Route History
Date of introduction |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
| 25.05.91 | AK1+ |
10DR+ |
8DR |
-- |
| 1M/349 |
 |
New service |
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CRYSTAL
PALACE - Church Road - Beaulah Hill - Crown Point - Streatham Common - TOOTING BEC STN ( Mon-Sat )
Replaced withdrawn section of Route 49
 |
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"Bread van" MRL124 subs for the usual DR type |
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14.03.92 |
BN51+ |
2T/349 |
-- |
13T |
N201+ |
10DR |
9DR |
-- |
CRYSTAL
PALACE - TOOTING BEC ( Mon-Sat ) Bellvue Road - Broomwod Road - Clapham Junction -
Battersea Bridge - Chelsea - South Kensington - WEST BROMPTON Empress
State Building (Suns)
Sunday service introduced and extended on that day only
via withdrawn 349 from Tooting Bec to West Brompton
Streatham (AK) allocation withdrawn in favour of BN Mon-Fri double deck journeys
and Sunday service and Norwood (N) MS midibus service.
 |
DR30 complete with "connections" logo is seen at Crystal Palace on a misty morning |
24.10.92 |
BN51+ |
1T/349 |
-- |
-- |
N201+ |
10DR |
9DR |
13DR |
CRYSTAL PALACE - TOOTING BEC ( Mon-Sat) - WEST BROMPTON (Suns)
Sunday
service converted to midibus operation and transferred to Brixton (BN)
 |
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Part of the allocation book library which is for sale Allocation Books |
14.02.93 |
BN51+ |
1T+1T/319 |
-- |
-- |
N201+ |
10DR |
9DR |
11DR |
CRYSTAL
PALACE - TOOTING BEC ( Mon-Sat ) - Chelsea - Kings Road - SLOANE SQUARE (Suns)
Sunday service withdrawn between Chelsea and West Brompton and diverted to Sloane Square
instead replacing part of Route 219.
14.09.96 |
BN51+ |
16LDR |
15LDR |
-- |
N201+ |
10DR |
9DR |
7DR |
CRYSTAL
PALACE - TOOTING BEC STATION
Sunday only projection from Tooting Bec to Sloane Square
withdrawn - replaced by 319 introduction on this day.
30.08.97 |
TH201+ |
10DR |
11DR |
7DR |
TH211 |
1L |
CRYSTAL
PALACE - TOOTING BEC STATION
Brixton
and Norwood allocations transferred to Thornton Heath (TH).
30.01.99 |
N201+ |
9L |
10L |
6L |
CRYSTAL
PALACE - TOOTING BEC STATION
Converted
from midibus to double deck operation and transferred back to Norwood (N)
 |
L219 waits for departure time at Crystal Palace
|
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29.05.99 |
N201+ |
9L |
10L |
6L |
CRYSTAL
PALACE - BALHAM STATION
Extended via Balham High Road to Balham Station
01.04.00 |
N201+ |
9L |
10L |
8L |
CRYSTAL
PALACE - BALHAM STATION
Start
of new TG Contract
26.07.03 |
N201+ |
11L |
12L |
9L |
ANERLEY
STATION - BALHAM STATION
Extended from Crystal Palace to Anerley Station
via Route 157
02.04.05 |
N201+ |
9VLA |
13VLA |
10VLA |
ANERLEY
STATION - BALHAM STATION
Contract renewal
 |
VLA117 is approaching Tooting Bec from Balham
|
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30.08.08 |
N201+ |
12VLA |
13VLA |
10DLA |
ANERLEY
STATION - CLAPHAM COMMON Old Town
Extended from Balham Station to CLAPHAM COMMON
Old Town via 155
 |
Special livery DLA166 advertising the Chicago musical is also at the "Bec"
|
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03.04.10 |
N201+ |
12VLA |
13VLA |
10VLA |
ANERLEY
STATION - CLAPHAM COMMON Old Town
Contract extended for two years
31.03.12 |
AL171+ |
12WVL |
12WVL |
10WVL |
 |
Contract reassigned to London General (AL) |
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ANERLEY
STATION - CLAPHAM COMMON Old Town
Contract reassigned
 |
WVL479 is seen at the Tooting Bec changeover point Brian Kemp
|
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01.06.13 |
SW351+ |
12WVL |
12WVL |
10WVL |
ANERLEY
STATION - CLAPHAM COMMON Old Town
Allocation moved from Merton (AL) to Stockwell (SW)
 |
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Taken from 2014 map drawn by Mike Harris |
01.04.17 |
N201+ |
13HV |
12HV |
10HV |
 |
Contract reassigned |
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ANERLEY STATION - CLAPHAM COMMON Old Town
Contract reassigned to Arriva London South
 |
HV305 Clapham Common |
02.04.22 |
N201+ |
15HV |
15HV |
13HV |
ANERLEY STATION - CLAPHAM COMMON Old Town
Contract extended for two years
30.03.24 |
N201+ |
14HV |
14HV |
13HV |
ANERLEY STATION - CLAPHAM COMMON Old Town
Contract renewal
Current Blind
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Operating Garages
BN
Brixton
Changeover point ?
N
Norwood
Changeover point NORWOOD Crown Point
TH
Thornton Heath
Changeover point Streatham ?
AL Merton
Changeover point Tooting Bec Station
SW Stockwell
Changeover point Clapham Common stand
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