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)
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DT96 Neasden Tesco
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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Double run journeys via Willesden Garage withdrawn.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)
 |
DLS 5 Neasden Tesco
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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Rerouted at Brent Park via withdrawn PR2 to Wembley Park The Paddocks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The withdrawn section to St Raphaels was replaced by revised 224
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MM786 Harlesden Road
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28.04.12 |
WJ |
10DMV |
9DMV |
7DMV |
New contract awarded to First operating from Willesden Junction base
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DMV44312 Wembley Park
|
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22.06.13 |
WJ401+ |
10DEL |
9DEL |
7DEL |
Contract novated to Metroline West - operating arrangement remained the same
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Metroline AD E200 DE1619 YX58DWZ on route 206 |
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05.04.14 |
WJ401+ |
13DSL |
14DSL |
9DSL |
Frequency increased - PVR update
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Extracted from 2014 map drawn by Mike Harris |
29.04.17 |
WJ401+ |
12DEL |
13DEL |
8DEL |
WEMBLEY PARK The Paddocks - KILBURN PARK STATION
Contract renewal
Operating Garages
AC
Willesden
Changeover point Pound Lane
NW
North Wembley
Changeover point Brent Park Tesco
WJ Willesden Junction
Changeover point Harlesden Magistrates Court
PV Perivale
Changeover point ?
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