Route History

Date	Gar	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
01.10.50	WD	29RT	20RT	12RT

WANDSWORTH Armoury Way - Battersea - Nine Elms - Vauxhall - Albert Embankment - Westminster Bridge - Victoria Embankment - Norfolk Street - ( Arundel Street southbound ) - Aldwych - Bloomsbury - Old Street - Shoreditch - Hackney Road - HACKNEY Well Street
REPLACEMENT FOR TRAM #31

08.04.51

WD

29RTL

16RTL

12RTL

WANDSWORTH  -- HACKNEY Well Street
RT type replaced by RTL. - RT type moved to Thornton Heath for tram replacement duties.

22.10.52

WD

29RTL

15RTL

9RTL

WANDSWORTH - CLERKENWELL GREEN (Suns) - HACKNEY (Mon-Sat)
Sunday service withdrawn between Clerkenwell Green and Hackney

07.10.53

WD

29RTL

15RTL

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WANDSWORTH - HACKNEY (Mon-Sat)
Sunday service withdrawn, replaced between Wandsworth and Westmindter by new Route 44A

30.04.58

WD

23RTL

13RTL

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26.11.58	Q	--	8RTL	--
	WD	19RTL	--	--

Saturday WD allocation transferred to Camberwell (Q)

15.04.59	CT	28RTL	7RTL	4RTL
	WD	19RTL	9RTL	--

WANDSWORTH (Mon-Sat) - BLOOMSBURY (Suns) - Hackney - Clapton - Lea Bridge Road - LEYTON GREEN (Mon-Sat) - LEYTON Downsell Road (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat afternoons)
Mon-Sat extended from Hackney to Leyton Green and further extended Mon-Fri peaks and Sat pm to Downsell Road.
Sunday service re-introduced between Bloomsbury and Leyton Green.
Saturday only Q allocation withdrawn in favour of WD.
These changes were associated with Stage 2 of the trolleybus conversion. program.

14.10.59	CT	29RTL	9RTL	4RTL
	Q	--	7RTL	--
	WD	19RTL	--	--

Saturday only Q allocation re-introduced at the expense of WD allocation.

01.05.60	CT	29RTL	9RTL	--
	Q	--	7RTL	--
	WD	19RTL	--	--

WANDSWORTH - LEYTON GREEN (Mon-Sat) - LEYTON Downsell Rd (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat afts)
Sunday service withdrawn - replaced by 170A

12.10.60	CT	28RTL	9RTL	4RTL
	Q	--	7RTL	--
	WD	19RTL	--	--

WANDSWORTH (Mon-Sat) - BLOOMSBURY (Suns) - LEYTON GREEN - LEYTON Downsell Road (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat afts)
Sunday service re-introduced between Bloomsbury and Leyton Green.

11.05.61	CT	28RTL	9RTL	--
	Q	--	7RTL	--
	WD	19RTL	--	--

WANDSWORTH - LEYTON GREEN (Mon-Sat) - LEYTON Downsell Rd (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat afts)
Sunday service withdrawn - replaced by 170A

11.10.61	CT	28RTL	9RTL	2RTL/38A
	Q	--	7RTL	--
	WD	19RTL	--	--

WANDSWORTH (Mon-Sat) - BLOOMSBURY Red Lion Square (Sun early am) - LEYTON GREEN - LEYTON Downsell Road (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat afts)
Restricted early Sunday service re-introduced between Bloomsbury and Leyton Green.

29.01.64	CT	11RTL	--	2RTL/38A
	WD	19RTL	--	--

WANDSWORTH (Mon-Fri) - BLOOMSBURY (Sun early am) - LEYTON GREEN - LEYTON Downsell Road (Mon-Fri peaks)
Saturday service withdrawn, section between Bloomsbury and Clapton replaced by New Route 253A
Saturday only Camberwell (Q) allocation withdrawn

31.12.66	CT	17RTL	--	2RTL/38A
	WD	11RTL	--	--

WANDSWORTH (Mon-Fri) - BLOOMSBURY (Sun early am) - HACKNEY STATION (Mon-Fri) - LEYTON GREEN (Sun early am) - LEYTON Downsell Rd (Mon-Fri peaks)
Mon-Fri withdrawn between Hackney Station and Leyton Green although peak journeys to Downsell Road were retained.

	RTL1248 Victoria Embankment

01.09.67	CT	17RT	--	2RTL/38A
	WD	11RT	--	--

RTL replaced by RT type. 

23.03.68	CT	20RT	5RT	2RT/38A
	WD	11RT	--	--

WANDSWORTH (Mon-Fri) - BLOOMSBURY (Sat/Sun early am) - HACKNEY STATION (Mon-Sat) - LEYTON GREEN (Sun early am) - LEYTON Downsell Road (Mon-Fri peaks)
Saturday service re-introduced between Bloomsbury and Hackney to replace withdrawn service 253A.

