Route History

 

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
03.10.34
K
2T
2T
2T
 
WB
1T
1T
1T

KINGSTON Bus Station  -  Portsmouth Road  -  Dittons  -  Marquis of Granby  -  Esher  -  Hersham  -  Weybridge  -  Addlestone  -  Byfleet  -  West Byfleet  -  Maybury  -  WOKING STATION
Prior to this date had been numbered 79

06.10.37
K
1T
1T
1T
 
WB
1T
1T
2T
Joint allocation with Route 219A

KINGSTON Bus Station  -  WEYBRIDGE STATION
Withdrawn between Weybridge and Woking

05.01.38
K
1T
1T
1T
 
WB
1T
1T
2T
Joint allocation with Route 219A

KINGSTON Bus Station  -  WEYBRIDGE STATION  -  WEYBRIDGE Vickers Works ( Mon-Sat journeys )
Withdrawn between Weybridge and Woking

13.12.39
K
3T
2LTL
3LTL
SAT only joint with 219A

KINGSTON Bus Station  -  WEYBRIDGE STATION  -  WEYBRIDGE Vickers Works ( Mon-Sat journeys )
Weybridge (WB) allocation withdrawn

Taken from1939 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk
12.2.41
K
3LTL
3LTL
4LTL

KINGSTON Bus Station  -  WEYBRIDGE STATION  -  WEYBRIDGE Vickers Works ( Mon-Sat journeys )
Route 219A withdrawn thus joint allocation finished

14.05.41
K
3LTL
3LTL+
4LTL
      1LTL215  

KINGSTON Bus Station  -  WEYBRIDGE STATION  -  WEYBRIDGE Vickers Works ( Daily journeys )
Sunday journeys introduced to Vickers

29.10.41
K
LTL
LTL/T
4LTL
Mon-Sat uses buses ex 215

KINGSTON Bus Station  -  WEYBRIDGE STATION  -  WEYBRIDGE Vickers Works ( Mon-Sat journeys )
Sunday journeys withdrawn from Vickers

06.01.43
K
T
T
T
Daily using buses ex 215

KINGSTON Bus Station  -  WEYBRIDGE STATION  -  WEYBRIDGE Vickers Works ( Mon-Sat / Sun am journeys )
Sunday am journeys introduced to Vickers

05.05.43
K
T
T
T
Daily using buses ex 215

KINGSTON Bus Station  - HERSHAM Barley Mow ( Sun am )  -  WEYBRIDGE STATION  ( Mon-Sat / Sun pm )  - WEYBRIDGE Vickers Works ( Mon-Sat / Sun am journeys )
Sunday am withdrawn between Hersham and Weybridge except for journeys to Vickers Works

15.07.45
K
T
T
T
Daily using buses ex 215

KINGSTON Bus Station  -  WEYBRIDGE STATION  -  WEYBRIDGE Vickers Works ( Mon-Sat / Sun am journeys )
Sunday am service restored to Weybridge

03.05.50
K
Q/T
Q/T
1T
2Q
Mon-Sat ex 215

KINGSTON Bus Station  -  WEYBRIDGE STATION  -  WEYBRIDGE Vickers Works ( Mon-Sat / Sun am journeys )
Q type introduced.

06.05.53
K
TD
TD
TD
Daily joint compilation with Route 215

KINGSTON Bus Station  -  WEYBRIDGE STATION  -  WEYBRIDGE Vickers Works ( Mon-Sat / Sun am journeys )
TD type introduced and Sunday joint compilation with Route 215.

30.06.54
K
8TD+
5TD
TD
    2TDex215
3TDex218
5TDex218
ex215

KINGSTON Bus Station  -  WEYBRIDGE STATION  -  WEYBRIDGE Vickers Works ( Mon-Sat / Sun am journeys )
Mon-Sat joint compilation with Route 215 withdrawn.

04.05.55
K
8TD
5TD
4TD

KINGSTON Bus Station  -  WEYBRIDGE STATION  -  WEYBRIDGE Vickers Works ( Mon-Sat / Sun am journeys )
Sunday joint compilation with Route 215 withdrawn.

12.10.55
K
8TD
5TD
TD

KINGSTON Bus Station  -  WEYBRIDGE STATION  -  WEYBRIDGE Vickers Works ( Mon-Sat / Sun am journeys )
Sunday joint compilation with Route 215 reintroduced.

30.04.58
K
TD
5TD
TD

KINGSTON Bus Station  -  WEYBRIDGE STATION  -  WEYBRIDGE Vickers Works ( Mon-Sat / Sun am journeys )
Mon-Fri joint with Route 218

TD24 Kingston Bus Station

03.02.60
K
RF
RF
RF

KINGSTON Bus Station  -  WEYBRIDGE STATION  -  WEYBRIDGE Vickers Works ( Mon-Sat / Sun am journeys )
Saturday joint with Route 218 and RF type introduced.


07.09.68
K
RFo
RFo
RFo

KINGSTON Bus Station  -  WEYBRIDGE STATION  -  WEYBRIDGE Vickers Works ( Mon-Sat / Sun am journeys )
Converted to One Person Operation.

RF495
RF495 unknown location

05.08.72
K
RFo
RFo
RFo

KING STON  -  WEYBRIDGE STATION ( Daily  )  -  WEYBRIDGE B.A.C Works ( Daily journeys )
Evening journeys withdrawn between Weybridge Station and BAC works


31.03.79 click for tt
NB
LS
LS
LS

KINGSTON Bus Station - - WEYBRIDGE STATION ;- -WEYBRIDGE BAC Works (MS peaks)
Allocation moved to Norbiton with Leyland Nationals.
Sunday withdrawn between Weybridge Station and BAC Works.

LS181 seen at ?

© David Jones


31.10.81
NB
LS
LS
LS

HAM Beaufort Road (Mon-Fri peaks)  -  Richmond Road -  KINGSTON Bus Station  -   WEYBRIDGE STATION  -   WEYBRIDGE BACWorks (Mon-Sat journeys)
Mon-Fri peaks extended from Kingston to Ham.

04.09.82
NB
LS
LS
LS

KINGSTON Bus Station  -   WEYBRIDGE STATION ;-   WEYBRIDGE BAC Works (Mon-Sat journeys)
Mon-Fri peak journeys to Ham withdrawn.

29.01.83
Route withdrawn - replaced by revised LCBS Route 437 which was extended from Weybridge to Kingston.

 

Operating Garages

K Kingston
Changeover at garage.

NB Norbiton
Changeover at garage and Kingston Bus Station.

WB Weybridge
Changeover point not known

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Thursday, 11.04.24