Route History

14.10.59

X

31RTL

21RTL

--

ACTON TRAM DEPOT, Acton High Street, East Acton, Wormwood Scrubs, Barlby Rd, St Marks Rd, Ladbroke Grove, Westbourne Park Rd, Westbourne Grove, Paddington, Edgware Road, Marble Arch, OXFORD CIRCUS (Mon-Sat evenings) Holborn, Bank, LONDON BRIDGE (Mon-Sat except evenings)

09.10.63

X

31RTL

21RTL

--

KEW GREEN Coach & Horses (Sats) - ACTON Tram Depot (Mon-Fri) - OXFORD CIRCUS (Mon-Fri evenings/Sats pm)) - LONDON BRIDGE STN (Mon-Fri daytime/Sat am)
Saturday extended from Acton to Kew Green to replace withdrawn 265.

01.07.64

X

31RM

21RM

--

ACTON Tram Depot (Mon-Sat) - OXFORD CIRCUS (Mon-Fri evenings/Sats pm) - LONDON BRIDGE STN (Mon-Fri daytime/Sat am)
Saturday section between Acton & Kew replaced by 27A

24.01.70

X

27RM

15RM

--

ACTON Tram Depot (Mon-Sat) - OXFORD CIRCUS (Sats ) - TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD STN (Mon-Fri) - BLOOMSBURY (Mon-Fri peaks)
MF service withdrawn between Bloomsbury and London Bridge, this section replaced by new Red Arrow route 501. Also withdrawn between Tottenham Ct Rd Stn and Bloomsbury off peak but extended evenings from Oxford Circus to TCRS.
Saturday am withdrawn between Oxford Circus to London Bridge with no replacement service.

	RT4215 Paddington Station Photo by Jim Blake

25.04.81

X1+

18RM

11RM

8RM

RICHMOND Bus Station (Suns) , Kew Road, Kew Bridge, Gunnersbury Avenue, Acton Town, ACTON Tram Depot (Mon-Sat) - OXFORD CIRCUS (Sats ) - TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD STN (Mon-Fri) - BLOOMSBURY (Mon-Fri peaks)

15.08.81

X201+

18RM

11RM

8RM

Middle Row garage closed, allocation transferred to Westbourne Park.

31.08.81

X201+

18RM

11RM

8DMc

Sunday operation converted to DM

	Seen on a hot day is RM22 at Marble Arch Photo by Paul Davis

04.10.81

X201+

16RM

10RM

7RM

Sunday DM reverted to RM

01.02.86

X201+

14RM

9RM

8M

Sunday converted to OPO operation with Metrobuses

	RM769 Oxford Street This image available on the Routemaster CD

21.11.87

X201+

12RML

8RML

8M

RICHMOND (Suns) - WORMWOOD SCRUBS (Mon-Sat) - OXFORD CIRCUS (Suns ) -BLOOMSBURY (Mon-Sat)
Mon-Sat withdrawn between Wormwood Scrubs and Acton and extended from Oxford Circus to Bloomsbury at all times.

04.03.89

X201+

12RML

10RML

8M

RICHMOND (Suns) - EAST ACTON STATION (Mon-Sat)- OXFORD CIRCUS (Suns) - BLOOMSBURY (Mon-Sat)
Mon-Sat extended from Wormwood Scrubs to East Acton.

25.11.89

X

12RML

10RML

8M

KEW GREEN (Suns) - EAST ACTON STATION (Mon-Sat)- OXFORD CIRCUS (Suns) - BLOOMSBURY (Mon-Sat)
Sunday withdrawn between Kew Green & Richmond.

01.02.92	ON	--	--	12DW/MA
	X	12RML	10RML	--

Sunday Route converted to midibus operation and transferred to Alperton Garage.

18.07.92	ON	--	--	12DW
	X	12RML	10RML	--

KEW GREEN (Suns) - EAST ACTON STATION (Mon-Sat)- OXFORD CIRCUS (Suns) - Bloomsbury, British Museum, RUSSELL SQUARE (Mon-Sat)
Mon-Sat extended from Bloomsbury to Russell Square. This was part of a number of changes in Central London for this date.

