Route History

KINGS CROSS St Pancras - Euston - Kingsway - Aldwych - Trafalgar Square - Westminster - Millbank - Lambeth Bridge - Vauxhall - Wandsworth Road - Clapham Junction - St Johns Rd - Battersea Rise - Windmill Road - Earlsfield Road - Garratt Lane - Tooting Broadway - London Road - Amen Corner - Mitcham - Cranmer Road - Carshalton Road - Hackbridge Corner - Carshalton Station - WALLINGTON Belmont Road

Vauxhall to Wallington section
Taken from 1934 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk

15.11.39
Suspended - LDO 14.11.39 - partly replaced by revisions to Route 39

KINGS CROSS  -  WALLINGTON
Daily reinstated as above

KINGS CROSS ( Mon-Fri except evenings / Sat / Sun ) - ALDWYCH ( Mon-Fri evenings ) MITCHAM Cricketers ( Suns ) - WALLINGTON ( Mon-Sat / Sun am journeys )
Mon-Fri evenings withdrawn between Aldwych and Kings Cross
Sun withdrawn between Mitcham and Wallington except for early journeys

Mon-Sat to operate in two sections
Kings Cross to Tooting Mitre
Tooting Broadway to Wallington

KINGS CROSS ( Mon-Fri except evenings / Sat / Sun ) - ALDWYCH ( Mon-Fri evenings ) - TOOTING Mitre ( Suns ) - WALLINGTON ( Mon-Sat / Sun am journeys )
Sunday withdrawn between Tooting and Mitcham except for early journeys to Wallington

KINGS CROSS ( Mon-Fri except evenings / Sat / Sun ) - ALDWYCH ( Mon-Fri evenings ) - TOOTING Mitre ( Suns ) - WALLINGTON ( Mon-Sat / Sun am journeys )
Mon-Sat Chalk Farm (CF) allocation replaced by new Gillingham Street (GM)

Two sections
WALLINGTON - TOOTING BROADWAY
TOOTING Mitre  -  ALDWYCH ( Mon-Fri evenings )  -  KINGS CROSS ( except Mon-Fri evenings )
Sunday extended from Tooting to Wallington at all times
Sunday only Chalk Farm(CF replaced by Gillingham Street (GM)

14.05.52	AL	20D 6STL+	21D	12D
		1D/77A 2D/152
	GM	10STL 3STD	13STL	--
	Q	--	--	8RTL

Two sections
WALLINGTON - TOOTING BROADWAY
TOOTING Mitre  -  ALDWYCH ( Mon-Fri evenings )  -  KINGS CROSS ( except Mon-Fri evenings )
Sunday GM allocation transferred to Q.

Two sections
WALLINGTON - TOOTING BROADWAY ( Mon-Sat )
TOOTING Mitre  -  ALDWYCH ( Mon-Fri evenings )  -  KINGS CROSS ( except Mon-Fri evenings )
Sunday rerouted via Vauxhall Bridge and renumbered 77B.

	D180 Woburn Place ? Photographer unknown

Two sections
WALLINGTON - TOOTING BROADWAY ( Mon-Sat )
TOOTING Mitre  -  ALDWYCH ( Mon-Fri evenings )  -  KINGS CROSS ( except Mon-Fri evenings )
Merton (AL) allocation converted from D to RT.

Two sections
WALLINGTON - TOOTING BROADWAY ( Mon-Sat )
TOOTING Mitre  -  ALDWYCH ( Mon-Fri evenings )  -  KINGS CROSS ( except Mon-Fri evenings )
Gillingham Street (GM) allocation transferred to Stockwell (Stockwell (SW))

Two sections
WALLINGTON - TOOTING BROADWAY ( Mon-Sat )
TOOTING Mitre  -  ALDWYCH ( Mon-Fri evenings )  -  KINGS CROSS ( except Mon-Fri evenings )
Stockwell (SW) allocation converted from STD to RTL.

Two sections
WALLINGTON - TOOTING BROADWAY ( Mon-Sat )
TOOTING Mitre  -  ALDWYCH ( Mon-Fri evenings )  - EUSTON ( except Mon-Fri evenings )
Withdrawn between Euston and Kings Cross

Two sections
WALLINGTON - TOOTING BROADWAY ( Mon-Sat )
TOOTING Mitre  -  ALDWYCH ( Mon-Fri evenings / Sat pm)  - EUSTON ( except Mon-Fri evenings / Sat am )
Withdrawn between Aldwych and Euston Saturday pm

	RTL1265 (SW) Aldwych stand

14.08.63	AL	27RT	21RT	--
	SW	--	6RTL	--

Two sections
WALLINGTON - TOOTING BROADWAY ( Mon-Sat )
TOOTING Mitre  -  ALDWYCH ( Mon-Fri evenings / Sat pm)  - EUSTON ( except Mon-Fri evenings / Sat am )
Mon-Fri SW allocation withdrawn.

