Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
07.04.90
PB151+
2MR
2MR
--
NEW MIDIBUS ROUTE covering previously unserved roads

COCKFOSTERS STATION - Cockfosters Road - Mount Pleasant - Grove Road,Baring Road - Park Road - Crescent Road - Brookhill Road - East Barnet Road - Station Road - York Road - Longmore Avenue - Lyonsdown Road - Great North Road - Barnet Hill - Barnet High Street - St Albans Road - Staplyton Road - Salisbury Road - BARNET Spires Centre
( Mon-Sat evenings excepted )

 

SR93 Cockfosters

18.04.90
PB151+
2MR
2MR
--

COCKFOSTERS STATION - Cockfosters Road - Mount Pleasant - Grove Road - Castlewoood Road - Fordham Road - Park Road - Crescent Road - Brookhill Road - East Barnet Road - Station Road - York Road - Longmore Avenue - Lyonsdown Road - Great North Road - Barnet Hill - Barnet High Street - St Albans Road - Staplyton Road - Salisbury Road -
BARNET Spires Centre
( Mon-Sat evenings excepted )
Diverted in East Barnet as shown in blue text

02.02.91
PB151+
4MR
4MR
4MR

COCKFOSTERS STATION - Cockfosters Road - Mount Pleasant - Grove Road,Castlewoood Road - Fordham Road,Park Road - Crescent Road - Brookhill Road - East Barnet Road -
Station Road - York Road - Longmore Avenue - Lyonsdown Road - Gloucester Road - Station Road - Barnet Hill - Barnet High Street - St Albans Road - Staplyton Road - Salisbury Road - BARNET Spires Centre ( Mon-Sat evenings excepted )
Diverted in New Barnet as per blue text.
Service increased - evening service added and Sunday introduction.
Duty schedule joint with Route 385

15.05.93
PB151+
4MW
4MW
4MW

COCKFOSTERS  -  BARNET The Spires
MR type replaced by MW

MW20 New Barnet Station

26.10.94
PB151+
4MW
4MW
4MW
London Northern purchased by MTL

COCKFOSTERS  -  BARNET The Spires
New operator

25.07.98
PB151+
6MW
6MW
5MW
MTL was purchased by Metroline on 3.7.98

COCKFOSTERS STATION - Cockfosters Road - Mount Pleasant - Northfield Road - Castlewoood Road - Fordham Road,then double run via Baring Road - Lawton Road - Westbrook Crescent - ( clockwise loop in both directions ) - Park Road - Crescent Road - Brookhill Road - East Barnet Road - Station Road - York Road - Longmore Avenue - Lyonsdown Road,Gloucester Road - Station Road - Barnet Hill - Barnet High Street - St Albans Road - Staplyton Road - Salisbury Road,Stafford Road - Alston Road - The Avenue - Wood Street - Wellhouse Lane - Barnet Hospital - Trinder Road - Whitings Road - QUINTA DRIVE Elystan Court
Diverted in East Barnet as per blue text
Extended via withdrawn 385 from Barnet to Quinta Drive therefore bringing Sunday service to this section.


26.07.03
PB151+
7DMS
7DMS
4DMS

COCKFOSTERS - QUINTA DRIVE
Contract renewal

DMS22 Barnet Hill

24.07.10
PB151+
8DES
8DES
4DES

COCKFOSTERS - QUINTA DRIVE
Contract renewal

 

 

DES793 Barnet Church

 


25.07.15
PB151+
9DES
8DES
4DES

COCKFOSTERS  -  QUINTA DRIVE
Contract extended for two years

384 Map at 2014
2014 Map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

22.07.17
PB151+
5DES
5DES
4DES

COCKFOSTERS  -  BARNET Quinta Drive
Contract renewal

DEM1916 Westbrook Crescent

© Samuel Letsu


29.08.20
PB151+
8DES
7DES
4DES

Cockfosters – Bevan Estate – New Barnet – Barnet – Quinta Drive – Arkley – Edgware
Cockfosters Station - Cockfosters Road - Mount Pleasant - Edgworth Road - Park Road - Baring Road - Lawton Road - Westbrook Crescent (eastbound) - Westbrook Estate - Lawton Road - Baring Road - Park Road - Victoria Road (west arm) - East Barnet Road - Station Road - (for New Barnet Station) - Great North Road - Barnet Hill - High Barnet Station - Barnet Hill - High Street - St Albans Road - Stapylton Road - Strafford Road - Alston Road - The Avenue - Wood Street - Barnet Hospital - Wellhouse Lane - Trinder Road - Whitings Road - Quinta Drive - Barnet Road - Stirling Corner - Barnet Way - Northway Circus - Apex Corner - Selvage Lane - Hale Lane - Station Road - Edgware Station Bus Station
Underlined sections operate on a Hail & Ride basis - buses stop anywhere safe

Edgware – Arkley – Quinta Drive – Barnet – New Barnet – Bevan Estate – Cockfosters
Edgware Station Bus Station - Station Road - Hale Lane - Selvage Lane - Apex Corner - Northway Circus - Barnet Way - Stirling Corner - Barnet Road - Quinta Drive - Aitken Road - Quinta Drive - Whitings Road - Trinder Road - Wellhouse Lane - Barnet Hospital - Wood Street - The Avenue - Alston Road - Salisbury Road (west) - Salisbury Road (east) - High Street - Barnet Hill - High Barnet Station - Barnet Hill - Great North Road - Station Road - (for New Barnet Station) - East Barnet Road - Victoria Road (west arm) - Park Road - Baring Road - Lawton Road - Westbrook Crescent (eastbound) - Westbrook Estate - Lawton Road - Baring Road - Park Road - Edgeworth Road - Mount Pleasant - Cockfosters Road - Cockfosters Station
Underlined sections operate on a Hail & Ride basis - buses stop anywhere safe
Extended from Quinta Drive via Arkley, Stirling Corner, Apex Corner, Hale Lane to Edgware Station


23.07.22
PB151+
5DES
98DES
4DES

COCKFOSTERS  -  EDGWARE STATION
Contract extended until 21.10.22

22.10.22
PB151+
8DEM
8DEM
5DEM

COCKFOSTERS  -  EDGWARE STATION
New Quality Incentive Contract, under Tranche 799A, retained by Metroline, operating out of Potters Bar (PB) garage using new electric 50 capacity (9.7m) dual door single deck buses. A route test is required. New contract awarded on Option 1 - No changes to structure or frequency. MPS = 84% on time PVR = 8 (+ 1 engineering spare) . *New additional curtailment point created at H&R Mount Pleasant Roundabout*

DEM1916

DEM1916 Cockfosters stand

© Anthony Moore


12.01.24
PB151+
8VMSS
8VMSS
5VMSS

COCKFOSTERS  -  EDGWARE STATION
New electrics introduced

vmss2839

VMSS2839 seen here in New Barnet

© Samuel Letsu

 

Operating Garage

PB Potters Bar
Mon-Fri changeovers at Barnet St Albans Road
Saturday & Sunday changeovers at PB garage buses running light from Cockfosters
Driver reliefs will be undertaken at Barnet, The Spires & Barnet Hospital

Comment

It is of note that this route covers both northern ends of Northern Line and Piccadilly Line

2021 Map

384 at March 2021
Taken from 2021 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Saturday, 10.02.24