Route History

26.10.49	PB	14RT	17RT	13RT
	WG	35RTL	33RTL	30RTL

VICTORIA STATION, Westminster, Trafalgar Square, Charing Cross Road, Tottenham Court Road, Camden Town, Holloway, Finsbury Park, Manor House, Green Lanes, Turnpike Lane Stn, Wood Green, Palmers Green, Southgate, Cockfosters, Hadley Woods, Potters Bar, Mutton Lane, SOUTH MIMMS Blanch Lane -: Barnet Way, Elstree Road, BOREHAMWOOD Chester Road (Mon-Fri peak journeys)
Mon-Sat runs in two sections: Victoria & Hadley Woods / Turnpike Lane & South Mimms/Borehamwod.

03.05.50	AD	--	--	5RTW
	PB	14RT	17RT	24RT
	WG	35RTL	33RTL	28RTL

Sunday only Palmers Green (AD) allocation introduced for summer season

11.10.50	PB	14RT	17RT	17RT
	WG	35RTL	33RTL	30RTL

Sunday only Palmers Green (AD) allocation withdrawn

02.05.51	AD	--	--	14RTL
	PB	14RT	17RT	22RT
	WG	35RTL	33RTL	22RTL

Sunday only Palmers Green (AD) allocation introduced.

25.07.51	AD	--	--	14RTL
	PB	14RT	17RT	22RT
	WG	35RTL	33RTL	22RTL

VICTORIA STATION -  SOUTH MIMMS Blanch Lane -: Barnet Way, Elstree Road, BOREHAMWOOD Elstree Way Hotel  (Mon-Fri peak journeys)
Borehamwood terminal change.

22.10.52	PB	13RT	17RT	16RT
	WG	35RTL	33RTL	23RTL

Sunday only Palmers Green (AD) allocation withdrawn.

11.03.53	PB	13RT	17RT	16RT
	WG	35RTL	33RTL	23RTL

VICTORIA STATION -  SOUTH MIMMS Blanch Lane -: CLARE HALL HOSPITAL (Sun,Tue,Thu,Sat journeys) -  Barnet Way, Elstree Road, BOREHAMWOOD Elstree Way Hotel  (Mon-Fri peak journeys)
Clare Hall Hospital journeys introduced.

06.05.53	AD	--	--	14RT
	PB	13RT	17RT	22RT
	WG	35RTL	33RTL	22RTL

Sunday only Palmers Green (AD) allocation introduced.

07.10.53	PB	13RT	17RT	16RT
	WG	35RTL	33RTL	23RTL

Sunday only Palmers Green (AD) allocation withdrawn. This pattern of Palmers Green doing Summer Sundays only continued until October 1956 then:

17.10.56	AD	--	3RT	--
	PB	13RT	11RT	13RT
	WG	27RTL	28RTL	23RTL

VICTORIA STATION -  POTTERS BAR Cranbourne Road (Mon-Fri) - SOUTH MIMMS Blanch Lane (Suns) -: CLARE HALL HOSPITAL (Sun,Tue,Thu,Sat journeys) -   BOREHAMWOOD Elstree Way Hotel  (Mon-Fri peak journeys)
Mon-Fri withdrawn between Potters Bar and South Mimms except for occasional journeys to Clare Hall.
Sunday only Palmers Green (AD) allocation withdrawn BUT new Saturday AD introduced.

23.01.57	AD	--	3RT	--
	PB	13RT	11RT	13RT
	WG	27RTL	28RTL	23RTL

VICTORIA STATION -  SOUTH MIMMS Blanch Lane -: CLARE HALL HOSPITAL (Sun,Tue,Thu,Sat journeys) -   BOREHAMWOOD Elstree Way Hotel  (Mon-Fri peak journeys)
Mon-Fri Route to South Mimms restored.

01.05.57	AD	--	3RT	10RT
	PB	13RT	11RT	16RT
	WG	27RTL	28RTL	29RTL

Sunday Palmers Green (AD) allocation introduced.

16.10.57	AD	--	3RT	--
	PB	13RT	11RT	13RT
	WG	27RTL	28RTL	23RTL

Sunday AD allocation withdrawn

30.04.58	AD	--	3RT	9RT
	PB	13RT	11RT	14RT
	WG	27RTL	28RTL	23RTL

Sunday AD allocation re-introduced.

26.11.58	AD	--	5RT	--
	PB	11RT	9RT	16RT
	WG	21RTL	21RTL	19RTL

Sunday AD allocation withdrawn

13.05.59	AD	--	5RT	9RT
	PB	11RT	9RT	14RT
	WG	21RTL	21RTL	23RTL

Sunday AD allocation re-introduced.

14.10.59	AD	--	5RT	--
	PB	11RT	9RT	16RT
	WG	21RTL	21RTL	19RTL

Sunday AD allocation withdrawn

11.05.60	AD	--	5RT	9RT
	PB	11RT	9RT	15RT
	WG	21RTL	21RTL	21RTL

Sunday AD allocation re-introduced.

12.10.60	AD	--	5RT	--
	PB	11RT	9RT	16RT
	WG	21RTL	21RTL	19RTL

Sunday AD allocation withdrawn

26.04.61	AD	--	5RT	9RT
	PB	11RT	9RT	16RT
	WG	18RTL	19RTL	15RTL

Sunday AD allocation re-introduced.

11.10.61	AD	--	5RT	--
	PB	11RT	9RT	17RT
	WG	18RTL	19RTL	17RTL

Sunday AD allocation withdrawn.

03.01.62	AD	--	5RT	--
	PB	11RT	9RT	17RT
	WN	18RT	19RT	17RT

West Green garage closed, allocation transferred to Wood Green (WN) using RT type.

