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Route History

09.09.68
WL
10MBA
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WATERLOO STATION, Waterloo Bridge, Kingsway Tunnel ( northbound ) , Kingsway, Holborn Station, High Holborn, Holborn Viaduct, Bank, ALDGATE Minories Bus Station (MF except evgs)
New Red Arrow service, Route 23 withdrawn between Marylebone and Aldgate therefore this was replacement between Holborn and Aldgate in addition to Route 25

26.01.70
WL
15MBA
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WATERLOO STATION, Waterloo Bridge, Kingsway Tunnel ( northbound ) , Kingsway, Holborn Station, High Holborn, Holborn Viaduct, Bank,LONDON BRIDGE STATION (MF except evgs)
Diverted at Bank to London Bridge Station, replaced withdrawn section of Route 7.

501 map
This map was extracted from the 1970 historical map and is
available as a download on  The Greater London Bus Map  site
08.06.81
WL
15LS
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Converted to Leyland National

01.09.84
WL
15LS
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WATERLOO STATION, Waterloo Bridge, Aldwych , Kingsway, Holborn Station, High Holborn, Holborn Viaduct, Bank,LONDON BRIDGE STATION (MF except evgs)
Diverted northbound via Aldwych instead of Kingsway Tunnel

27.04.85
AG
15LS
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Allocation moved from Walworth to Ash Grove (AG)

15.08.87
RA
Joint
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Allocation moved back to Walworth ( now coded RA )

28.10.90
RA
Joint
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Allocation moved to new operating base at Waterloo, Cornwall Road retaining the RA code

31.05.02
Last day of operation

GLS490 Holborn
LS489 seen at the Old Vic Waterloo
MBA570 Kingsway
All these images available on the

 

Operating Garages

WL / RA Walworth
Crew Changeover point not known but probably Waterloo

AG Ash Grove
Crew Changeover point not known but probably Waterloo

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