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Route History

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01.01.50
AE
30STD
23STD
--
 
W
18RT
14RT
--

HENDON Bell, Golders Green Stn, Swiss Cottage, Baker Street, Oxford Circus, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, Aldwych, Fleet Street, Cannon Street, LONDON BRIDGE (Mon-Sat)

HENDON (Mon-Fri peaks/eves/Sat pm) - GOLDERS GREEN - LONDON BRIDGE
Journeys to Hendon restricted to the above times

14.05.52
AE
30RT
25RT
--
 
W
18RT
9RT
--

RT type introduced at AE.

22.10.52
AE
30RT
25RT
--
 
W
17RT
9RT
--

GOLDERS GREEN - LONDON BRIDGE
Withdrawn between Golders Green and Hendon except for garage journeys to Hendon (AE)

17.03.54
AE
29RT
25RT
--
 
P
17RT
9RT
--

W allocation transferred to Old Kent Road (P)

26.11.58
AE
18RT
13RT
--
 
W
12RT
8RT
--

P garage closed, allocation transferred back to W.

04.03.59
AE
22RT
13RT
--
 
RL
10RT
8RT
--

W allocation transferred to Rye Lane (RL) because of staff shortages in West and North West London.

18.12.62
AE
20RM
17RM
--
 
RL
13RM
--
--

Saturday RL allocation withdrawn and RM type introduced.

22.03.69
AE
17RM
19RM
--
 
Q
15RM
--
--

RL garage closed, allocation transferred to Camberwell (Q)

24.01.70
AE
15RM
13RM
--
 
MH
6RM
--
--

GOLDERS GREEN STN - ALDWYCH (Mon-Sat)
Withdrawn between Aldwych and London Bridge, replaced by new RED ARROW ROUTE 513.
Q allocation withdrawn but new Muswell Hill (MH) allocation introduced.

19.10.75
AE
15RM
12RM
--
 
MH
6RML
--
--

RML.
replace RM at Muswell Hill (MH)
28.02.76
AE31+
15RML
12RML
--
 
MH81+
6RML
--
--

RML introduction at Hendon (AE)

28.10.78
FY111+
22RML
16RML
8RML

NORTH FINCHLEY, Golders Green, Swiss Cottage, St Johns Wood, Baker Street, OXFORD CIRCUS (Sat/Sun) - ALDWYCH (Mon-Fri)
Daily extended from Golders Green to North Finchley via Finchley Central but Saturday withdrawn between Oxford Circus and Aldwych. Sunday Route introduced between North Finchley and Oxford Circus.
AE and MH allocations withdrawn in favour of new Finchley (FY) allocation.

RM1204

Substituting for an RM1204 at Golders Green

The full size image available on
RM CD

04.09.82
FY111+
19RML
18RML
8RML

NORTH FINCHLEY - OXFORD CIRCUS (Sun) -ALDWYCH (Mon-Sat)
Saturday extended from Oxford Crcus to Aldwych.

07.02.87
FY111+
22RML
20RML
8M

Sunday converted to One Person Operation.

M574 Oxford Street, will be available soon on a new Metrobus cd

M574 Oxford Street

The full size image available on
Metrobus CD

 

25.05.91
FY111+
22RML
20RML
--
evgs & Suns
FY111+
11M
11M
8M

Mon-Sat evening Route converted to One Person Operation

RML2479 approaches Henlys Corner

RML2479 in tourist bus livery at Finchley, Henlys Corner

The full size image available on
RM CD

 

30.11.91
FY111+
22RML
20RML
--
evgs & Suns
FY111+
11M
11M
8M

NORTH FINCHLEY - ALDWYCH
Sunday extended from Oxford Circus to Aldwych.

04.12.93
BT111+
18RML
14RML
14RML

GOLDERS GREEN STN - ALDWYCH
Route transferred to Borehamwood Transport Routes.
Converted back to Crew Operation Sunday.

RML2569 Golders Green stand

RML2569 Golders Green

The full size image available on
RM CD

06.07.96
BT111+
18RML
14RML
14L/T

Sunday Route reverted to OPO.

