Route History

at 01.01.50

E

27G

25G

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BOREHAMWOOD Drayton Road, Shenley Road, Elstree Way, Barnet By Pass, Stirling Corner, Arkley, Barnet Road, Wood Street, Barnet High Street, Station Road, New Barnet, Cat Hill, Oakwood, Enfield Chase, Enfield Town, PONDERS END Durants Road (MS) - Nags Head Road, Alma Road, PONDERS END STATION (MS peak hours)

12.01.52

E

27STD

23STD

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Type change

06.05.53

E

27STD+4STD/107A

17STD+6RT/107A

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RT type introduced on Saturday albeit off 107A allocation.

07.10.53

E

19RT+8STD+4STD/107A

23RT

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RT type introduced on a daily basis.

03.02.54	E	23RT+6STD/107A	21RT	--
	EW	11RT	11RT	--

QUEENSBURY STATION, Turner Road, Taunton Way, Camrose Avenue, Edgware, Edgwarebury Lane, Watford By Pass, Spur Road, Elstree Road, Brockley Hill, Elstree Hill, Allum Lane, Borehamwood, Stirling Corner, Arkey, Barnet, New Barnet, Oakwood, Enfield Town, PONDERS END Durants Road (MS) - PONDERS END STATION (MS peak hours)
Extended from Borehamwood to Edgware via withdrawn Route 141 and then onto Queensbury.
EW allocation added to compensate for loss of 141

01.05.57	E	25RT+4RT/107A	21RT	--
	EW	10RT	9RT	--

27.02.63

E

29RT+7RT/107A

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18.07.70

E

20MB

10MB

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Converted to single deck OPO operation.

	MBS5 has an easy time after life o the Red Arrows This image is available full size on the Single Deck Picture CD

02.11.70

E

20SM

16SM

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09.09.72

E

25DMS

21DMS

8DMS

QUEENSBURY (MS) - EDGWARE STN (Sun) - Ponders End, Hertford Road, Ordnance Road, ENFIELD LOCK RSA Factory
Route 107A withdrawn thus Sunday service introduced and whole route diverted at Ponders End to Enfield Lock via withdrawn 107A.
Converted to double deck operation

	DMS445 enjoys the long run to Queensbury This image is available full size on the Nostalgia 2 Picture CD

20.08.77

E1+

26DMS

19DMS

6DMS

QUEENSBURY (MS) - EDGWARE STN (Sun) - ENFIELD HIGHWAY Red Lion (MF) - ENFIELD LOCK RSA Factory (Sat/Sun)
MF service withdrawn between Enfield Highway and Enfield Lock, replaced by new 107A.

	DMS1426 at Oakwood Station seen with an RT on the 298A service This image is available full size on the Nostalgia 2 Picture CD

 

30.09.79

E1+

26DMS

19DMS

6DMS

QUEENSBURY (MS) - EDGWARE STN (Sun) - ENFIELD LOCK RSA Factory
Route 107A withdrawn thus extended MF from Enfield Highway to Enfield Lock

30.12.81

E1+

23M

17M

6M

Converted to Metrobus Operation

04.09.82

E1+

16M

11M

7M

QUEENSBURY (MS) - EDGWARE STN (Sun) - Ponders End, Hertford Road, Green Street, BRIMSDOWN STATION.
Rerouted at Ponders End to Brimsdown Station replacing Route 135. The Enfield Lock section replaced by revised 121.

04.02.84

E1+

14M

11M

7M

QUEENSBURY - BRIMSDOWN STATION
Sunday service extended from Edgware to Queensbury

27.09.86

EW

7M

7M

4M

QUEENSBURY STATION - NEW BARNET STATION
Withdrawn between New Barnet and Brimsdown, replaced by new 307.
Enfield allocation replaced by Edgware (EW)

06.06.87

PB121+

8M+2M/84,1M242

10M

7M

Edgware allocation withdrawn in favour of Potters Bar (PB)

	Volvo Ailsa Alexander V3 waits at the New Barnet stand This image is available full size on the Nostalgia 2 Picture CD

12.08.89

PB121+

8V/M

10V/M

7V/M

07.10.89

HA

8ON

7ON

4ON

Operation transferred to Pan Atlas with new Leyland Olympians.

	Leyland Olympian Northern Counties No57 in the Atlas fleet. Barnet High Street is the location This image is available full size on the Nostalgia 2 Picture CD

11.05.93

HA

8ON

7ON

4ON

Diverted in Borehamwood via Tesco's

03.07.93

HA

8ON

7ON

4ON

EDGWARE STN - NEW BARNET STATION
Withdrawn between Edgware and Queensbury, this section covered by revised 288

01.08.94
Rerouted via new interchange at Borehamwood and Elstree Station both ways but then towards Barnet only from 06.08.94 when problems with clearance arose from the introduction of Leyland Lynx single deckers.

05.11.94

EW781+

8EDR+1M

8EDR

4EDR

New contract, transferred to Metroline (EW) with single deck midibuses. One SDO journey in each peak using a bus from 240 or 292 allocation ( double deck )
Operation via interchange at Borehamwood and Elstree Station restored in both directions

	EDR 2 Dennis Dart Plaxton was slightly longer than the DR at 9.8m This image is available full size on the Metroline Picture CD

24.04.95

EW781+

8EDR

8EDR

4EDR

SDO double deck journies withdrawn.

09.10.99

EW781+

8DLD

8DLD

5DLD

New contract, s/d to low floor but new vehicle introduction delayed until 13 November 1999 due to speed tables in Borehamwood

	DLD144 Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer2 at 10.1m at the Borehamwood interchange This image is available full size on the Metroline Picture CD

09.10.04

EW781+

9DLD

8DLD

8DLD

Renewal of contract with Metroline.

03.01.09

EW51+

9VPL/TE

8VPL/TE

8VPL/TE

Converted to double deck operation, running number sequence change

	VLP149 shows the clear but less interesting blind display This image is available full size on the Metroline Picture CD

10.10.09

EW51+

9VPL/TE

8VPL/TE

8VPL/TE

Contract renewal

	TE731 at Borehamwood Tesco shows even less information on the blind This image is available full size on the Metroline Picture CD

 

Operating Garages

E Enfield
Changeover point outside garage

PB Potters Bar
Changeover point Barnet

EW Edgware
Changeover point Edgware Station

PA Pan Atlas Harlesden
Changeover point ?

Comment by Alan Bond who was a driver at EW in the 60's
I ony ever did the 107s on a Sunday but we went through to Enfield Lock which was a very pleasant day out. We would pop in the Royal Small Arms tavern for a shandy on one duty as we had a long layover.

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