Route History

07.04.52	J	5RT	5RT	5RT
	RL	27RT	25RT	9RT

FOREST HILL - Brockley - New Cross - Peckham - Camberwell - Elephant & Castle - Westminster Bridge - Victoria Embankment - Arundel Street - Aldwych - Kingsway - Bloomsbury,Rosebery Avenue - Angel - Islington - Upper Street - Highbury - Holloway Road - HIGHGATE Macdonald Road
This was a tram replacement route replacing #35

06.01.54	J	5RT	5RT	5RT
	Q	26RTL	25RTL	9RTL

FOREST HILL  -  ARCHWAY STATION
Rye Lane (RL) allocation transferred to Camberwell (Q).
This was connected to the closure of Nunhead (AH) garage.

21.07.54	J	5RT	5RT	5RT
	WL	25RTL	25RTL	9RTL

FOREST HILL  -  ARCHWAY STATION
Camberwell (Q) allocation transferred to Walworth (WL)

02.05.56	J	5RT	5RT	5RT
	PM	--	--	9RT
	WL	21RTL	25RTL	--

FOREST HILL  -  ARCHWAY STATION
Sunday Walworth (WL) allocation transferred to Peckham (PM)

16.10.57	J	5RT	5RT	5RT
	SW	19RTL	17RTL	7RTL

NORWOOD GARAGE (Suns)- WEST NORWOOD Thurlow Arms (Mon-Sat) Herne Hill - Brixton - Kennington - Westminster Bridge - Victoria Embankment - Arundel Street - Aldwych - Kingsway - Bloomsbury - Rosebery Avenue - Islington - Holloway Road - ARCHWAY Macdonald Road
Southern section of route diverted at Westminster to Norwood.
The southern sections of 171/172 were exchanged for scheduling purposes.
Peckham (PM) and Walworth (WL) replaced by Stockwell (SW)

26.11.58	J	5RT	3RT	1RT
	Q	19RTL	15RTL	10RTL

NORWOOD GARAGE (Suns)- WEST NORWOOD Thurlow Arms (Mon-Sat) ARCHWAY Macdonald Road
Stockwell (SW) allocation transferred to Camberwell (Q)

18.11.64	J	5RT	1RT	--
	Q	19RTL	14RTL	--

WEST NORWOOD Thurlow Arms - ARCHWAY STATION (Mon-Sat)
Sunday service withdrawn. Archway to Bloomsbury section replaced by new Sunday 188A service.

31.12.66	J	5RT	1RT	--
	Q	17RTL	13RTL	--

WEST NORWOOD Rosendale (Sats) - WEST NORWOOD STN (Mon-Fri) - ARCHWAY STATION
Saturday extended in West Norwood to "The Rosendale" to replace withdrawn Saturday 2A

 

January 1970 map

27.03.71	J	5RT	1RT	3RT
	Q	14RT	10RT	--

WEST NORWOOD Rosendale (Sats) - WEST NORWOOD STN (Mon-Fri) - BLOOMSBURY (Suns) - Islington - Liverpool Road - Barnsbury - Holloway - ARCHWAY STATION
Sunday re-introduced between Archway and Bloomsbury replacing withdrawn 188A.
Service re-routed between Islington and Holloway via Barnsbury and Liverpool Road.

03.09.71	HT	5RT	1RM	3RM
	Q	14RT	10RM	--

WEST NORWOOD Rosendale (Sats) - WEST NORWOOD STN (Mon-Fri) - BLOOMSBURY (Suns) - ARCHWAY STATION
Holloway (J) closed - allocation transferred to Holloway (HT)

05.01.74	HT	5RT	5RM	3RM
	Q	14RT	--	--

WEST NORWOOD STN (Mon-Fri) - WESTMINSTER Horse Guards Avenue (Sats) - BLOOMSBURY (Suns) - ARCHWAY STATION
Saturday withdrawn between Westminster and West Norwood - partly replaced by 196 diversion between Brixton and Herne Hill and service 2B bifurcations in West Norwood to the Rosendale.

03.08.75	HT	5DM	5DM	3DM
	Q	13DM	--	--

WEST NORWOOD STN (Mon-Fri) - WESTMINSTER Horse Guards Avenue (Sats) - BLOOMSBURY (Suns) - ARCHWAY STATION
Daimler DM introduction.

28.10.78	HT401+	5DM	7DM	3DM
	Q1+	13DM	--	--

WEST NORWOOD (Mon-Fri) - Westminster - Whitehall - TRAFALGAR SQUARE (Sats) Strand - Aldwych - BLOOMSBURY (Suns) - ARCHWAY STATION
Diverted between Aldwych and Westminster via Strand and Trafalgar Square instead of Victoria Embankment.
Saturday terminal changed from Horse Guards Avenue to Trafalgar Square.

03.06.82	HT401+	5RM	7RM	4RM
	Q1+	13RM	--	--

WEST NORWOOD (Mon-Fri) - Westminster - Whitehall - TRAFALGAR SQUARE (Sats) Strand - Aldwych - BLOOMSBURY (Suns) - ARCHWAY STATION
Daimlers replaced by Routemasters.

04.09.82

Q1+

13RM

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WEST NORWOOD STN - Bloomsbury - Theobalds Road - Farringdon Road - KINGS CROSS (Mon-Fri)
Withdrawn between Bloomsbury and Archway and diverted instead to Kings Cross.
Holloway (HT) allocation withdrawn

03.08.85
Route withdrawn, partly replaced by Route 196 early journeys projected to Islington High Street

 

 

Operating Garages

HT Holloway
Changeover point Macdonald Road - Archway

J Holloway
Changeover point outside garage

SW Stockwell
Changeover point Kennington Church

Q Camberwell
Changeover point Kennington Church after 1957 or Camberwell Green pre 1957

WL Walworth
Changeover point Camberwell Nags Head

RL Rye Lane
Changeover point Peckham Garage

PM Peckham
Changeover point Peckham Garage