Route History

11.10.50
CF
6SRT
7SRT
--
 
J
5RT
--
--

TUFNELL PARK Hotel - Brecknock Road - York Way - Kings Cross - Euston - Russell Square - Holborn - Kingsway - Aldwych - WATERLOO (Monday-Saturday)
NEW ROUTE: This replaced Route 239

10.07.51
CF
20RTL
12RTL
--
 
J
4RT
--
--
 
Q
21RTL
20RTL
11RTL

TUFNELL PARK Hotel,(Monday-Saturday) Brecknock Road - York Way - Kings Cross - Euston - Russell Square - Holborn - Kingsway - Aldwych - WATERLOO (Sunday) -  Elephant & Castle - Camberwell Green - Herne Hill - West Norwood - Upper Norwood - NORWOOD JUNCTION
Extended daily from Waterloo to Norwood Junction replacing withdrawn 68A.
Sunday service introduced Waterloo to Norwood Junction.
Q allocation added.

Scanned from October 1953 Red Book

 

RTL432 on Route 196 from Chalk Farm (CF) Garage in 1952. 

© Chris Stanley


10.01.54
CF
20RTL
12RTL
--
 
J
4RT
--
--
 
N
--
--
6RT
 
Q
20RTL
20RTL
6RTL

NORWOOD JUNCTION  -  WATERLOO ( Suns )  -  TUFNELL PARK ( Mon-Sat )
N allocation added on Sundays

17.03.54
CF
20RTL
12RTL
--
 
N
--
--
6RT
 
Q
25RTL
20RTL
6RTL

NORWOOD JUNCTION  -  WATERLOO ( Suns )  -  TUFNELL PARK ( Mon-Sat )
J allocation withdrawn.


01.05.57
CF
19RTL
10RTL
--
 
Q
24RTL
19RTL
11RTL

NORWOOD JUNCTION  -  WATERLOO ( Suns )  -  TUFNELL PARK ( Mon-Sat )
N allocation withdrawn.

16.10.57
CF
19RTL
10RTL
--
 
N
--
--
6RT
 
Q
24RTL
19RTL
5RTL

NORWOOD JUNCTION  -  WATERLOO ( Suns )  -  TUFNELL PARK ( Mon-Sat )
N allocation re-introduced.

26.11.58
CF
17RTL
7RTL
 
Q
22RTL
11RTL
 

TUFNELL PARK - NORWOOD JUNCTION (Monday-Saturday)
Sunday service withdrawn - partly replaced by extending service 40 from Camberwell Green to Norwood Junction on that day.

14.08.63
CF
--
7RTL
--
 
HT
14RTL
--
--
 
Q
19RTL
10RTL
--

TUFNELL PARK - NORWOOD JUNCTION (Monday-Saturday)
Monday-Friday CF allocation transferred to HT.

 

 

RTL110 & 903 Norwood Junction

 

 


29.01.64
HT
14RTL
3RTL
--
 
Q
19RTL
15RTL
 

TUFNELL PARK - NORWOOD JUNCTION (Monday-Saturday)
Saturday only CF allocation withdrawn.
Saturday HT introduced.

01.07.64
HT
14RTL
6RTL
--
 
Q
19RTL
14RTL
 

TUFNELL PARK - NORWOOD JUNCTION (Monday-Saturday)
Timetable below

03.10.65
HT
14RTL
--
--
 
Q
19RTL
16RTL
 

TUFNELL PARK - NORWOOD JUNCTION (Monday-Saturday)
Saturday HT withdrawn.

16.05.66
HT
14RT
--
--
 
Q
19RTL
16RTL
 

TUFNELL PARK - NORWOOD JUNCTION (Monday-Saturday)
HT allocation converted from RTL to RT.

 

 

 

RT1058Tufnell Park stand

 


27.03.71
Q
19RM
11RM
--

NORWOOD JUNCTION  -  EUSTON (Monday-Saturday)
Withdrawn between Euston and Tufnell Park - this section replaced by   new 239  Tufnell Park and Waterloo.

05.01.74
N91+
7RM
5RM
3RM

NORWOOD JUNCTION - BRIXTON STATION
Sunday service introduced
Diverted at Herne Hill to Brixton via Route 3.
Withdrawn section covered by strengthened 68.
Q allocation transferred to N

RML2714

RML2714 Brixton Water Lane

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25.04.81
SW211+
7RM
5RM
3RM

NORWOOD JUNCTION - BRIXTON - STOCKWELL STATION ( garage journeys )
N allocation transferred to SW.

07.09.82
Q21+
6T
7T
5T

NORWOOD JUNCTION  -   BRIXTON - CAMBERWELL GREEN ( garage journeys )
Converted to One Man Operation and transferred from SW to Q

27.04.85
N121+
6M
4M
3M

NORWOOD JUNCTION  -  BRIXTON
Q allocation transferred to N

03.08.85
N121+
11M
4M
3M

NORWOOD JUNCTION - BRIXTON STN - KENNINGTON (Monday-Friday peaks) - Westminster - Trafalgar Square - Aldwych - Kingsway - Bloomsbury - Rosebery Avenue - ISLINGTON GREEEN (Monday-Friday early am jnys)
Monday-Friday peaks extended from Brixton to Kennington and further extended early morning journeys to Islington Green replacing part of  withdrawn 172.