29.01.64

AL

27RT

21RT

--

Two sections
WALLINGTON - TOOTING BROADWAY ( Mon-Sat )
TOOTING Mitre  -  ALDWYCH ( Mon-Fri evenings / Sat pm)  - EUSTON ( except Mon-Fri evenings / Sat am )
Saturday only SW allocation withdrawn.

06.03.65

AL

27RT

--

--

Two sections
WALLINGTON - TOOTING BROADWAY ( Mon-Fri )
TOOTING Mitre  -  ALDWYCH ( Mon-Fri evenings )  - EUSTON ( except Mon-Fri evenings )
Saturday diverted via Vauxhall Bridge and renumbered 77B.

RT3287 Parliament Street busmap.co.uk

12.05.73

AL

25RT

12RT

9RM

Two sections
WALLINGTON - TOOTING BROADWAY ( Mon-Fri )
TOOTING Mitre  -  ALDWYCH ( Mon-Fri evenings / Sat )  - EUSTON ( except Mon-Fri evenings )  -  KINGS CROSS ( Suns )
Rerouted between Millbank and Vauxhall via Millbank and Vauxhall Bridge instead of Lambeth Bridge and Albert Embankment
Saturday introduced Aldwych to Tooting to replace withdrawn 77B
Sunday introduced Kings Cross to Tooting to replace withdrawn 77B.

15.12.73

AL

25RM

12RM

9RM

Two sections
WALLINGTON - TOOTING BROADWAY ( Mon-Fri )
TOOTING Mitre  -  ALDWYCH ( Mon-Fri evenings / Sat )  - EUSTON ( except Mon-Fri evenings )  -  KINGS CROSS ( Suns )
RM type introduced on a daily basis.

	RM583 seen on the southern section at Carshalton Pond mike-harris.co.uk

28.02.76

AL1+

29RM

14RM

11RM

Two sections
WALLINGTON - TOOTING BROADWAY ( Mon-Fri )
TOOTING Mitre  -  ALDWYCH ( Mon-Fri evenings / Sat )  - EUSTON ( except Mon-Fri evenings )  -  KINGS CROSS ( Suns )
New schedule

28.10.78	AL1+	23RM+	15RM	12RM
		1RM/155

Two sections
WALLINGTON - TOOTING BROADWAY ( Mon-Fri )
TOOTING Mitre  -  ALDWYCH ( Mon-Fri evenings / Sat )  - EUSTON ( except Mon-Fri evenings )  -  KINGS CROSS ( Suns )
New schedule

25.04.81

AL1+

18RM

15RM

9RM

FARRINGDON STREET (Mon-Fri peaks) - ALDWYCH (Mon-Sat) - CHARING CROSS (Suns) Westminster Bridge - Vauxhall - Clapham Junction - Wandsworth - TOOTING (Sat/Sun) Southcroft Road - STREATHAM GARAGE (Mon-Fri)
Mon-Fri withdrawn between Aldwych and Euston but extended from Aldwych to Farringdon Street via withdrawn Route 168 Mon-Fri peaks.
Additionally extended from Tooting to Streatham Garage.
Sunday withdrawn between Charing Cross and Kings Cross.
Southern section Tooting to Wallington converted to double deck OPO and renumbered 127

27.10.84	AL1+	18RM	6RM	--
	SW61+	--	8RM	6RM

FARRINGDON STREET (Mon-Fri peaks) - ALDWYCH (Mon-Sat) - CHARING CROSS (Suns) - TOOTING (Sat/Sun) - STREATHAM St Leonards Church (Mon-Fri)
Withdrawn between St Leonards Church and Garage in Streatham.
Saturday & Sunday Stockwell (SW) allocation reintroduced.

Taken from 1985 allocation book which is available for sale

19.11.84	AL1+	18RM	6RM	--
	SW61	--	8Dc	6Dc

FARRINGDON STREET (Mon-Fri peaks) - ALDWYCH (Mon-Sat) - CHARING CROSS (Suns) - TOOTING (Sat/Sun) - STREATHAM St Leonards Church (Mon-Fri)
D type (crew) introduced at Stockwell.

	Crew operated DMS2565 seen in Vauxhall June 1985 busmap.co.uk

03.08.85	AL1+	11RM	6RM	--
	SW61+	7RM	8Dc	6Dc

EUSTON (Mon-Fri peaks) - ALDWYCH (Mon-Sat) - CHARING CROSS (Suns) - TOOTING (Sat/Sun) - STREATHAM (Mon-Fri)
Mon-Fri peaks diverted at Aldwych to Euston instead of Farringdon Street.
Mon-Fri Stockwell (SW) allocation introduced

01.02.86	AL1+	14D	18D	12D
	SW61+	10D	5D	--

EUSTON (Mon-Fri except evgs) - RUSSELL SQUARE (Suns) - ALDWYCH (Mon-Fri evgs/Sat) - TOOTING (Sat/Sun) - STREATHAM (Mon-Fri)
Converted to One Person Operation. Sunday Stockwell (SW) withdrawn in favour of new AL allocation.
Mon-Fri mid-day extended from Aldwych to Euston.
Sunday extended from Charing Cross to Russell Square

07.02.87	AL1+	24D	10D	12D
	SW61+	--	5D	--

EUSTON (Mon-Fri except evgs) - RUSSELL SQUARE (Suns) - ALDWYCH (Mon-Fri evgs/Sat) - TOOTING (Sat/Sun) - STREATHAM (Mon-Fri)
Mon-Fri Stockwell (SW) allocation withdrawn.

