Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
at 03.10.34
D
39LT
26LT
24LT
 
R
18LT
30LT+
10LT
      2LT/25  
 
S
23LT
19LT
22LT

LIVERPOOL STREET - Bank - Ludgate Circus - Aldwych - Strand - Charing Cross - Whitehall - Victoria - Pimlico Road - Sloane Square - Chelsea - Harwood Road - Fulham Broadway - Dawes Road -  Hammersmith - Shepherds Bush Green - Goldhawk Road -   SHEPHERDS BUSH Wells Road

Extracted from 1934 historical map drawn by Mike Harris
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04.03.36
D
39STL
27STL
24STL
 
R
32LT
39LT+
32LT
      2LT/25  
 
S
9LT
9LT
--

LIVERPOOL STREET  -  SHEPHERDS BUSH Wells Road
Sunday Shepheds Bush (S) allocation withdrawn - the workings transferred to Riverside (R)

29.04.36
D
39STL
27STL
24STL
 
R
41LT
48LT
32LT
      2LT/25  

LIVERPOOL STREET  -  SHEPHERDS BUSH Wells Road
Mon-Sat Shepheds Bush (S) allocation withdrawn - the workings transferred to Riverside (R)

01.01.41
D
21STL
21STL
14STL
 
R
33LT
33LT
23LT

LIVERPOOL STREET - Shepherds Bush Green  -  SHEPHERDS BUSH Wells Road or Wood Lane - WORMWOOD SCRUBS Dalgarno Gardens ( Mon-Sat peaks )
Mon-Sat peaks diverted at Shepherds Bush Green to Wormwood Scrubs

30.04.41
D
24STL
24STL
14STL
 
R
29LT
3PROV
31LT
23LT

LIVERPOOL STREET - SHEPHERDS BUSH Wells Road
Withdrawn between Shepherds Bush and Wormwood Scrubs


26.10.49
D
49RT
41RT
28RT
 
R
18RTL
22RTL+
23RTL
      5RTL/17  

LIVERPOOL STREET  -  SHEPHERDS BUSH Wells Road
RT / RTL type introduced

02.05.51
D
49RTW
41RTW
30RTW
 
GM
--
5RT+
--
      2RT/52  
 
R
18RTW
17RTW+
25RTW
      5RTL/17  

LIVERPOOL STREET  -  SHEPHERDS BUSH Wells Road
Saturday only Gillingham Street (GM) allocation introduced
RTW type introduced

17.10.51
D
49RTW
41RTW
30RTW
 
R
18RTW
18RTW
5RTL+
18RTW
7RTL
      4RTL/17  

LIVERPOOL STREET  -  SHEPHERDS BUSH Wells Road
GM allocation withdrawn.

22.10.52
D
47RTW
41RTW
29RTW
 
GM
--
--
9RT
 
R
18RTW
17RTW
5RTL+
16RTW
      4RTL/17  

LIVERPOOL STREET  -  SHEPHERDS BUSH Wells Road
Sunday GM allocation introduced.

06.05.53
D
47RTW
41RTW
29RTW
 
GM
--
6RT+
--
      2RT/52  
 
R
18RTW
17RTW+
17RTW
      2RTL/17  

LIVERPOOL STREET  -  SHEPHERDS BUSH Wells Road
GM allocation shifted from Sunday to Saturday.

07.10.53
D
47RTW
41RTW
29RTW
 
GM
--
--
9RT
 
R
18RTW
18RTW
6RTL+
16RTW
      3RTL/17  

LIVERPOOL STREET  -  SHEPHERDS BUSH Wells Road
GM allocation shifted from Saturday to Sunday.

29.11.53
D
47RTW
41RTW
29RTW
 
R
18RTW
18RTW
6RTL+
18RTW
7RTL
      3RTL/17  

LIVERPOOL STREET  -  SHEPHERDS BUSH Wells Road
GM allocation withdrawn.

19.05.54
D
45RTW
41RTW
29RTW
 
GM
--
9RT+
--
      2RT/52  
 
R
17RTW
14RTW+
17RTW
8RTL
      2RTL/17  

LIVERPOOL STREET  -  SHEPHERDS BUSH Wells Road
Saturday GM allocation reintroduced.

16.10.57
D
41RTW
25RTW
22RTW
 
GM
--
8RT
11RT
 
R
17RTW
13RTW
9RTW

LIVERPOOL STREET  -  SHEPHERDS BUSH Wells Road
Sunday GM allocation introduced.

