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Route History
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01.01.50 |
B |
10STL |
10STL |
8STL |
CF |
11STL |
13STL |
8STL |
CAMDEN TOWN Camden Gardens, Hampstead Road, Tottenham Court Rd, Charing Cross, Westminster, Victoria, Chelsea, Battersea Bridge, Clapham Junction, Wandsworth, Merton Road, Replingham Road, SOUTHFIELDS STATION
11.10.50 |
B |
10RTL |
10RTL |
8RTL |
CF |
11RTL |
7RTL/6STL |
8RTL |
RTL type introduced.
02.05.51 |
B |
10RTW |
10RTW |
8RTW |
CF |
11RTW |
4RTW/9RTL |
8RTW |
RTW type introduced.
14.05.52 |
B |
10RTW |
10RTW |
-- |
CF |
11RTW |
4RTW/9RTL |
-- |
|
GM |
-- |
-- |
16RT |
Sunday CF and B allocations withdrawn in favour of Gillingham Street (GM)
22.10.52 |
B |
10RTW |
10RTW |
-- |
CF |
11RTW |
4RTW/7RTL |
-- |
|
GM |
-- |
-- |
10RT |
SOUTHFIELDS
STATION - VICTORIA (Suns) - CAMDEN TOWN (MS)
Sunday withdrawn between Victoria and Camden Town
06.05.53 |
B |
11RTW |
10RTW |
-- |
CF |
11RTW |
4RTW/9RTL |
-- |
|
GM |
-- |
-- |
10RT |
SOUTHFIELDS
STATION - VICTORIA (Suns) - CAMDEN TOWN (MS) - Kentish
Town, PARLIAMENT
HILL FIELDS (MF peaks/Sat)
MF peaks and Saturday extended from Camden Town to Parliament
Hill Fields.
12.07.53 |
B |
11RTW |
10RTW |
-- |
CF |
11RTW |
4RTW/9RTL |
-- |
|
GM |
-- |
-- |
14RT |
SOUTHFIELDS
STATION - CAMDEN
TOWN (MS) - Kentish
Town, PARLIAMENT
HILL FIELDS (MF peaks/Sat/Suns)
Sunday
extended from Victoria to Parliament Hill Fields.
07.10.53 |
B |
11RTW |
10RTW |
-- |
CF |
11RTW |
4RTW/9RTL |
-- |
|
GM |
-- |
-- |
10RT |
SOUTHFIELDS
STATION - VICTORIA (Suns) - CAMDEN TOWN (MS) - Kentish
Town, PARLIAMENT
HILL FIELDS (MF peaks/Sat)
Sunday
withdrawn between Victoria
and Parliament Hill Fields.
21.03.54 |
B |
11RTW |
10RTW |
10RTW |
CF |
11RTW |
4RTW/9RTL |
- |
Sunday only GM allocation withdrawn.
19.05.54 |
B |
11RTW |
10RTW |
14RTW |
CF |
11RTW |
4RTW/9RTL |
- |
SOUTHFIELDS
STATION - CAMDEN
TOWN (MS) - Kentish
Town, PARLIAMENT
HILL FIELDS (MF peaks/Sat/Suns)
Sunday
extended from Victoria to Parliament Hill Fields.
06.10.54 |
B |
11RTW |
10RTW |
14RTW |
CF |
11RTW |
13RTL |
- |
SOUTHFIELDS
STATION - VICTORIA (Suns) - CAMDEN TOWN (MS) - Kentish
Town, PARLIAMENT
HILL FIELDS (MF peaks/Sat)
Sunday
withdrawn between Victoria
and Parliament Hill Fields.
16.03.55 |
B |
11RTW |
10RTW |
14RTW |
CF |
10RTW |
12RTL |
- |
SOUTHFIELDS
STATION - CAMDEN
TOWN (MS) - Kentish
Town, PARLIAMENT
HILL FIELDS (MF peaks/Sat/Suns)
Sunday
extended from Victoria to Parliament Hill Fields.
17.10.56 |
B |
11RTW |
10RTW |
10RTW |
CF |
10RTW |
12RTL |
- |
SOUTHFIELDS
STATION - VICTORIA (Suns) - CAMDEN TOWN (MS) - Kentish
Town, PARLIAMENT
HILL FIELDS (MF peaks/Sat)
Sunday
withdrawn between Victoria
and Parliament Hill Fields.
01.05.57 |
B |
11RTW |
10RTW |
14RTW |
CF |
10RTW |
12RTL |
- |
SOUTHFIELDS
STATION - CAMDEN
TOWN (MS) - Kentish
Town, PARLIAMENT
HILL FIELDS (MF peaks/Sat/Suns)
Sunday
extended from Victoria to Parliament Hill Fields.