11.07.87

A;1+

23D

15D

12D

EUSTON (Mon-Fri except evgs) - Russell SQUARE (Suns) - ALDWYCH (Mon-Fri evgs/Sat) - TOOTING Mitre (Sat/Sun) - TOOTING STATION (Mon-Fri)
Mon-Fri diverted at Amen Corner to Tooting Station instead of Streatham.

02.01.88

AL1+

23D

15D

12D

EUSTON (Mon-Fri except evgs) - Russell SQUARE (Suns) - ALDWYCH (Mon-Fri evgs/Sat) - TOOTING Mitre (Sat/Sun) - TOOTING STATION (Mon-Fri) - Mitcham - Western Road - Colliers Wood - MERTON GARAGE (Mon-Sat garage journeys)
Mon-Sat garage journeys introduced to Merton via Mitcham.

16.04.88

AL1+

21D

16D

12D

EUSTON (Mon-Fri except evgs) - Russell SQUARE (Mon-Fri evgs,Suns) - ALDWYCH (Sats) - TOOTING Mitre (Sat/Sun) - TOOTING STATION (Mon-Fri) - MERTON GARAGE (Mon-Sat garage journeys)
Mon-Fri evenings extended from Aldwych to Russell Square.

	M809 Whitehall performing a garage run in service before this practise ceased in May 199

25.05.91

AL1+

14M

13M

10M

WATERLOO - Albert Embankment - Vauxhall - Clapham Junction - Earlsfield - Tooting Broadway - TOOTING STATION
New contract - revised service as above. Garage journeys now run out of service

02.09.00

AL1+

15PVL

16PVL

12PVL

WATERLOO  -  TOOTING STATION
Convert to low floor operation.

	NV106 Waterloo stand © Mark Bowerbank

26.02.05

AL1+

15PVL

16PVL

12PVL

WATERLOO  -  TOOTING STATION
New schedule introduced to aid reliability

	PVL145 Waterloo © Lawrence Living

03.06.06

AL1+

16PVL

16PVL

11PVL

WATERLOO  -  TOOTING STATION
Contract renewal

	PVL373 Tooting Broadway

04.06.11

AL1+

16PVL

16PVL

14PVL

WATERLOO  -  TOOTING STATION
Contract extended for two years

	DOE54 Waterloo © Graham Smith

01.06.13

AL1+

17PVL

16PVL

12PVL

WATERLOO  -  TOOTING
Contract renewal for 5 years - working timetables added

	E79 Waterloo © Dave McKay

02.07.16

SW251+

18PVL

17PVL

13PVL

WATERLOO  -  TOOTNG
Allocation moved to Stockwell (SW) to make room for Route 57

	EH290 Waterloo © Lawrence Living

02.06.18

SW251+

18EH

17EH

13EH

WATERLOO  -  TOOTING
Contract renewal

Taken from 2018 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk

PROPOSAL FOR 2023 Revised to terminate at Taxi Road, Waterloo Station instead of Concert Hall Approach. This would preserve the link from Taxi Road to Lambeth Palace previously served by Route 507

 

Current Blind

 

Operating Garages

AL Merton
Changeover point TOOTING BROADWAY Longmead Road - TOOTING Mitre stand - or TOOTING BROADWAY Mitcham Road.
Garage journeys leave line of route at Tooting Broadway and observe Route 155 stops to garage or leave line of route at Mitcham and observe Route 152 stops to garage.

Stockwell (SW) Stockwell
Changeover point Vauxhall Station.
Garage journeys leave line of route at WANDSWORTH ROAD Lansdowne Way and run light to garage.
From July 2016 changeover point is WANDSWORTH ROAD / Lansdowne Way

GM Gillingham Street, Victoria - Gillingham Street
Changeover point Vauxhall Station.
Garage journeys leave line of route at Vauxhall and observe Route 2 stops to Victoria
Garage journeys leave line of route at  Parliament Square and observe Route 24 stops to Victoria

Q Camberwell
Changeover point Vauxhall Station.
Garage journeys leave line of route at Vauxhall and run via Route 36

CF Chalk Farm
Changeover point York Way

Live visual

 

 

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Wednesday, 01.11.23

 

 

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