03.10.34 | AL |
8LT |
8LT |
8LT |
MITCHAM Cricketers - Fair Green - Western Road - Colliers Wood - Merton - South Wimbledon - Wimbledon Chase - New Malden - Tolworth - Hook - Upper Brighton Road - Victoria Road - Surbiton Station - Villiers Road - KINGSTON BUS STATION
04.03.36 | AL |
12STL |
12STL |
8STL |
MITCHAM - KINGSTON
Mon-Sat peak journeys diverted VIA Warren Drive to TOLWORTH Red Lion
27.05.36 | AL |
12STL |
12STL |
8STL |
MITCHAM Cricketers - Hook - Hinchley Wood - HAMPTON COURT STATION
Diverted at Hook to Hampton Court instead of Kingston
04.01.39 | AL |
12STL |
10STL |
8STL |
MITCHAM Cricketers - HAMPTON COURT STATION
TOLWORTH Red Lion journeys diverted via Toby Jug instead of Warren Drive
06.12.39 | AL |
11STL |
11STL |
9STL |
MITCHAM Cricketers - HAMPTON COURT STATION
TOLWORTH Red Lion journeys amended to run all day instead of peaks only
22.04.42 | AL |
11STL |
11STL |
9STL |
MITCHAM Cricketers - HAMPTON COURT STATION
Tolworth Red Lion bifurcation withdrawn
02.05.45 | AL |
12STL |
11STL |
18D |
MITCHAM Cricketers - HAMPTON COURT STATION
Sunday Daimler type introduced - Sunday frequencies increased
29.09.45 | AL |
12D |
11D+ |
18D |
1STL/137 |
MITCHAM Cricketers - HAMPTON COURT STATION
Daily Daimler type introduced
27.06.51 |
AL |
14D |
18D |
25D |
K |
3STL |
-- |
3RT |
FELTHAM
STATION - Hanworth - Windmill Road - Hampton Hill - Teddington - Bushey
Park - Hampton Court - Scilly Isles - Kingston By Pass - Hook - Tolworth - Malden -
Raynes Park - South Wimbledon - Colliers Wood - Western Road - MITCHAM
Cricketers
Extended from Hampton Court to Feltham via withdrawn section of Route 201 except in Hampton Hill where the route was diverted via Windmill Road instead
of Park Road direct.
Mon-Fri/Sun Kingston (K) allocation added.
17.10.51 |
AL |
14D |
15D |
18D |
K |
3STL |
-- |
-- |
FELTHAM STN - MITCHAM
Sun
K allocation withdrawn.
06.07.52 |
AL |
14D |
18D |
33D |
K |
3STL |
-- |
-- |
FELTHAM STN - MITCHAM
Sunday enhancement
Note that the Bushey Park gates and Hampton Court gates timing points were for buses to and from Kingston Garage |
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19.05.54 |
AL |
14RT |
14RT |
29RT |
K |
3RT |
-- |
-- |
FELTHAM STN - MITCHAM
RT
type replace utility D's and STL's
RT3830 (K) is seen outside Hampton Court Palace and looks new
|
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30.04.58 |
AL |
15RT |
14RT |
15RT |
K |
3RT |
-- |
-- |
FELTHAM STN - MITCHAM
A look at the allocation at this time shows the dramatic fall in Sunday patronage
09.05.62 |
AL |
17RT |
11RT |
8RT |
MITCHAM - HAMPTON COURT ( Mon-Fri evgs / Suns ) - TEDDINGTON ( Mon-Fri daytime / Sat ) - FELTHAM ( Mon-Fri peaks)
Withdrawn between Feltham and Teddington except
for Mon-Fri peaks and further withdrawn Mon-Fri evgs and Sundays between Feltham and Hampton Court.
This was part of the last trolleybus replacement
program and the new 285 replaced the 152 between
Teddington and Feltham.
The Kingston (K) allocation was also withdrawn at
this stage - thus the odd looking BUSHEY PARK ultimate blind displays were
never to be seen again.
13.10.63 |
AL |
17RT |
8RT |
5RT |
MITCHAM - HAMPTON COURT ( Mon-Fri evgs / Sat / Suns ) - TEDDINGTON ( Mon-Fri daytime ) - FELTHAM ( Mon-Fri peaks)
Saturday service withdrawn between Teddington
and Hampton Court.
