Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
at 03.10.34 | K |
4DA |
6DA |
4DA |
KINGSTON - Hampton - Sunbury - Ashford - STAINES Bridge Street
New OMO Route which was previously numbered 198
Taken from 1934 map drawn by Mike Harris |
01.01.41 |
K |
4C |
4C |
4C |
CREW | 2T |
4T |
4T |
KINGSTON - STAINES Bridge Street
Crew operation introduced on Kingston to Sunbury shorts
30.09.42 |
K |
9LTL |
12LTL |
9LTL |
KINGSTON - STAINES Bridge Street
Whole service converted to crew operatioon
17.04.46 |
K |
12LTL |
12LTL 3T |
12LTL |
KINGSTON - STAINES Bridge Street
Saturday only T type introduced
22.05.46 |
K |
12LTL |
15LTL |
12LTL |
KINGSTON - STAINES Bridge Street
Saturday only T type withdrawn
09.10.46 |
K |
12LTL |
13LTL 2T |
12LTL |
KINGSTON - STAINES Bridge Street
Saturday only T type reintroduced
05.05.48 |
K |
12LTL |
12LTL 3T |
9LTL 7T |
KINGSTON - STAINES Bridge Street
Sunday T type introduced
13.04.49 |
K |
12TD |
12TD 6T |
12TD 4T |
KINGSTON - STAINES Bridge Street
LTL type replaced by TD
14.05.52 |
K |
11TD |
12TD 7T |
9TD |
NB |
-- |
-- |
7T |
KINGSTON - STAINES Bridge Street
Sunday
only NB allocation added.
07.10.53 |
K |
11TD |
19TD |
12TD |
KINGSTON - STAINES Bridge Street
NB
allocation withdrawn.
TD2 Kingston Town Centre |
19.05.54 |
K |
11TD |
19TD |
9TD |
NB |
-- |
-- |
7T |
KINGSTON - STAINES Bridge Street
Sunday
only NB allocation re-introduced.
06.10.54 |
K |
11TD |
19TD |
12TD |
KINGSTON - STAINES Bridge Street
NB
allocation withdrawn.
04.05.55 |
K |
11TD |
19TD |
7TD |
NB |
-- |
-- |
5TD |
KINGSTON - STAINES Bridge Street
Sunday
only NB allocation re-introduced.
02.05.56 |
K |
11TD |
16TD |
12TD |
KINGSTON - STAINES Bridge Street
NB
allocation withdrawn
17.10.56 |
K |
11TD |
16TD |
9TD |
NB |
-- |
-- |
3TD |
KINGSTON - STAINES Bridge Street
Sunday
only NB allocation re-introduced.
23.01.57 |
K |
11TD |
16TD |
9TD |
NB |
-- |
-- |
3TD |
KINGSTON
Bus Station - Hampton
Wick - Hampton Court - Hampton Station - Harfield Road - Lower Hampton Road - Sunbury
Village - Green Street - Sunbury Cross - Chertsey Road - Feltham Hill Road - Ashford Station - Stanwell Road - London Road - Staines High Street - STAINES
Bridge Street
Diverted at Ashford Common
01.05.57 |
K |
11TD |
16TD |
12TD |
KINGSTON - STAINES Bridge Street
NB
allocation withdrawn.
Scanned from April 1958 Red Book - the complete book is available from the Sales List |
13.05.59 |
K |
11TD |
10TD |
6TD |
NB |
-- |
-- |
4TD |
KINGSTON - STAINES Bridge Street
Sunday
only NB allocation re-introduced. Saturday short workings replaced by Route
71 extension from Kingston to Sunbury.
01.07.59 |
K |
11RF |
10RF |
6RF |
NB |
-- |
-- |
4RF |
KINGSTON - STAINES Bridge Street
RF
introduction.
14.10.59 |
K |
11RF |
10RF |
10RF |
KINGSTON - STAINES Bridge Street
NB
allocation withdrawn.
18.11.64 |
K |
11RFo |
10RFo |
4RFo |
KINGSTON - STAINES Bridge Street
OPO
introduction.
RF461 Kingston |
26.09.76 |
K41+ |
11BL |
9BL |
4BL |
KINGSTON - STAINES Bridge Street
RF
type replaced by Bristols
BL11 performing a short working - seen at Hampton Court |
04.09.82 |
NB141+ |
7LS |
6LS |
4LS |
KINGSTON
- STAINES BUS STATION
Withdrawn between Staines Bus Station and Staines Bridge Street
Bristols replaced by Leyland National and transferred to Norbiton (NB)
29.01.83 |
NB101+ |
LS |
LS |
LS |
STAINES
BUS STATION - KINGSTON (Suns)
- Surbiton - Berrylands - TOLWORTH BROADWAY ( Mon-Sat )
Extended MS Kingston to Tolworth replacing withdrawn
section of route 211.
