Route History
Date of introduction |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
| 07.09.68 | GM |
7MBA |
3MBA |
-- |
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New service |
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VICTORIA STATION - Victoria Street - Horseferry Road,( return via Marsham Street - Great Smith Street ) - Lambeth Bridge - County Hall - York Road - WATERLOO STATION (Mon-Sat)
NEW RED ARROW ROUTE replacing Routes 46 and 70 between Victoria and Waterloo
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14.06.69 |
GM |
7MBA |
4MBA |
-- |
VICTORIA STATION - Victoria Street - Horseferry Road,( return via Marsham Street - Great Smith Street ) - Lambeth Bridge - County Hall - Taxi Road - WATERLOO STATION Concourse (Mon-Sat)
Rerouted away from York Road into Taxi Road within Waterloo Station
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25.10.69 |
GM |
7MBA |
4MBA |
3MBA |
VICTORIA STATION - Victoria Street - Horseferry Road,( return via Marsham Street - Great Smith Street ) - Lambeth Bridge - County Hall - Taxi Road - WATERLOO STATION Concourse (Daily
Sunday service introduced.
24.01.70 |
GM |
7MBA |
4MBA |
3MBA |
WL |
-- |
-- |
1MBA |
VICTORIA - WATERLOO
Sunday (WL) introduced
16.01.71 |
GM |
7MBA |
3MBA |
3MBA |
VICTORIA - WATERLOO
Sunday (WL) withdrawn
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MBA454 Victoria |
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17.10.77 |
GM21+ |
10MBA |
3MBA |
4MBA |
VICTORIA - WATERLOO
Diverted eastbound to Horseferry Road instead of Marsham Street
09.05.81 |
GM21+ |
9LS |
3LS |
3LS |
VICTORIA - WATERLOO
LS type introduced
15.08.87 |
RA |
10LS |
3LS |
2LS |
VICTORIA - WATERLOO
Operation moved to Red Arrow base at Walworth
28.10.90 |
RA |
Joint |
-- |
-- |
VICTORIA - WATERLOO
Allocation moved to new operating base at Waterloo - Cornwall Road retaining the RA code
18.07.92 |
RA |
Joint |
-- |
-- |
GB |
-- |
4SR |
2SR |
VICTORIA - WATERLOO
Waterloo (RA) closed at weekends - thus allocation moved to Victoria Basement
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SR35 Lambeth Bridge |
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17.07.93 |
RA |
GLS |
-- |
-- |
VICTORIA - WATERLOO (Mon-Fri except evgs)
Mon-Fri evgs and Sat / Sun withdrawn thus GB involvent finished
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GLS476 leaves Victoria Bus Station |
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05.06.02 |
RA |
9MAL |
-- |
-- |
VICTORIA - WATERLOO (Mon-Fri except evgs)
GLS replaced by MAL
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During August 2003 the Bendies were suspended due to an electrical fault thus double deck types were used until the problem was fixed. NV162 (SW) seen here at Victoria © Richard Stiles |
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31.03.07 |
RA21+ |
9MAL |
-- |
-- |
VICTORIA - WATERLOO (Mon-Fri)
Evening service introduced.
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MAL17 Lambeth Bridge |
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25.07.09 |
RA41+ |
14MEC |
4MEC |
4MEC |
VICTORIA - WATERLOO ( Daily )
New contract with new buses - bendy buses withdrawn
Sat and Sun service reintroduced
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MEC24 Victoria
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29.08.09 |
RA41+ |
15MEC |
-- |
-- |
MW201+ |
-- |
5MEC |
6MEC |
VICTORIA - WATERLOO ( Daily )
Waterloo (RA) weekend allocation moved to MW Mandela Way
03.05.11 |
RA41+ |
15MEC |
-- |
-- |
MW201+ |
-- |
5MEC |
6MEC |
VICTORIA - WATERLOO ( Daily )
Rerouted eastbound between Victoria and Horseferry Road via Vauxhall Bridge Road, and Rochester Row instead of Victoria Street
30.04.16 |
RA41+ |
15MEC |
-- |
-- |
MW201+ |
-- |
5MEC |
6MEC |
VICTORIA - WATERLOO ( Daily )
As the Red Arrow network started 50 years ago in 1966 - MEC was painted into Red Arrow livery to mark the occasion
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MEC50 Picture courtesy of © Leon Daniels |
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09.09.16 |
RA41+ |
15SEe |
-- |
-- |
MW201+ |
-- |
5SEe |
6SEe |
VICTORIA - WATERLOO ( Daily )
New electric buses introduced classified SEe
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SEe46 on the stand at Victoria |
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29.07.17 |
RA41+ |
15SEe |
-- |
-- |
| Q201+ | -- |
5SEe |
6SEe |
VICTORIA - WATERLOO ( Daily )
Mandela Way ( MW ) allocation moved to Camberwell ( Q )
28.08.21 |
RA41+ |
9SEe |
5SEe |
4SEe |
VICTORIA - WATERLOO ( Daily )
Mon-Fri PVR reduction
Sat / Sun Camberwell (Q) allocation moved to RA
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SEe11 Waterloo Taxii Road © Anthony Moore |
28.04.23
Last day of operation
Replaced between Waterloo and Lambeth Bridge by Revised Route C10
Replaced between Lambeth Bridge and Victoria by Revised Route 3
Operating Garages
GM/GB Victoria
Crew Changeover point Victoria Station
WL/ RA Walworth
Crew Changeover point Waterloo
MW Mandela Way
Crew Changeover point Waterloo stand
Camberwell ( Q )
Crew Changeover point Waterloo stand
Map at December 2019
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