Route 251

Route History

26.10.49

9TD

ARNOS GROVE STATION, Bowes Road, Oakleigh Road South, Whetstone, Totteridge Stn, Totteridge lane, Highwood Hill, Lawrence Street, Mill Hill Broadway, Bunns Lane, Woodcroft Avenue, Watling Avenue, BURNT OAK Edgware Road.

06.05.53

9TD

3TD/6RF

11TD

Saturday RF introduced.

07.10.53

9TD

1TD/8RF

4TD/5RF

RF introduced on Sundays, (not needed for 210)

19.05.54

9TD

4TD/5RF

11TD

Sunday RF needed for Route 210, this pattern continued until 1957

01.05.57

9RF

8RF

Converted to RF on a daily basis, TD withdrawn.

27.02.63

9RF

7RF

5RF

Allocation transferred to Edgware (EW)

20.11.63

9RF

7RF

4RF

ARNOS GROVE STN - BURNT OAK - EDGWARE (Sun jnys)
Sunday garage journeys extended from Burnt Oak to Edgware.

27.01.65

11RFo

9RFo

5RFo

Converted to One Person Operation.

07.09.68

14RFo

7RFo

4RFo

ARNOS GROVE STN - BURNT OAK (Suns) - EDGWARE (Sun jnys) Stonegrove, Canons Circus, STANMORE STN (MS)
Mon-Sat extended from Burnt Oak to Stanmore replacing withdrawn section of Route 245.

03.01.77

EW101+

12BL

5BL

4BL

RF type replaced by BL.

04.09.82

EW101+

8BL

4BL

ARNOS GROVE STN - EDGWARE (MS evgs) - STANMORE STN (MS except evenings)
Sunday service withdrawn and MS evening service withdrawn between Edgwrae and Stanmore.

25.07.87

EW101+

8BL

4BL

ARNOS GROVE STN - EDGWARE (MS evgs) - STANMORE CHURCH (MS except evgs)
MS extended from Stanmore Station to Stanmore Church.

24.02.90

EW101+

9BL

5BL

Rerouted to double run via Edgware Station, journeys towards Stanmore were made prominent with black on yellow blinds.

10.11.90

EW101+

10DT

7DT

ARNOS GROVE STN - STANMORE CHURCH (MS)
Evening service extended from Edgware to Stanmore and converted from BL to DT operation.

05.09.92

EW101+

10DR

7DR

2DR

ARNOS GROVE STN (MS) - EDGWARE (Sun except evgs) - STANMORE CHURCH** (MS/Sun except evgs)
** Buses arriving at Stanmore between 0830 - 0900 continue via Elm Park College before terminating
** Buses departing Stanmore between 1615 - 1645 also operate via Elm Park College
Sunday service introduced between Edgware and Stanmore, and Elm Park College journeys introduced.

03.07.93

EW861+

8DR

ARNOS GROVE STN - EDGWARE STN (MS)
Withdrawn between Edgware and Stanmore, replaced by re-routed 142.
Sunday service withdrawn.

30.01.94

EW921+

8SR

Star Rider minibus type introduced. ( I am not sure this is the introduction date but it is the first time mentioned in the official allocation book )