Route History

Date of introduction	Gar	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
22.09.90	AC401+	6DT	6DT	--

KILBURN PARK STATION - Brondesbury Road - Queens Park (inward journeys went via Carlton Vale - Cambridge Gardens and Cambridge Road ) - Brondesbury Park - Sidmouth Rd - Chambers Lane - Harlesden Rd - Peter Avenue ,Donnington Rd - Harlesden Rd - double run via Pound Lane & Willesden Garage forecourt - Robson Avenue - Harlesden Road - Acton Lane - Mordaunt Road - Winchelsea Road - Knatchbull Road - Brentfield Rd - Brent Park - ST RAPHAELS ESTATE Pitfield Way (MS except late evening)

27.04.91
* Joint allocation with 205,

14.10.95

AC251+

6DT

5DT

--

Loop working at Kilburn discontinued - buses now go in both directions via Brondesbury Road to reach Kilburn Park Station.

25.11.95

NW231+

6DT

5DT

--

Willesden (AC) allocation moved to North Wembley (NW)

14.09.96

NW231+

6DT

5DT

5DT

KILBURN PARK STATION - ST RAPHAELS ESTATE Pitfield Way
MS late evening service - and new Sunday service introduced.

26.04.97

NW231+

6DLS

5DLS

5DLS

Double run journeys via Willesden Garage withdrawn. Converted to low floor operation (Plaxton Pointer Darts - 9.2m)

15.06.02

NW231+

8DSD

8DSD

7DSD

Converted to DSD type - Transbus Dart 9.3m

28.04.07

NW231+

8DSD

8DSD

7DSD

Contract renewal
Rerouted eastbound at Willesden from Harlesden Road via Robson Avenue - Harlesden Road to Donnington Road

22.09.07

NW231+

8MM

8MM

8MM

Start of phased conversion to new Evolution type buses.

30.05.09

PV131+

8MM

8MM

8MM

North Wembley (NW) closed - allocation moved to Perivale (PV)

15.10.11

PV131+

10MM

9MM

11MM

WEMBLEY PARK The Paddocks - KILBURN PARK STATION
Rerouted at Brent Park via withdrawn PR2 to Wembley Park The Paddocks
via Drury Way - Great Central Way - South Way - First Way - Wembley Trading Estate - Engineers Way - Rutherford Way - Fulton Road - Empire Way - Wembley Park Drive - Wembley Park Station - Bridge Road - Forty Lane - The Paddocks - Wembley Park - Fryent Way/Salmon Street - this in turn provided a new Sunday service on the Brent Park to Wembley Park section
The withdrawn section to St Raphaels was replaced by revised 224

28.04.12

WJ

10DMV

9DMV

7DMV

New contract awarded to First operating from Willesden Junction base

22.06.13

WJ401+

10DEL

9DEL

7DEL

Contract novated to Metroline West - operating arrangement remained the same

05.04.14

WJ401+

13DSL

14DSL

9DSL

Frequency increased - PVR update

Operating Garages

AC Willesden
Changeover point Pound Lane

NW North Wembley
Changeover point ?

WJ Willesden Junction
Changeover point Harlesden Magistrates Court

PV Perivale
Changeover point ?