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Route History

2B fares

17.10.56
SW
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--
14RTL

GOLDERS GREEN STATION (Suns), Swiss Cottage, Baker Street, Marble Arch, Hyde Park Corner, Victoria, Vauxhall, Stockwell, Brixton, Tulse Hill, NORWOOD GARAGE (Sun am) - CRYSTAL PALACE (Sun pm)

2B
Scanned from April 1958 Red Book, the complete book is available from the Sales List


This new Route replaced Sunday 195 which was withdrawn on this day.

09.10.63
N
--
--
6RT
SW
--
--
7RTL

Part of SW allocation transferred to N.

RTL364

RTL364 caught in the shadows at Crystal Palace

This image can be found on the Nostalgia 1 Picture CD

01.07.64
N
9RT
6RT
6RT
SW
15RTL
13RTL
7RTL

GOLDERS GREEN STN (Monday-Friday/Sunday) - SWISS COTTAGE (Saturdays) - NORWOOD GARAGE (Sunday am) - CRYSTAL PALACE (Monday-Saturday/Sun pm)
Daily Route introduced replacing part of Route 186.

RT1203

RT1203 Grosvenor Gardens in company with an RTL on the 52

This image can be found on the Nostalgia 1 Picture CD

23.01.66
N
9RT
6RT
6RM
SW
15RTL
13RTL
6RTL

Sunday RM allocation introduced at N.

01.06.66
N
9RT
6RT
6RM
SW
15RTL
13RTL
6RML

Sunday RML allocation introduced at SW, using spare buses used on the 37 Mon-Sat

31.12.66
N
14RM
8RM
5RM
SW
9RM
13RM
7RML

Daily RM allocation introduced.

17.06.67
N
14RM
8RM
5RM
SW
15RM
13RM
7RM

Sunday RML allocation at SW reverted to RM.

2B map
Scanned from 1970 historical map The Greater London Bus Map which can be downloaded
13.06.70
FY
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--
5RM
N
14RM
11RM
4RM
SW
17RM
8RM
6RM

NORTH FINCHLEY (Suns) - GOLDERS GREEN STATION (MF peaks) - SWISS COTTAGE (MS) - CRYSTAL PALACE
Monday-Friday withdrawn between Swiss Cottage and Golders Green except peak hours
Saturday Route unchanged.
Sunday extended from Golders Green to North Finchley. FY allocation added.

08.01.72
FY
--
--
6RM
N
14RM
12RM
11RM
SW
12RM
8RM
--

NORTH FINCHLEY (Suns) - SWISS COTTAGE (Monday-Saturday) - CRYSTAL PALACE
Monday-Friday withdrawn between Swiss Cottage and Golders Green.

Sunday SW allocation withdrawn

17.06.72
FY
--
--
6RM
GM
--
6RM
--
N
14RM
12RM
11RM
SW
14RM
--
--

Saturday GM allocation introduced replacing withdrawn Route 24 allocation.

05.01.74
FY
--
--
6RM
GM
--
6RM
--
N
12RM
14RM
11RM
SW
18RM
--
--

NORTH FINCHLEY (Suns) - SWISS COTTAGE (Monday-Saturday) - WEST NORWOOD Rosendale (Monday-Saturday) or CRYSTAL PALACE
Monday-Saturday bifurcation at West Norwood to Rosendale introduced to replace withdrawn Route 2A., these journeys started from Stockwell Station.

RM1236

RM1236 running through Brixton on the way to new bifurcation

This image can be found on the
RM Picture CD

SRM3

Special livery for the Queen's jubillee SRM3 (RM1889) Park Lane

This image can be found on the
RM Picture CD

28.10.78
GM131+
--
6RM
--
N41+
14RM
16RM
--
SW191+
16RM
--
7RML

GOLDERS GREEN - CRYSTAL PALACE
Monday-Saturday extended from Swiss Cottage to Golders Green.
Sunday withdrawn between Golders Green and North Finchley.
WEST NORWOOD Rosendale journeys replaced by diverted Route 2.
Finchley (FY) allocation withdrawn. Sunday GM introduced.

25.04.81
GM41+
23RM
16RM
5RM
SW191+
7RM
8RM
6RML

Norwood garage closed for refurbishment
Monday-Friday GM allocation introduced replacing withdrawn 137.
N allocation withdrawn.
Saturday SW allocation introduced

25.06.83
GM41+
5RM
--
--
SW191+
24RM
17RM
10RML

Saturday and Sunday GM allocation withdrawn.
Daily Route on Route 11 introduced at GM to compensate

27.10.84
N61+
29RM
10RM
10RM
SW181+
--
7RM
--

GM allocation withdrawn. Daily N allocation re-introduced.
Sunday-Friday SW allocation withdrawn.

RM1061

RM1061 pperforming the terminal loop at Crystal Palace

This image can be found on the
RM Picture CD

21.06.86
N61+
26RM
12RM
10RM
SW181+
--
5RML
--


BAKER STREET - CRYSTAL PALACE
Withdrawn between Baker Street Stn and Golders Green, replaced by new route 82. and extra peak buses on route 13 to compensate.

25.10.86
N61+
26RM
10RM
5RM
SW181+
--
5RM
--
TH?
--
--
9DC

Sunday TH allocation introduced to compensate for the loss of Route 68

07.02.87
N61+
26RM
15RM
5RM
SW181+
--
--
5RML

Sunday TH allocation transferred to SW.

23.05.87
N61+
10RML/15RM
10RML/5RM
12L

Sunday only SW allocation withdrawn, and remainder converted to One Man Operation.

11.07.87
N61+
25RML
15RML
12L

 Monday-Saturday converted totally to RML operation.

27.02.88
N61+
18RML
16RML
14L

BAKER STREET - CRYSTAL PALACE (Monday-Saturday except evgs/Sunday)
Monday-Saturday evenings withdrawn in favour of extended 2A Route.

L185

Leyland Olympian L185 Crystal Palace

This image can be found on the
Olympian Picture CD

21.07.90
N61+
18RML
16RML
14L


Metrobus type introduced

10.08.91
N61+
14RML
14RML
--

BAKER STREET - NORWOOD GARAGE (Monday-Saturday except evgs)
Withdrawn between Norwood Garage and Crystal Palace and entirely on Sundays being replaced by Route 2A

RML2719

RML2719 Victoria

This image can be found on the
RML Picture CD


27.10.93
Converted to OPO and renumbered 2

Operating Garages

FY Finchley
Changeover point Tally Ho Bus Station

GM Victoria
Changeover point Vauxhall Bridge Road/Gillingham Street

SW Stockwell
Changeover point at Stockwell

N Norwood
Changeover point at Garage

TH Thornton Heath
Changeover point ?? please email me if you know. I assume a dead run to garage

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