Route History

25.05.91

AK1+

10DR+1M-349

8DR

--

CRYSTAL PALACE, Church Road, Beaulah Hill, Crown Point, Streatham Common, TOOTING BEC STN (MS)

	DR30 complete with "connections" logo is seen at Crystal Palace on a misty morning This image available on Single Deck CD
	"Bread van" MRL124 subs for the usual DR type This image available on Single Deck CD

14.03.92	BN	2T/349	--	13T
	N201+	10DR	9DR	--

CRYSTAL PALACE - TOOTING BEC (MS) Bellvue Road, Broomwod Road, Clapham Junction, Battersea Bridge, Chelsea, South Kensington, WEST BROMPTON Empress State Building (Suns)
Sunday service introduced and extended on that day only via withdrawn 349 from Tooting Bec to West Brompton
Streatham (AK) allocation withdrawn in favour of BN MF double deck journyes and Sunday service and Norwood (N) MS midibus service.

24.10.92	BN	2T/349	--	--
	N201+	10DR	9DR	13DR

Sunday service converted to midibus operation and transferred to Brixton (BN)

14.02.93	BN	1T+1T/319	--	--
	N201+	10DR	9DR	11DR

CRYSTAL PALACE - TOOTING BEC (MS) - Chelsea, Kings Road, SLOANE SQUARE (Suns)
Sunday service withdrawn between Chelsea and West Brompton and diverted to Sloane Square instead replacing part of Route 219.

15.09.96	BN	1L	--	--
	N	10DR	9DR	7DR

CRYSTAL PALACE - TOOTING BEC STATION
Sunday only projection from Tooting Bec to Sloane Square withdrawn, replaced by 319 introduction on this day.

30.08.97	TH201+	10DR	11DR	7DR
	TH211	1L

Brixton and Norwood allocations transferred to Thornton Heath (TH).

30.01.99

N201+

9L

10L

6L

Converted from midibus to double deck operation and transferred back to Norwood (N)

	L65 waits for departure time at Crystal Palace This picture available on Olympian CD

29.05.99

N201+

9L

10L

6L

CRYSTAL PALACE - BALHAM STATION
Extended via Balham High Road to Balham Station

01.04.00

N201+

9L

10L

8L

Start of new TG Contract

26.07.03

N201+

11L

12L

9L

ANERLEY STATION - BALHAM STATION
Extended from Crystal Palace to Anerley Station via Route 157

	L176 is seen at the new Anerley stand This picture available on Olympian CD

02.04.05

N201+

9VLA

13VLA

10VLA

Contract renewal

	VLA117 is approaching Tooting Bec from Balham This picture available on Arriva CD

30.08.08

N201+

12VLA

13VLA

10DLA

ANERLEY STATION - CLAPHAM COMMON Old Town
Extended from Balham Station to CLAPHAM COMMON Old Town via 155

	Special livery advertising the Chicago musical is also at the "Bec" This picture available on Arriva CD

03.04.10

N201+

12VLA

13VLA

10VLA

Contract extended for two years

31.03.12

AL171+

12WVL

12WVL

10WVL

Contract reassigned to London General (AL)

	WVL476 is seen at the changeover point This picture available on Go-Ahead London

Operating Garages

BN Brixton
Changeover point ?

N Norwood
Changeover point Crown Point ?

TH Thornton Heath
Changeover point Streatham ?

AL Merton
Changeover point Tooting Bec Station

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