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Route History
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01.01.50 |
R |
18RTL |
13RTL |
7RTL |
X |
-- |
-- |
7RT |
EAST ACTON, Westway, White City, Shepherds Bush, Hammersmith, Barnes, Roehampton, Kingston Vale, Kingston By Pass, New Malden, Malden, Tolworth, Hinchley Wood, ESHER High Street
03.05.50 |
R |
18RTL |
13RTL |
11RTL |
X allocation withdrawn, replaced by 72A
11.10.50 |
R |
18RTL |
13RTL |
7RTL |
X |
-- |
-- |
7RT |
X allocation re-introduced.
22.10.52 |
R |
18RTL |
13RTL |
12RTL |
X allocation withdrawn
06.05.53 |
R |
19RTL |
13RTL |
6RTL |
X |
-- |
-- |
6RT |
Sunday X allocation reintroduced
07.10.53 |
R |
18RTL |
12RTL |
12RTL |
Sunday X allocation withdrawn for winter season
19.05.54 |
R |
18RTL |
12RTL |
6RTL |
X |
-- |
-- |
6RT |
Sunday X reintroduced for Summer season.
06.10.54 |
R |
18RTL |
12RTL |
12RTL |
X allocation withdrawn.
20.08.58 |
R |
19RTL |
12RTL |
12RTL |
ESHER
- EAST ACTON ; - Western Avenue, Gypsy Corner, PARK ROYAL
STADIUM (Mon-Fri peaks)
Monday-Friday peaks extended from E Acton to Park Royal
Stadium replacing withdrawn Route 17 journeys.
26.11.58 |
R |
17RTL |
11RTL |
11RTL |
ESHER (M-S) - TOLWORTH Toby Jug (Sundays) - EAST ACTON ; - PARK ROYAL STADIUM (M-F peaks)
Withdrawn Sundays between Tolworth & Esher.
14.10.59 |
R |
18RTL |
11RTL |
-- |
ESHER (M-S) - EAST ACTON (MS); - PARK ROYAL STADIUM (M-F
peaks)
Sunday Route diverted via DuCane Road instead of Westway
and renumbered 72A.
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01.10.65 |
R |
19RT |
11RT |
-- |
RTL type withdrawn in favour of RT
23.01.66 |
R |
18RT |
11RT |
10RT |
PARK
ROYAL STADIUM (M-F peaks) - EAST ACTON, Du Cane
Road, White City, TOLWORTH Toby Jug (Sundays) - ESHER (Monday-Saturday)
Diverted at East Acton
via Du Cane Road replacing withdrawn Route 71
Reintroduced on Sunday replacing withdrawn 72A
31.12.66 |
R |
18RT |
9RM |
8RM |
EAST
ACTON - TOLWORTH (Saturday & Sunday) - ESHER (Monday-Friday)
Withdrawn between Park royal and East Acton
Saturday withdrawn between Tolworth & Esher, Sat/Sun
RM allocation introduced.
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24.01.70 |
R |
19RT |
9RT |
8RT |
EAST
ACTON, Du Cane Road, White City, Shepherds Bush, Hammersmith, Barnes,
Roehampton, Kingston Vale, New Malden, Tolworth, Hinchley Wood, Hampton Court
Way, HAMPTON COURT STATION ;- Hampton Court Rd, HAMPTON
Grammar School (Monday-Friday school journeys)
Diverted at the Scilly Isles to Hampton Court Station
replacing withdrawn 152 section and extended school times to HAMPTON GRAMMAR
SCHOOL.
Weekend reverted to RT type.
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18.11.72 |
R |
19RT |
9RT |
8RT |
EAST
ACTON Brunel Road (MF peaks) - EAST ACTON - HAMPTON COURT
STN - HAMPTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL (MF school journeys)
Monday-Friday peaks extended in East Acton to Brunel
Road.
20.10.73 |
R |
16RT |
10RT |
6RM |
EAST
ACTON Brunel Rd (MFpeaks) - EAST ACTON - NEW MALDEN Police
Station (Sun am) - TOLWORTH BROADWAY (MS/ Sun pm)
Withdrawn between Tolworth and Hampton Court/Hampton.
Route to Hampton Court replaced by amended 152.
Hampton Grammar School journeys provided by new 152A
RM type re-introduced on Sundays.
