Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
29.10.41
K
6ST
6ST
7ST

KINGSTON Bus Station - Hampton Court - East Molesey - West Molesey - Walton Road - WALTON ON THAMES Manor Road
This was Route 214 converted to double deck and renumbered

Taken from 1943 map drawn by Mike Harris
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28.10.46
K
8ST
11ST
4STL
8ST

KINGSTON Bus Station -WALTON ON THAMES Manor Road
Saturday STL type added

26.10.49
K
8RT
15RT
8RT

KINGSTON Bus Station -WALTON ON THAMES Manor Road
Converted to RT type

 

RT849 East Molesy

 


14.05.52
NB
8RT
15RT
8RT

KINGSTON Bus Station -WALTON ON THAMES Manor Road
K allocation transferred to NB.

30.04.58
NB
8RT
14RT
8RT

KINGSTON Bus Station -WALTON ON THAMES Manor Road
See times below


13.05.59
K
--
--
8RT
 
NB
8RT
15RT
--

KINGSTON Bus Station -WALTON ON THAMES
Sunday NB allocation transferred to K.

14.10.59
NB
8RT
14RT
7RT

KINGSTON Bus Station -WALTON ON THAMES
Sunday K allocation transferred to NB.

25.06.61
NB
8RT
14RT
7RT

KINGSTON - WALTON (Mon-Sat)- Hersham Road - Bowes Road - Cromwell Road - Ambleside Avenue - Rydens Road - Molesey Road - HERSHAM STATION (Suns)
Sunday extended from Walton to Hersham via Service 264.


09.05.62
AL
--
7RT
6RT
 
NB
17RM
14RM/2RT
14RM

WIMBLEDON STATION - Raynes Park - New Malden - Norbiton - Kingston - WALTON (Monday-Saturday) - HERSHAM STATION (Sun)
Extended from Kingston to Wimbledon via withdrawn trolleybus service 604.
AL allocation introduced at weekends.
NB converted from RT to RM.

A nostalgic view here of RM1202 at Hampton Court with the Green Line bus stop opposite in Vrow Walk at Hampton Court

01.07.64
AL
--
7RT
9RT
 
NB
16RM
16RM
13RM

CLAPHAM COMMON Old Town (Suns) Balham - Tooting - S Wimbledon - WIMBLEDON STN (Mon-Sat) - WALTON ON THAMES (Mon-Sat) - HERSHAM (Suns)
Sunday extended from Wimbledon to Clapham Common via service 155.


18.11.64
AL
--
9RT
4RT
 
NB
16RM
16RM
7RM

WIMBLEDON STN - WALTON ON THAMES (Mon-Sat) - HERSHAM (Suns)
Sunday extension to Clapham Common withdrawn.

23.01.66
AL
--
9RT
--
 
NB
16RM
15RM
--

WIMBLEDON - WALTON ON THAMES (Mon-Sat)
Sunday service withdrawn in favour of extending Routee 155 from Wimbledon to Hersham.

24.01.70
AL
6RM
6RM
--
 
NB
10RM
8RM
--

WIMBLEDON - WALTON ON THAMES (Mon-Sat)
Mon-Fri AL allocation introduced at the expense of NB.

RM767

RM767 at Wimbledon Station

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18.09.71
AL
6RM
6RM
--
 
NB
6RM
4RM
--

WIMBLEDON - WEST MOLESEY Central Avenue (Mon-Sat)
Withdrawn between West Molesey and Walton - this section replaced by new  Service 211

RT4212

A rather tatty RT4212 waits at the Wimbledon stand shotly before the route was converted to One Man operation

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12.05.73
AL
4DMS
--
8DMS
 
NB
9DMS
10DMS
4DMS

VICTORIA EMBANKMENT (Sunday am jnys) via Westminster or Blackfriars - Kennington - Stockwell - CLAPHAM COMMON (Suns) - WIMBLEDON (Mon-Sat) - WEST MOLESEY
Service converted to One Person Operation.
Sunday re-introduction replaced service 155 on this day

DMS628

DMS628 seen at Lambeth North on a special Sunday morning journey

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05.10.74
AL
4DMS
--
8DMS
 
NB
10DMS
11DMS
4DMS

WEST MOLESLEY  - WIMBLEDON ( Mon-Sat )  -  CLAPHAM COMMON ( Suns )  -  EMBANKMENT ( Sunday am journeys )
New schedule

22.04.78
AL261+
5DMS
--
8DMS
 
NB71+
10DMS
10DMS
4DMS

WEST MOLESLEY  - WIMBLEDON ( Mon-Sat )  -  CLAPHAM COMMON ( Suns )  -  EMBANKMENT ( Sunday am journeys )
New schedule

01.09.79
AL261+
5DMS
--
8DMS
 
NB71+
10M
10M
4M

WEST MOLESLEY  - WIMBLEDON ( Mon-Sat )  -  CLAPHAM COMMON ( Suns )  -  EMBANKMENT ( Sunday am journeys )
NB allocation converted from DMS to M.