07.09.68	CT	20RT	5RT	2RT/277
	WD	12RT	--	--

Sunday service derived now from 277 allocation as 38A withdrawn on this day

25.10.69

WD

13RT

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WANDSWORTH - BLOOMSBURY (Mon-Fri except evenings) - SHOREDITCH CHURCH (Mon-Fri peaks)
Withdrawn between Bloomsbury and Leyton except for peak journeys to Shoreditch Church. Mainly replaced by new 55. 
Weekend and evening service also withdrawn. CT allocation withdrawn.

24.07.71

WD

11DMS

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WANDSWORTH Armoury Way - Westminster Bridge - Whitehall - Trafalgar Square - ALDWYCH (Mon-Fri except evenings) - Kingsway - Holborn - EUSTON STN (Mon-Fri peaks)
Converted to One Person Operation.
Withdrawn between Westminster and Shoreditch via Victoria Embankment  but diverted instead via Whitehall and Strand to ALDWYCH and further extended via service 68 to Euston at peak times.

31.03.79

WD

12DMS

--

--

WANDSWORTH Armoury Way -  ALDWYCH (Mon-Fri except evenings) - EUSTON STN (Mon-Fri peaks)
New schedule

25.04.81	SW131+	--	7DMS	--
	WD61+	17DMS	--	--

ROEHAMPTON Danebury Avenue - Putney Heath - West Hill - Wandsworth - East Hill - CLAPHAM JUNCTION (Mon-Fri evenings/Sats) - Falcon Road - Battersea - Nine Elms - VAUXHALL STATION (Sat shop hrs) - ALDWYCH (Mon-Fri except evenings) - EUSTON STATION (Mon-Fri peaks)
Re-routed between Wandsworth and Battersea via East Hill and Falcon Road.
Extended from Wandsworth to Roehampton via withdrawn 168 to Putney Heath and then former 85A to Danebury Avenue.
Mon-Fri evening service introduced between Roehampton and Clapham Junction and a Saturday shopping service between Roehampton and Vauxhall worked by a new Stockwell (SW) allocation.

04.09.82

SW131+

12DMS

9DMS

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ROEHAMPTON (Mon-Sat) - CLAPHAM JUNCTION (Sats) - VAUXHALL (Sat shop hrs) - ALDWYCH (Mon-Fri)
Mon-Fri peak service from Aldwych to Euston withdrawn.
Mon-Fri evening service extended from Clapham Junction to Aldwych.
Mon-Fri WD allocation transferred to Stockwell (SW).

29.08.84

SW131+

12DMS

7DMS

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ROEHAMPTON (Mon-Sat) - CLAPHAM JUNCTION (Sats) - VAUXHALL (Sat shop hrs) - ALDWYCH (Mon-Fri)
Comparative testing was carried out on this route using Leyland Olympians (L) Volvo Ailsa (V) Dennis Dominator (H) Metrobus Mk !! (M) plus rogue appearances from Leyland National Mk11's intended for service P4

26.03.88

SW131+

10D

7D

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ROEHAMPTON (Mon-Sat) - CLAPHAM JUNCTION (Sats) - VAUXHALL (Mon-Fri evenings /Sat shopping hours) - ALDWYCH (Mon-Fri except evenings)
Mon-Fri evening service withdrawn between Vauxhall and Aldwych.

25.05.91

SW131+

7DR

7DR

5DR

Midibus conversion
ROEHAMPTON - CLAPHAM JUNCTION (Daily)
Service withdrawn east of Clapham Junction.

04.12.93

AF41+

7DR

7DR

5DR

Allocation transferred from Stockwell to Putney (AF) 

13.09.97

AL101+

8DR

9DR

5DR

Allocation transferred from Putney (AF) to Merton (AL).

02.10.99	AF41+	3DR	--	--
	AL101+	4DR	10DR	7DR

Putney (AF) allocation added

25.03.00	AF41+	7DR	6DR	5DR
	AL101+	--	3LDP	3LDP

Weekend Putney (AF) allocation added - and Mon-Fri Merton (AL) allocation withdrawn.

14.09.02

AF41+

9DR

8DR

7DR

ROEHAMPTON Danebury Avenue - CLAPHAM JUNCTION Asda
Weekend Merton (AL) allocation withdrawn in favour of increase at Putney (AF)
Clapham Junction terminal changed to Asda

23.11.02

SW71+

9DR

9LDP

7LDP

New contract commenced - AF allocation transferred to SW with LDP type.
LDP type introduced 02.12.02

16.02.08

SW71+

19LDP

17LDP

11LDP

ROEHAMPTON Danebury Avenue - VICTORIA
Extended via withdrawn 239 from Clapham Junction to Victoria.

11.12.10

SW71+

19DP/SE

17DP/SE

11DP/SE

ROEHAMPTON Danebury Avenue - VICTORIA
Contract renewal

 

 

Operating Garages

SW Stockwell
Changeover point Vauxhall
From 02.08 VICTORIA Wilton Road stand.

CT Clapton
Changeover point outside garage

Q Camberwell
Changeover point Vauxhall

WD Wandsworth
Changeover point outside garage

AF Chelverton Road
Changeover point not known but probably Green Man - Putney Heath - email me if you know

AL Merton
Changeover point not known.