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Route History
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at
11.10.50 |
J |
8RT |
8RT |
8RT |
ARCHWAY STATION, Archway Road, Great North Road, East Finchley, East End Road, Regents Park Road, Finchley Central, Hendon Lane, Finchley Lane, Church Road, The Burroughs, HENDON CENTRAL STATION
26.11.58 |
J |
9RT |
7RT |
-- |
ARCHWAY
STATION - HENDON
CENTRAL STN (MS)
Sunday service withdrawn and diverted in East Finchley
via Aylmer Road and The Bishops Avenue instead of direct Great North Road
to part compensate for the withdrawal of Route 58.
01.02.61 |
HT |
17RM |
13RM |
-- |
HENDON
CENTRAL - Archway, Holloway Road, Caledonian Road, Kings Cross, Farringdon
Road, Charterhouse Street, Holborn Circus, St Andrew Street, Shoe Lane, FARRINGDON
STREET Stonecutter Street. (MS)
Extended
from Archway to Farringdon Street as part of Trolley
Bus replacement program, Stage 9
11.11.61 |
HT |
15RM |
13RM |
-- |
HENDON
CENTRAL - ARCHWAY STN (Sat evgs) - KINGS CROSS (Sat afts)
- FARRINGDON STREET (MF/Sat am)
Saturday afternoons withdrawn between Kings Cross and
Farringdon Street and further withdrawn evenings between Archway and Kings
Cross.
31.12.66 |
HT |
16RM |
8RM |
-- |
HENDON
CENTRAL - ARCHWAY STN (Sat evgs) - KINGS CROSS (Sat afts)
- FARRINGDON STREET (MF)
Saturday withdrawn
between Kings Cross and Farringdon Street.
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RM744 with Upper Case blnds The full image available on the |
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30.11.68 |
HT |
11MB |
6MB |
5MB |
HENDON
CENTRAL - ARCHWAY STN
Converted
to single deck OPO and withdrawn between Archway and Farringdon Street. Reverted
to direct routeing via Great North Road instead of The Bishops Avenue.
Sunday service re-introduced to compensate for the withdrawn section of Route
133.
17.02.73 |
HT |
8MB |
4MB |
3MB |
ARCHWAY
STATION, Highgate Hill, Highgate Village, North Road, Great North Road,
East Finchley, Finchley, Hendon, HENDON CENRAL STN
Re-routed
between Archway and East Finchley via Highgate Village.
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SMS331 Hendon The full image available on |
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27.04.75 |
HT |
8DMS |
4DMS |
3DMS |
Converted to double deck operation.
31.01.76 |
HT |
8DMS |
6DMS |
3DMS |
ARCHWAY
STATION - HENDON CENTRAL STATION(MF after 2100, Sat after 1800, Sunday)
- Hendon Way, BRENT CROSS Shopping Centre (MF 0800 - 2100, Sat 0800
- 1830)
Extended from Hendon Central to Brent Cross during shopping
periods
28.10.78 |
AE41+ |
7DMS |
5DMS |
2DMS |
Holloway (HT) allocation transferred to Hendon (AE)
10.02.80 |
AE41+ |
7M |
5M |
2M |
DMS replaced by Metrobus that somewhat resembles action RPG transport
04.09.82 |
AE41+ |
6M |
5M |
-- |
ARCHWAY
STATION (daytime) - EAST FINCHLEY STN (evenings) - HENDON CENTRAL
STATION(MF after 2100, Sat after 1800) - Hendon Way, BRENT CROSS Shopping
Centre (MF 0800 - 2100, Sat 0800 - 1830)
Sunday service withdrawn and MS evenings between East
Finchley and Archway.
04.02.84 |
AE41+ |
6M |
5M |
1M |
ARCHWAY
STATION (daytime) - EAST FINCHLEY STN (Sun afts,MS evenings) - HENDON CENTRAL STATION(MF after 2100, Sat after 1800Sun afts) - Hendon
Way, BRENT CROSS Shopping Centre (MF 0800 - 2100, Sat 0800 - 1830)
Sunday
afternoons re-introduced between Hendon Central and East Finchley.
06.06.87 |
HT131+ |
7M |
7M |
-- |
ARCHWAY
STATION (daytime) - EAST FINCHLEY STN (evenings) - HENDON CENTRAL
STATION(MF after 2100, Sat after 1800) - Hendon Way, BRENT CROSS Shopping
Centre (MF 0800 - 2100, Sat 0800 - 1830)
Hendon
garage closure, allocation transferred to Holloway (HT). Sunday service withdrawn
replaced by 271.
14.11.87 |
EW1+ |
8M |
9M |
-- |
Holloway (HT) allocation moved to Edgware (EW).
