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

--

KILBURN PARK  -  ST RAPHAEL'S ( Mon-Sat except evenings )
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

--

KILBURN PARK  -  ST RAPHAEL'S ( Mon-Sat except evenings ) 
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

KILBURN PARK STATION - ST RAPHAELS ESTATE Pitfield Way
Double run journeys via Willesden Garage withdrawn.
Converted to low floor operation (Plaxton Pointer Darts - 9.2m)

DLS 5 Neasden Tesco

15.06.02

NW231+

8DSD

8DSD

7DSD

KILBURN PARK STATION - ST RAPHAELS ESTATE Pitfield Way
Converted to DSD type - Transbus Dart 9.3m

DSD209 Kilburn High Road

28.04.07

NW231+

8DSD

8DSD

7DSD

KILBURN PARK STATION - ST RAPHAELS ESTATE Pitfield Way
Contract renewal
Rerouted eastbound at Willesden from Harlesden Road via Robson Avenue - Harlesden Road to Donnington Road

22.09.07

NW231+

8MM

8MM

8MM

KILBURN PARK STATION - ST RAPHAELS ESTATE Pitfield Way
Start of phased conversion to new Evolution type buses.

30.05.09

PV131+

8MM

8MM

8MM

KILBURN PARK STATION - ST RAPHAELS ESTATE Pitfield Way
North Wembley (NW) closed - allocation moved to Perivale (PV)

MM786 Harlesden Road

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Rerouted at Brent Park via withdrawn PR2 to Wembley Park The Paddocks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

KILBURN PARK  -  WEMBLEY The Paddocks
New contract awarded to First operating from Willesden Junction base

DMV44312 Wembley Park

22.06.13

WJ401+

10DEL

9DEL

7DEL

KILBURN PARK  -  WEMBLEY The Paddocks
Contract novated to Metroline West - operating arrangement remained the same

Metroline AD E200 DE1619 YX58DWZ on route 206 © Alan Howes

05.04.14

WJ401+

13DSL

14DSL

9DSL

KILBURN PARK  -  WEMBLEY The Paddocks 
Frequency increased - PVR update

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 ?