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Route History

237 FT Chertsey - Hounslow 237 map

at 01.01.50
AV
6LTL
6LTL
6LTL/2T

HOUNSLOW GARAGE, Hounslow Heath, Feltham, Lower Feltham, Vicarage Road, Sunbury Cross, Sunbury Village, Shepperton, - CHERTSEY STN

06.05.53
AV
8RF
8RF
10RF

Converted to RF operation

27.01.65
AV
9RFo
9RFo
6RFo

Converted to ONE PERSON OPERATION

RF334 Hounslow Garage RF602 also AV Garage

17.04.77
AV81+
10BL
8BL
5BL

Converted to Bristol operation.

BL81

28.01.78
AV1+
25RM
13RM
8RM
 
V51+
--
9RM
--

SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN ,Goldhawk Road, Turnham Green, Gunnersbury, Brentford, Isleworth Stn, Hounslow, Hounslow Heath, Harlington Road West, Feltham, Lower Feltham, SUNBURY VILLAGE Three Fishes
Withdrawn between Sunbury and Chertsey but extended from Hounslow to Shepherds Bush via Route 117.
Converted to double deck crew operation and Saturday Turnham Green (V) allocaion added.

04.09.82
AV1+
15RM
15RM
8RM
 
V21+
3RM
9RM
--

Mon-Fri Stamford Brook (V) allocation added,

RM2078 on the stand at Sunbury, P Scoote

25.06.83
AV1+
18RM
19RM
8RM
 
V31+
--
4RM
--

Mon-Fri V allocation withdrawn.

RML2732 Kew Bridge Station, bus usually on Route 37

07.02.87
AV1+
20M
22M
7M

Converted to One Person Operation.

06.01.90
V1+
20L
21L
8L

AV allocation transferred to V (operating as Riverside Bus) and converted to Olympian operation.

LX3 London Road Hounslow L301 Hounslow High Street

22.07.96
AV
3L
--
--
 
V1+
14L
17L
9L

Mon-Fri Hounslow (AV) allocation added for Summer School holidays.

M179 seen at Shepherds Bush Green with the RiversideBus logo

31.08.96
V1
13L
13L
7L

SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN - HOUNSLOW HEATH
Withdrawn between Hounslow Heath and Lower Sunbury, replaced by new 235.

09.11.96
AV1+
13M
13M
7M

Stamford Brook (V) allocation transferred to Hounslow (AV) with the closure of that garage.

Most of the Olympians were transferred to Route 140 leaving the Metrobuses to run the 237

27.06.98
AH1+
13ON
12ON
7ON

Contract transferred to Armchair.

G H557 hOUNSLOW HEATH R782 Caxton Road

11.01.03
AH1+
19DT
17DT
10DT

Commencement of new Quality Incentive contract, and new low floor bus introduced.

17.04.04
AH1+
19DT
17DT
10DT

Stand at Shepherds Bush moved to new purpose built at the west end of Shepherds Bush Green

Strange visitor P154 Dart DT7 Holland Park Roundabout

19.11.04
AH1+
19DT
17DT
10DT

Armchair taken over by Metroline

Repainted into Metroline colours DT16 at Busch Corner TP354 with twoline blind at Kew Bridge

06.01.07
AH1+
22DT
17DT
10DT

Contract formally transferred to Metoline Travel

DT7 Kew Bridge DT8 Brentford High Street with a loaned First Trident behind
29.11.08
AH1+
22TP
17TP
10TP

WHITE CITY Bus Station - HOUNSLOW HEATH
Extended from Shepherds Bush to White City via new link road.

TP237 at the new Westfileds complex

09.01.10
AH1+
23VW
18VW
12VW

Contract renewal with Metroline (AH), eventually with new buses

VW1044 Chiswick roundabout VW

237 times

Operating Garages

AV Hounslow
Changeover point garage

V Stamford Brook
Changeover point garage

V Turnham Green
Changeover point Crown & Anchor, Turnham Green

AH Brentford
Changeover point Commerce Road

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Ian Armstrong 2012