	RM2365 seen on the East Acton stand This image available on the RML CD

08.02.93

X

12RML

10RML

11DW

KEW GREEN (Suns) - EAST ACTON STATION (Mon-Sat)- RUSSELL SQUARE
Extended from Oxford Circus to Russell Square at all times.
Alperton allocation withdrawn in favour of a reinstated Westbourne Park allocation.

22.05.93	X	12RML	10RML	11DW
Evening Route	X	DW ex 70	DW ex 70	--

Mon-Sat evenings converted to midibus operation.

18.05.96	X	12RML	10RML	10DW
Evening Route	X	DW ex 70	DW ex 70	--

ACTON Horn Lane (Suns) - EAST ACTON STATION (Mon-Sat)- Russell SQUARE
Sunday withdrawn between Acton & Kew Green

30.06.99	X	12RML	10RML	10DM
Evening Route	X	DM/DW	DM/DW	--

DM type introduced.

24.06.00	X	13RML	11RML	10DML
Evening Route	X	DML	DML	--

EAST ACTON STATION - Russell SQUARE
Sunday withdrawn between East Acton and Acton, replaced by Route 70 introduction on this day

28.10.00	X	13RML	14RML	10DML
Evening Route	X	DML	DML	--
	AT	--	--	13TNL

Sunday allocation transferred to Acton (AT) and converted to double deck.

	DML302 Chepstow Road This image available on the First CD
	Usually found on Route 207 is TNL889 from AT garage This image available on the First CD

27.04.02	X	13RML	14RML	6DML
Evening Route	X	DML	DML	--
	AT	--	--	8TNL

Sunday Westbourne Park allocation re-introduced.

01.02.03

X

20RML

15RML

11TN

EAST ACTON Brunel Road - RUSSELL SQUARE
Extended in East Acton to Brunel Road. Sunday Acton (AT) withdrawn.

	Seen at the new terminal at Brunel Road is a dirty TN1240 This image available on the First CD
	DML398 substitutes for a double decker at Brunel Road This image available on the First CD

03.07.04

X

20TAL

16TAL

11TAL

RML type withdrawn, route converted to double deck OPO operation

	SRM3 performs a special duty at Russell Square This image available on the First CD
	This East Thames Trident has been loaned to Westbourne Park Garage and is seen in Tottenham Ct Road This image available on the First CD

29.01.05

X

22TAL

15TAL

15TAL

New schedule introduced to aid reliability.

	VN108 Chepstow Road This image available on the First CD

23.06.07

PV1+

22TP

22TP

15TP

Contract reassigned to Metroline operating from the Perivale (PV) garage using TP type until new East Lancs Olympus type are delivered. First loaned Tridents until the new vehicles were delivered but these were used on Route 297.

	TP350 at the Brunel Road stand waiting to perform a short working journey This image available on the Metroline CD
	The dart is at the Brunel Road terminal and is used as a crew ferry bus from East Acton to Perivale (PV) This image available on the Metroline CD

31.07.07

PV1+

22SEL

22SEL

15SEL

Gradual conversion commenced of new East Lancs Scania type.

	SEL759 Paddington Station, This image available on the Metroline CD

23.06.12

PA1+

23SEL

23SEL

15SEL

Contract extended for two years.
Allocation moved from Perivale East (PV) to Perviale West (PA)

Operating Garages

X Middle Row
.Changeover point: Cambridge Gardens. Garage journeys leave line of route at Cambridge Gardens and observe Route 52 stops to Kensal Road. Buses pick up and set down at garage."Display NORTH KENSINGTON Middle Row"

X Westbourne Park
.Changeover point Westbourne Park Road

ON Alperton
Changeover point at garage all buses running light from East Acton via Western Avenue and Ealing Road.

AT Acton Bus Route
Changeover point not known - at garage running dead from East Acton ??

PV Perivale East
Changeover point Brunel Road, East Acton

PA Perivale West
Changeover point Brunel Road, East Acton

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