Date of introduction	Gar	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
01.10.50	CA	32RTL	27RTL	17RTL

SOUTH KENSINGTON STN - Fulham Road - Beaufort Street - Battersea - Clapham - Stockwell - Camberwell - Elephant - Blackfriars Bridge - FARRINGDON STREET
Extended from Battersea Garage to South Kensington Station

21.03.54	CA	35RTL	33RTL	10RTL
	Q	--	--	8RTL

SOUTH KENSINGTON  - FARRINGDON STREET
Sunday Camberwell (Q) allocation introduced.

02.05.56

WL

34RTL

32RTL

16RTL

SOUTH KENSINGTON  - FARRINGDON STREET
Clapham (CA) and Camberwell (Q) allocations withdrawn in favour of new Walworth (WL) allocation.

30.04.58

WL

34RTL

32RTL

16RTL

SOUTH KENSINGTON  - FARRINGDON STREET
See timetable

26.11.58

WL

29RTW

32RTW

14RTW

SOUTH KENSINGTON  - FARRINGDON STREET
RTL's replaced by RTW's.

01.02.61	CF	5RTW	6RTW	--
	HT51+	--	--	3RM
	WL	28RTW	30RTW	14RTW

SOUTH KENSINGTON STN - Battersea - Clapham - Stockwell - Camberwell - Elephant - Blackfriars - Holborn Circus - Grays Inn Road - Kings Cross - Royal College Street - Prince of Wales Road - Malden Road - HAMPSTEAD HEATH South End Green
PART OF TROLLEYBUS REPLACEMENT SCHEME
Route extended from Farringdon Street to Hampstead Heath via Grays Inn Road and Prince of Wales Road replacingpart of trolleybus routes 513/613.
Mon-Sat CF allocation and Sunday HT allocation introduced.

25.04.61	CF	5RTW	6RTW	3RM
	WL	28RTW	30RTW	14RTW

SOUTH KENSINGTON  -  HAMPSTEAD HEATH
Sunday only Highgate (HT) allocation transferred to Chalk Farm (CF).

23.01.66	CF	5RM	8RM	--
	WL	30RM	24RM	14RM

SOUTH KENSINGTON STN - FARRINGDON STREET (Suns) - HAMPSTEAD HEATH (Mon-Sat)
Sunday withdrawn between Farringdon Street and Hampstead Heath. Routemasters introduced on a daily basis.

31.12.66	CF	10RM	7RM	--
	WL	21RM	19RM	--

SOUTH KENSINGTON STN - HAMPSTEAD HEATH ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday service withdrawn replaced by Route 17

16.01.71	CF	10RM	7RM	--
	WL	21RM	16RM	15RM

SOUTH KENSINGTON STN (Mon-Fri/Sat early journeys/Suns) - BATTERSEA GARAGE (Sats) - KINGS CROSS (Suns) - HAMPSTEAD HEATH (Mon-Sat)
Saturday withdrawn between Battersea Garage and South Kensington (replaced by new Route 39A and Sunday re-introduced between Kings Cross and South Kensington Stn.

08.01.72

WL

24RM

17RM

15RM

SOUTH KENSINGTON STN (Mon-Fri/Sat early jnys /Sun) - BATTERSEA GARAGE (Sats) - KINGS CROSS
Withdrawn between Kings Cross and Hampstead Heath - replaced by Route 46

08.06.72

WL

24RM

17RM

15RM

19.03.77

WL1+

24RM

17RM

15RM

SOUTH KENSINGTON STN (Mon-Fri/Sun) or BATTERSEA PARK STN (Sat shop hours) - CLAPHAM JUNCTION (Sats) - ELEPHANT (Mon-Fri) - KINGS CROSS (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat/Suns)
MON-FRI withdrawn between Elephant & Castle and Kings Cross except peak hours.
SAT shopping hours diverted at Clapham Junction to BATTERSEA PARK STN.

28.10.78	HT141+	18DM	--	--
	WL1+	17DM	18DM	13DM

SOUTH KENSINGTON STN - KINGS CROSS (Sat/Sun) - Caledonian Road - Holloway Road - ARCHWAY STN (Mon-Fri)
Daily Route revised as above - Battersea Park Stn journeys withdrawn.
Mon-Fri extended from Kings Cross to Archway Station via withdrawn Route 17.
Holloway (HT) allocation added.

25.04.81	HT141+	18RM	--	--
	WL1+	17RM	18RM	13RM

SOUTH KENSINGTON STN - KINGS CROSS (Sat/Sun) - Caledonian Road - Holloway Road - ARCHWAY STN (Mon-Fri)
Daimlers replaced by Routemasters.