16.10.57 |
B |
11RTW |
10RTW |
9RTW |
CF |
10RTW |
12RTL |
- |
SOUTHFIELDS
STATION - VICTORIA (Suns) - CAMDEN TOWN (MS) - Kentish
Town, PARLIAMENT
HILL FIELDS (MF peaks/Sat)
Sunday
withdrawn between Victoria
and Parliament Hill Fields.
12.01.58 |
B |
11RTW |
10RTW |
-- |
CF |
10RTW |
12RTL |
- |
SOUTHFIELDS
STATION - CAMDEN
TOWN (MS) - PARLIAMENT
HILL FIELDS (MF peaks/Sat)
Sunday
withdrawn, replaced by Sunday only 39A.
30.04.58 |
B |
11RTW |
9RTW |
8RTW |
CF |
10RTW |
9RTW |
- |
SOUTHFIELDS
STATION - CAMDEN
TOWN (MF off peak) - PARLIAMENT HILL FIELDS (MF
peaks/Sat/Suns)
Sunday
Route re-introduced.
26.11.58 |
B |
10RTW |
11RTW |
-- |
CF |
6RTW |
7RTW |
- |
SOUTHFIELDS
STN - TRAFALGAR SQUARE (Saturday pm) - CAMDEN TOWN (MF/Sat
am)
Withdrawn between Camden Town and Parliament Hill Fields
and further withdrawn between Trafalgar Square and Camden Town Saturday
pm.
Sunday withdrawn without replacement.
01.02.61 |
B |
10RTW |
10RTW |
-- |
J |
9RT |
7RT |
- |
SOUTHFIELDS
STATION - PARLIAMENT
HILL FIELDS (MS)
MS Route extended from Camden to Parliament Hill Fields at all times.
CF allocation withdrawn in favour of Holloway (J)
This was part of Trolleybus Replacement program
Stage 9.
14.08.63 |
B |
8RTW |
-- |
-- |
CF |
13RTL |
-- |
-- |
SOUTHFIELDS
STATION - Wandsworth,
Clapham Junction, Battersea Bridge, Royal Hospital Road, Victoria, Westminster,
Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, Oxford Circus, Albany Street, Camden
Town, Camden Road, Holloway, FINSBURY PARK STATION (MF) -
Manor House, Seven Sisters, TOTTENHAM GARAGE (MF peaks)
MF Route diverted at Charing Cross via Oxford Circus,
Camden Town, and Holloway to Finsbury Park and further extended peaks to Tottenham
Garage replacing withdrawn 276. Saturday
Route remained unaltered but renumbered
39A.
Holloway (J) allocation replaced by Chalk Farm (CF).
18.11.64 |
B |
8RTW |
8RTW |
-- |
CF |
13RTL |
-- |
-- |
SOUTHFIELDS (MS) - VICTORIA (Sats) - FINSBURY
PARK (MF) - TOTTENHAM
GARAGE (MF peaks)
Saturday Route re-introduced between Victoria and
Southfields replacing withdrawn 39A
01.11.65 |
B |
8RTL |
8RTL |
-- |
CF |
13RTL |
-- |
-- |
RTW type withdrawn.
01.03.66 |
B |
8RTL |
8RTL |
-- |
CF |
13RT |
-- |
-- |
Chalk Farm (CF) allocation converted to RT type.
01.03.67 |
B |
10RT |
7RT |
-- |
CF |
8RT |
-- |
-- |
Battersea (B) allocation converted to RT type.
24.01.70 |
B |
10RT |
6RT |
-- |
SOUTHFIELDS (MS) - VICTORIA (Sats) - OXFORD
CIRCUS (MF)
Withdrawn between Oxford Circus and Finsbury Park /
Tottenham. Chalk Farm allocation withdrawn.
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16.01.71 |
B |
10RT |
-- |
-- |
SOUTHFIELDS - OXFORD
CIRCUS (MF)
Saturday Route re-routed at Battersea Bridge via Fulham
Road to South Kensington Station thus renumbered 39A.
15.07.72 |
B |
11DMS |
-- |
-- |
Converted to double deck OPO.
24.03.73 |
B |
14DMS |
-- |
-- |
OXFORD
CIRCUS, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, Whitehall, Westminster,
Victoria, Royal Hospital Road, Battersea Bridge, Clapham Junction, Wandsworth,
Southfields, Augustus Road, Beaumont Road, West Hill (return via Withycomb
Road, Princes Way, Southmead Road), Tibbetts Corner, Putney Hill, PUTNEY
High Street (peaks/evgs) - PUTNEY BRIDGE STATION (MF except peaks/evgs)
Extended from Southfields to Putney.
