Route History
Date |
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Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
25.10.69 |
T |
31RT |
15RT |
6RT |
WALTHAMSTOW GARAGE - Walthamstow Central Station - Bakers Arms - Clapton - HACKNEY GARAGE (Suns) Cambridge Heath - Hackney Road - Old Street - Clerkenwell Green - BLOOMSBURY Red Lion Square (Sat/Sun am jnys) New Oxford Street - Oxford Circus - Baker Street - MARYLEBONE STATION (Mon-Fri
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Part of the allocation book library which is for sale Allocation Books |
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These yellow timetables were a regular feature on bus stops at the time Kindly supplied by Norman Kemp |
17.04.71 |
T |
24RT |
10RT |
5RM |
WALTHAMSTOW
GARAGE - HACKNEY GARAGE (Suns) - BLOOMSBURY (Sat/Sun am jnys) Kingsway - ALDWYCH (Mon-Fri)
Mon-Fri Route diverted at Holborn to Aldwych.
Sunday Route converted to Routemaster operation
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28.10.72 |
T |
22DMS |
11DMS |
4DMS |
WALTHAMSTOW
GARAGE - HACKNEY GARAGE (Suns) - BLOOMSBURY (Sat/Sun am jnys) - Kingsway - ALDWYCH (Mon-Fri)
Converted
to Double Deck One Person Operation.
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DMS3 Clapton Pond |
22.04.78 |
T51+ |
20DMS |
11DMS |
6DMS |
WALTHAMSTOW
GARAGE - ALDWYCH (Sat/Sun) - WATERLOO (Mon-Fri peaks)
Mon-Fri peak extended from Aldwych to Waterloo
31.01.81 |
T51+ |
20RM |
11RM |
6RM |
Crew operation
re-introduced
WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL STN - Leyton - Clapton - Hackney - Shoreditch - Clerkenwell -
Bloomsbury - Piccadilly Circus - Hyde Park Corner - VICTORIA
Withdrawn between Walthamstow Central and Walthamstow
Garage
Diverted at Holborn via Route
38 to Victoria daily.
As a result of this change night service N96 was converted to LS type
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RM1680 Shaftesbury Avenue |
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26.02.83 |
T51+ |
17RML |
9RML |
6RML |
WHIPPS
CROSS - Leyton - Clapton - Hackney - Shoreditch - Clerkenwell - Bloomsbury -
Piccadilly Circus - Hyde Park Corner - VICTORIA
Diverted
at Leyton to Whipps Cross
07.02.87 |
T51+ |
16RML 1RM |
9RML |
7LS |
WHIPPS CROSS - VICTORIA
Sunday
Route converted to single deck OPO.
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LS191 Centre Point |
06.06.87 |
T51+ |
17T |
9T |
6LS |
WHIPPS
CROSS - TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD STN
Daily-OPO.
Withdrawn between Tottenham Court Road and Victoria.
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T342 Mare Street |
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24.02.90 |
KB |
14ON |
11ON |
5ON |
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Contract reassigned |
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Operation
transferred to Kentish Bus operated from a base at Leyton
CLAPTON POND
- TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD
Withdrawn
between Clapton Pond and Whipps Cross
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KB546 Hackney Central |
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18.07.92 |
LY |
14ON |
11ON |
5ON |
CLAPTON
Kenninghall Road - OXFORD CIRCUS
Extended
from Tottenham Court Road to Oxford Circus
08.05.94 |
CH |
14ON |
11ON |
5ON |
CLAPTON
Kenninghall Road - OXFORD CIRCUS
Operation moved from Leyton (LY) to Cambridge Heath (CH)
19.04.97 |
KB |
16ON |
11ON |
5ON |
LEYTON Bakers Arms - OXFORD CIRCUS
Extended
from Clapton to Baker's Arms
28.02.98 |
T101+ |
17T |
12T |
8T |
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Contract reassigned |
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LEYTON GREEN - OXFORD CIRCUS
Contract
reassigned to Stagecoach and extended from Baker's Arms to Leyton Green
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T640 Oxford Street |
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02.99 |
T101+ |
18TA |
12TA |
11TA |
LEYTON GREEN - OXFORD CIRCUS
Converted
to low floor operation.
28.04.01 |
T101+ |
18TA |
12TA |
10TA |
LEYTON GREEN - OXFORD CIRCUS
24 hour service introduced but Night portion was extended from Leyton to Whipps Cross thus numbered N55
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Taken from April 2001 leaflet |
13.10.01 |
T101+ |
18TAc |
12TAc |
10TAc |
LEYTON GREEN - OXFORD CIRCUS
Reverted
to crew (doored) operation.
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There is no doubt that TA419 has a conductor
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04.01.03 |
T101+ |
25TA |
21TA |
14TA |
LEYTON GREEN - OXFORD CIRCUS
Converted
to OPO operation.
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TA1 Clapton
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27.02.10 |
T101+ |
25TA |
21TA |
14TA |
LEYTON GREEN - OXFORD CIRCUS
Contract renewal
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15163 Spectra at Oxford Circus |
10183 Tottenham Court Road © Jack Marian |
24.01.15 |
T101+ |
30LT |
23LT |
17LT |
LEYTON GREEN - OXFORD CIRCUS
Type change in advance of contract renewal in February, fullLt allocation was achieved 21.02.15
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LT312 Lea Bridge Roundabout © Martin (Hotspur_Star) |
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28.02.15 |
T101+ |
35LT |
23LT |
17LT |
LEYTON GREEN - OXFORD CIRCUS
Contract renewal
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Taken from 2019 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk |
12.10.19 |
T101+ |
37LT |
25LT |
19LT |
OXFORD CIRCUS - WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL STN
Extended from Bakers Arms to Walthamstow to part compensate for Route 48 withrawal
29.02.20 |
T101+ |
38LT |
29LT |
22LT |
OXFORD CIRCUS - WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL STN
Contract extended for two years
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12426 Cavendish Square makes a guest appearance © Samuel Letsu |
26.02.22 |
T101+ |
34LT |
28LT |
21LT |
OXFORD CIRCUS - WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL STN
Contract renewal using existing buses
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LT382 Walthamstow Central Station © Ian Armstrong |
Current Blind
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Operating Garages
KB Kentish
Bus
Changeover point ?
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Leyton
Changeover point at garage
Live visual
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