23.04.83	HT141+	18RM	--	--
	WL1+	10RM	18RM	9RM

SOUTH KENSINGTON STN - ARCHWAY STATION
Sat and Sun extended from Kings X to Archway replacing Route 263

27.10.84	HT141+	18RM	--	--
	SW31+	10RM	--	--
	WL1+	--	18RM	9RM

SOUTH KENSINGTON STN - ARCHWAY STATION
Mon-Fri WL allocation transferred to Stockwell (SW).

27.04.85	HT141+	18RM	--	--
	WL1+	10Tc	18Tc	9RM

SOUTH KENSINGTON STN - ARCHWAY STATION
Stockwell (SW) allocation withdrawn

03.08.85	Q1+	27T	15T	4T
	WL21+	--	--	6T

SOUTH KENSINGTON STN - KINGS CROSS ( Mon-Sat )- ARCHWAY STN (Suns)
Mon-Sat withdrawn between Kings Cross and Archway - this section replaced by re-introduced 17.
Converted to one person double deck operation and allocation changes as shown above

02.11.85

Q1+

27T

15T

10T

SOUTH KENSINGTON STN - KINGS CROSS ( Mon-Sat )- ARCHWAY STN (Suns)
WL garage closed - allocation transferred to Camberwell (Q)

12.04.86

Q1+

27T

15T

10T

SOUTH KENSINGTON STN - KINGS CROSS ( Mon-Sat )- ARCHWAY STN (Suns)
Rerouted northbound via Farringdon Street and Charterhouse St instead of Shoe Lane.

26.03.88

Q1+

27T

14T

10T

SOUTH KENSINGTON - ELEPHANT (Mon-Sat evgs) - FARRINGDON STREET (Mon-Fri except eves/Sat ) - KINGS CROSS (Mon-Fri except evgs) - ARCHWAY (Suns)
Mon-Sat evgs withdrawn between Elephant & Castle & Kings Cross and Sat withdrawn between Farringdon Street & Kings Cross

10.11.90

Q1+

13T

9T

7T

BRIXTON Lambeth Town Hall - KINGS CROSS
Diverted at Brixton Police Station to Lambeth Town Hall instead of South Kensington - this section replaced by new 45A.
Withdrawn between Kings Cross and Archway.
Route extended from Elephant & Castle to Kings Cross at all times

29.01.94

Q1+

15T

10T

6T

STREATHAM HILL Telford Avenue - KINGS CROSS
Extended at Brixton to Brixton Garage

14.11.98

Q1+

16NV

11NV

7NV

STREATHAM HILL Atkins Road - KINGS CROSS
Start of new contract and terminal change at Streatham Hill

22.01.00

Q1+

16AVL

11AVL

7AVL

STREATHAM HILL Atkins Road - KINGS CROSS
Converted to low floor double deck operation.

17.03.03

Q1+

17PVL

12PVL

7PVL

STREATHAM HILL Atkins Road - KINGS CROSS
Type change

31.01.04

Q401+

22PVL

20PVL

10PVL

STREATHAM HILL Atkins Road - KINGS CROSS
Northbound buses rerouted in Brixton following unbanning of right hand turn from Brixton Road into Gresham Road.
Running number sequence changed as can be seen on PVL113 below

03.11.07

Q401+

22PVL

20PVL

10PVL

STREATHAM HILL Atkins Road - KINGS CROSS
Revised at Kings Cross to run Via Pancras Road southbound with completion of St Pancras Station works.

13.11.10

Q401+

22PVL

20PVL

10PVL

STREATHAM HILL Atkins Road - KINGS CROSS
Contract renewal

23.09.13

Q401+

22PVL

20PVL

10PVL

STREATHAM HILL Atkins Road - KINGS CROSS
New schedule with widened headways in relation to road works at Holborn Circus - see working timetables

29.03.14

Q401+

22PVL

20PVL

10PVL

CLAPHAM PARK - KINGS CROSS
Headways returned to normal with completion of road works

14.11.15

Q401+

23PVL

21PVL

11PVL

CLAPHAM PARK - KINGS CROSS
Contract extended for two years

22.04.17

Q401+

21PVL

19PVL

13PVL

CLAPHAM PARK - KINGS CROSS
Frequency reductions

Current Blind

 

Operating Garages

HT Highgate
Changeover point 1961 Hampstead Heath
Changeover point 1978+ Archway Station stand

CF Chalk Farm
Changeover point Prince Of Wales Road / Harmood Street

WL Walworth
Changeover point Nags Head - Camberwell Road

Q Camberwell
Changeover point Camberwell Green ( West side )

SW Stockwell
Changeover point STOCKWELL Swan

CA Clapham
Changeover point Clapham Common Station

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