London Bus Route 172

Route History

Date	Gar	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
01.02.92	NX101+	15L/T	7L/T	--

GROVE PARK (Mon-Fri) - Downham Way - CATFORD GARAGE (Sats) Catford - Stanstead Road - Brockley Cross - New Cross - Old Kent Road - ELEPHANT & CASTLE (Sats)
Blackfriars - Ludgate Circus - St Pauls - London Wall - MOORGATE Finsbury Square (Mon-Fri)
NEW ROUTE to replace southern section of Service 141.

T756 New Change

14.03.92	NX101+	12L/T	7L/T	--
	TL251+	3L/T	3L/T

MOORGATE (Mon-Fri) - ELEPHANT (Sats) - CATFORD GARAGE (Sats) - GROVE PARK (Mon-Fri) or BROMLEY NORTH STN (Sat shop hrs)
Saturday shopping hours extended from Catford garage to Bromley North Station via Route 208.
MS Catford (TL) allocation added.

18.07.92	NX101+	12L/T	7L/T	--
	TL251+	3L/T	3L/T

LIVERPOOL STREET Bus Station (Mon-Fri) - ELEPHANT & CASTLE (Sats) - CATFORD GARAGE (Sats) - GROVE PARK (Mon-Fri) or BROMLEY NORTH STN (Sat shop hrs)
Mon-Fri service diverted at London Wall to Liverpool Street instead of Finsbury Square. this was part compensation for Red Arrow 502 withdrawal.

12.03.94

NX101+

13L/T

	SEE BELOW

BROCKLEY RISE - LIVERPOOL STREET Bus Station (Mon-Fri)
Withdrawn south of Brockley Rise and withdrawn completely on Saturday. TL allocation withdrawn.
This was part compensated by diversion of Route 171 to Catford garage instead of Forest Hill.

NV87 Liverpool Street Bus Station

20.09.99

NX101+

14L/T

BROCKLEY RISE - Brockley Cross - New Cross - Old Kent Road - Bricklayers Arms - Elephant - St Georges Circus - Waterloo - Aldwych - Fleet Street - Ludgate Circus - New Change - ST PAULS STATION (Mon-Fri)
rerouted at St Georges Circus to St Pauls via Waterloo - Blackfriars routeing to Liverpool Street replaced by revised Route 100.

18.03.00

NX101+

14L/T

11L/T

7L/T

BROCKLEY RISE - ST PAULS STATION
Saturday and Sunday introduction.

17.03.01

NX101+

14NV

12NV

7NV

BROCKLEY RISE - ST PAULS STATION
Start of new contract.


Map scanned from March 2001 leaflet

05.01

NX101+

14PVL

12PVL

7PVL

BROCKLEY RISE - ST PAULS STATION
Converted to low floor double deck.

PVL234 Old Vic - Waterloo

15.02.03

NX101+

14PVL

12PVL

7PVL

BROCKLEY RISE - ST PAULS STATION
Rerouted northbound at Elephant & Castle via new contra flow bus lane at London Road.

18.03.06

NX101+

14PVL

12PVL

8PVL

BROCKLEY RISE - ST PAULS STATION
Contract renewal with existing buses

August 2008 new corporate logo introduced

19.03.11

WL501+

14TA

12TA

8TA

	CONTRACT REASSIGNED

BROCKLEY RISE - ST PAULS STATION
Contract awarded to Abellio (WL)

The new order is represented here by Dennis Trident Alexander ALX400 9832

06.07.13

WL501+

14TA

12TA

8TA

BROCKLEY RISE - ST PAULS STATION
New time schedule issued

19.03.16

WL501+

17E

14E

10E

BROCKLEY RISE - ST PAULS
Contract extended for two years

	Enviro 9547 at Bricklayers Arms

17.06.17

WL501+

17E

14E

10E

BROCKLEY RISE - CLERKENWELL GREEN
Withdrawn between Ludgate Circus and St Pauls, diverted instead via Farringdon Street to Clerkwell Green

Enviro 9555 waits at the new stand at Clerkenwell Green, note the board in the windscreen so blinds not available yet

17.06.17

NX101+

18EH

16EH

11EH

BROCKLEY RISE - CLERKENWELL GREEN
Contract reassigned to GAL-London Central NX with new hybrid Enviros


Taken from2018 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk

EH211 Waterloo Road

01.12.18

NX101+

18EH

16EH

11EH

FARRINGDON STREET - BROCKLEY RISE
Temporary withdrawn between Farringdon Street and Clerkenwell Green in service but still used Clerkenwell Green stand using a different routeing

25.05.19

NX101+

18EH

16EH

11EH

CLERKENWELL GREEN - BROCKLEY RISE
Reinstated between Farringdon Street and Clerkenwell Green

15.06.19

NX101+

15EH

14EH

9EH

ALDWYCH - BROCKLEY RISE
Withdrawn between Aldwych and Clerkenwell Green