16.05.66 |
AL |
16RT |
8RT |
5RT |
MITCHAM - HAMPTON COURT -: - FELTHAM ( Mon-Fri peaks)
Withdrawn between Teddington
and Hampton Court except for Mon-Fri peak journeys to Feltham.
24.01.70 |
AL |
11MB |
5MB |
2MB |
MITCHAM - Raynes Park - Burlington Road - Malden Road - TOLWORTH BROADWAY ( Mon-Fi evgs /Sat / Sun) - Hook - Marquis of Granby - ESHER High Street ( Mon-Fri except evenings )
Converted to single deck OPO operation.
Withdrawn between Tolworth and Feltham and rerouted Mon-Fri to Esher High Street, replaced between Tolworth and Hampton Court by Revised Route 72.
Rerouted in Tolworth via Kingston By Pass and in New Malden
via Malden Road and Burlington Road
The service will now be single deck and converted to OPO.
20.10.73 |
AL |
14MB |
8MB |
4MB |
MITCHAM - Hinchley Wood - Hampton Court Way - HAMPTON COURT - Hampton
Court Road - Hampton - Uxbridge Road - Hanworth Road - HAMPTON GRAMMAR
SCHOOL (SDO)
Withdrawn between Hinchley Wood and Esher but replaced
withdrawn section of Route 72 between Tolworth and Hampton Court and Hampton
Grammar School
18.05.74 |
AL |
14DMS |
8DMS |
4DMS |
MITCHAM - HAMPTON COURT STATION - HAMPTON GRAMMAR
SCHOOL (SDO)
Converted
to double deck operation.
08.03.75 |
AL |
11DMS |
8DMS |
4DMS |
MITCHAM - Tolworth - Kingston Road - Red Lion Road - Thornhill Road - Hook Road - Hook - HAMPTON COURT : - HAMPTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL (SDO)
Diverted between Tolworth and Hook as shown above.
DMS635 outside Hampton school |
28.01.78 |
AL |
11DMS |
5DMS |
4DMS |
MITCHAM - HAMPTON COURT STATION - HAMPTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL (SDO)
Saturday reduction
27.09.80 |
AL221+ |
9DMS |
4DMS |
3DMS |
MITCHAM - Tolworth -
Kingston Road - Ewell Road - Ditton Road - Upper Brighton Road - Victoria Road - SURBITON STATION
Diverted at Thornhill Road to Surbiton Station
instead of Hampton Court - the Hampton Court section left unserved except for
journeys to Hampton Grammar school which were renumbered 152A.
25.04.81 |
AL221+ |
7DMS |
4DMS |
3DMS |
MITCHAM -
Kingston Road - Red Lion Road - Thornhill Road - Hook Road - Upper Brighton Road -
Victoria Road - SURBITON STATION
Rerouted between Tolworth and Surbiton via
Red Lion Road and Thornhill Road instead of Ewell Road and Ditton Road.
Buses
towards Mitcham double run via Ace of Spades Roundabout at Hook.
04.09.82 |
AL221+ |
7LS |
4LS |
3LS |
Converted
to single deck operation.
CHESSINGTON
ZOO (Suns) or SURBITON STN ( Mon-Sat ) - MITCHAM
Rerouted on Sundays at Hook to Chessington
Zoo.
27.06.87 |
AL221+ |
7LS |
4LS |
3LS |
KINGSTON -
Norbiton - New Malden - Raynes Park - South Wimbledon - Merton - MITCHAM
Cricketers
Withdrawn between New Malden and Surbiton/Chessington
and diverted instead via Route 131 to Kingston.
Also rerouted eastbound at
Shannon Corner to serve Tesco Superstore.
03.04.88 |
AL221+ |
7LS |
4LS |
3LS |
KINGSTON -
Norbiton - New Malden - Raynes Park - South Wimbledon - Merton - MITCHAM
Cricketers
Additonal SDO journeys : MITCHAM - New Malden - Malden
Road - Kingston By Pass - HOOK Ace Of Spades
26.11.88 |
A141+ |
8D |
6D |
4D |
KINGSTON - MITCHAM
Additional service MITCHAM - HOOK Ace of Spades
Operation transferred to Sutton (A) under Sutton Bus scheme
03.06.89 |
A141+ |
8D |
7D |
5D |
AA221+ |
2M/200 |
-- |
-- |
KINGSTON - MITCHAM
Additional service MITCHAM - HOOK Ace of Spades
Colliers
Wood (AA) added using buses ex 200
29.09.90 |
A141+ |
1D |
-- |
4D |
AA211+ |
6D |
4D |
-- |
KINGSTON - MITCHAM
Additional service MITCHAM - HOOK Ace of Spades
Allocation
change - with Colliers Wood (AA) being main participant.