M1220.

M1220 seen here on an early morning journey at Islington High Street

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07.02.87
Cityrama
dd
dd
dd
Operation transferred to Cityrama

NORWOOD JUNCTION - BRIXTON STN - KENNINGTON (Monday-Friday peaks) - ISLINGTON GREEEN (Monday-Friday early am jnys)
New operator

e964pme

Olympian E964PME  seen at Norwood Junction

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28.10.89
CM
AN
AN
AN
Contract reassigned

NORWOOD JUNCTIONBRIXTON STNKENNINGTON (Monday-Friday peaks) - -ISLINGTON GREEEN (Monday-Friday early am jnys)
Operation transferred to London & Country under 6 month temporary LRT contracty

AN124 seen in Brixton

28.04.90
SW71+
10D
5VC
4VC
Contract reassigned

NORWOOD JUNCTIONBRIXTON STNKENNINGTON (Monday-Friday peaks) - -ISLINGTON GREEEN (Monday-Friday early am jnys)
Start of new 2 year LRT contract with London General

D2644 First day of operation at Stockwell

© John Parkin


24.10.92
SW71+
7VC
5VC
4VC

BRIXTON STATION - NORWOOD JUNCTION
Withdrawn between Brixton to Islington.
The early morning journeys replaced by new 3B which was derived from the 196 allocation.

30.08.97
Q171+
8T
5T
3T
Contract reassigned to London Central

BRIXTON STATION - NORWOOD JUNCTION
Contract reassigned to London Central (Q and VC replaced by Leyland Titan.

Leyland Titan T941 Norwood Junction

10.04.99
SW71+
7VC
5VC
3VC
Contract reassigend

BRIXTON STATION - NORWOOD JUNCTION
Contract transferred with the Go-Ahead group to London General (SW) and Volvos replace Titans.

VC33 Brixton Station

© Phillip Hambling


05.05.01
BC41+
8TA
8TA
5TA
Contract reassigned

BRIXTON STATION - NORWOOD JUNCTION
Reassigned to Connex operating from Beddington garage

TA37 Norwood Junction

© Eamonn Kentell

Scanned from 2001 leaflet informing of new operator

26.02.04
BC41+
8TA
8TA
5TA
Contract novated to Travel London


BRIXTON STATION - NORWOOD JUNCTION

New operator

TA30 Lambeth Town Hall

© Ken Lansdowne


30.04.05
BC41+
13TA
12TA
7TA

NORWOOD JUNCTION - Brixton - Stockwell - Landsowne Way - Wandsworth Road - Vauxhall - Kennington Lane - ELEPHANT & CASTLE
Daily extended via withdrawn section of Route 322 from Brixton to Elephant & Castle.

TA37 Herne Hil

 Brian Creasey

 


06.05.06
SW191+
13E
12E
7E
New contract awarded to London General (SW) operated by new Trident Enviro 400's

ELEPHANT & CASTLE  -  NORWOOD JUNCTION
Contract reassigned to London General (SW)

E15 Herne Hill

07.05.11
SW191+
14E
12E
7E

ELEPHANT & CASTLE  -  NORWOOD JUNCTION
Contract renewal

WVL123 seen in Brixton is brought out to assist

© Lawrence Living


07.05.16
SW191+
16E
15E
9E

ELEPHANT & CASTLE  -  NORWOOD JUNCTION
Contract extended for two years

05.05.18
WL501+
16EH
15EH
9EH
Contract reassigned to Abeliio

ELEPHANT & CASTLE  -  NORWOOD JUNCTION
Contract awarded to Abellio working from Walworth (WL)

2608 ELEPHANT & CASTLE

© Lawrence Living


05.05.18
WL501+
15EH
14EH
8EH

ELEPHANT & CASTLE  -  NORWOOD JUNCTION
Reduced running times, new schedules

28.10.23
QB561+
16EH
15EH
9EH

ELEPHANT & CASTLE  -  NORWOOD JUNCTION
Allocation moved from Walworth (WL) to Battersea (QB)

 

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2023 Map

2023 map
Taken from 2023 map drawn by Mike Harris
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Current Blind



196

Operating Garages

J Holloway
Changeover point York Way - Kings Cross

HT Highgate
Changeover point York Way - Kings Cross

CF Chalk Farm
Changeover point York Way - Kings Cross

SW Stockwell
Changeover point STOCKWELL Binfield Road / Landsdowne Way

Q Camberwell
Changeover point Kennington Church

N Norwood
Changeover point Norwood Garage
Some buses form N68 at finish

BC Beddington
Changeover point Norwood Junction

WL Walworth
Changeover point Elephant & Castle
Certain late duties go on to work N68

Live Visual

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Friday, 23.02.24