Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
01.10.50 |
Q |
5RTL |
4RTL |
3RTL |
WD |
16RT |
13RT |
4RT |
FARRINGDON
STREET (Mon-Sat) - Blackfriars - EMBANKMENT Horse Guards Avenue (Suns)
Westminster Bridge - Albert Embankment - Vauxhall - Wandsworth Road - Clapham Junction - WANDSWORTH
TRAM REPLACEMENT ROUTE for Tram Routes 26
10.01.51 |
CA |
5RTL |
7RTL |
3RTL |
WD |
15RT |
9RT |
4RT |
FARRINGDON
STREET (Mon-Sat) - EMBANKMENT (Suns) - WANDSWORTH
Camberwell
(Q) allocation transferred to Clapham (CA)
08.04.51 |
CA |
5RTL |
7RTL |
3RTL |
WD |
15RTL |
9RTL |
4RTL |
FARRINGDON
STREET (Mon-Sat) - EMBANKMENT - (Suns) - WANDSWORTH
Wandsworth
(WD) converted to RTL - the RT stock moving to Thornton Heath (TH) for tram
replacement
17.10.51 |
CA |
5RTL |
7RTL |
3RTL |
WD |
16RTL |
10RTL |
4RTL |
FARRINGDON
STREET (Mon-Sat) - EMBANKMENT Horse Guards Avenue ( Suns ) - )Wandsworth - West Hill - PUTNEY HEATH Green
Man
Daily extended from Wandsworth via West Hill and Tibbetts
Corner to PUTNEY HEATH Green Man
06.07.52 |
CA |
5RTL |
7RTL |
3RTL |
WD |
16RTL |
10RTL |
4RTL |
07.10.53 |
CA |
5RTL |
8RTL |
3RTL |
WD |
16RTL |
10RTL |
4RTL |
FARRINGDON
STREET (Mon-Fri/Sat am) - EMBANKMENT HGA (Sat pm/Sun)
- PUTNEY HEATH
Saturday pm withdrawn between Horse Guards and Farringdon
Street.
17.03.54 |
CA |
-- |
8RTL |
-- |
SW |
-- |
-- |
3RTL |
|
WD |
17RTL |
8RTL |
3RTL |
FARRINGDON
STREET (Mon-Fri/Sat am) - EMBANKMENT (Sat pm/Sun)
- PUTNEY HEATH
Mon-Fri / Sun Clapham (CA) withdrawn
Sat Stockwell (SW) introduced
19.05.54 |
CA |
-- |
8RTL |
-- |
WD |
17RTL |
8RTL |
7RTL |
FARRINGDON
STREET (Mon-Fri/Sat am) - EMBANKMENT (Sat pm/Sun)
- PUTNEY HEATH
Sunday
only Stockwell (SW) allocation withdrawn in favour of increase at (WD) Wandsworth.
16.03.55 |
CA |
7RTL |
8RTL |
-- |
WD |
15RTL |
8RTL |
6RTL |
FARRINGDON
STREET (Mon-Fri/Sat am) - EMBANKMENT (Sat pm/Sun)
- PUTNEY HEATH
Mon-Fri
Clapham (CA) re-introduced to compensate for loss of Route
168A
12.10.55 |
CA |
7RTL |
8RTL |
-- |
SW |
-- |
-- |
6RTL |
|
WD |
15RTL |
8RTL |
-- |
FARRINGDON
STREET (Mon-Fri/Sat am) - EMBANKMENT (Sat pm/Sun)
- PUTNEY HEATH
Sunday
Wandsworth (WD) allocation transferred to Stockwell (SW)
02.05.56 |
CA |
7RTL |
-- |
-- |
SW |
-- |
8RTL |
6RTL |
|
WD |
14RTL |
8RTL |
-- |
FARRINGDON
STREET (Mon-Fri/Sat am) - EMBANKMENT (Sat pm/Sun)
- PUTNEY HEATH
Saturday
Clapham (CA) allocation transferred to Stockwell (SW).