M520 South Wimbledon |
30.11.91 |
AL141+ |
7MRL |
6MRL |
3MRL |
NEW
MALDEN Police Station - Mitcham - Eastfields - POLLARDS HILL
Converted to midibus and allocated back to Merton (AL).
Withdrawn between New Malden and Kingston but extended from Mitcham to Pollards
Hill replacing Route 352.
25.04.92 |
A110 |
1M |
-- |
-- |
AL141+ |
7MRL |
6MRL |
3MRL |
POLLARDS
HILL - NEW MALDEN
Additional big bus journey introduced (SDO) with Sutton
(A) allocation.
05.09.92 |
A110 |
1M |
-- |
-- |
AL141+ |
7MRL |
6MRL |
3MRL |
POLLARDS
HILL - NEW MALDEN
Additional big bus journey MITCHAM Cricketers - NEW MALDEN
Big bus journeys withdrawn between Mitcham
and Pollards Hill.
11.04.94 |
AL141+ |
7MRL 1M |
6MRL |
3MRL |
POLLARDS
HILL - NEW MALDEN
Additional big bus journey MITCHAM Cricketers - NEW MALDEN
Double
deck SDO journeys transferred from Sutton (A) to Merton (AL)
30.11.96 |
AL141+ |
8LDP/1M |
7LDP |
4LDP |
Start of new contract and converted from Midibus to low floor Dart operation but Metrobus SDO journeys continued as before. |
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LDP43 (AL) at Pollards Hill
|
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16.03.98 |
AL141+ |
7LDP |
6LDP |
3LDP |
MON-FRI sdo | AL | 1M |
-- |
-- |
POLLARDS
HILL - NEW MALDEN
Additional big bus journey MITCHAM Cricketers - NEW MALDEN
New Mon-Fri schedule issued
Taken from 16 March leaflet 1998 Click map to enlarge |
01.12.01 |
AL97 |
1PVL |
-- |
-- |
MB51+ |
12dartSLF |
12dartSLF |
6dartSLF |
New contract with Mitcham Belle commenced but London General (AL) retained SDO double deck journeys |
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03.04.04 |
MC51+ |
12SLF |
11SLF |
5SLF |
POLLARDS HILL - NEW MALDEN
PVL journey with London General renumbered 652
27.08.04 |
MC51+ |
12SLF |
12SLF |
6SLF |
Transferred to Centra London as a result of their purchase of Mitcham Belle's London Bus operations. |
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Centra Dart DC401 at Mitcham © Michael Wadham |
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22.04.06 |
BC121+ |
11DP |
11DP |
6DP |
Contract novated to Travel London |
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DP478 seen in Mitcham London Road
|
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02.12.06 |
BC121+ |
6DP/6ES |
6DP/5ES |
3DP/3ES |
POLLARDS HILL - NEW MALDEN
Start of new contract
03.12.11 |
BC121+ |
6DP 6ES |
6DP 5ES |
3DP 3ES |
Contract renewal |
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POLLARDS HILL - NEW MALDEN
Start of new contract
9052 Mitcham |
|
9073 Mitcham © Brian Kemp |
03.12.16 |
AL241+ |
13SOE |
14SOE |
7SOE |
New contract with London General |
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POLLARDS HILL - NEW MALDEN
Route 118 transferred to Croydon (C) to make room for 152, it also inherited the running number sequence
WVL504 Raynes Park © Aubrey Morandarte |
04.12.21 |
AL241+ |
15SOE |
14SOE |
7SOE |
POLLARDS HILL - NEW MALDEN
Contract extended for two years
SOE12 Colliers Wood © Mark McWalter |
25.03.23 |
AL241+ |
14SOE |
14SOE |
7SOE |
POLLARDS HILL - NEW MALDEN
Revised daily schedules
WHV112 New Malden stand © Alisha Juszczyk |
02.12.23 |
AL241+ |
14SOE |
14SOE |
7SOE |
POLLARDS HILL - NEW MALDEN
Contract renewal with new single deck electrics eventually