Route History

Date	Gar	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
at 03.10.34	AB	14NS	--	17NS
	AF	15NS	24NS	--
	AH	17NS	10NS 10LT	17LT
	AV	5NS 2ST	--	--
	M	--	16NS	10LT

OLD KENT ROAD Lord Wellington ( Sat pm ) Peckham Park Road - Peckham Hill Street - PECKHAM Lord Hill ( Daily ) - Peckham Rye - Goose Green - Herne Hill - Brixton - Acre Lane - Clapham Common - Clapham Junction - Wandsworth - Putney - Barnes Common - East Sheen - Richmond - St Margarets - Isleworth - Hounslow High Street - HOUNSLOW HEATH Hussar ( Daily )

Extracted from 1934 historical map drawn by Mike Harris Click Peckham area for more detail busmap.co.uk

17.04.35	AB	14NS	--	26NS
	AF	15NS	24NS	--
	AH	17NS	20NS	11NS
	AL	--	--	15NS
	AV	5NS 2ST	--	--
	M	--	16NS	16NS

HOUNSLOW HEATH  -  PECKHAM  -  OLD KENT ROAD ( Sat pm )
Sunday only Merton (AL) introduced

02.10.35	AB	14NS	--	17NS
	AF	15NS	18NS	10NS
	AH	15NS	19NS	11NS
	AV	6NS 1ST	--	--
	M	--	22NS	--

HOUNSLOW HEATH  -  PECKHAM  -  OLD KENT ROAD ( Sat pm )
Sunday Mortlake (M) and Sunday only Merton (AL) allocations replaced by Sunday Putney (AF)

28.05.37	AB	9STL	--	23STL
	AF	14STL	20STL	10STL
	AH	15LT	19LT	19LT
	AL	--	--	11STL
	AV	10ST	--	--
	M	--	16LT	--

HOUNSLOW HEATH  -  PECKHAM  -  OLD KENT ROAD ( Sat pm )
Sunday only Merton (AL) reinstated

04.08.37	AB	9STL	--	23STL
	AF	14STL	20STL	10STL
	AH	15LT	20LT	19LT
	AV	10ST	--	--
	M	--	16LT	--

HOUNSLOW HEATH  -  PECKHAM  -  OLD KENT ROAD ( Sat pm )
Sunday only Merton (AL) withdrawn

06.10.37	AB	9STL	--	17STL
	AF	14STL	27STL	10STL
	AH	15LT	18LT	10LT
	AV	10ST	--	--
	M	--	10LT	--

PECKHAM Lord Hill  -  HOUNSLOW HEATH
Saturday withdrawn between Old Kent Road and Peckham

13.04.38	AB	9STL	--	17STL
	AF	14STL	13STL	9STL
	AH	12LT	18LT	10LT
	AV	10ST	--	--
	M	--	23LT	--

PECKHAM Lord Hill  -  HOUNSLOW GARAGE
Withdrawn between Hounslow Garage and Hounslow Heath

01.06.38	AB	9STL	--	17STL
	AF	14STL	13STL	19STL
	AH	12LT	18LT	15LT
	AV	10ST	--	--
	M	--	23LT	--
	Q	--	--	7STL

PECKHAM Lord Hill  -  HOUNSLOW GARAGE
Sunday only Camberwell (Q) allocation introduced

03.08.38	AB	9STL	--	17STL
	AF	14STL	13STL	19STL
	AH	12LT	18LT	15LT
	AV	10ST	--	--
	M	--	23LT	--

PECKHAM Lord Hill  -  HOUNSLOW GARAGE
Sunday only Camberwell (Q) allocation withdrawn

03.05.39	AB	9STL	--	17STL
	AF	14STL	13STL	19STL
	AH	12LT	18LT	15LT
	AV	10ST	--	--
	M	--	23LT	--
	Q	--	--	7STL

PECKHAM Lord Hill  -  HOUNSLOW GARAGE
Sunday only Camberwell (Q) reinstated

09.08.39	AB	9STL	--	17STL
	AF	14STL	13STL	19STL
	AH	12LT	18LT	15LT
	AV	10ST	--	--
	M	--	23LT	--

PECKHAM Lord Hill  -  HOUNSLOW GARAGE
Sunday only Camberwell (Q) allocation withdrawn

13.12.39	AF	14STL	15STL	15STL
	AH	11LT	12LT	11LT
	AV	11ST+	3ST+	--
		1ST/117	1ST/117
	M	--	7LT	10LT

PECKHAM Lord Hill  -  HOUNSLOW GARAGE
Twickenham (AB) allocation withdrawn
Saturday Hounslow (AV) and Sunday Mortlake (M) introduced

03.01.40	AF	14STL	21STL	15STL
	AH	11LT	12LT	11LT
	AV	11ST+	3ST+	--
		1ST/117	1ST/117
	M	8LT	13LT	10LT

PECKHAM Lord Hill  -  HOUNSLOW GARAGE
Mon-Fri Mortlake (M) introduced

20.03.40	AF	14RT	21RT	27RT
	AH	11LT	12LT	10LT
	AV	11ST+	3ST+	--
		1ST/117	1ST/117
	M	8LT	13LT	10LT

PECKHAM Lord Hill  -  HOUNSLOW GARAGE
Putney (AF) allocation converted to RT type

