Date of introduction	Gar	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
14.10.59	X	31RTL	21RTL	--

ACTON TRAM DEPOT  -   East Acton  -  Wormwood Scrubs  -  Ladbroke Grove  -  Westbourne Park Road  -  Westbourne Grove  -  Paddington  -  Edgware Road  -  Marble Arch  -  Oxford Street  -  OXFORD CIRCUS (Mon-Sat evenings) - Holborn  -  Bank  -  LONDON BRIDGE (Mon-Sat except evenings)
This route had been previously numbered 7A

09.10.63

X

31RTL

21RTL

--

KEW GREEN Coach & Horses (Sats) - ACTON Tram Depot (Mon-Fri) - OXFORD CIRCUS (Mon-Fri evenings/Sats pm)) - LONDON BRIDGE STN (Mon-Fri daytime/Sat am)
Saturday extended from Acton to Kew Green to replace withdrawn 265.

01.07.64

X

31RM

21RM

--

KEW GREEN Coach & Horses (Sats) - ACTON Tram Depot (Mon-Fri) - OXFORD CIRCUS (Mon-Fri evenings/Sats pm)) - LONDON BRIDGE STN (Mon-Fri daytime/Sat am)
RTL allocation replaced by RM.

ACTON Tram Depot (Mon-Sat) - OXFORD CIRCUS (Mon-Fri evenings/Sats pm) - LONDON BRIDGE STN (Mon-Fri daytime/Sat am)
Saturday section between Acton & Kew replaced by 27A

24.01.70

X

27RM

15RM

--

ACTON Tram Depot (Mon-Sat) - OXFORD CIRCUS ( Mon-Fri evenings / Sats ) - TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD STN (Mon-Fri between peaks ) - BLOOMSBURY (Mon-Fri peaks)
Mon-Fri service withdrawn between Bloomsbury and London Bridge - this section replaced by new Red Arrow route 501.
Also withdrawn between Tottenham Ct Road Stn and Bloomsbury off peak
Saturday am withdrawn between Oxford Circus and London Bridge with no replacement service.

25.04.81

X1+

18RM

11RM

8RM

RICHMOND (Suns) - Kew Road - Kew Bridge - Gunnersbury Avenue - Acton Town - ACTON Tram Depot (Mon-Sat) - OXFORD CIRCUS  (Sats / Sun )  - TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD STN (Mon-Fri) - BLOOMSBURY (Mon-Fri peaks)
Sunday service introduced between Richmond and Oxford Circus replacing withdrawn section of Route 15 on this day

15.08.81

X201+

18RM

11RM

8RM

RICHMOND Bus Station (Suns) - ACTON Tram Depot (Mon-Sat) - OXFORD CIRCUS  (Sats )- TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD STN (Mon-Fri) - BLOOMSBURY (Mon-Fri peaks)
Middle Row garage closed - allocation transferred to Westbourne Park.

31.08.81

X201+

18RM

11RM

8DMc

RICHMOND Bus Station (Suns) - ACTON Tram Depot (Mon-Sat) - OXFORD CIRCUS  (Sats )- TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD STN (Mon-Fri) - BLOOMSBURY (Mon-Fri peaks)
Sunday operation converted to DM

04.10.81

X201+

16RM

10RM

7RM

RICHMOND Bus Station (Suns) - ACTON Tram Depot (Mon-Sat) - OXFORD CIRCUS  (Sats )- TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD STN (Mon-Fri) - BLOOMSBURY (Mon-Fri peaks)
Sunday DM reverted to RM

01.02.86

X201+

14RM

9RM

8M

RICHMOND Bus Station (Suns) - ACTON Tram Depot (Mon-Sat) - OXFORD CIRCUS  (Sats )- TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD STN (Mon-Fri) - BLOOMSBURY (Mon-Fri peaks)
Sunday converted to OPO operation with Metrobuses

21.11.87

X201+

12RML

8RML

8M

RICHMOND (Suns) - WORMWOOD SCRUBS (Mon-Sat) - OXFORD CIRCUS (Suns ) -BLOOMSBURY (Mon-Sat)
Mon-Sat withdrawn between Wormwood Scrubs and Acton and extended from Oxford Circus to Bloomsbury at all times.

