London Bus Route 4

04.09.71

14RT

6RM

TUFNELL PARK Monnery Rd - Tufnell Pk - Holloway - Finsbury Park - Highbury Barn - Islington - Angel - Aldersgate Street - St Pauls - FARRINGDON STREET (Sats) Aldwych - WATERLOO (Mon-Fri)ROUTE 4A renumbered and extended to Holloway Garage via Tufnell Park

08.04.72

14RT

6RT

TUFNELl PARK - FARRINGDON STREET ( Sats ) - WATERLOO ( Mon-Fri )
Saturday allocation converted to RT

15.07.72

14RT

7RM

TUFNELl PARK - FARRINGDON STREET ( Sats ) - WATERLOO ( Mon-Fri )
Saturday allocation changed from RT back to RM

25.01.75

14RT

7DM

TUFNELl PARK - FARRINGDON STREET ( Sats ) - WATERLOO ( Mon-Fri )
Saturday allocation changed from RM to DM

RT2344 at Ludgate Circus

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23.06.75

14DM

7DM

TUFNELl PARK - FARRINGDON STREET ( Sats ) - WATERLOO ( Mon-Fri )
Monday-Friday allocation changed from RM to DM

DM1775 Rock Street, Finsbury Park

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28.10.78

HT281+

14DM

8DM

TUFNELL PARK - WATERLOO (Mon-Sat)
Saturday extended from Farringdon Street to Waterloo.

01.04.79

HT281+

14DM

8DM

31.01.81

HT281+

14RM

8RM

ARCHWAY STATION - Dartmouth Hill Park - Tufnell Park - WATERLOO (Mon-Sat)
Extended from Tufnell Park to Archway Station and reverted from DM to RM vehicles.

RM1331 Islington High Street on a short working journey

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04.09.82

HT281+

11RM

8RM

ARCHWAY STATION - Dartmouth Hill Park - Tufnell Park - Holloway - Finsbury Park - Highbury - Islington, FARRINGDON STREET (Mon-Sat) Aldwych - WATERLOO (Mon-Fri peaks)
Withdrawn between Farringdon Street and Waterloo except for Mon-Fri peaks.

29.01.83

HT281+

11RM

8RM

ARCHWAY - FARRINGDON STREET (Mon-Sat) - WATERLOO (Mon-Fri peaks/evgs)
Extended from Farringdon Street to Waterloo Mon-Fri evenings.

27.10.84

HT281+

9RM

7RM

TUFNELL PARK (garage jnys) - FINSBURY PARK (Mon-Sat) - FARRINGDON STREET (Sats) - WATERLOO (Mon-Fri)
Withdrawn between Finsbury Park and Archway except for garage journeys to Tufnell Park.
Withdrawn section covered by extended Route 19

02.02.85

HT281+

11M

TUFNELL PARK (garage jnys) - FINSBURY PARK (Mon-Sat) - FARRINGDON STREET (Mon-Fri evenings / Sats) - WATERLOO (Mon-Fri except evenings)
Converted to One Person Operation.

03.08.85

HT281+

12M

10M

ARCHWAY STATION - Dartmouth Hill Park - Tufnell Park - Holloway - Finsbury Park - Highbury - Islington - FARRINGDON STREET (Sats) Aldwych - WATERLOO (Mon-Fri)
Extended from Finsbury Park to Archway Station.
Mon-Fri evening service extended from Farringdon Street to Waterloo

21.06.86

HT281+

12M

ARCHWAY - WATERLOO (Mon-Sat)
Saturday extended from Farringdon Street to Waterloo.

01.04.89

HT281+

12M

	London Buses was divided into 12 business units - in preparation for sell-off. Route 4 came under London Northern stewardship

21.07.90

CF281+

12T

10T

ARCHWAY - WATERLOO (Mon-Sat)
HT allocation transferred to CF - and M type vehicles changed to T type.