15.05.40	AF	20RT	20RT	27RT
	AH	16LT	17LT	10LT
	AV	11ST+	3ST+	--
		1ST/117	1ST/117
	M	--	13LT	11LT

PECKHAM Lord Hill  -  HOUNSLOW GARAGE
Mon-Fri Mortlake (M) withdrawn

30.04.41	AF	19RT	19RT	27RT
	AH	13LT	18LT	10LT
	M	7LT	15LT	11LT

PECKHAM Lord Hill  -  HOUNSLOW GARAGE
Mon-Fri Mortlake (M) reinstated
Hounslow (AV) allocation withdrawn

PECKHAM Lord Hill  -  HOUNSLOW GARAGE
Sunday times below from Red Book October 1946

PECKHAM Lord Hill  -  HOUNSLOW GARAGE
Mon-Sat Mortlake (M) withdrawn

13.04.49	AF	27RT	29RT	35RT
	AH	19LT	28LT	27LT
			2LT/12
	M	--	--	15RT

PECKHAM Lord Hill  -  HOUNSLOW GARAGE 
Sunday only Mortlake (M) converted to RT type

26.10.49	AF	27RT	29RT	18RT
	AH	19RT	27RT	23RT
	M	--	--	10RT

PECKHAM Lord Hill  -  HOUNSLOW GARAGE 
Nunhead (AH) allocation converted to RT type

02.05.51	AF	26RT	28RT	37RT
	AH	19RT	32RT	38RT

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - PECKHAM GARAGE
Peckham terminal changes to PM garage forecourt
Sunday only Mortlake (M) operation withdrawn.

06.01.54	AF	26RT	28RT	25RT
	CA	--	--	10RTL
	PM	--	10RT	--
	RL	19RT	21RT	16RT

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - PECKHAM GARAGE
Nunhead (AH) garage closes
Sat pm Peckham (PM) allocation introduced
Sun Clapham (CA) allocation introduced
Daily Rye Lane allocation introduced

02.05.56	AF	20RTL	22RTL	23RTL
	CA	22RTL	35RTL	22RTL
	RL	--	--	21RT

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - PECKHAM GARAGE
Monday-Saturday Rye Lane (RL) allocation transferred to Clapham (CA).
Saturday only Peckham (PM) allocation withdrawn.
RT type at Putney (AF) converted to RTL.

30.04.58	AF	19RTL	22RTL	14RTL
	CA	22RTL	36RTL	25RTL
	RL	--	--	23RT

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - PECKHAM GARAGE
April 1958 Red Book entry below

26.11.58	AF	14RTL	18RTL	--
	RL	--	--	7RT
	SW	23RTL	50RTL	33RTL

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - PECKHAM GARAGE
Sunday Putney (AF) allocation withdrawn.

	RTW263 - a rare sighting of this breed seen at East Dulwich Grove, just short of j/w Red Post Hill

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - PECKHAM GARAGE
Clapham (CA) garage closes and operation transferred to Stockwell (SW).

11.10.61	AF	14RTL	8RTL	10RTL
	RL	--	--	12RT
	SW	23RTL	50RTL	18RTL

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - PECKHAM GARAGE
Sunday AF allocation re-introduced.

18.12.62	AF	14RM	8RM	10RM
	RL	--	--	16RM
	SW	21RM	22RM/28RTL	15RM

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - PECKHAM GARAGE
Converted to RM operation except for Saturday when RTL still had to be operated as there were not enough RM's available.

01.06.66	AF	14RML	8RML	11RML
	RL	--	--	10RM
	SW	22RML	22RML 1RM 20RTL	13RML

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - PECKHAM GARAGE
Converted from RM to RML operation.

31.12.66	AF	16RML	8RML	12RML
	RL	--	--	11RM
	SW	20RML	20RML 11RM 7RTL	13RML

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - PECKHAM GARAGE
Part of Saturday RTL typw converted to RM

01.03.67	AF	16RML	8RML	12RML
	RL	--	--	11RM
	SW	20RML	20RML 18RM	13RML

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - PECKHAM GARAGE
RTL type withdrawn

22.3.69	AF	16RML	8RML	12RML
	PM	--	--	9RM
	SW	29RML	20RML 18RM	10RML

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - PECKHAM GARAGE
Rye Lane (RL) garage closes and operation transferred to Peckham (PM).

17.04.71	AF	17RML	10RML	5RML
	PM	5RML	4RML	4RML
	SW	14RML	14RML 5RM	14RML 2RM

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - PECKHAM GARAGE
Monday-Saturday Peckham (PM) allocation introduced.

08.01.72	AF	17RML	11RML	5RML
	SW	19RML	19RML 13RM	19RML

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - PECKHAM GARAGE
Peckham (PM) allocation withdrawn.

