Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
25.10.86 |
VB1+ |
17OV |
17OV |
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EMBANKMENT Horse Guards - Bridge Street - Parliament Square - Victoria Street - Buckingham Gate - Buckingham Palace Road - Elizabeth Street - Kings Road - Sloane Square - Sloane Street - Knightsbridge Stn - Brompton Road - South Kensington - Harrington Road - Queens Gate - Kensington Gore - Kensington High Street - Campden Hill Road - KENSINGTON Phillimore Walk
( Mon-Sat except evenings)
New midibus route operated from Victoria Basement (VB)
OV23 Terminus Place © Michael Wadham |
01.08.87 |
VB1+ |
17OV |
17OV |
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WATERLOO Taxi Road - York Road - County Hall - Westminster Bridge - Buckingham Gate - Victoria - Sloane Square - Knightsbridge Stn - South Kensington - Queens Gate - KENSINGTON Phillimore Walk ( Mon-Sat except evenings)
Revised to run from Waterloo instead of Embankment
19.11.88 |
VB1+ |
17OV |
17OV |
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WATERLOO Taxi Road - York Road - County Hall - Westminster Bridge - Victoria Street - Victoria - Sloane Square - Knightsbridge Stn - South Kensington - Queens Gate - KENSINGTON Phillimore Walk ( Mon-Sat except evenings)
Revised to run direct along Victoria Street instead of Buckingham Gate
25.05.91 |
VB1+ |
12SR/OV |
12SR/OV |
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VICTORIA Vauxhall Bridge Road - KENSINGTON Phillimore Walk ( Mon-Sat except evenings)
Withdrawn between Victoria and Waterloo - this section was replaced on Mon-Fri by Red Arrow 511 but Saturday left unserved
SR34 Terminus Place © Brian Ceasey |
08.02.93 |
GB1+ |
9MRL |
9MRL |
7MRL |
VICTORIA Vauxhall Bridge Road - Sloane Square - Knightsbridge Stn - South Kensington - Old Brompton Road - Earl's Court - Warwick Road - Kensington High Street - KENSINGTON Campden Hill Road ( daily )
Sunday and evening service introduced.
Rerouted at South Kensington via Earls Court instead of Queens Gate replacing part of withdrawn 349.
The Queens Gate section replaced by revised Route 70
MRL85 Terminus Place
|
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12.06.93 |
BB1+ |
9MRL+ |
11MRL |
9MRL |
1MA/239 |
VICTORIA - KENSINGTON
Allocation moved from Victoria to Battersea Base
19.11.94 |
BB1+ |
9MA |
11MA |
6MA |
VICTORIA Vauxhall Bridge Road (Mon-Fri) - Victoria Bus Station (Sat/Sun) - KENSINGTON Campden Hill Road
Sat and Sun Victoria stand changed to Bus Station
08.06.96 |
SW141+ |
8MA |
10MA |
8MA |
VICTORIA Vauxhall Bridge Road (Mon-Fri) - Victoria Bus Station (Sat/Sun) - KENSINGTON Campden Hill Road
Battersea (BB) allocation moved to Stockwell (SW)
28.02.98 |
MB |
4sd |
4sd |
4sd |
PD |
4sd |
4sd |
4sd |
VICTORIA Vauxhall Bridge Road (Mon-Fri) - Victoria Bus Station (Sat/Sun) - KENSINGTON Campden Hill Road
Start of new contract with Metrobus but part sub contracted to Selkent (PD)
Selkent MB5 Victoria - Vauxhall Bridge road stand |
13.06.98 |
LO31+ |
8S |
8S |
6S |
Operation transferred under new contract to Travel London operated from a base at Stewarts Lane Rail Depot - Battersea. |
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VICTORIA Vauxhall Bridge Road (Mon-Fri) - Victoria Bus Station (Sat/Sun) - KENSINGTON Campden Hill Road
New operator
Solo S234 parked at the Kensington High St stand
|
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19.08.00 |
QB1+ |
8S |
8S |
6S |
Operation
transferred to Limebourne operating from their Battersea base |
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VICTORIA Vauxhall Bridge Road (Mon-Fri) - Victoria Bus Station (Sat/Sun) - KENSINGTON Campden Hill Road
New operator
07.07.01 |
QB1+ |
8S |
8S |
6S |
Limebourne operation passed to Connex |
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VICTORIA Vauxhall Bridge Road (Mon-Fri) - Victoria Bus Station (Sat/Sun) - KENSINGTON Campden Hill Road
New operator
Optare S246 Terminus Place
|
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26.02.04 |
QB1+ |
8S |
8S |
6S |
Connex replaced by Travel London |
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VICTORIA Vauxhall Bridge Road - KENSINGTON Campden Hill Road
New operator
R407HWU Vauxhall Bridge Road stand © Brian Creasey |
04.11.06 |
WL541+ |
8DP |
8DP |
6DP |
VICTORIA Vauxhall Bridge Road - KENSINGTON Campden Hill Road
Allocation moved from Battersea (QB) to Walworth (WL)
06.01.07 |
WL541+ |
13DP |
12DP |
9DP |
VICTORIA - Earl's Court - Holland Road - SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN
Diverted at Kensington via Holland Road to Shepherd's Bush. Increased frequency.