Jointly
allocated with Route 218
02.06.85 |
NB101+ |
LS |
LS |
LS |
THORPE
PARK (Suns) - STAINES BUS STATION - KINGSTON (Suns) - TOLWORTH BROADWAY ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday extended from Staines to Thorpe Park.
M177 subs for a single decker - seen in Berrylands |
03.11.85 |
NB101+ |
LS |
LS |
LS |
STAINES
BUS STATION - KINGSTON (Suns) - TOLWORTH
BROADWAY ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday withdrawn Staines to Thorpe Park.
22.03.86 |
NB101+ |
LS |
LS |
LS |
THORPE
PARK (Suns) - STAINES BUS STATION - KINGSTON (Suns) - TOLWORTH BROADWAY ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday extended from Staines to Thorpe Park.
25.10.86 |
NB101+ |
9LS |
7LS |
-- |
STAINES
BUS STATION - TOLWORTH
BROADWAY ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday withdrawn Staines to Thorpe Park.
Sunday service transferred to London Country (WY) and renumbered 511
LS429 seen at Staines Bus Station |
27.06.87 |
NB101+ |
5LS |
5LS |
-- |
STAINES
BUS STATION - KINGSTON ( Mon-Sat )
Withdrawn between Kingston and Tolworth - this section replaced by new Route K2
19.09.87 |
K31+ |
5LS |
5LS |
-- |
STAINES
BUS STATION - KINGSTON ( Mon-Sat )
Allocation
transferred to Kingston (K)
29.10.88 |
K31+ |
5LS |
5LS |
2MRL |
STAINES
BUS STATION - KINGSTON
Sunday
service re-instated with midi-bus vehicles
24.03.89 |
K31+ |
5LS |
5LS |
MRL |
KINGSTON - STAINES - THORPE PARK ( Summer Sundays )
Summer Sundays extended from Staines to Thorpe Park.
31.08.91 |
WK1+ |
6LS |
6LS |
-- |
KINGSTON - STAINES
Sunday service transferred to services 572/582 and MS allocation transferred
to Hounslow Heath.
07.05.95 |
HH |
6LS |
6LS |
-- |
K |
-- |
-- |
MRL |
KINGSTON - STAINES (mornings and evenings) - THORPE PARK ( daytime only )
Limited
Sunday service re-introduced - allocated to Kingston (K) with midibuses.
Daily
service to Thorpe Park during daytime.
17.06.95 |
HH |
6LS |
6LS |
-- |
K |
-- |
-- |
MRL |
KINGSTON
- STAINES BUS STATION - THORPE PARK
Daily diverted
to double run via Sunbury Tesco during shopping hours and Sunday service increased -
and introduced evenings.
15.07.95 |
HH |
6LS |
6LS |
-- |
K |
-- |
-- |
MRL |
KINGSTON Cromwell Road Bus Station
- STAINES BUS STATION - THORPE PARK
Buses now terminate at the new Cromwell Road Bus Station in Kingston.
29.07.95 |
HH |
6LS |
6LS |
LS |
KINGSTON Cromwell Road Bus Station
- STAINES BUS STATION ( mornings and evenings) - THORPE PARK
Sunday
only Kingston (K) allocation moved to Hounslow Heath (HH) and converted to
LS.
20.08.95 |
HH |
6LS |
6LS |
2DWL |
KINGSTON Cromwell Road Bus Station
- STAINES BUS STATION ( mornings and evenings) - THORPE PARK
Sunday
converted to DWL type.
23.09.95 |
K31+ |
6LS |
6LS |
2DWL |
KINGSTON Cromwell Road Bus Station
- STAINES BUS STATION ( mornings and evenings) - THORPE PARK
Allocation
transferred from Hounslow Heath (HH) to Kingston (K)
04.11.95 |
K31+ |
5LS |
5LS |
2DWL |
KINGSTON
Cromwell Road Bus Station - STAINES BUS STATION
Daily Thorpe
Park extension withdrawn until March 1996 when it was introduced on a Summer
Sunday only basis.
30.03.96 |
K31+ |
5LS |
5LS |
3LS |
KINGSTON - STAINES Bus Station - THORPE PARK (Summer
Suns)
Extended from Staines to Thorpe Park on Summer Sundays.
10.01.98 |
HH981+ |
5LS |
1LS |
3LS |
KINGSTON - STAINES Bus Station - THORPE PARK (Summer
Suns)
K allocation
transferred to Hounslow Heath
04.04.98 |
AV321+ |
-- |
-- |
5sd |
HH981+ |
5LS |
7LS |
-- |
|
K31+ |
-- |
1LS |
-- |
KINGSTON - STAINES Bus Station - THORPE PARK (Summer
Suns)
Allocation
changes as above,
Hounslow (
A) V introduced as HH shut on Sundays.