11.10.75	AF81+	8RML	5RML	--
	NX321+	21RML	20RML	9RML
	SW41+	8RML	18RML	14RML

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - PECKHAM GARAGE
Daily New Cross (NX) allocation introduced.

28.10.78	AV191+	8RML+ 2RM/237	8RML 2RM	6RML
	NX251	11RML	11RML 2RM	6RML
	SW41+	13RML	24RML	14RML

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - PECKHAM GARAGE
Putney (AF) allocation withdrawn but Hounslow (AV) allocation introduced.
New Cross (NX) running number sequence change

25.04.81	AV191+	12RML	11RML	7RML
	CA51+	13RML	13RML 13RM	13RML 1RM
	NX251+	6RML	7RML	3RML

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - PECKHAM GARAGE
Stockwell (SW) allocation withdrawn but Clapham (CA) introduced.
Route split into two sections at most times
Hounslow to Clapham Common.
Peckham to Putney/Richmond.

04.09.82	AV191+	12RML	11RML	7RML
	CA51+	11RML	11RML 7RM	9RML
	NX251+	7RML	6RML 3RM	6RML

21.06.86	AV191+	11M	11M	6M
	CA51+	22M	24M	11M
	SW231+	--	--	3D

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - PECKHAM GARAGE
Route converted to One Person Operation.
Daily New Cross (NX) operation withdrawn
Sunday Stockwell (SW) allocation re-introduced.

07.02.87	AV191+	11M	11M	6M
	SW211+	22D	24D	14D

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - PECKHAM GARAGE
Clapham (CA) allocation withdrawn in favour of daily Stockwell (SW) operation.
Stockwell (SW) running number sequence change

PECKHAM - PUTNEY High Street
Withdrawn between Putney and Hounslow - replaced by Routes 337 & H37

26.04.97

SW211+

17M

15M

10M

PECKHAM - PUTNEY High Street
All night service introduced but numbered N37

24.01.98	NX	8T	9T	6T
	SW211+	9M	7M	6M

PECKHAM - PUTNEY High Street
New Cross (NX) allocation introduced to combat staff shortages at Stockwell (SW)

04.05.99

SW211+

18M

15M

11M

PECKHAM - PUTNEY High Street
New Cross (NX) allocation withdrawn

06.01.01	AF301+	2M	2M	2M
	SW211+	16PVL	13PVL	9PVL

PECKHAM - PUTNEY High Street
Putney (AF) allocation added.

29.09.01

SW211+

18PVL

15PVL

11PVL

PECKHAM - PUTNEY High Street
Putney (AF) allocation withdrawn.

09.10.04	PM301+	18AVL	16AVL	13AVL
Night	PM701+	2AVL	2AVL	2AVL

PECKHAM - PUTNEY High Street
Route sub contracted to London Central (PM)

06.05.06	PM301+	18AVL	17AVL	13AVL
Night	PM701+	2AVL	2AVL	2AVL

PECKHAM - PUTNEY High Street
Re-routed in East Dulwich via East Dulwich Grove and Lordship Lane instead of Melbourne Grove and Grove Vale

21.05.06	PM301+	18E	17E	13E
Night	PM701+	2E	2E	2E

PECKHAM - PUTNEY High Street
Phased conversion to new Enviro400 type commenced

17.02.07	PM301+	18E	17E	13E
Night	PM701+	2E	2E	2E

Rerouted eastbound at Clapham Common via Long Road to Clapham Common Station instead of via North Side and The Pavement

21.04.07	PM301+	19E	17E	13E
Night	PM701+	4E	4E	4E

PECKHAM - PUTNEY HEATH Green Man
Extended in Route via Putney Hill to Putney Heath Green Man - prior to this buses had run out of Route to this point at unsociable hours.
Night service frequency doubled

04.06.11	PM301+	19E	17E	13E
Night	PM701+	4E	4E	4E

PECKHAM - PUTNEY HEATH Green Man
Contract extended for two years

01.06.13	PM301+	19E	17E	13E
Night	PM701+	4E	4E	4E

PECKHAM - PUTNEY HEATH Green Man
Contract renewal 5 years

 

Operating Garages

PM Peckham
Changeover point at garage
From 2004 at PECKHAM RYE Nigel Road
From August 2025 Clapham Common Station

RL Rye Lane
Changeover point at PM garage forecourt

AH Nunhead
Changeover point at Peckham Rye - Kings Arms

CA Clapham
Changeover point at garage

SW Stockwell
Changeover point at Clapham Common Station

AF Chelverton Road, Putney
Changeover point at High Street/Upper Richmond Road

M Mortlake
Changeover point at East Sheen - Queens Road

AV Hounslow
Changeover point at garage

NX New Cross
Changeover point at Peckham Bus Station or garage

Q Camberwell
Changeover point at ?

AL Merton
Changeover point at Clapham Common ?

AB Twickenham
Changeover point at Cresswell Road

 

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