02.02.91 |
EW1+ |
9SR |
11SR |
5SR |
ARCHWAY
STN - Highgate Village, East Finchley, East End Road, Squires Lane,
Long Lane, Finchley Central, Regents Park Road, Gravel Hill Hendon, HENDON
CENTRAL STATION(MF after 2100, Sat after 1800, Sunday) - BRENT CROSS
Shopping Centre (MF 0800 - 2100, Sat 0800 - 1830)
Converted to minibus operation and diverted in Finchley
as shown.
Sunday service re-introduced. MF school times, extra journeys operated via old route and were numbered 143A
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DR88 (EW7) with Skipper branding The full image available on |
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08.01.94 |
W801+ |
9DR/SR |
9DR/SR |
5DR/SR |
Edgware (EW) allocation moved to Cricklewood (W)
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DR40 (W803) Brent Cross The full image available on |
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15.10.95 |
W801+ |
9DR |
9DR |
5DR |
ARCHWAY
STN - Highgate Village, East Finchley, East End Road, Squires Lane,
Long Lane, Finchley Central, Regents Park Road, Gravel Hill Hendon, HENDON
CENTRAL STATION(MF after 2100, Sat after 1800, Sunday) - BRENT CROSS
Shopping Centre (MF 0800 - 2100, Sat 0800 - 1830, Sunday shopping hours)
Sunday shopping hours extended from Hendon Central to
Brent Cross.
02.09.96 |
W801+ |
9DR/1M |
9DR |
5DR |
Double deck schoolday journeys introduced between Archway and East Finchley Cemetry.
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M352 performs a school trip The full image available on the |
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29.06.98 |
W801+ |
9DR |
9DR |
5DR |
NE |
1DD |
-- |
-- |
The double deck schoolday journeys transferred to London Traveller, operated from a base in Great Central Way, Neasden
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London Traveller GOG237W The full image available on the |
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25.07.98 |
W801+ |
9DLD |
9DLD |
5DLD |
NE |
1DD |
-- |
-- |
Start
of new contract with single deck low floor buses.
Early am service extended
from Hendon Central to Brent Cross.
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DLD170 Archway stand The full image available on the |
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23.08.99 |
W801+ |
9DLD |
9DLD |
5DLD |
HN |
2DD |
-- |
-- |
Schoolday dd journeys transferred from London Traveller to Metropolitan operating from a base in Harlesden.
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Ex LT M76 copying the American style of school bus The full image available on the
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04.03.00 |
HT41+ |
9DLD |
9DLD |
5DLD |
HN |
2DD |
-- |
-- |
Transferred within Metroline from Cricklewood (W) to Holloway (HT)
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DML46 (HT49) Highgate Hill The full image available on the |
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09.11.02 |
W151+ |
10DLD |
10DLD |
7DLD |
HN |
3DD |
-- |
-- |
Transferred
within Metroline from Holloway (HT) to Cricklewood (W) .
This was a chain
reaction with the 143 and C11 moved to Cricklewood to make room for the 24.
The 205 was moved from Cricklewood to a new base at Perivale (PV) .
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M231 sports a most unusual blind with the announcement that the 143 is a LONDON TRANSPORT BUS SERVICE The full image available on the |
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28.06.03 |
W151+ |
12DLD |
12DLD |
9DLD |
HT251+ |
2TP/134 |
-- |
-- |
ARCHWAY
STN - BRENT CROSS Shopping Centre
Extended late evenings from Hendon Central to Brent
Cross. The SDO dd journeys transferred to Metroline (HT)
21.05.05 |
PA131+ |
12DLF |
11DLF |
10DLF |
HT251+ |
2TP/134 |
-- |
-- |
Operation
trnasferred to Thorpes base at Perivale using Thorpes liveried buses
HT allocation
retained for the SDO only work
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DLM154 turns into Macdonald Road from Highgate Hill The full image available on the
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06.01.07 |
PA131+ |
12DP |
11DP |
9DP |
HT251+ |
3TP/134 |
-- |
-- |
Contract formally transferred to Metoline Travel
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DLF100 Highgate Village The full image available on the
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01.05.10 |
PA131+ |
13DLD |
11DLD |
9DLD |
HT251+ |
3VPL/134 |
-- |
-- |
The hail and ride section in Finchley along Long Lane and Squires Lane converted to fixed stop.
26.06.10 |
PA131+ |
13DE |
11DE |
9DE |
HT251+ |
3TE/134 |
-- |
-- |
Contract renewal with Metroline
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DE1135, note the different liveries comparing with the C11 The full image available on the |
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09.06.12 |
W1+ |
13DE |
11DE |
9DE |
HT251+ |
3TE/134 |
-- |
-- |
Allocation moved from Perivale (PA) to Cricklewood (W)
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This map was extracted from The Greater London Bus Map, issue33 |
Operating Garages
J
Holloway
Changeover point Archway
HT
Highgate
Changeover
point Archway
AE
Hendon
Changeover
point outside garage
W
Cricklewood
Changeover
point Brent Cross
EW
Edgware
Changeover
point Brent Cross
PA
Perivale (Thorpes)
Changeover
point ?
HN
Metropolitan
Changeover
point ?
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