Route History
Date of introduction |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
02.06.84 |
HT191+ |
3M |
4M |
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ARCHWAY
STN - Holloway
Rd - Liverpool Rd - Mackenzie Rd - Westbourne Rd - Offord Rd - Hemingford
Rd - Copenahgen St - Liverpool Rd - ISLINGTON Angel( Mon-Sat except late evenings)
NEW ROUTE
24.11.84 |
HT191+ |
3M |
4M |
-- |
ARCHWAY
STATION - Holloway -
Barnsbury - Angel - Rosebery Avenue - Holborn - New Oxford Street - TOTTENHAM
COURT ROAD STN ( Mon-Sat except late evgs)
Extended from Angel to Tottenham Court Road Station
via Route 19.
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M1163 Holloway Road |
04.04.87 |
CW31+ |
mini |
mini |
-- |
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Contract reassigned |
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ARCHWAY
STATION - Holloway
Road - Liverpool Road - Mackenzie Road - Westbourne Road - Offord Road - Hemingford
Road - Copenahgen Street - Liverpool Road - ISLINGTON Angel( Mon-Sat )
Withdrawn between Angel and Tottenham
Court Road Station and converted to midibus operation. Late evening service
introduced.
Operated by London Country North West from a
base at Coppetts Wood.
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MB165 Holloway Road |
26.06.88 |
VB |
5MBV |
5MBV |
-- |
ARCHWAY -- ISLINGTON Angel
Operation
transferred to LONDON BUSES operated from Gillingham Street basement.
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294 Holloway Road |
20.02.89 |
VB |
5OV |
5OV |
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ARCHWAY -- ISLINGTON Angel
Vehicle
type change.
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OV31 Archway normally allocated to C2
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01.02.92 |
NP201+ |
midi |
midi |
-- |
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3 year Contract reassigned to Capital CItybus |
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FINSBURY
PARK STATION - Holloway - Barnsbury Estate - Angel - St John Street - SMITHFIELD White Bear ( Mon-Sat )
Operation transferred to Capital Citibus under LRT tendering process
Diverted at Holloway to Finsbury Parkinstead of Archway and extended
at Islington to Smithfield replacing most of Route 279 withdrawn section
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Extracted from March 1994 map drawn by © Darius Grigg |
09.11.96 |
NP201+ |
7midi |
5midi |
3midi |
FINSBURY
PARK STATION - SMITHFIELD White Bear
Sunday service introduced.
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613 Holloway Road
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31.01.98 |
H201+ |
7midi |
6midi |
4midi |
FINSBURY
PARK STATION - SMITHFIELD White Bear
Reallocated
to Hackney (H)
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Part of the allocation book library which is for sale Allocation Books |
04.03.00 |
NP201+ |
7midi |
6midi |
4midi |
FINSBURY
PARK STATION - SMITHFIELD White Bear
Allocation
moved back to Northumberland Park (NP)
03.02.01 |
HK1+ |
9SLF |
8SLF |
6SLF |
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OPERATION BY HACKNEY COMMUNITY TRANSPORT operated by Dennis Dart Caetano Nimbus 10.5m |
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FINSBURY
PARK STATION - Holloway - Barnsbury Estate - Angel - St John Street -
Clerkenwell Road - Goswell Road - Beech Street - Moorgate - LIVERPOOL
STREET STATION
Extended from Clerkenwell to Liverpool Street -
the short section of St John Street to Smithfield withdrawn.
04.02.06 |
HK1+ |
9HDC |
9HDC |
7HDC |
FINSBURY
PARK STATION - LIVERPOOL STREET Bus Station
Contract
renewal
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HDC3 Barnsbury |
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05.02.11 |
HK1+ |
9HDC |
9HDC |
7HDC |
FINSBURY
PARK STATION - LIVERPOOL STREET Bus Station
Contract
extended for two years
02.02.13 |
HK1+ |
10DA |
9DA |
8DA |
FINSBURY
PARK STATION - LIVERPOOL STREET Bus Station
Contract renewal
 |
DA3 Liverpool Street Bus Station
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22.07.13 |
HK1+ |
10DA |
9DA |
8DA |
FINSBURY PARK STATION - FINSBURY SQUARE
Temporarily withdrawn between Finsbury Square and Liverpool Street
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03.01.18 |
NP501+ |
11SEe |
10SEe |
9SEe |
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New Contract operating from Northumberland Park NP |
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FINSBURY PARK STATION - FINSBURY SQUARE
New operator with new electric single deckers
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SEe67 Finsbury Square © Samuel Letsu |
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05.12.20 |
NP501+ |
11SEe |
10SEe |
9SEe |
FINSBURY PARK STATION - LIVERPOOL STREET Bus Station
Extended from Finsbury Square to Liverpool Street Bus Station via Moorgate, Eldon Street, Blomfield Street returning via Old Broad Streeet, London Wall and Moorgate
28.08.21 |
RA101+ |
11SEe |
10SEe |
9SEe |
FINSBURY PARK STATION - LIVERPOOL STREET Bus Station
Allocation moved from Northumberland Park (NP) to Waterloo (RA)
04.02.23 |
RA101+ |
11SEe |
10SEe |
9SEe |
FINSBURY PARK STATION - LIVERPOOL STREET Bus Station
Contract extended for two years
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Current Blind
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Operating Garages
RA Waterloo
Meal reliefs at ISLINGTON Pentonville Road
Start / Finish at Liverpool Street
HT
Holloway
Changeover point ?
CW
Coppetts wood
Changeover point ?
VB
Victoria Basement
Changeover point ?
NP
Northumberland Park
Changeover point Finsbury Park Station stand
H
Hackney
Changeover point ?
HK
Ash Grove
Changeover point at Tolpuddle Street - Islington
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