Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
09.11.60
HL
52RM
53RM
43RM

UXBRIDGE - Hillingdon Hill - Hayes End - Southall - Hanwell - West Ealing - Ealing - Acton - Acton Vale - SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN
NEW ROUTE replacing Trolleybus Route 607

RM457 complete with offside route blind at Acton High St

11.10.61
HL
50RM
53RM
38RM
 
UX
--
--
5RT

UXBRIDGE  -  SHEPHERDS BUSH
Sunday UX allocation introduced.

RT1329 Ealing Common

Photographer unknown


08.05.63
HL
42RM
56RM
30RM
 
UX
8RM
6RM
8RM
5RT

UXBRIDGE  -  SHEPHERDS BUSH
Mon-Sat UX allocation introduced at the expense of HL which gained a share of service 97 from HW which gained extra buses to compensate on the 232 for the extension to Northwood which replaced service 225 from UX thus completing the circle.

20.03.65
HL
38RM
48RM
22RM
 
UX
6RM
5RM
7RM

SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN - UXBRIDGE STATION
Uxbridge terminal changed from the Fray river turnaround to Uxbridge Station.

01.09.67
HL
38RML
33RML
22RML
 
UX
10RML
8RML
8RML

SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN - UXBRIDGE STATION
RM type converted to the bigger RML.

30.11.68
HL
38RML
33RML
14RML
 
HW
--
--
8RML
 
UX
10RML
8RML
8RML

SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN - UXBRIDGE STATION
The Mon-Sat only 207A allocation was transferred to HW at this time and therefore a 207 Sunday allocation was introduced at this shed to provide work for these crews


15.05.71
HL
42RML
34RML
14RML
 
UX
10RML
10RML
9RML

SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN - UXBRIDGE STATION
HW participation ended with the withdrawal of service 207A.

06.01.73
HL
41RML
35RML
17RML
 
UX
11RML
11RML
6RML

SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN  -  UXBRIDGE STATION
Diverted in Uxbridge via Harefield Road and Oxford Road instead of High Street



28.02.76
HL
45DM
42DM
17DM
 
UX
11RML
10RML
6RML

SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN - UXBRIDGE STATION
HL allocation converted to DM type

28.03.76
HL1+
45DM
42DM
17DM
 
UX111+
11DM
10DM
6DM

SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN - UXBRIDGE STATION
UX allocation converted to DM type.

DM1222 Harefield Road, Uxbridge


04.09.82
HL1+
38RML
35RML
15RML
 
UX111+
13RM
10RM
5RM

SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN - UXBRIDGE STATION
DM type replaced by RM/RML.

RML2639

RML2639 HAYES Grapes

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28.03.87
HL1+
29M
29M
9M
 
UX111+
25M
24M
12M

SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN - UXBRIDGE STATION
Converted to One Person Operation.

M1438 Crown Walk

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27.03.93
AT
20M
20M
11M
 
UX
20M
19M
12M

SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN - UXBRIDGE STATION
 HL garage closed - operation transferred to Acton Tram Depot.

02.00
AT
20TNL
20TNL
11TNL
 
UX
20TNL
19TNL
12TNL

SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN - UXBRIDGE STATION
Low floor TNL type introduced

Scanned from leaflet dated 13.11.99

15.10.01
AT
28TNL
27TNL
12TNL
 
G
6AV
6AV
6AV
 
UX
10TNL
9TNL
11TNL

SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN - UXBRIDGE STATION
Greenford (G) allocation added with 18m dual door articulated Volvo buses operating between Hayes By Pass and Shepherds Bush Green for an experimental period.

AV7 Barbie livery - dot matrix blinds all now unacceptable under the watchful eye of TFL


27.04.02
AT
28TNL
27TNL
16TNL
 
UX
20TNL
18TNL
22TNL

SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN - UXBRIDGE STATION
Greenford (G) allocation withdrawn thus artics no longer serve.

TNL905 Ealing Common

09.04.05
HZ
25EA
23EA
18EA

HAYES-BY-PASS - SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN
Converted to single deck artic operation and withdrawn between Hayes By Pass and Uxbridge - this section replaced by new 427.
New base opened at Hayes (HZ) Swallowfield Way - Uxbridge (UX) and Acton(AT) allocation withdrawn.

EA11047 Ealing Police Station

29.11.08
HZ
25EA
23EA
18EA

HAYES-BY-PASS - WHITE CITY Bus Station
Extended from Shepherds Bush to White City via new link Road

EA11052 White City

10.12.11
HZ
35SN
30SN
20SN

HAYES-BY-PASS - WHITE CITY Bus Station
Converted to double deck operation - artics withdrawn, note the increased PVR

SN36054 White City

26.06.13
HZ1+
35SN
30SN
20SN
Contract novated to Metroline

HAYES-BY-PASS - WHITE CITY Bus Station
Contract novated to Metroline West - no change to operating arrangement

08.04.17
G1+
41VW
37VW
24VW

HAYES BY PASS  -  WHITE CITY
Contract extended for two years
Reallocated to Greenford (G)
SN type replaced by VW

VW1288 Uxbridge Road, Hayes End

© Anthony Moore


06.04.19
WS51+
29EH
29EH
21EH
CONTRACT REASSIGNED

HAYES BY PASS  -  WHITE CITY
Contract reassigned operating from Hayes (WS)

9538 Ealing Hospital

© Jack Marian


27.07.19
GW51+
29EH
29EH
21EH

HAYES BY PASS  -  WHITE CITY
Allocation moved to new Great Western garage at Southall

2560 Shepherds Bush Central Line Stn

© East Londoner


06.02.21
GW51+
26EH
26EH
18EH

HAYES BY PASS  -  WHITE CITY
Reduced running times, new schedules

9531 Uxbridge Road, Ealing

© Anthony Moore


06.11.21
GW51+
29EH
29EH
22EH

HAYES BY PASS  -  WHITE CITY
New schedules
, increased PVR

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Current Blind



207

Operating Garages

GW Great Western / Southall
Changeover point UXBRIDGE ROAD Iron Bridge

HL Hanwell
Changeover point garage

HW Southall
Changeover point garage

UX Uxbridge
Changeover point garage

G Greenford
Changeover point Iron Bridge, Uxbridge Road

HZ Hayes
Changeover point Hayes By Pass stand
Meal Relief point Acton Tram Depot

WS Hayes
Changeover point Hayes By Pass stand

Live visual

 

 

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Tuesday, 19.09.23