30.04.58
D
40RTW
25RTW
28RTW
 
GM
--
8RT
9RT
 
R
17RTW
13RTW
8RTW


13.05.59
D
35RTW
10RTW
22RTW
 
GM
--
13RT
11RT
 
R
8RTW
6RM
10RTW
6RM
3RTW
6RM

LIVERPOOL STREET  -  SHEPHERDS BUSH Wells Road
GM allocation converted from RT to RTL.
RM introduced at R prior to trolleybus conversion program at Poplar.

RTW429 Buckingham Palace Road
11.11.59
D
35RTW
10RTW
22RTW
 
GM
--
13RTL
11RTL
 
R
14RTW
16RTW
9RTW

LIVERPOOL STREET  -  SHEPHERDS BUSH Wells Road
RM type withdrawn and transferred to PR/WH for trolleybus conversion

RTL940 Aldwych stand

11.05.60
D
35RTW
10RTW
20RTW
 
GM
--
13RTL
11RTL
 
R
14RTW
16RTW
10RTW

LIVERPOOL STREET  -  SHEPHERDS BUSH Wells Road
Allocation book entry below for May 1960


01.11.64
D
35RTW
10RTW
20RTW
 
GM
--
14RM
9RM
 
R
14RTW
11RTW
9RTW

LIVERPOOL STREET  -  SHEPHERDS BUSH Wells Road
GM introduce RM spare from Route 137.

 

RtW349 Harwood Road


03.10.65
D
35RTW
14RTW
12RTW
 
GM
--
16RM
11RM
 
R
14RTW
9RM
6RM

LIVERPOOL STREET  -  SHEPHERDS BUSH Wells Road
R introduce RM at weekend spare from Route 255.


01.02.66
D
35RM
14RM
10RM
 
GM
--
16RM
7RM
 
R
14RM
9RM
5RM

LIVERPOOL STREET  -  SHEPHERDS BUSH Wells Road
Daily RM introduced.

17.06.67
D
30RM
15RM
12RM
 
GM
--
17RM
7RM
 
R
14RM
9RM
5RM

LIVERPOOL STREET - SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN Caxton Road
Shepherds Bush terminal changed from S garage to Caxton Road.

18.04.70
D
25RM
12RM
6RM
 
GM
--
--
5RM
 
R
16RM
10RM
6RM

LIVERPOOL STREET - HAMMERSMITH Brook Green
Withdrawn between Hammersmith and Shepherds Bush Green.
Saturday GM allocation withdrawn.

02.01.71
D
25RM
12RM
6RM
 
R
16RM
10RM
11RM

LIVERPOOL STREET - HAMMERSMITH Brook Green
GM allocation withdrawn.

RT1623

RT1623 Fulham Broadway

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22.01.73
D
23RM
12RM
6RM
 
R
14RM
10RM
11RM

LIVERPOOL STREET - HAMMERSMITH Brook Green
GM allocation withdrawn.

RT3061 seen in Whitehall 1974 therefore must be a substitute for an RM

© John Parkin


01.03.75
D
22RM
13RM
6RM
 
R
14RM
10RM
11RM

LIVERPOOL STREET - HAMMERSMITH Brook Green
PVR change

07.08.76
D
22RM
15RM
7RM
 
R
14RM
12RM
12RM

LIVERPOOL STREET - HAMMERSMITH Brook Green
PVR change

16.10.76
D
22RM
15RM
6RM
 
R
14RM
12RM
12RM
    +1RM/27    

LIVERPOOL STREET - HAMMERSMITH Brook Green
PVR change

SRM14 spent the whole time on Route 11 between 11th April and 28th November 1976 owing to the special type of radio equipment used. It advertised Internation Paint

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28.10.78
D21+
23RM
7RM
10RM
 
R1+
11RM
13RM
6RM

LIVERPOOL STREET - HAMMERSMITH Brook Green
PVR change

27.09.80
D21+
21RM
10RM
10RM
 
R1+
9RM
13RM
6RM
    +1RM/9    

LIVERPOOL STREET - HAMMERSMITH Brook Green
PVR change

25.04.81
AG71+
8RM
7RM
8RM
 
R1+
19RM
16RM
11RM

LIVERPOOL STREET - HAMMERSMITH Brook Green
D garage closed - allocation transferred to new Ash Grove Garage.

04.09.82
AG71+
8RML
7RML
10RML
 
R1+
19RM
16RM
7RM

LIVERPOOL STREET - HAMMERSMITH Brook Green
RML type introduced at AG.

25.06.83
AG61+
16RML
8RML
10RML
 
GM111+
14RM
14RM
7RM

LIVERPOOL STREET - HAMMERSMITH BROADWAY
R garage closed - GM allocation re-introduced.
Withdrawn between Hammersmith Broadway and Brook Green.