09.05.62	AD	--	5RT	11RT
	PB	11RT	9RT	19RT
	WN	18RT	19RT	10RT

Sunday AD allocation re-introduced.

10.10.62	AD	--	5RT	6RT
	PB	8RT	9RT	17RT
	WN	17RT	19RT	11RT

Mon-Fri PB allocation reduced with the introduction of new 29B.

21.11.62	AD	--	5RT	6RT
Joint with 29B MF	PB	11RT	9RT	17RT
	WN	17RT	19RT	11RT

Mon-Fri PB allocation joint with 29B now.

27.02.63	AD	--	--	6RT
Joint with 29B MF	PB	11RT	9RT	17RT
	WN	17RT	19RT	11RT

Saturday AD allocation withdrawn.

RT1311 Victoria Street This image available on the RT CD

07.09.68	AD	--	--	6RT
	HT	22RM	16RM	6RM
	PB	--	--	7RM
	WN	24RM	17RM	6RM

VICTORIA STN - SOUTHGATE STN (Mon-Sat) - COCKFOSTERS STN (Mon-Fri peaks) - SOUTH MIMMS (Suns) - CLARE HALL HOSPITAL (Sunday afternoons)
Mon-Sat Route north of Southgate replaced by new 298.
Mon-Sat PB allocation transferred to new 298.
New daily HT allocation introduced with Routemasters.

22.03.69	AD	--	--	6RM
	HT	22RM	16RM	6RM
	PB	--	--	7RM
	WN	24RM	17RM	6RM

Palmers Green (AD) allocation converted to Routemaster operation.

24.01.70	AD	--	--	7RM
	HT	17RM	15RM	--
	WN	17RM	8RM	4RM

VICTORIA STN - WOOD GREEN -: PALMERS GREEN Triangle (Mon-Sat pm late journeys) - SOUTHGATE STATION (Sundays)
Sunday withdrawn between Southgate and South Mimms, replaced by new 299.

16.01.71	AD	--	--	7RM
	HT	10RM	11RM	--
	WN	24RM	11RM	4RML

Sunday RML introduced at Wood Green (WN)

17.04.71	AD	--	--	7RM
	HT	10RM	11RM	--
	WN	24RM	11RM	4RM

Sunday allocation reverted to RM.

14.12.75	AD	--	--	7RM
	HT	12DM	18DM	--
	WN	17DM	5DM	5DM

Daimler DM type introduced.

DM810 (HT) This image available on Nostalgia ll CD

19.03.77	AD141+	15RM	8RM	8RM
	HT301+	18RM	14RM	5RM
	WN111+	19RM	12RM	7RM

VICTORIA STATION, Westminster, Trafalgar Square, Charing Cross Road, Tottenham Court Road, Camden Town, Holloway, Finsbury Park, Manor House, Green Lanes, Turnpike Lane Stn, Wood Green, Palmers Green, Winchmore Hill, ENFIELD TOWN Palace Gardens
Daily Route diverted via Winchmore Hill to Enfield.
Revised to operate daily from AD HT and WN with Routemasters.

23.04.83	AD141+	23RM	13RM	7Mc
	HT301+	11RM	13RM	3RM
	WN111+	12RM	4RM	4RM

Metrobus crew operation introduced at Palmers Green (AD) on Sundays.

RM1664 is dressed for the tourists, one wonders the tourist impression of Camden Road which is where this bus is captured on film Ths image available on the Routemaster CD

27.10.84	AD141+	18RM	13RM	7RM
	HT301+	10RM	13RM	5RM
	WN111+	12RM	4RM	5RM

Metrobus crew operation withdrawn.

07.02.87	AD141+	17RM	16RM	6M
	HT301+	9RM	9RM	--
	WN111+	10RM	5RM	13M

Sunday One Person Operation introduced. Sunday HT allocation withdrawn.

05.11.88	AD141+	22M	20M	9M
	CF1+	24T	18T	--
	WN111+	--	4M	13M

DAILY ONE PERSON OPERATION
Holloway (HT) withdrawn. Mon-Sat Chalk Farm allocation introduced (to compensate for loss of Route 24 to Grey Green). Mon-Fri Wood Green withdrawn.

10.02.90	AD141+	21M	20M	9M
	CF1+	24T	18T	--
	WN111+	--	4M	13M

Sunday (AD) allocation transferred to Wood Green (WN) although still worked by AD drivers.

16.11.91	AD141+	20M	19M	--
	CF1+	20T	16T	--
	WN111+	--	5M	20M

TRAFALGAR SQUARE - ENFIELD TOWN -: ENFIELD GARAGE (Mon-Sat early am journey)
Withdrawn between Trafalgar Square and Victoria.

01.02.92

WN111+

26M

27M

13M

TRAFALGAR SQUARE - PALMERS GREEN GARAGE.
Withdrawn between Palmers Green and Enfield replaced by new Route 329
Journeys terminating at AD Garage Mon-Sat evenings and all day Sunday terminated at EDMONTON Cambridge (running out of Route via North Circular Road)

M753 at Trafalgar Square ready for the run through the North London suburbs This image available on the MCW Metrobus CD

01.02.02

WN111+

26DLA

27DLA

13DLA

Operating Garages

EC Edmonton
Changeover point Wood Green ?

PB Potters Bar
Changeover point POTTERS BAR Lion

AD Palmers Green
Changeover point outside garage.

WN Wood Green
Changeover point outside garage

WG West Green
Changeover point Turnpike Lane Station.

HT Holloway
Changeover point Holloway Nags Head or Tollington Road.

CF Chalk Farm
Changeover point CAMDEN TOWN

Current stands and turning points can be seen on  29 Route description document

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