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Route History

297 farechart dated May 1985

07.09.68
ON
5RT
5RT
--

WILLESDEN GARAGE, Neasden Lane, Neasden, Wembley Park, Wembley Park Drive, Wembley High Road, Ealing Road, Alperton, Manor Farm Road, then via Aintree Road, Bideford Avenue, Dawlish Avenue, or Bilton Road, Horsenden Lane South, Dawlish Avenue, PERIVALE Bideford Avenue (MS)
NEW ROUTE replacing withdrawn section of Route 46.

19.07.69
ON
7MB
5RT
--

MF service converted to OPO, Saturday remained crew operated.

25.10.69
ON
7MB
6MB
--

Saturday service converted to OPO.
Perivale loop revised to operate in clockwise direction only.

05.02.72
ON
7DMS
6DMS
--

Converted to double deck operation.

DMS664 Wembley High Road

24.01.80
ON141+
7M
6M
--

Converted from Daimlet Fleetline to MCW Metrobus operation.

04.09.82
AC61+
8M
6M
--

WILLESDEN - PERIVALE CIRCULAR
Additional MF peak service WILLESDEN GARAGE - WEMBLEY TRADING ESTATE.
Additional MF peak service WILLESDEN GARAGE - WEMBLEY TRADING ESTATE replacing withdrawn Route 8 journeys. Alperton allocation replaced by Willesden which lost Route 8 at this time.

02.06.84
AC61+
10M
6M
--

WILLESDEN GARAGE, Neasden, Wembley, Alperton, Perivale, Teignmouth Gardens, Argyle Road, Cleveland Road, Castlebar Hill, Castlebar Road, Montpelier Avenue, Eaton Rise, Castlebar Road, Haven Green, EALING BROADWAY (MS)
Extended from Perivale to Ealing Broadway and rerouted westbound in Perivale via entire length of Dawlish Avenue instead of Rockford Avenue and Tavistock Avenue.

29.09.84
AC61+
10M
8M
--
 
ON141+
-
--
2M

WILLESDEN GARAGE (MS), Neasden, Wembley, or WEMBLEY ARENA (Suns) to Alperton, Perivale, Teignmouth Gardens, Argyle Road, Cleveland Road, Castlebar Hill, Castlebar Road, Montpelier Avenue, Eaton Rise, Castlebar Road, Haven Green, EALING BROADWAY
Additional MF peak service WILLESDEN GARAGE - WEMBLEY TRADING ESTATE.
Sunday service introduced between Ealing and Wemble Arena to cater for Sunday Market operated by Alperton (ON).
02.06.85
AC61+
10M
8M
--
 
ON141+
-
--
2M


WILLESDEN GARAGE - EALING BROADWAY
Additional MF peak service WILLESDEN GARAGE - WEMBLEY TRADING ESTATE.
Sunday service extended from Wembley to Willesden

01.12.90
ON141+
12DW+2M
10DW
3DW

WILLESDEN GARAGE - EALING BROADWAY
Transferred from Metroline to Centrewest under tendering process. Converted to midibus operation except for a few MF journeys which retained Metrobus but used buses ex 83 and 224.
The MF additional MF journeys diverted to WEMBLEY TRADING ESTATE withdrawn.
Rerouted southbound MF mornings via Perivale Station instead of Bideford Avenue and Dawllish Avenue.

DW6 Dennis Wright DW9

06.07.91
ON
12DW
11DW
5DW

WILLESDEN GARAGE - EALING BROADWAY
Metrobus journeys withdrawn.
Sunday routeing via Empire Way withdrawn in favour of MS routeing.

30.05.92
ON
12DW
11DW
5DW

WILLESDEN GARAGE - EALING BROADWAY
Transferred from Metroline to Centrewest under tendering process. Converted to midibus operation except for a few MF journeys which retained Metrobus but used buses ex 83 and 224.
Rerouted in Alperton via Athlon Road and Manor Farm Road (south) instead of Manor Farm Road (north) this section "hail and ride"
Rerouted in Ealing to operate direct via Castlebar Road instead of Eaton rise and Montpelier Avenue.

06.06.97
ON
13DP
12DP
5DP

The "hail and ride" section of route in Alperton converted to fixed stop.

DP23 Alperton Sainsbury's DML246 Wembley Park

05.12.98
AC321+
15DLD
14DLD
8DLD

Transferred from Centrewest (ON) to Metroline (AC) and allocated Dennis Dart SLF/Plaxtons

DLD86 Alperton Sainsbury's

28.06.03
PV201+
15TP
14TP
11TP

Transferred within Metroline from Willesden (AC) to Perivale (PV)
Converted to double deck temporarily and the Darts were used for Route W8 until a low bridge problemat Edmonton was resolved.

TP460 Pound Lane, Willesden

02.09.03
PV201+
15DLD
14DLD
11DLD

Converted back to single deck and the TP type transferred to Potters Bar for their rightful place on Route W8.

DLD92 Haven Green

06.12.03
PV201+
15TP
14TP
11TP

Converted to double deck operation

TP415 Ealing
23.06.07
PV201+
15TP
15TP
14TP

Loaned First buses used so that Metroline buses could be used on Route 7 until delivery of new buses.

TNL902 seen in Perivale

07.06.08
PV201+
15TP
15TP
14TP
Night servuce
PV671+
3TP
4TP
4TP

Night service introduced.

TP349 Ealing Broadway Stn

06.12.08
PV201+
15TP
15TP
14TP
Night servuce
PV671+
3TP
4TP
4TP

Contract renewal

TP303 Alperton

07.03.09
PA61+
16TE
16TE
13TE
Night servuce
PA671+
3TE
4TE
4TE

Allocation moved to Perivale West and converted to TE operation

TE901 seen just after leaving Perivale Station TE901 seen again at Ealing Broadway stand

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Operating Garages

AC Willesden
Changeover point at garage

ON Alperton
Changeover point at garage

PV Perivale West
Changeover point ?

PA Perivale
Changeover point ?

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