DP108 Buckingham Palace Road © Mark Pitman |
29.11.08 |
WL541+ |
14DP |
13DP |
10DP |
VICTORIA- WHITE CITY BUS STATION
Rerouted and extended via Westfields interchange and roundabout to White City Bus Station
TL8301 Buckingham Palace Road © Steve Hughes |
21.05.09 |
WL541+ |
14SE |
13SE |
10SE |
Travel London purchased by Ned Railways t/a Abellio |
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VICTORIA- WHITE CITY BUS STATION
New operator
16.08.09 |
WL541+ |
14SE |
13SE |
10SE |
VICTORIA- WHITE CITY BUS STATION
Rerouted at South Kensington via whole length of Thurlow Place
8102 Victoria © Brian Creasey |
06.12.09 |
WL541+ |
14SE |
13SE |
10SE |
VICTORIA - WHITE CITY BUS STATION
Rerouted eastbound directly via Old Brompton Road to omit previous working via Queens Gate and Harrington Road
03.07.10 |
PK251+ |
14DE |
13DE |
10DE |
New contract started with Transdev from their Park Royal Garage (PK) |
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VICTORIA- WHITE CITY BUS STATION
New operator
DE102 Buckingham Palace Road © Lawrence Living |
03.03.11 |
PK251+ |
14DE |
16DE |
13DE |
Transdev purchased by RATP |
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VICTORIA- WHITE CITY BUS STATION
New operator
DE105 Westfileds - White City
|
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20.10.12 |
S251+ |
14DE+ |
16DE |
13DE |
1DE/72 |
VICTORIA - WHITE CITY BUS STATION
Allocation moved from Park Royal to Shepherds Bush (S)
Both 272 and C1 were moved in exchange for Route 220
04.07.15 |
S251+ |
14DE+ |
16DE |
13DE |
1DE/72 |
VICTORIA - WHITE CITY BUS STATION
Contract extended for two years
01.07.17 |
S251+ |
13DE |
13DE |
12DE |
VICTORIA - WHITE CITY BUS STATION
Contract renewal
DPS30650 Ebury Street © Lawrence Living |
03.10.18 |
S251+ |
13BE |
13BE |
12BE |
VICTORIA - WHITE CITY BUS STATION
Gradual conversion to BE electric buses
BE37025 Shepherd's Bush © Jack Marian |
22.01.22 |
S251+ |
13BE |
13BE |
12BE |
VICTORIA - WHITE CITY BUS STATION
Headways reduction
02.07.22 |
S251+ |
13BE |
13BE |
12BE |
VICTORIA - WHITE CITY BUS STATION
Contract extended for two years
S Shepherds Bush
Crew Changeover
point at White City stand or garage
PK Park Royal
Crew Changeover
point at White City stand or garage
VB Victoria Basement
Crew Changeover
point at ?
BB Battersea Base
Crew Changeover
point at ?
SW Stockwell
Crew Changeover
point at on the stand at Victoria (Vauxhall Bridge Road at that time
MB Orpington
Crew Changeover
point at ?
PD Plumstead
Crew Changeover
point at ?
LO Stewarts Lane - Battersea
Crew Changeover
point at ?
QB Battersea
Crew Changeover
point at ?
WL Walworth
Crew Changeover
point at ?