Road
Contract renewal

Taken from 2012 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

30.04.16
SW181+
4SEN
4SEN
4SEN

BALHAM STATION - WEST NORWOOD Cheviot Road
Contract renewal

01.05.21
BC191+
4SE
4SE
3SE
abellio logo
Contract reassigned

BALHAM STATION - WEST NORWOOD Cheviot Road
New operator

8122

8122 Tooting Bec Common

© Jack Marian

Operating Garages

WL Walworth
Crew changeover point ?

CN Croydon
Crew changeover point ?

N Norwood
Crew changeover point West Norwood terminal

BC Beddington Cross
Crew changeover point West Norwood Cheviot Road stand

QB Battersea
Crew changeover point ?

SW Stockwell
Crew changeover point Balham Station - crews using the Northern Line from Stockwell Station

 

 

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© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Sunday, 25.02.24