18.05.75 |
R |
15RT |
8RT |
7RM |
EAST
ACTON Brunel Road (MF peaks) - EAST ACTON - TOLWORTH BROADWAY (MS) - CHESSINGTON ZOO (Sundays)
Summer Sundays extended from Tolworth to Chessington
Zoo.
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14.12.75 |
R |
15RM |
8RM |
7RM |
Converted from RT to RM operation daily
31.03.79 |
R101+ |
11RM |
7RM |
7RM |
Journeys diverted via Alton East Estate at Roehampton.
31.01.81 |
S101+ |
14DMS |
8DMS |
7DMS |
R garage closed, allocation transferred to S and converted to OPO operation.
23
January 1982
Rerouted n/b in Roehampton via Alton Road.
04.09.82 |
S101+ |
12DMS |
8DMS |
5DMS |
EAST
ACTON Brunel Road (MF peaks) - EAST ACTON DuCane Road - TOLWORTH
BROADWAY
Withdrawn between Tolworth and Chessington Zoo
29.01.83 |
NB141+ |
9LS |
7LS |
8LS |
S101+ |
4DMS |
3DMS |
-- |
EAST
ACTON Brunel Road (MF peaks) - EAST ACTON DuCane Road - TOLWORTH
BROADWAY, Surbiton, KINGSTON (MS shopping hours)
Daily NB allocation added, to give more work to Norbiton who lost the 219 at this time
Sunday S allocation withdrawn.
Route extended from Tolworth to Kingston Monday-Saturday shopping hours.
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31.08.83 |
NB141+ |
9LS |
7LS |
8LS |
S101+ |
4M |
3M |
-- |
Shepherds Bush DMS allocation converted to M.
04.02.84 |
S101+ |
11M |
8M |
5M |
EAST
ACTON Brunel Road (MF peaks) - EAST ACTON DuCane Road - TOLWORTH BROADWAY
Daily NB withdrawn and extension from Tolworth to Kingston
withdrawn.
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25
May 1985
EAST ACTON - TOLWORTH (MS) - CHESSINGTON ZOO (Suns)
Extended from Tolworth to Chessington Zoo on Sundays for the summer months
5
October 1985
EAST ACTON - TOLWORTH
Withdrawn between Tolworth and Chessington
24
May 1986
EAST ACTON - TOLWORTH (MS) - CHESSINGTON ZOO (Suns)
Extended from Tolworth to Chessington Zoo on Sundays for the summer months
28
September 1986
EAST ACTON - TOLWORTH
Withdrawn between Tolworth and Chessington
23
May 1987
EAST ACTON - TOLWORTH (MS) - CHESSINGTON ZOO (Suns)
Extended from Tolworth to Chessington Zoo on Sundays for the summer months
31
October 1987
EAST ACTON - TOLWORTH BROADWAY
Withdrawn between Tolworth and Chessington
21
May 1988
EAST ACTON - TOLWORTH (MS) - CHESSINGTON ZOO (Suns)
Extended from Tolworth to Chessington Zoo on Sundays for the summer months
24
September 1988
EAST ACTON - TOLWORTH BROADWAY
Withdrawn between Tolworth and Chessington
3O
April 1989
EAST ACTON - TOLWORTH (MS) - CHESSINGTON ZOO (Suns)
Extended from Tolworth to Chessington Zoo on Sundays ( winter as well)
25.05.91 |
S101+ |
9M |
9M |
4M |
EAST
ACTON Brunel Road - ROEHAMPTON Bessborough Road
Withdrawn south of Roehampton and extended all day in
East Acton to Brunel Road.
The section from Roehampton to Tolworth replaced by Route
265.
11.04.92 |
S101+ |
11DR |
10DR |
6DR |
Route converted to midibus operation
24.10.92 |
B31+ |
11DR |
11DR |
6DR |
Allocation transferred to Wood Lane Base.
01.04.95 |
S31+ |
11DR |
10DR |
6DR |
Wood Lane Base closure, allocation transferred back to Shepherds Bush
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05.09.99 |
S81+ |
14DPS |
13DPS |
7DPS |
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04.09.04 |
S101+ |
17DPS |
17DPS |
12DPS |
Start of new contract.
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05.09.09 |
S101+ |
17DE |
17DE |
12DE |
Start of new contract with new E200 Darts
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Operating Garages
R
Riverside
Changeover point Butterwick or Hammersmith Bridge Road
S
Shepherds Bush
Changeover point Shepherds Bush Road, The Grampians
NB
Norbiton
Changeover point at garage
X
Middle Row
Changeover point not known.
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