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05.10.74 |
B |
14DMS |
-- |
3DMS |
OXFORD
CIRCUS (MF) - BATTERSEA Parkgate Rd (Sun) - PUTNEY
High Street (MF peaks) - PUTNEY BRIDGE STATION (MF
except peaks/Sun)
Sunday Route introduced between Battersea and Putney
Bridge Station.
28.10.78 |
B61+ |
12DMS |
11DMS |
3DMS |
VICTORIA (MS except evgs) - BATTERSEA (Suns) - CLAPHAM
JUNCTION (MS evgs) - PUTNEY BRIDGE STN
Evening Route withdrawn between Clapham Junction
and Victoria.
Saturday Route introduced.
04.09.82 |
B61+ |
12DMS |
11DMS |
3DMS |
VICTORIA (MS except evgs) - BATTERSEA (MS evgs/Suns) - PUTNEY
BRIDGE STN
MS evenings extended from Clapham Junction
to Battersea
06.05.83 |
B61+ |
12M |
11M |
3M |
DMS type withdrawn in favour of Metrobuses.
02.11.85 |
AF21+ |
-- |
-- |
4M |
GM61+ |
10M |
11M |
-- |
VICTORIA (MS) - BATTERSEA (Suns) - PUTNEY BRIDGE
STATION
Battersea (B) closed, allocation moved to Gillingham Street (GM) and Putney
(AF) thus evening Route extended from Battersea to Victoria.
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07.02.87 |
GM61+ |
5M |
6M |
-- |
WD ? |
5M |
6M |
3M |
Putney (AF) allocation withdrawn, but Wandsworth (WD) introduced.
11.07.87 |
AF21+ |
5M |
7M |
4M |
GM61+ |
5M |
6M |
-- |
Putney (AF) allocation re-introduced but Wandsworth (WD) withdrawn.
21.11.87 |
AF21+ |
5M |
11M |
4M |
GM61+ |
5M |
-- |
-- |
Saturday GM transferred to Putney (AF).
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12.05.90 |
AF21+ |
8MA |
7MA |
4MA |
Converted to midibus.
CLAPHAM JUNCTION Gateways Superstore, Plough
Road, York Road, Wandsworth, Southfields Station, Wimbledon Park Road, Victoria
Drive, Augustus Road, Princes Way, Windlesham Grove, Victoria Drive,Withycomb
Road, Tibbetts Corner,Putney Heath, PUTNEY BRIDGE STATION
Withdrawn between Clapham Junction and Victoria,
replaced by new 239.
Rerouted in Wandsworth via York Road and Plough Road instead of East Hill.
23.06.90 |
AF21+ |
8MA |
7MA |
4MA |
CLAPHAM
JUNCTION Gateways Superstore,East Hill, Wandsworth, Southfields Station,
Tibbetts Corner, Putney Heath, PUTNEY BRIDGE STATION
Reverted to East Hill instead of Plough Road.
25.05.91 |
AF21+ |
9MA |
9MA |
5MA |
CLAPHAM
JUNCTION Gateways, Wandsworth, Southfields, Southmead Road, Beaumont
Road, West Hill, Tibbetts Corner, Putney Heath, PUTNEY BRIDGE STATION
Rerouted
in Southfields towards Putney via Southmead Road, Beaumont Road, West Hill
instead of Princes Way and Withycomb Road.
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01.10.94 |
AF21+ |
9DR |
9DR |
5DR |
Converted to Dart operation.
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20.12.03 |
AF21+ |
14LDP |
13LDP |
8LDP |
Converted to low floor single deck operation.
13.01.07 |
PL21+ |
14LDP |
13LDP |
8LDP |
Allocation moved to a new base at Plough Lane/Waterside Way - Wimbledon
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21.11.09 |
PL21+ |
15LDP |
13LDP |
8LDP |
Contract renewal.
Operating Garages
J
Holloway
Changeover
point ?
CF
Chalk Farm
Changeover
point Camden Town
GM
Gillingham Street
Changeover
point ?
B
Battersea
Changeover
point Battersea Bridge Road
WD
Wandsworth
Changeover
point ?
AF
Putney
Changeover
point Putney Station
PL
Plough Lane
Changeover
point
1-most changeovers are via ferry car @ southfields station, with ..
2- Occasional changeovers in Putney High Street.
The reason they have it like this is that the 39 changing over in Putney would
have a meal relief then take over a 485 round the corner in Putney Bridge
Road & visa versa.
From a London General (Sutton Driver) who works occasional days of overtime at Waterside Way(PL)
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