29.10.83
AG61+
16RML
7RML
10RML
    +1RM/6    
 
GM111+
14RM
14RM
7RM

LIVERPOOL STREET - HAMMERSMITH Brook Green
Saturday all night Route introduced in addition to existing Sun-Fri night.

02.06.84
AG61+
16RML
7RML
10RML
    +1RM/6    
 
GM111+
14RM
14RM
7RM

LIVERPOOL STREET - HAMMERSMITH Brook Green
Ash Grove garage journeys rerouted via Norton Folgate - Bishopsgate - Wormwood Street - and Bloomfiield Street - instead of Worship Street - Wilston Street and Eldon Street

02.11.85
AG61+
12RML
9RML
--
 
GM111+
17RM
15RM
9RM

LIVERPOOL STREET - HAMMERSMITH Brook Green
Sunday AG allocation withdrawn.

M1387 (GM) stands in for a Routemaster

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25.10.86
AG61+
12RML
8RML
--
 
GM111+
17RM
14RM
10RM

LIVERPOOL STREET - HAMMERSMITH BDY (Mon-Sat evgs - Sun) - SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN (Mon-Sat except evgs)
Mon-Sat except evgs extended from Hammersmith to Shepherds Bush Green.

15.08.87
GM111+
29RM
20RM
10RM

LIVERPOOL STREET - HAMMERSMITH BDY (Mon-Sat evgs - Sun) - SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN (Mon-Sat except evgs)
AG allocation withdrawn.

26.03.88
GM111+
29RM
20RM
11M

LIVERPOOL STREET - HAMMERSMITH BDY (Mon-Sat evgs - Sun) - SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN (Mon-Sat except evgs)
Sunday converted to One Person Operation.


25.05.91
GM151+
29RM
20RM
3M
 
SW301+
--
--
8M

LIVERPOOL STREET - HAMMERSMITH BDY (Mon-Sat evgs - Sun) - SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN (Mon-Sat except evgs)
Sunday SW allocation introduced.

15.02.92
GM151+
28RM
16RM
9M
 
SW301+
--
--
8M

LIVERPOOL STREET - HAMMERSMITH BROADWAY
Withdrawn between Hammersmith and Shepherds Bush Green

 

RM1098 Whitehall dressed in tourist livery

 

09.05.92
LIVERPOOL STREET Bus Station - HAMMERSMITH BROADWAY
Liverpool Street terminal changed to new Bus station

05.06.93
GM151+
22RM
7RML
8RM
7RML
3M
 
SW301+
--
--
8M

LIVERPOOL STREET Bus Station - HAMMERSMITH BROADWAY
GM garage introduces RML type.


17.07.93
RA151+
15RM
5RML
7RM
5RML
--
 
SW301+
--
--
12M

LIVERPOOL STREET - FULHAM BROADWAY
G
M closed - MS allocation transferred to Waterloo Base RA. and Sunday to Stockwell (SW)
Withdrawn between Fulham Broadway and Hammersmith - withdrawn section replaced by new 211.

DRM2516 Mansion House

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29.01.94
RA151+
20RML
12RML
--
 
SW301+
--
--
10M

LIVERPOOL STREET - FULHAM BROADWAY
RM type withdrawn in favour of all RML.

09.04.94
RA
20RML
--
--
 
SW301+
--
14M
10M

LIVERPOOL STREET - FULHAM BROADWAY
Saturday Route converted to One Person Operation and transferred to SW.


02.08.97
RA151+
20RML
3RML
--
 
SW301+
--
15M
10M

LIVERPOOL STREET - FULHAM BROADWAY
Small Saturday crew allocation introduced at RA

 

M1391 Charing Cross Station

 


07.00
RA151+
20RML
--
--
 
SW301+
--
15M/PVL
10M/PVL

LIVERPOOL STREET - FULHAM BROADWAY
Saturday RA crew allocation withdrawn.

 

 

PVL340 Whitehall

 


25.05.02
SW301+
23RML
15PVL
16PVL

LIVERPOOL STREET - FULHAM BROADWAY
Mon-Fri allocation transferred to Stockwell (SW) to make room at RA for MAL (articulated buses)

31.10.03
SW301+
26WVL
22WVL
15WVL

LIVERPOOL STREET - FULHAM BROADWAY
CONVERTED TO DOUBLE DECK OPO OPERATION.

