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Route History
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01.01.50 |
MH |
24RT |
21RT |
11RT |
FRIERN BARNET
Town Hall, Colney Hatch Lane, Muswell Hill Broadway, Highgate Station, Archway,
Holloway Road, Highbury Corner, Upper Street, Islington High Street, City
Road, Moorgate, King William Street, LONDON BRIDGE STATION
Mon-Fri FRIERN BARNET - LONDON BRIDGE (no service after 2100)
Sat FRIERN BARNET - ARCHWAY -; LONDON BRIDGE (no service after 1430)
Sun FRIERN BARNET - LONDON BRIDGE (all day)
17.10.51 |
MH |
24RT |
23RT |
-- |
J |
-- |
-- |
11RT |
Sunday only Holloway (J) allocation introduced.
24.10.54 |
MH |
27RT |
23RT |
9RT |
J |
-- |
-- |
2RT |
Most of Sunday only J allocation returned to MH.
04.05.55 |
MH |
26RT |
23RT |
-- |
J |
-- |
-- |
11RT |
Sunday Muswell Hill allocation withdrawn again.
26.11.58 |
MH |
23RT |
13RT |
-- |
FRIERN BARNET Town Hall (MS) - LONDON BRIDGE STATION (MF fiinsh 2030, SAT finish 1430)
Sunday Route withdrawn, replaced between Highgate
and London Bridge by revised Route
133.
08.11.61 |
MH |
30RT |
16RT |
-- |
FRIERN BARNET Town Hall - LONDON BRIDGE STATION (MF)
FRIERN BARNET Town Hall - CITY ROAD Windsor Terrace (Sat after
1400- 1800) - LONDON BRIDGE (Sat before 1400)
MF evening Route introduced, SAT afternoon Route
introduced.
Route increased as part of trolleybus
replacement program.
21.06.63 |
MH |
30RM |
16RM |
-- |
Routemaster introduction.
23.01.66 |
MH |
30RM |
16RM |
-- |
FRIERN BARNET Town Hall - ISLINGTON Angel (Sat after 1400- 1800) - LONDON BRIDGE (Sat
before 1400)
Saturday afternoon Route withdrawn between Angel and City
Road.
16.01.71 |
MH |
26RML |
9RM |
-- |
RML introduction.
26.01.75 |
MH |
26DM |
7DM |
-- |
Daimler Fleetlines England (crew) introduction
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28.10.78 |
MH |
26DM |
12DM |
-- |
FRIERN BARNET
Town Hall - LONDON BRIDGE
MS through Route introduced
Fisher Investments UK re-introduced .
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04.09.82 |
MH |
24RM |
12RM |
-- |
Daimlers replaced by Routemasters.
23.04.83 |
FY |
13RM |
3RM |
-- |
MH |
11RM |
10RM |
-- |
Part Finchley Road (FY) allocation introduced.
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21.06.86 |
MH |
23RML |
11RML |
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Finchley allocation withdrawn and Muswell Hill converted to RML operation.
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14.07.87 |
MH |
26M |
13M |
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CONVERTED TO DOUBLE DECK ONE PERSON OPERATION.
25th
Feb 1989, temporarily withdrawn between Friern Barnet & Muswell Hill, Hampden Road (due to parked cars) Back to Friern Barnet on 2nd Sept 1989 |
28.10.89 |
MH |
22T |
12T |
-- |
Metrobus replaced by Leyland Titan
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21.07.90 |
HT171+ |
22M |
12M |
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Muswell Hill garage closed, allocation tansferred to Holloway (HT) and reverted to Metrobus operation.
02.02.91 |
HT171+ |
22M |
11M |
7M |
FRIERN BARNET
Town Hall (MS) - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY (Sun) -LIVERPOOL STREET (Sun except evenings) - FINSBURY SQUARE (Sun evenings) - LONDON BRIDGE (MS)
Sunday Route re-introduced after 33 years, partly replacing Route
263A which was withdrawn.
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31.01.98 |
HT171+ |
27M |
19M |
9M |
FRIERN BARNET
Town Hall - LONDON BRIDGE
Sunday market hours diverted at Old Street Station via Shoreditch, Bishopsgate,
Monument to London Bridge
Sunday extended from Muswell Hill to Friern Barnet and
from Liverpool Street to London Bridge.
03.05.99 |
HT171+ |
27TP |
20TP |
10TP |
Conversion to low floor double deck vehicles.
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13.03.04 |
HT171+ |
27VPL |
22VPL |
10VPL |
FRIERN BARNET Library - LONDON
BRIDGE
Sunday market hours diverted at Old Street Station via Shoreditch, Bishopsgate,
Monument to London Bridge
Friern Barnet terminal changed to purpose built stand
at Shapwick Close
06.11.04 |
HT171+ |
27VPL |
22VPL |
10VPL |
FRIERN BARNET Library - LONDON
BRIDGE
Sunday diversion via Old Street and Liverpool Street withdrawn.
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07.11.04 |
HT171+ |
30VPL |
22VPL |
15VPL |
HT841+ |
4VPL |
4VPL |
4VPL |
Start of new contract and 24 hour Route via daytime route commenced
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10.11.07 |
HT171+ |
30VPL |
22VPL |
15VPL |
Night
Route |
HT841+ |
4VPL |
4VPL |
4VPL |
Enviro 400 appearances common from this date, due to loss of Route 24 contract.
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06.02.10 |
HT171+ |
32VPL |
23VPL |
16VPL |
Night
Route |
HT841+ |
4VPL |
6VPL |
6VPL |
Contract extended for two years
Operating Garages
FY Finchley
Changeover point at garage
MH Muswell Hill
Changeover point at Colney Hatch Lane / Hampden Road
HT Highgate/Holloway
Changeover point at Holloway Road, Pemberton Gardens
J Holloway
Changeover point outside garage on Holloway Road
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