Route History

01.01.50	AK	21STL	11STL	24STL
	TC	26STL/6ST	28STL	--

SOUTH CROYDON Red Deer, Croydon, West Croydon, Whitehorse Road, Thornton Heath, Melfort Road, Streatham, Brixton, Kennington, Elephant & Castle, Borough, London Bridge, Bank, LIVERPOOL STREET Finsbury Circus

02.05.51	AK	21RT	11RT	24RT
	TC	32RT	28RT	--

ST/STL class withdrawn in favour of RT.

14.05.52	AK	21RT	11RT	14RT
	BN	--	--	10RT
	TC	32RT	28RT	--

Sunday only Brixton (BN) allocation introduced.

21.07.54	AK	21RT	11RT	12RT
	BN	--	--	11RT
	TC	29RT	28RT	--

SOUTH CROYDON GARAGE - LIVERPOOL STREET Finsbury Circus
Withdrawn between Garage and Red Deer at South Croydon.

04.05.55	AK	20RT	10RT	--
	BN	--	--	20RT
	TC	27RT	25RT	--

Sunday Streatham (AK) allocation transferred to Brixton (BN).

02.05.56	AK	20RT	10RT	--
	BN	--	--	13RT
	TC	27RT	25RT	7RT

Sunday Croydon (TC) allocation introduced.

16.10.57	AK	21RT	10RT	--
	BN	--	--	19RT
	TC	26RT	25RT	--

Sunday Croydon (TC) allocation withdrawn.

Scanned from April 1958 Red Book, the complete book is available from the Sales List

26.11.58	AK	20RT	10RT	--
	BN	--	--	24RT
	TC	24RT	20RT	--

SOUTH CROYDON - LIVERPOOL STREET (Mon-Sat) or Sundays to City Road, Angel, Highbury Corner, Holloway Road, Archway, East Finchley, Finchley, The Burroughs, HENDON CENTRAL STATION (Suns)
Sunday extended from Moorgate to Hendon Central to replace withdrawn 43 and 143 on this day.

29.01.64	BN	31RTL	14RTL	24RTL
	TC	--	13RT	--

HENDON CENTRAL STATION (Suns) - LIVERPOOL STREET (Mon-Sat) - THORNTON HEATH Clock Tower (Mon-Fri) - SOUTH CROYDON GARAGE (Sat-Sun)
Mon-Fri withdrawn between Thornton Heath and South Croydon, this section replaced by new 133A.
Streatham (AK) allocation withdrawn. Mon-Fri Croydon (TC) allocation withdrawn. Mon-Sat Brixton (BN) allocation introduced.
Brixton (BN) type change from RT to RTL.

02.09.65	BN	31RT	11RT	18RT
	TC	--	12RT	--

Brixton (BN) type change from RTL to RT.

31.12.66

BN

28RT

20RT

18RT

HENDON CENTRAL STATION (Suns) - LIVERPOOL STREET (Mon-Sat) - THORNTON HEATH Clock Tower (Mon-Fri) - SOUTH CROYDON GARAGE (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat/Sun)
Mon-Fri peaks extended from Thornton Heath to South Croydon Garage. Saturday only Croydon (TC) allocation withdrawn.

15.06.68

BN

33RT

20RT

18RT

HENDON CENTRAL STATION (Suns) - LIVERPOOL STREET (Mon-Sat) - CROYDON Katharine Street (Mon-Fri) - SOUTH CROYDON GARAGE (Sat/Sun)
Mon-Fri extended from Thornton Heath to Croydon all day to replace withdrawn 133A, but withdrawn between Croydon and South Croydon.

30.11.68

BN

33RT

20RT

13RT

ARCHWAY STATION (Suns) - LIVERPOOL STREET (Mon-Sat) - CROYDON Katharine Street (Mon-Fri) - SOUTH CROYDON GARAGE (Sat/Sun)
Withdrawn between Hendon Central and Archway, replaced by re-introduced 143.

19.07.69

BN

29RT

20RT

7RT

LIVERPOOL STREET - CROYDON Katharine Street (Mon-Fri) - THORNTON HEATH High Street (Suns) - CROYDON Katharine Street (Mon-Fri) - SOUTH CROYDON GARAGE (Sats)
Sunday revised to operate Liverpool Street to Thornton Heath.

Scanned from 1970 bus map ( historical series ) The Greater London Bus Map

24.07.71

BN

22RT

7RT

6RT

LIVERPOOL STREET - STREATHAM GARAGE
Withdrawn between Streatham and Croydon, replaced by revised service 50.

23.03.75

BN

22DM

7DM

6DM

Crew Daimlers introduced.

04.09.82

BN41+

23RM

7RM

5RM

Routemaster operation re-introduced.

	RM919 London Bridge Station This image available on the Routemaster CD

27.10.84

BN41+

24RM

7RM

4RM

LIVERPOOL STREET - STREATHAM HIGH ROAD Green Lane
Streatham terminal changed with the closure of Streatham Garage.

19.11.84

BN41+

26Dc

7Dc

4Dc

Crew Daimlers re-introduced.

02.11.85

BN41+

22D/6M

15D

10D

LIVERPOOL STREET - Streatham, Southcroft Road, TOOTING BROADWAY
Diverted at Streatham to Tooting Broadway via Southcroft Road replacing withdrawn section of Route 95

01.02.86

BN41+

28M

15M

10M

Operating Garages

BN Brixton
Changeover point outside garage

AK Streatham
Changeover point outside garage

TC Croydon
Changeover point outside garage

SW Stockwell
Changeover point Brixton Police Station

MW Mandella Way
Changeover point ?

N Norwood
Changeover point not known
Garage journeys from Streatham out of service via 249 and 468

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