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Route History
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04.09.71 |
HT |
14RT |
6RM |
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TUFNELL PARK Monnery Road Tufnell Park, Holloway,
Finsbury Park, Highbury Barn, Islington, Angel, Aldersgate Street, St Pauls, FARRINGDON STREET (Sats) Aldwych, WATERLOO (Mon-Fri)
ROUTE 4A renumbered and extended
to Holloway Garage via Tufnell Park
08.04.72 |
HT |
14RT |
6RT |
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Saturday allocation changed from RM to RT.
15.07.72 |
HT |
14RT |
7RM |
-- |
Saturday allocation changed from RT back to RM
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25.01.75 |
HT |
14RT |
7DM |
-- |
Saturday allocation changed from RM to DM
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23.06.75 |
HT |
14DM |
7DM |
-- |
Monday-Friday allocation changed from RM to DM
28.10.78 |
HT |
14DM |
8DM |
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TUFNELL PARK - WATERLOO (Mon-Sat)
Saturday extended from Farringdon Street to
Waterloo.
31.01.81 |
HT |
14RM |
8RM |
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ARCHWAY STATION,
Dartmouth Hill Park, Tufnell Park, WATERLOO (Mon-Sat)
Extended from Tufnell Park to Archway Station
and reverted from DM to RM vehicles.
04.09.82 |
HT |
11RM |
8RM |
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ARCHWAY
STATION, Dartmouth Hill
Park, Tufnell Park, Holloway, Finsbury Park, Highbury, Islington, FARRINGDON
STREET (Mon-Sat) Aldwych, WATERLOO (Mon-Fri peaks)
Withdrawn between Farringdon Street and Waterloo except
for Mon-Fri peaks.
29.01.83 |
HT |
11RM |
8RM |
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ARCHWAY - FARRINGDON STREET (Mon-Sat) - WATERLOO (Mon-Fri peaks/evgs)
Extended from Farringdon Street to Waterloo
Mon-Fri evenings.
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27.10.84 |
HT |
9RM |
7RM |
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TUFNELL PARK (garage jnys) - FINSBURY PARK (Mon-Sat)
- FARRINGDON STREET (Sats) - WATERLOO (Mon-Fri)
Withdrawn between Finsbury Park and Archway
except for garage journeys to Tufnell Park. Withdrawn section covered by extended Route 19
02.02.85 |
HT |
11M |
7M |
-- |
Converted to One Person Operation.
03.08.85 |
HT |
12M |
10M |
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ARCHWAY STATION,
Dartmouth Hill Park, Tufnell Park, Holloway, Finsbury Park, Highbury, Islington, FARRINGDON STREET (Sats) Aldwych, WATERLOO (Mon-Fri)
Extended from Finsbury Park to Archway Station.
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21.06.86 |
HT |
12M |
7M |
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ARCHWAY - WATERLOO (Mon-Sat)
Saturday extended from Farringdon Street to
Waterloo.
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21.07.90 |
CF |
13T |
10T |
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HT allocation transferred to CF, and M type vehicles changed to T type.
26.05.91 |
CF |
12T |
10T |
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HT |
-- |
-- |
5M |
ARCHWAY STN - ISLINGTON Angel (Suns) - WATERLOO (MS)
Sunday Route introduced between Archway and
Islington from HT garage.
14.03.92 |
HT |
12M |
9M |
5M |
CF allocation transferred to HT.
25.09.93 |
ED1+ |
16T |
10T |
5T |
Operated by LONDON SURBURBAN BUS (Edmonton Base)
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27.04.96 |
HT |
17dd |
11dd |
5dd |
Route returns to MTL London
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29.03.97 |
HT |
17M |
11M |
5M |
Titan and Olympian type withdrawn
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August
1998
MTL London purchased by Metroline
17.04.01 |
HT1+ |
17M/TP |
11M/TP |
5M/TP |
Low floor double deck operation commenced.
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01.10.05 |
HT1+ |
18TP |
10TP |
9TP |
ARCHWAY STN - WATERLOO
Sunday
extended from Islington to Waterloo.
Contract renewed with Metroline.
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16.02.08 |
HT1+ |
18dd |
11dd |
9dd |
Revised terminal arrangement at Waterloo where buses make a "U" turn via a dedicated bus gate instead of running dead via St Georges Circus, and The Cut
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Operating Garages
CF
Chalk Farm
Changeover point at Archway
HT
Holloway
Changeover
point at Archway
ED
Edmonton
Changeover
point at Archway ?
Page modified Wed March 14, 2012 9:09 PM
Route record added, blind improved, map added, the above date