27.09.80
AL261+
--
--
8DMS
 
NB71+
15M
10M
3M

WEST MOLESLEY  - WIMBLEDON ( Mon-Sat )  -  CLAPHAM COMMON ( Suns )  -  EMBANKMENT ( Sunday am journeys )
Mon-Fri AL allocation withdrawn in favour of increase at NB.

 

The side destination display is wrongly fitted to the front on M1383

 


 

 


27.10.84
AL261+
--
--
8DMS
 
NB71+
15M
10M
3M

ALDWYCH (Sun am jnys) Waterloo - York Road - Westminster Bridge Road - Elephant - Kennington - Stockwell - CLAPHAM COMMON (Suns) - WIMBLEDON (Mon-Sat) - WEST MOLESEY
Sunday am journeys to Embankment diverted to Aldwych instead.

25.10.86
AL261+
--
--
8DMS
 
NB71+
15M
10M
3M

CLAPHAM COMMON (Suns) - WIMBLEDON (Mon-Sat) - HAMPTON COURT STN (Mon-Sat evgs/Suns) - WEST MOLESEY (Mon-Sat except evgs)
Sunday withdrawn between Clapham Common and Aldwych and between Hampton Court and West Molesey.

27.06.87
LH
11dd
12dd
10dd
New Contract commenced with LONDON COUNTRY SOUTH WEST

CLAPHAM COMMON (Suns) - WIMBLEDON STATION ( Mon-Sat ) - HAMPTON COURT (Suns) - WEST MOLESEY (Mon-Sat) - Walton - Oatlands Drive - WEYBRIDGE Ship ( Mon-Sat evgs - hourly)
New operator

603

603 Fairfield Bus Station

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29.09.90
K81+
10T
10T
6T
New contract commenced

WIMBLEDON - HAMPTON COURT (Suns) - WEST MOLESEY (Mon-Sat) - Field Common Estate - Walton - WEYBRIDGE STN (Mon-Sat evgs)
Extended from the Ship in Weybridge to the Station

T965

 

 

T965 Cromwell Road, Kingston

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29.10.94
K81+
10T
10T
6T

WIMBLEDON STATION - KINGSTON Brook Street
Withdrawn west of Kingston - this section replaced by new 411.

29.06.96
FW151+
10VA
10VA
5VA

WIMBLEDON STATION - KINGSTON Brook Street
Kingston (K) allocation transferred to Fulwell (FW)

 

VA10 Fairfield Bus Station

 


26.09.97
FW151+
10VA
10VA
5VA

WIMBLEDON STATION - KINGSTON Fairfield Bus Station
Kingston terminal changed from Brook Street to Fairfileld Bus Station

Map scanned from 1997 London Transport Buses leaflet
30.09.00
FW151+
10VA
10VA
6VA

WIMBLEDON STATION - KINGSTON Fairfield Bus Station
New Contract commenced.

01.10.01
FW151+
10TA
10TA
8TA

WIMBLEDON STATION - KINGSTON Fairfield Bus Station
Contract renewal

04.04.06
FW151+
10TA
10TA
8TA
LONDON UNITED logo replaced by Transdev

 

TA250 Wimbledon stand

 


30.06.07
FW151+
19TA
19TA
14TA

KINGSTON - New Malden - Raynes Park - Wimbledon - South Wimbledon - Colliers Wood - TOOTING BROADWAY Longmead Road
Extended from Wimbledon to Tooting - part compensation for Route 493 revision.

02.10.10
FW151+
20TA
20TA
14TA

KINGSTON  -  TOOTING BROADWAY 
Contract renewal

03.03.11
FW151+
20TA
20TA
14TA
TRANSDEV REPLACED BY RATP

 

TA313 unknown location

 


31.05.14
TV151+
20TA
20TA
14TA

KINGSTON  -  TOOTING BROADWAY 
Route transferred from Fulwell (FW) to Tolworth (TV) to make room for Route 391

 

 

SP102 has been turned short on the occasion of Merton Garage open day

 

 


03.10.15
TV151+
21SP
21SP
14SP

KINGSTON  -  TOOTING BROADWAY  
Contract extended for two years

27.06.16
TV151+
21VH
21VH
14VH

KINGSTON  -  TOOTING BROADWAY  
Timetable revision, new hybrid buses now operate on this route

VH45167 Kingston

 © Thomas Drake


30.09.17
AL211+
21WVN
20WVN
12WVN
LONDON GENERALLOGO Contract reassigned

TOOTING BROADWAY  -  KINGSTON
New contract commenced

WVN32 Eden Street, Kingston

WVN32 Eden Street, Kingston

© Peter Horrex


01.10.22
AL211+
21WVN
20WVN
12WVN

TOOTING BROADWAY  -  KINGSTON
Contract extended for two years

WSD23 Wimbledon

 


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Operating Garages

AL Merton
Changeover point Wimbledon Station or outside garage.
FROM 2017 ouside garage w/b and Abbey Parade e/b

NB Norbiton
Changeover point Norbiton Church

K Kingston
Changeover point at garage

FW Fulwell
Changeover point Kingston Bus Station

TV Tolworth
Changeover point Kingston Fairfield Bus Station

Live visual

 

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Thursday, 18.01.24