04.03.89

X201+

12RML

10RML

8M

RICHMOND (Suns) - EAST ACTON STATION (Mon-Sat)- OXFORD CIRCUS (Suns) - BLOOMSBURY (Mon-Sat)
Mon-Sat extended from Wormwood Scrubs to East Acton.

01.04.89

X201+

12RML

10RML

8M

25.11.89

X

12RML

10RML

8M

KEW GREEN (Suns) - EAST ACTON STATION (Mon-Sat)- OXFORD CIRCUS (Suns) - BLOOMSBURY (Mon-Sat)
Sunday withdrawn between Kew Green & Richmond.

01.02.92	ON	--	--	12DW/MA
	X	12RML	10RML	--

KEW GREEN (Suns) - EAST ACTON STATION (Mon-Sat)- OXFORD CIRCUS (Suns) - BLOOMSBURY (Mon-Sat)
Sunday Route converted to midibus operation and transferred to Alperton Garage.

18.07.92	ON	--	--	12DW
	X	12RML	10RML	--

KEW GREEN (Suns) - EAST ACTON STATION (Mon-Sat)- OXFORD CIRCUS (Suns) - Bloomsbury - British Museum - RUSSELL SQUARE (Mon-Sat)
Mon-Sat extended from Bloomsbury to Russell Square. This was part of a number of changes in Central London for this date.

08.02.93

X

12RML

10RML

11DW

KEW GREEN (Suns) - EAST ACTON STATION (Mon-Sat)  - RUSSELL SQUARE
Extended from Oxford Circus to Russell Square at all times.
Alperton allocation withdrawn in favour of a reinstated Westbourne Park allocation.

22.05.93	X	12RML	10RML	11DW
Evening Route	X	6DW/70	6DW/70	--

KEW GREEN (Suns) - EAST ACTON STATION (Mon-Sat)  - RUSSELL SQUARE
Mon-Sat evenings converted to midibus operation.

18.05.96	X	12RML	10RML	10DW
Evening Route	X	6DW/70	6DW/70	--

KEW GREEN (Suns) - EAST ACTON STATION (Mon-Sat)  - RUSSELL SQUARE
Sunday withdrawn between Acton & Kew Green

30.06.99	X	12RML	10RML	10DM
Evening Route	X	DM/DW	DM/DW	--

KEW GREEN (Suns) - EAST ACTON STATION (Mon-Sat)  - RUSSELL SQUARE
DM type introduced.

24.06.00	X	13RML	11RML	10DML
Evening Route	X	DML	DML	--

EAST ACTON STATION - RUSSELL SQUARE
Sunday withdrawn between East Acton and Acton - replaced by Route 70 introduction on this day

28.10.00	X	13RML	14RML	--
Evening Route	X	DML	DML	--
	AT	--	--	13TNL

EAST ACTON STATION - RUSSELL SQUARE
Sunday allocation transferred to Acton (AT) and converted to double deck.

27.04.02	X	13RML	14RML	6DML
Evening Route	X	DML	DML	--
	AT	--	--	8TNL

EAST ACTON STATION - RUSSELL SQUARE
Sunday Westbourne Park allocation re-introduced.

01.02.03

X

20RML

15RML

11TN

EAST ACTON Brunel Road - RUSSELL SQUARE
Extended in East Acton to Brunel Road.
Sunday Acton (AT) withdrawn.

03.07.04

X

20TAL

16TAL

11TAL

EAST ACTON Brunel Road  - RUSSELL SQUARE
RML type withdrawn - route converted to double deck OPO operation

29.01.05

X

22TAL

15TAL

15TAL

EAST ACTON Brunel Road  - RUSSELL SQUARE
New schedule introduced to aid reliability.

