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Route History

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03.05.50
B
16RTL
16RTL
14RTL
CF
15RTL
21RTL
12RTL

CAMDEN TOWN, Chalk Farm, Swiss Cottage, Kilburn, Westbourne Park, Notting Hill Gate, Kensington, Earl,s Court, CHELSEA Stanley Arms

02.05.51
B
19RTW
16RTW
11RTW
CF
15RTW
22RTW
15RTW

RTL type converted to RTW.

RTW495 Kensington High Street

01.11.65
B
14RTL
16RTL
11RTL
CF
13RTL
20RTL
7RTL

RTW type converted to RTL.

RTL476 Stanley Arms stand

01.03.67
B
16RT
14RT
11RT
CF
8RT
13RT
7RT

RTL type converted to RT

15.02.69
B
16RT
14RT
7RT
CF
8RT
13RT
7RT

Sunday RT converted to RM.

RT2294 on the way to the home garage

07.02.70
B
17RT
14RT
7RM
CF
8RT
13RM
9RM

Saturday RM's introduced at Chalk Farm

17.06.72
B
17RM
13RM
7RM
CF
8RM
13RM
9RM

Daily converted to RM.

05.01.74
B
17RM
12RM
7RM
CF
8RM
13RML
11RML

CF converted to RML weekends (spare from 24)

04.09.82
X
17RM
14RM
8RM

B & CF allocations transferred to X

07.02.87
HT
7RM
--
--
X
9RM
14RM
9RM

Monday-Friday HT allocation introduced

21.11.87
CF
--
--
10T
HT
5RM
--
--
X
11RM
14RM
--

Sunday converted to One Man Operation and allocation transferred from X to CF.

RM1187 (HT)

15.04.89
X
25MA
23MA
11MA

Converted to Minibus operation.

18.07.92
X
26DW
24DW
20DW

MA type converted to DW

DW17 approaches the Camden terminus DW110 Kilburn Park Station

01.06.98
X
30DM
24DM
23DM

DW type converted to DM

29.05.99
X
22DM
22DM
20DM

CAMDEN TOWN - NOTTING HILL GATE
Withdrawn between Notting Hill Gate and Chelsea, withdrawn section replaced by new 328 Golders Green and Chelsea.

DM274 Kilburn Park Station DML295 Bradleys Corner

01.05.04
X
20DM
20DM
19DM

Contract renewal

05.06.04
X
18VNW
18VNW
18VNW

Converted to low floor double deck operation.

TN958 Swiss Cottage VNW32375 Bradleys Corner VNW32399 Chepstow Villas

02.12.06
X
23VNW
23VNW
22VNW

CAMDEN TOWN - Notting Hill Gate, Holland Park Avenue, SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN
Extended from Notting Hill Gate to Shepherds Bush Green via Route 94

VN106 arrives at the new destination VNW390 seen at Shepherds Bush Grn

29.11.08
X
23VNW
23VNW
22VNW

CAMDEN TOWN - Notting Hill Gate, Holland Park Avenue, Shepherds Bush, Link Road, WHITE CITY BUS STATION
Extended from Shepherds Bush to new White City Bus Station

VNW32379 at the new White City Bus Station VNW32429 at the Westfields complex

30.04.11
X
24VNW
25VNW
24VNW

Contract renewal

TN198 without a White City blind ! VN108 Kilburn Park

01.10.11
AS
24VNW
25VNW
24VNW

Allocation moved to new base at Harlesden, Atlas Road

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Operating Garages

HT Holloway
Changeover point Camden Town.

CF Chalk Farm
Changeover point Camden Town.

X Westbourne Park
Changeover point outside garage.

B Battersea
Changeover point Chelsea stand.

AS Atlas Road, Harlesden
Changeover point not known

Personal Comment:

This route was known as the wall of death to the crews. The timing was tight and the twists and turns made it hard work for a conductor. The steering was very heavy on the RTW so I would imagine the drivers' lot was not a good one.

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