London Bus Route

Route History

Date of introduction	Gar	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
03.10.34	AC	23ST+	22ST+	18ST
		1STL/6 2STL/8 2STL/18	2STL/8

FINCHLEY MEMORIAL - Brent - Neasden - North Circular Road - Stonebridge Park - Harlesden - Kensal Green - Harrow Road - Paddington Green - Marylebone Road - Euston Road - KINGS CROSS ( Sat pm / Suns) - Grays Inn Road - Holborn Circus - Shoe Lane - Ludgate Circus - Southwark Bridge - LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Fri / Sat am )
This route was previously numbered 518



Both maps extracted from 1934 historical map drawn by Mike Harris The Greater London Bus Map

27.05.36	AC	23ST+	22ST+	18ST
		1STL/6 4STL/8	2STL/8

FINCHLEY MEMORIAL ( Mon-Fri peaks / Sat / Sun ) - BRENT STATION ( Mon-Fri ) - KINGS CROSS ( Sat pm / Suns ) - LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Fri / Sat am )
Mon-Fri withdrawn outside Mon-Fri peaks between Brent and Finchley

11.10.36	AC	23ST+	22ST+	17ST
		1STL/6 4STL/8	2STL/8

FINCHLEY MEMORIAL ( Mon-Fri peaks / Sat ) - BRENT STATION ( Mon-Fri / Sun) - KINGS CROSS ( Sat pm / Suns ) - LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Fri / Sat am )
Sunday withdrawn between Brent and Finchley

04.05.38	AC	23ST+	22ST+	--
		4ST/18A	2STL/8

FINCHLEY MEMORIAL ( Mon-Fri peaks / Sat ) - BRENT STATION ( Mon-Fri) - KINGS CROSS ( Sat pm ) - LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Fri / Sat am )
Sunday service withdrawn

07.06.39	AC	22ST+	21ST+	--
		3STL/8	2STL/8

BRENT STATION ( Mon-Sat) - KINGS CROSS ( Sat pm ) - LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Fri / Sat am )
Withdrawn between Brent and Finchley

18.10.39	AC	22STL+	23STL+	--
		2STL/8	2STL/6

BRENT STATION-- LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Sat except evenings)
Withdrawn entirely during evenings
Saturday afternoons extended from Kings Cross to London Bridge

20.10.48

18RT

17RT

BRENT STATION-- LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Sat except evenings)
RT type introduced


Scanned from 1949 Red Book

19.05.54

18RTW

10RT
7RTW

BRENT STATION-- LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Sat except evenings)
PART RT allocation replaced by the wider RTW

06.10.54

18RTW

17RTW

BRENT STATION-- LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Sat except evenings)
RT allocation replaced by the wider RTW

RTW185 London Bridge Station

Part of Jeff Lloyd collection
Photographer unknown

30.04.58

16RTW

14RTW


The owner of the book which has been scanned has crossed out the Brent section as this was to be withdrawn in November 1958 Scanned from April 1958 Red Book, the complete book is available from the Sales List

The owner of the book which has been scanned has crossed out the Brent section as this was to be withdrawn in November 1958

Scanned from April 1958 Red Book, the complete book is available from the Sales List

28.11.58

12RTW

8RTW

HARLESDEN Willesden Junction - LONDON BRIDGE STATION (Mon-Sat except evenings).
Withdrawn between Harlesden & Brent and allocation transferred from Willesden to Middle Row.

14.10.59

12RTL

8RTL

HARLESDEN Willesden Junction - LONDON BRIDGE STATION (Mon-Sat except evenings).
RTW allocation replaced by RTL.
This was done because the engineers at Middle Row were finding it difficult to work on the RTW's as there were no spreadover buses laying over mid-day


Taken from May 1960 allocation book which is available for sale

02.01.62
Route withdrawn - replaced by extending Route 18 from Wembley to London Bridge as per Sunday Route

Garages

AC Willesden
Crew Changeover point at Craven Park
Garage journeys left line of route at Craven Park and then via Route 660 to garage or at Neasden Lane then via Route 52 to garage

X Middle Row
Crew Changeover point at The Plough
Garage journeys left line of route at The Plough then via Ladbroke Grove - Kensal Road to garage