Route History
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
01.10.50 |
WD |
25RT |
27RT |
18RT |
LONDON
BRIDGE STATION - Southwark Bridge Road - St Georges Circus - Vauxhall - Nine
Elms Lane - Battersea - Wandsworth - Earlsfield - Tooting - MITCHAM Three Kings
New Route replacing Tram #12 and Trolleybus Route 612
08.04.51 |
WD |
27RTL |
27RTL |
18RTL |
RT allocation converted to RTL - the RT stock moving to Thornton Heath (TH) for tram replacement
05.02.52 |
WD |
25RTL |
27RTL |
18RTL |
LONDON
BRIDGE - MITCHAM Cricketers
The stand at Mitcham changed from Three Kings to
Cricketers.
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Taken from 1953 Red Book |
30.04.58 |
WD |
22RTL |
26RTL |
10RTL |
| +1RTL/170 |
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26.11.58 |
WD |
20RTL |
24RTL |
12RTL |
LONDON
BRIDGE - MITCHAM (Monday-Saturday) - Hackbridge Corner - Carshalton
Station - WALLINGTON (Sundays)
Sunday extended from Tooting to Wallington replacing withdrawn section of Route 77B
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RTL598 London Bridge stand
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09.10.63 |
WD |
20RTL |
23RTL |
16RTL |
POPLAR Blackwall Tunnel (Sundays) - Limehouse - Stepney - Aldgate - LONDON
BRIDGE (Monday-Saturday) - MITCHAM (Monday-Saturday) - WALLINGTON (Sundays)
Sunday extended from London Bridge to Blackwall Tunnel
 |
18.11.64 |
WD |
20RTL |
24RTL |
14RTL |
POPLAR (Sundays) - LONDON BRIDGE (Monday-Saturday) - MITCHAM
Sunday projection from Mitcham to Wallington withdrawn -
replaced by Route 115A
01.10.66 |
WD |
20RT |
24RT |
14RT |
POPLAR (Sundays) - LONDON BRIDGE (Monday-Saturday) - MITCHAM
RTL
allocation replaced by RT.
31.12.66 |
WD |
20RT |
21RT |
11RT |
MITCHAM
- LONDON BRIDGE (Monday-Saturday/Sunday evenings) - POPLAR (Sundays
except evenings)
Sunday evenings withdrawn between London Bridge and
Poplar
28.10.67 |
WD |
21RT |
21RT |
11RT |
MITCHAM
- LONDON BRIDGE (Monday-Saturday) - POPLAR (Sunday market hours)
Sunday projection to Poplar restricted to market hours
only
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16.01.71 |
WD |
21RT |
14RT |
9RT |
MITCHAM
- LONDON BRIDGE (Monday-Saturday) - ALDGATE (Sunday market hours)
Withdrawn between Aldgate & Poplar.
 |
RT1978 Aldgate Bus Station stand
|
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17.06.72 |
WD |
22DMS |
14DMS |
9DMS |
MITCHAM
- LONDON BRIDGE (Monday-Saturday) - ALDGATE (Sunday market hours)
Converted
to OPO operation.
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19.10.74 |
WD |
22DMS |
17DMS |
9DMS |
MITCHAM
- LONDON BRIDGE (Monday-Saturday) - ALDGATE (Sunday market hours)
Increased Saturday allocation
31.03.79 |
SW81+ |
7DMS |
7DMS |
2DMS |
WD31+ |
15DMS |
7DMS |
7DMS |
MITCHAM
- LONDON BRIDGE (Monday-Saturday) - ALDGATE (Sunday market hours)
SW
allocation introduced.
 |
DMS2467 Fair Green, Mitcham |
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25.04.81 |
SW81+ |
7DMS |
-- |
3DMS |
WD31+ |
15DMS |
13DMS |
5DMS |
MITCHAM
- LONDON BRIDGE (Monday-Saturday) - ALDGATE (Sunday market hours)
Saturday
SW allocation withdrawn.
04.09.82 |
SW81+ |
-- |
-- |
3DMS |
WD31+ |
20DMS |
12DMS |
5DMS |
MITCHAM
- LONDON BRIDGE (Monday-Saturday) - ALDGATE (Sunday market hours)
Monday-Friday
SW allocation withdrawn.