M1076 negoiates Highbury Corner

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26.05.91	CF281+	12T	10T	--
	HT281+	--	--	5M

ARCHWAY STN - ISLINGTON Angel (Suns) - WATERLOO ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday Route introduced between Archway and Islington from HT garage replacing Route 19 which was withdrawn between Finsbury Park and Archway

T320 Archway

14.03.92	HT281+	12M+	9M	5M
		1M/14A

ARCHWAY STN - ISLINGTON Angel (Suns) - WATERLOO ( Mon-Sat )
Chalk Farm (CF) allocation withdrawn

25.09.93

ED1+

16T

10T

$lc\sb logo$	Operated by LONDON SURBURBAN BUS (Edmonton Base)

ARCHWAY STN - ISLINGTON Angel (Suns) - WATERLOO ( Mon-Sat )
NEW OPERATOR

1509 Archway


Taken from March 1994 map drawn by © Darius Grigg

27.04.96

HT1+

17T

11T

	Route returns to MTL London

ARCHWAY STN - ISLINGTON Angel (Suns) - WATERLOO ( Mon-Sat )
NEW OPERATOR

29.03.97

HT1+

17M

17T

ARCHWAY STN - ISLINGTON Angel (Suns) - WATERLOO ( Mon-Sat )
Titan and Olympian type withdrawn

17.08.98

HT1+

17M

11M

	MTL London purchased by Metroline

ARCHWAY STN - ISLINGTON Angel (Suns) - WATERLOO ( Mon-Sat )
New operator

10.01.00

HT1+

14M

12M

ARCHWAY STN - ISLINGTON Angel (Suns) - WATERLOO ( Mon-Sat )
Mon-Fri revised frequency and Waterloo to St Pauls peak shorts withdrawn

30.09.00

HT1+

14M

12M

ARCHWAY STN - ISLINGTON Angel (Suns) - WATERLOO ( Mon-Sat )
New contract

V201

17.04.01

HT1+

14M/TP

12M/TP

5M/TP

ARCHWAY STN - ISLINGTON Angel (Suns) - WATERLOO ( Mon-Sat )
Low floor double deck operation commenced.

	TP13 Macdonald Road - Archway

01.02.03

HT1+

17TP

11TP

5TP

ARCHWAY STN - ISLINGTON Angel (Suns) - WATERLOO ( Mon-Sat )
Mon-Fri frequency increase

01.01.05

HT1+

18AV

12AV

5AV

ARCHWAY STN - ISLINGTON Angel (Suns) - WATERLOO ( Mon-Sat )
Route transferred to Metroline TraveL previously Metroline London Northern.

AV15 seen in the Strand

01.10.05

HT1+

18TP

10TP

9TP

ARCHWAY STN - WATERLOO
Contract renewal
Sunday extended from Islington to Waterloo.

TPL263 Somerset House

17.12.05

HT1+

18TP

10TP

9TP

ARCHWAY STN - WATERLOO
Low floor conversion complete

16.02.08

HT1+

18dd

11dd

9dd

ARCHWAY STN - WATERLOO
Revised terminal arrangement at Waterloo where buses make a "U" turn via a dedicated bus gate instead of running dead via St Georges Circus - and The Cut

VPL629 waits for passengers outside Waterloo Stn

29.09.12

HT1+

18TE

19TE

12TE

ARCHWAY STN - WATERLOO
Contract renewal

	TE912 Highgate Hill

30.09.17

HT1+

19VWH

16VWH

17VWH

ARCHWAY STN - WATERLOO
Contract renewal

VMH2018 Seven Sisters Road. Holloway

Taken from 2018 map drawn by Mike Harris
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15.06.19

HT1+

17VWH

16VWH

ARCHWAY STN - BLACKFRIARS STATION
Withdrawn between St Pauls and Waterloo, diverted instead via Queen Victoria Street to Blackfriars Station

01.10.22

HT1+

17VWH

16VWH

ARCHWAY STN - BLACKFRIARS STATION
Contract extended for two years


Taken from 2019 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk

Operating Garages

CF Chalk Farm
Changeover point at Archway ?

HT Holloway
Changeover point a Vorley Road stand or Holloway Garage

ED Edmonton
Changeover point at Archway ?

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