17.10.56 |
CA |
7RTL |
-- |
-- |
SW |
-- |
8RTL |
4RTL |
|
WD |
14RTL |
7RTL |
-- |
FARRINGDON
STREET (Mon-Fri/Sat am) - EMBANKMENT (Sat pm)
- VAUXHALL (Sunday) - PUTNEY HEATH Green Man
Sunday withdrawn between Vauxhall and Embankment
30.04.58 |
CA |
7RTL |
-- |
-- |
SW |
-- |
9RTL |
4RTL |
|
WD |
13RTL |
3RTL |
-- |
PUTNEY HEATH - VAUXHALL ( Suns ) - EMBANKMENT ( Sat pm ) - FARRINGDON STREET ( Mon-Fri / Sat am )
First and last buses below
Scanned from April 1958 Red Book, the complete book is available from the Sales List Please ignore Sunday scratched out times - the inspector that owned this book had done this in readiness for the November changes |
26.11.58 |
Q |
-- |
9RTL |
-- |
SW |
7RTL |
-- |
-- |
|
WD |
13RTL |
3RTL |
-- |
FARRINGDON
STREET (Mon-Fri/Sat am) - EMBANKMENT HGA (Sat pm)
- PUTNEY HEATH (Mon-Sat)
Sunday service withdrawn.
Clapham garage closes - Camberwell (Q) allocation re-introduced.
08.11.61 |
J |
8RT |
6RT |
-- |
Q |
-- |
8RTL |
-- |
|
SW |
7RTL |
-- |
-- |
|
WD |
13RTL |
3RTL |
-- |
TURNPIKE
LANE STATION - Green Lanes - Manor House - Finsbury Park - Holloway -
Caledonian Road - Kings Cross - Grays Inn Road - Holborn Circus - Blackfriars -
Embankment - Westminster Bridge - Vauxhall - Clapham Junction - Wandsworth - West
Hill - PUTNEY HEATH (Mon-Sat)
Operates in two sections:
TURNPIKE LANE STN & CLAPHAM JUNCTION
FARRINGDON STREET & PUTNEY HEATH
Extended from Farringdon Street to Turnpike Lane Station
PART OF TROLLEYBUS REPLACEMENT PROGRAM Stage 12
10.10.62 |
J |
8RT |
-- |
-- |
Q |
-- |
8RTL |
-- |
|
SW |
7RTL |
-- |
-- |
|
WD |
13RTL |
3RTL |
-- |
TURNPIKE
LANE (Mon-Fri) - FARRINGDON STREET (Sat jnys until 1320) - EMBANKMENT HGA (Sats) - PUTNEY HEATH (Mon-Sat)
Operates in two sections:
TURNPIKE LANE STN & CLAPHAM JUNCTION (Mon-Fri)
FARRINGDON STREET & PUTNEY HEATH ( Mon-Sat )
Saturday withdrawn between Farringdon Street and Turnpike
Lane and therefore Holloway (J) allocation withdrawn on that day.
A part of 134 was given to Holloway (J) on this day to part compensate
Taken from Winter 1962 Red Book |
29.01.64 |
J |
8RT |
-- |
-- |
SW |
7RTL |
11RTL |
-- |
|
WD |
13RTL |
-- |
-- |
TURNPIKE
LANE (Mon-Fri) - FARRINGDON STREET (Sat jnys until 1320) - EMBANKMENT HGA (Sats) - PUTNEY HEATH (Mon-Sat)
Saturday
Camberwell (Q) and Wandsworth (WD) allocations transferred to Stockwell (SW
01.07.64 |
J |
9RT |
-- |
-- |
Q |
7RTL |
11RTL |
-- |
|
WD |
12RTL |
-- |
-- |
TURNPIKE
LANE (Mon-Fri) - FARRINGDON STREET (Sat jnys until 1320) - EMBANKMENT HGA (Sats) - PUTNEY HEATH (Mon-Sat)
Stockwell
(SW) allocation transferred to Camberwell (Q).