23.06.07

PV1+

22TP

22TP

15TP

31.07.07

PV1+

22SEL

22SEL

15SEL

EAST ACTON Brunel Road  - RUSSELL SQUARE
Gradual conversion commenced of new East Lancs Scania type.

23.06.12

PA1+

23SEL

23SEL

15SEL

EAST ACTON Brunel Road  - RUSSELL SQUARE
Contract extended for two years.
Allocation moved from Perivale East (PV) to Perivale West (PA)

16.06.14

PA1+

23SEL

23SEL

15SEL

EAST ACTON - OXFORD CIRCUS
Withdrawn between Oxford Circus and Russell Square due to Crossrail work in Oxford Street -
Route 98 diverted to Russell Square to compensate

21.06.14

PA1+

22VWH

22VWH

15VWH

EAST ACTON - OXFORD CIRCUS
Contract renewal with new buses

Operating Garages

X Middle Row
.Changeover point: Cambridge Gardens.
Garage journeys leave line of route at Cambridge Gardens and observe Route 52 stops to Kensal Road.
Buses pick up and set down at garage."Display NORTH KENSINGTON Middle Row"

At some point possibly when the canteen service at Ladbroke Grove Eagle were reduced the Middle Row allocation change over point was moved to Westbourne Park Road. This would probably be because the only canteen services would have been Kensal Rise or Westbourne Park Station.

Seeing as Kensal Rise would have involved something like a 15-20 minute journey time each way and was already crowded with Rte's 6, 52 and 187 change overs Westbourne Park would have made sense as it was only used by Rte 28

Although I can't remember seeing crews changing at Cambridge Gardens between 62 - 64 when I was at secondary school in Lancaster Road it was most certainly at Westbourne Park Road when I started at Middle Row in March 1970.

In fact at that point Cambridge Gardens was only used on a Sunday for some Middle Row dutys starting or finishing on the Route 15. All other rte 15 change overs were at Westbourne Grove/Chepstow Road.

Cambridge Gardens change overs were definitely dropped by August 1981 when the allocation transferred to Westbourne Park. 

Talking of Rte 28 the garage journeys which at 1970 was via Middle Row, left Kensal Road right Ladbroke Grove, right Harrow Road to line of route at the Prince of Wales junction and reverse changed to Middle Row, right Kensal Road, left Golbourne Road, left Elkstone Road to line of route at Great Western Road.

This was because the junction at the Prince of Wales was remodeled closing off access to Walterton Road plus introducing a no right turn into Harrow Road from Great Western Road or Elgin Avenue. In fact the only right turn that you could make was Harrow Road w/b to Elgin Avenue which was handy for the 36's.

When the route was diverted from Walterton Road, Malvern Road, Cambridge Avenue to Elgin Avenue, Chippenham Road, Kilburn Park Road. For a while n/b buses travelled via Malvern Road Chippenham Gardens to Kilburn Park Road with s/b travelling direct from Kilburn Park Road to Shirland Road and Chippenham Road when the n/b changed to reverse of s/b because of parking congestion in Malvern Road by the Chippenham pub. Some of this also coincided with the changes to Rte's 6, 36 & 187 in that area.  ( Jim Watts )

X Westbourne Park
.Changeover point Westbourne Park Road

ON Alperton
Changeover point at garage all buses running light from East Acton via Western Avenue and Ealing Road.

AT ActonTram Depot
Changeover point not known - at garage running dead from East Acton ??

PV Perivale East
Changeover point Brunel Road - East Acton

PA Perivale West
Meal relief point Brunel Road - East Acton except Sunday  when taken at garage

Live Visual

 

Comment
When I worked at Middle Row this was the favourite route because the ratio of late turns was a lot less than the 18/28 rota