31.05.97
BT101+
18RML
14RML
--
MS evenings
HT61+
9M
9M
--
Sundays
HT41+
--
--
14M

Mon-Sat evenings converted to OPO and transferred to MTL London (HT) using buses ex 134.
Sunday Route also transferred to
MTL London (HT).

M306 (EW) Golders Green

M306 Golders Green

The full size image available on
Metrobus CD

04.09.99
EW101+
18RML
14RML
--
MS evenings
HT61+
9TP
9TP
--
Sundays
HT41+
--
--
14TP

Low floor type introduced at HT

TP45 Oxford Street

TP45 Oxford Street

This image available on the
Metroline CD

04.03.00
BT101+
18RML
14RML
--
MS evenings
EW
9M
9M
--
Sundays
EW731+
--
--
15M

OPO portion of route transferred within Metroline to Edgware (EW) using buses ex 113/240 Mon-Sat evenings

 

01.09.01
BT701+
19RM
17RM
12RM
evenings
ex 114
ex 114
ex 114

Route now fully contracted to Sovereign with daily Route fully crew operated by refurbished RM's except for a few late evening journeys worked by DAF OPO double deckers prior to taking up Route on Route N13.

RM1005 Trafalgar Square

 

RM1005 Cockspur Street

The full size image available on
RM CD

 

L141

L141 Golders Green

This image available on the
Olympian CD

VA14

VA14 Park Road

This image available on the
Transdev CD

Optare T129AUA Golders green

T129AUA has come off the 114 for an evening stint on the 13

This image available on the
Transdev CD

03.11.02
BT701+
17RM
16RM
9RM

Sovereign taken over by London United

22.10.05
BT1+
20SLE
17SLE
12SLE

Converted to daily OPO, operated with Scania Omnidekka's

SLE36 Childs Hill

SE36 at Childs Hill

This image available on the
Transdev CD

04.06
BT1+
20SLE
17SLE
12SLE

"London Sovereign" name replaced by "Transdev corporate livery

30.08.08
BT1+
20SLE
17SLE
12SLE

Contract renewed, operator still Transdev Sovereign.

OmniCity SP80 Childs Hill

SP80 usually seen on the 183

This image available on the
Transdev CD

03.03.11
BT1+
20SLE
17SLE
12SLE

Formal date for split with London United, transferred to Veolia-Transdev but still displays Transdev fleetnames.

13 times

 

 

Operating Garages

FY Finchley
Changeover point GOLDERS GREEN STN or NORTH FINCHLEY Bus Station

MH Muswell Hill
Each crew kept the same vehicle for their entire day's duty. Though meal reliefs were taken at Golders Green Station tube canteen there were no actual changeover of crews at Golders Green Station. The two spreadover (peak hour) buses ran light to and from MH via the North Circular Road between peaks, the crew also keeping the same bus for each half, finishing runs also being 'light' to Muswell Hill Garage whereupon a fresh crew took over at MH generally within the hour.

Basically, the only buses to run in Route were the six buses out in the morning (MH 81 to 86 inclusive) and the two returning spreadover (evening peak buses) from Aldwych (MH 82 & 84).

Information supplied by Malcolm Allen an ex MH driver now residing in USA.

AE Hendon
Changeover point GOLDERS GREEN STN
Garage journeys observe Route 83 stops to AE.

HT Holloway
Changeover point not known but probably Golders Green

W Cricklewood
Changeover point GOLDERS GREEN STN
Garage journeys observed 83 stops to West Hendon then 142 stops to garage


P Old Kent Road
Changeover point LONDON BRIDGE STN
Garage journeys observe Route 21 stops to P.


RL Rye Lane (Peckham)
Changeover point LONDON BRIDGE STN
Garage journeys observe Route 21 stops to Bricklayers Arms and then Route 63 stops to Rye Lane.

Q Camberwell
Changeover point LONDON BRIDGE STN
Garage journeys observe Route 35 stops to Camberwell (Q).

EW Edgware
Changeover point GOLDERS GREEN STN

BT Edgware
Changeover point GOLDERS GREEN STN

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