23.11.83 |
SW81+ |
-- |
-- |
3DMS |
WD31+ |
20M |
12M |
5M |
MITCHAM
- LONDON BRIDGE (Monday-Saturday) - ALDGATE (Sunday market hours)
Wandsworth (WD) allocation converted to Metrobus
 |
M942 seen at Vauxhall |
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27.04.85 |
SW81+ |
-- |
-- |
3D |
WD31+ |
17M |
12M |
5M |
MITCHAM
- LONDON BRIDGE (Monday-Saturday) - ALDGATE (Sunday market hours)
Commencing August 1984 comparative testing was carried out on Route 170 using Leyland Olympians
(L) and these were put to use on Route 44 onSundays as the 170 did not run on that day
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L1 turns into the Minories at Aldgate |
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11.07.87 |
A141+ |
-- |
-- |
8D |
AL261+ |
17D |
12D |
8D |
MITCHAM - LONDON BRIDGE (Monday-Saturday) - ALDGATE (Sunday market hours)
WD garage closed - allocation transferred to A (Sun) AL (Daily)
26.11.88 |
AL261+ |
17D |
12D |
14D |
ALDGATE
(Suns market hours)- LONDON BRIDGE (Monday-Saturday/Sun pm) - MITCHAM Cricketers (Monday-Saturday) - SUTTON STATION (Sundays)
Sunday extended from Mitcham to Sutton
replacing Route 280 which was withdrawn on this day
 |
DMS2628 (AL) London Bridge - it is odd that the Sutton allocation was withdrawn when the route was extended to Sutton
|
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25.05.91 |
AL261+ |
11M |
11M |
8M |
VAUXHALL
- TOOTING STATION Longley Road
Vauxhall to London Bridge replaced by Route 344 London Bridge & Clapham Junction.
 |
M156 Longley Road stand |
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22.07.00 |
AL261+ |
14PVL |
15PVL |
10PVL |
VAUXHALL
- TOOTING STATION Longley Road
Converted
to low floor dd.
03.06.06 |
AL261+ |
14PVL |
15PVL |
10PVL |
VAUXHALL
- TOOTING STATION Longley Road
Contract
renewal with London General
 |
PVL128 waits at Vauxhall with a TA on the 156 behind |
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11.11.06 |
AL261+ |
16PVL |
15PVL |
12PVL |
VICTORIA
STATION - Buckingham
Palace Road - Ebury Bridge Road - Chelsea Bridge Road - Queenstown Road - Battersea
Park Road - Battersea - Wandsworth - Earlsfield -
TOOTING
STATION
Rerouted at Battersea via Chelsea Bridge to Victoria.
 |
PVL85 about to cross Chelsea Bridge
|
|---|
04.06.11 |
AL261+ |
16PVL |
15PVL |
12PVL |
VICTORIA
- TOOTING STATION Longley Road
Contract extended for two years
 |
WVL75 Tooting Broadway Station |
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01.06.13 |
AL261+ |
16PVL |
15PVL |
12PVL |
VICTORIA
- TOOTING STATION Longley Road
Contract renewal for 5 years
02.06.18 |
AL261+ |
20WSD |
16WSD |
10WSD |
VICTORIA
- TOOTING STATION Longley Road
Contract renewal with new buses
 |
WSD10 Battersea © Jamie Geen |
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Taken from 2018 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk |
26.02.22 |
AL261+ |
16WSD |
16WSD |
10WSD |
VICTORIA
- TOOTING STATION Longley Road
Mon-Fri peak frequency reduced
 |
WVN33 Buckingham Palace Road © Anthony Moore |
25.11.23 |
SW21+ |
16WSD |
16WSD |
10WSD |
VICTORIA
- TOOTING STATION Longley Road
Allocation moved to Stockwell (SW) to make room for Route 157
Duties remain at Merton (AL) - using SW buses
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WSD13 Tooting Broadway © Anthony Moore |
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Current Blind
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Operating Garages
A Sutton
Changeover
point Sutton Green
SW
Stockwell
Changeover at VAUXHALL STATION
2023 change Tooting Broadway
WD Wandsworth
Changeover outside garage
AL
Merton
Changeover at TOOTING BROADWAY
Live Visual
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