06.02.00 |
HH981+ |
7DWL |
9DWL |
7DWL |
K891 |
-- |
1DWL |
-- |
KINGSTON - STAINES Bus Station - THORPE PARK (Summer
Suns)
Sunday
allocation returned to Hounslow Heath (HH)
DWL9 is in a dedicated 216 livery seen in Kingston |
02.09.00 |
HH481+ |
7DWL |
10DWL |
7DWL |
KINGSTON - STAINES Bus Station - THORPE PARK (Summer
Suns)
Saturday
(K) allocation withdrawn.
29.04.02 |
HH481+ |
7DRL+ |
10DRL |
7DRL |
3M/400 |
KINGSTON - STAINES BUS STATION
Summer extension from Staines to Thorpe Park withdrawn. last day of operation 28.04.02
DRL159 Staines Bus Station |
29.06.02 |
TF42+ |
7excel |
7excel |
4excel |
28.06.03 |
HH401+ |
7DPS |
7DPS |
7DPS |
LONDON UNITED - New Operator |
---|
KINGSTON - STAINES BUS STATION
Operation
via Sunbury Tesco runs at all times now instead of just shopping hours.
DPS486 Staines Bus Station |
04.04.06 |
HH401+ |
7DPS |
7DPS |
7DPS |
LONDON UNITED replaced by Transdev |
---|
KINGSTON - STAINES BUS STATION
New operator
02.09.06 |
FW131+ |
7DPS |
8DPS |
6DPS |
KINGSTON - STAINES BUS STATION
Allocation
moved to Fulwell to make room for Route 116
28.06.08 |
FW131+ |
8DPS |
8DPS |
5DPS |
KINGSTON - STAINES BUS STATION
Contract renewal
DPS548 Thames Riveira |
03.03.11 |
FW131+ |
8DPS |
8DPS |
5DPS |
TRANSDEV REPLACED BY RATP |
---|
KINGSTON - STAINES BUS STATION
New operator
DPS691 Kingston |
13.04.13 |
FW131+ |
8DPS |
8DPS |
5DPS |
HH407 |
DE ex 698 |
-- |
-- |
KINGSTON - STAINES BUS STATION
One schoolday journey added from Ashford Hospital to Hampton Station using a bus from the 698
08.08.15 |
HH361+ |
10DE |
10DE |
7DE |
HH370 |
DE ex 698 |
KINGSTON - STAINES BUS STATION
Allocation moved from Fulwell (FW) to Hounslow Heath - partly compensating for loss of Route 482 which was given a new contract with Metroline West (G)
DE20116 Kingston Bus Station |
02.07.16 |
FW131+ |
10DE |
9DE |
6DE |
HH486 | DE ex 698 |
KINGSTON - STAINES BUS STATION
Allocation moved to Fulwell (FW) to compensate for 71 leaving
SP40110 Kingston |
30.06.18 |
FW131+ |
9DLE |
6DLE |
6DLE |
HH486 | DE ex 698 |
STAINES - KINGSTON
Contract renewal with new DLE MMC single deckers
DLE30219 seen leaving Fulwell Garage to run dead to Kingston to take up service © Jamie Geen |
08.05.21 |
WK821+ |
8DLE+ |
8DLE+ |
5DLE+ |
+2DLE/411 | +1DLE/411 | +1DLE/411 |
STAINES - KINGSTON
Allocation moved to Hounslow Heath (WK)
01.07.23 |
WK821+ |
8DLE+ |
8DLE+ |
5DLE+ |
+2DLE/411 | +1DLE/411 | +1DLE/411 |
STAINES - KINGSTON
Contract renewal
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HH
Hounslow Heath
Changeover
at FELTHAM Town Tree Road or Feltham Road or at Staines
On Summer Sundays some meal breaks were done at Thorpe Park during the day.
When the route was at Hounslow Heath all meal breaks were done at Staines Bus Station daily. During the week days the school bus drivers coved the meal breaks with Metros.
AV
Hounslow
The meal breaks were done at Kingston outside the bus garage - as all the duties kept the same bus - all the change overs were back at Hounslow
K
Kingston
Changeover
at Kingston Bus Station
NB
Norbiton
Changeover
at Kingston Bus Station
FW
Fulwell
Changeover
at Kingston
Comment from "Lofty" White
For some of the time the route was operated commercially - and not part of the LRT network. (None of the photos of Westlink vehicles have 'LRT Service signs'. I am not sure when this started - could have 'D day - 25/10/86 - when the Sunday service became a SCC tendered route - or possibly 27/6/87 - when the Kingston routes were tendered. It came back into the TfL fold on 29/6/02 - when TGM were awarded a short 1 year contract - after Westlink de-registered the route.