27.01.65 |
Q |
-- |
8RTL |
-- |
SW |
8RTL |
-- |
-- |
|
WD |
11RTL |
-- |
-- |
FARRINGDON
STREET (Mon-Fri/Sat jnys) - EMBANKMENT HGA (Sats)
- Parliament Square - Millbank - Lambeth Bridge - Albert Embankment - Vauxhall -
Clapham Junction - Wandsworth - PUTNEY HEATH Green Man (Mon-Sat)
Turnpike Lane section renumbered
168A
Re-routed via Lambeth Bridge - Millbank - Parliament Square - Parliament Street - Horse Guards Avenue - Whitehall Court - Whitehall Place - Northumberland Avenue and back to line of route at Victoria Embankment
03.10.65 |
SW |
12RTL |
-- |
-- |
WD |
9RTL |
8RTL |
-- |
FARRINGDON
STREET ( Mon-Fri / Sat peaks )- EMBANKMENT ( Sats ) - PUTNEY HEATH (Mon-Sat)
Camberwell (Q) allocation withdrawn.
Re-routed via - Trafalgar Square and Northumberland Avenue instead
of via Horse Guards Avenue and Whitehall Cour as shown in timetable below
01.03.67 |
SW |
7RT |
-- |
-- |
WD |
12RT |
7RT |
-- |
FARRINGDON
STREET ( Mon-Fri / Sat peaks )- EMBANKMENT ( Sats ) - PUTNEY HEATH (Mon-Sat)
RTL
type converted to RT
16.01.71 |
SW |
7RT |
-- |
-- |
WD |
13RT |
5RT |
-- |
FARRINGDON
STREET (Mon-Fri/Sat jnys) - VAUXHALL (Sats) - PUTNEY
HEATH (Mon-Sat)
Saturday withdrawn between Vauxhall and Farringdon Street
except for a few journeys.
17.06.72 |
SW |
15RT |
-- |
-- |
WD |
8RT |
-- |
-- |
PUTNEY
HEATH - EMBANKMENT HGA (Mon-Fri) - FARRINGDON STREET (Mon-Fri peaks)
Saturday converted to One Person Operation and renumbered
168B
03.03.73 |
SW |
15RT |
-- |
-- |
WD |
8RT |
6DMS |
-- |
PUTNEY
HEATH - VAUXHALL (Sats) - FARRINGDON STREET ( Mon-Fri / Sat
journeys )
Saturday 168B renumbered 168.
31.08.75 |
SW |
12DM |
-- |
-- |
WD |
7DM |
6DMS |
-- |
PUTNEY
HEATH - VAUXHALL (Sats) - FARRINGDON STREET ( Mon-Fri / Sat
journeys )
RT
type replaced by DM.
RT2387 battered roof - wrong blind seen in 1975 a year to be forgotten in LT history © John Parkin |
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Taken from Mike Harris 1976 Historical Map Greater London Bus Map |
28.10.78 |
SW131+ |
8DM |
-- |
-- |
WD81+ |
9DM |
5DMS |
-- |
PUTNEY
HEATH - VAUXHALL - (Sats) - WESTMINSTER HGA (Mon-Fri)
- Trafalgar Square - Aldwych - Fleet Street - Ludgate Circus - FARRINGDON
STREET (Mon-Fri peaks)
Re-routed via Strand and Fleet Street instead of Victoria
Embankment.
DMS2326 is seen at Putney Heath on the last day of operation - the following day would see the same type but on Route 170 © John Parkin |
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15.12.80 |
SW131+ |
7RM |
-- |
-- |
WD81+ |
9RM |
5DMS |
-- |
PUTNEY
HEATH - VAUXHALL - (Sats) - WESTMINSTER HGA (Mon-Fri)
- FARRINGDON
STREET (Mon-Fri peaks)
DM
type replaced by Routemasters.
25.04.81
Route withdrawn - replaced by revisions to Route
170
CA Clapham
Changeover point Lavender Hill / Cedars Road
SW
Stockwell
Changeover point Vauxhall
WD
Wandsworth
Changeover point Wandsworth High Street s/b and Fairfield
Street n/b
J
Holloway
Changeover point Nags Head
Q
Camberwell
Changeover point Vauxhall