Route History

09.09.68
WL
10MBA
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New flat fare service

WATERLOO STATION - Waterloo Bridge - Kingsway Tunnel ( northbound ) - Kingsway - Holborn Station - High Holborn - Holborn Viaduct - Bank - ALDGATE  (Mon-Fri except evgs)
New Red Arrow service - Route 23 withdrawn between Marylebone and Aldgate therefore this was replacement between Holborn and Aldgate in addition to Route 25


Taken from 1970 map drawn by Mike Harris
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26.01.70
WL
15MBA
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WATERLOO STATION - Waterloo Bridge - Kingsway Tunnel ( northbound ) - Kingsway - Holborn Station - High Holborn - Holborn Viaduct - Bank - LONDON BRIDGE STATION (Mon-Fri except evgs)
Diverted at Bank to London Bridge Station - replaced withdrawn section of Route 7.


MBA568 Prudential Building, Holborn

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08.06.81
WL
15LS
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WATERLOO  -  LONDON BRIDGE (Mon-Fri except evgs) 
Converted to Leyland National

01.09.84
WL
15LS
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WATERLOO STATION - Waterloo Bridge - Aldwych - Kingsway - Holborn Station - High Holborn - Holborn Viaduct - Bank,LONDON BRIDGE STATION (Mon-Fri except evgs)
Diverted northbound via Aldwych instead of Kingsway Tunnel

27.04.85
AG
15LS
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WATERLOO  -  LONDON BRIDGE (Mon-Fri except evgs) 
Allocation moved from Walworth to Ash Grove (AG)

15.08.87
RA
Joint
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Allocation moved back to Walworth ( now coded RA )

WATERLOO  -  LONDON BRIDGE (Mon-Fri except evgs) 
Allocation moved to Walworth (WL)

LS458 Waterloo Bridge

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28.10.90
RA
Joint GLS
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WATERLOO  -  LONDON BRIDGE (Mon-Fri except evgs) 
Allocation moved to new operating base at Waterloo - Cornwall Road retaining the RA code

GLS474 Aldwych Station

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31.05.02
Last day of operation

 

Operating Garages

WL / RA Walworth
Crew Changeover point not known but probably Waterloo

AG Ash Grove
Crew Changeover point not known but probably Waterloo

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Thursday, 07.03.24

 

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