 

WVL121 Strand

 


new logo
August 2008  new corporate logo introduced

30.10.10
SW301+
24WVL
22WVL
16WVL

LIVERPOOL STREET - FULHAM BROADWAY
Contract renewal

21.09.13
SW301+
25LT
23LT
16LT

LIVERPOOL STREET - FULHAM BROADWAY
Type change to new LT - crew operated daytime - OPO evenings

30.10.13
SW301+
25LT
23LT
18LT

LIVERPOOL STREET - FULHAM BROADWAY
New schedules issued


31.10.15
SW301+
26LT
24LT
18LT

LIVERPOOL STREET - FULHAM BROADWAY
Contract renewal

24.04.17
SW301+
21LT
18LT
14LT

FULHAM BROADWAY  -  ALDWYCH
Temporary withdrawal between Aldwych and Liverpool Street in consequence of road works at Parliament Square

30.09.17
SW301+
22LT
20Lt
15LT

FULHAM BROADWAY  - LIVERPOOL STREET
Route restored to Liverpool Street following roadworks completion at Parliament Square, frequency reduction

04.11.17
SW301+
22LT
20Lt
15LT

FULHAM BROADWAY  - LIVERPOOL STREET
Srand temporarily at Finsbury CIRCUS instead of Bus Station

Taken from 2018 map drawn by Mike Harris
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30.11.19
SW301+
21LT+
15LT+
21LT
    2LT/N11 1LT/N11  

FULHAM BROADWAY  - LIVERPOOL STREET
Stand altered tothe former 344 stand in Worchip Street instead of Finsbury Circus 

08.06.20
SW301+
21LT+
15LT+
10LT
    2LT/N11 1LT/N11  

FULHAM BROADWAY  - LIVERPOOL STREET
Temporarily diverted towards LIVERPOOL STREET away from Threadneedle Street via King William Street and Gracechurch Street

LT503 Victoria

© Anthony Moore


31.10.20
SW301+
21LT+
21LT+
16LT+
    2LT/N11 1LT/N11 1LT/N11

FULHAM BROADWAY  - LIVERPOOL STREET
Contract extended for two years

06.02.21
SW301+
21LT+
21LT+
16LT+
    2LT/N11 2LT/N11 1LT/N11

FULHAM BROADWAY  - LIVERPOOL STREET
Daily reduced running times, new schedules

11.09.21
SW301+
18LT+
18LT+
16LT+
    1LT/N11 2LT/N11 1LT/N11

FULHAM BROADWAY  - LIVERPOOL STREET
Reduced frequencies

29.04.23
SW301+
14LT
13LT
10LT

FULHAM BROADWAY  - WATERLOO TAXI ROAD
Diverted at Parliament Square via Westminster Bridge to Waterloo Taxi Road

LT479 Terminus Place

LT479 Terminus Place

© Anthony Moore


Taken from 2023 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

 

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Current blind



 

Operating Garages

R Riverside - Hammersmith
Changeover point Butterwick e/b Fulham Palace Road Odeon w/b

S Shepherds Bush
Changeover point at garage

GM Gillingham Street, Victoria

I was a driver out of GM from 1966 to 1969 working on route 10 for its last few months ex GM - then route 52 to Mill Hill with two duties on the rota Monday to Friday through to Borehamwood. As a driver on the 52 rota we also worked route 11 duties on Saturday and Sunday - with crew changes westbound towards Sloane Square outside a building just west of the exit road from the then BOAC building - the stop location was outside what is now the side of a block of flats. There were two stops either side of Elizabeth Street - one before the Coach Station and one after - these were combined into one stop and to the present location when the then Buckingham Palace Road Contra Flow bus lane was opened.

Eastbound towards Victoria the crew changes took place at a stop which was outside what is now the Belgravia Police Station - was then a closed old church. The bus stop flag was attached to a lamp standard and until a few years ago there was still a telephone cable coming out of the pavement that was years ago attached to the old London Transport telephone - which had a locked dialling facility at the base - but the handset was not locked for quick answering. The eastbound stop was moved when the building of the police station started up to its current location.

In 1969 I became a Central Bus Inspector based out of Victoria and one of our duties was to supervise route 11. This was carried out at the crew change over point. Monday to Friday we worked with the Route Controller (Gold Badge) as it was roughly half way between Liverpool Street and Shepherds Bush. On Saturday and Sunday we supervised the GM crew changeovers there.

Chris Edney

RA Waterloo Base
Changeover point Aldwych

SW Stockwell
Changeover point Terminus Place e/b or Victoria Street opp Victoria Palace w/b
From Spring 2003 Victoria Coach Station

D Dalston
Changeover point LIVERPOOL STREET

AG  Ash Grove
Changeover point LIVERPOOL STREET

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© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Wednesday, 20.03.24