Route History
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
25.05.91 |
CF241+ |
6T |
6T |
4T |
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NEW ROUTE: Introduced to replace withdrawn section of Route 74. |
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MARBLE
ARCH - Baker Street - The Zoo - CAMDEN TOWN Greenland Road
New service
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T386 Baker Street Station
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10.09.92 |
CF241+ |
8DRL |
8DRL |
6DRL |
CAMDEN TOWN - MARBLE ARCH
Converted
to midibus.
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DRL21 also at the Marble Arch stand |
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31.07.93 |
HT321+ |
8DRL |
8DRL |
6DRL |
CAMDEN TOWN - MARBLE ARCH
Chalk
Farm closure forces move to Holloway (HT)
26.10.94 |
HT321+ |
8DRL |
8DRL |
6DRL |
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London Northern purchased by MTL |
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CAMDEN TOWN - MARBLE ARCH
NEW OPERATOR
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DNL109 MTL London livery - this class was usually found on Route 214
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01.03.97 |
HT321+ |
14DRL |
14DRL |
10DRL |
MARBLE
ARCH - Baker Street - The Zoo - Camden Town - Camden Road Stn - Agar Grove -
York Way - Market Road - Caledonian Road - Copenhagen Street - Barnsbury Road -
Tolpuddle Street - Liverpool Road - Islington High Street - ISLINGTON Angel
Extended from Camden Town to Islington Angel.
03.07.98 |
HT321+ |
14DRL |
14DRL |
10DRL |
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MTL London Northern purchased by Metroline |
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ISLINGTON - MARBLE ARCH
New operator
23.06.01 |
HT321+ |
14DLD |
14DLD |
13DLD |
ISLINGTON - MARBLE ARCH
New schedules, new low floor buses introduced
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01.02.03 |
HT321+ |
15DLD |
15DLD |
14DLD |
LANCASTER
GATE STATION - ISLINGTON Angel
Extended via Bayswater Road to Lancaster Gate Station.
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DLD170 seen in Oxford Street
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26.07.03 |
KX61+ |
15DLD |
15DLD |
14DLD |
LANCASTER
GATE STATION - ISLINGTON Angel
Allocation
moved to Kings Cross (KX)
20.03.04 |
KX51+ |
15DLD |
15DLD |
14DLD |
Night
Service |
HT861+ |
3DML |
3DML |
3DML |
LANCASTER
GATE STATION - ISLINGTON Angel
N274
renumbered 274 thus now 24 hour service
05.02.05 |
KX51+ |
15DLD |
15DLD |
14DLD |
Night
Service |
KX861+ |
3DLD |
3DLD |
3DLD |
LANCASTER
GATE STATION - ISLINGTON Angel
Night
service transferred to Kings Cross (KX)
12.07.10 |
KC51+ |
17DLD |
17DLD |
20DLD |
Night
Service |
KC861+ |
3DLD |
3DLD |
3DLD |
LANCASTER
GATE STATION - ISLINGTON Angel
Moved to a new garage but still in Kings Cross
25.06.11 |
KC51+ |
17DE |
17DE |
17DE |
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Contract renewal - night service withdrawn. |
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LANCASTER
GATE STATION - ISLINGTON Angel
New contract
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DE1162 Marble Arch © Ian Armstrong
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18.05.13 |
KC51+ |
17DE |
17DE |
17DE |
LANCASTER
GATE STATION - ISLINGTON Angel
Reduced frequencies
01.05.14 |
KC51+ |
17DE |
17DE |
17DE |
 |
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25.06.16 |
KC51+ |
17DE |
17DE |
17DE |
LANCASTER
GATE STATION - ISLINGTON Angel
Contract extended for two years
23.06.18 |
KC51+ |
12VMH |
14VMH |
14VMH |
Islington - Camden Town - London Zoo - Marble Arch - Lancaster Gate
Islington Goswell Road - Islington High Street - Angel Station - Liverpool Road - Tolpuddle Street - Barnsbury Road - Copenhagen Street - Caledonian Road - Market Road - York Way - Agar Grove - St Pancras Way - Baynes Street - Royal College Street - Camden Road Station - Camden Road - Camden Town Station - Bayham Street - Pratt Street - Delaney Street - Gloucester Avenue - Regent's Park Road - Princess Road - London Zoo - Prince Albert Road - Park Road - Baker Street - Orchard Street - Oxford Street - Marble Arch - Park Lane - Cumberland Gate - Bayswater Road - Lancaster Gate Station
Lancaster Gate - Marble Arch - London Zoo - Camden Town - Islington
Lancaster Gate Station Lancaster Terrace - Westbourne Street - Bayswater Road - Marble Arch Station - Oxford Street - Portman Street - Gloucester Place - Park Road - Prince Albert Road - London Zoo - Albert Terrace - Regent's Park Road - Gloucester Avenue - Parkway - Camden Town Station - Camden Road - Camden Road Station - Camden Road - St Pancras Way - Agar Grove - York Way - Market Road - Caledonian Road - Copenhagen Street - Barnsbury Road - Tolpuddle Street - Liverpool Road - Angel Station - Islington High Street
Contract renewal, and converted to double deck operation using new buses
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VMH2574 Metroline London Volvo bodied MCV Evoseti is seen at Marble Arch © Anthony Moore |
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10.06.23 |
HT331+ |
13VMH |
14VMH |
14VMH |
LANCASTER
GATE STATION - ISLINGTON Angel
Route is reallocated from King's Cross (KC) garage to Holloway (HT) garage.
Driver changeover point moves to the stand at Angel
24.06.23 |
HT331+ |
13VMH |
14VMH |
14VMH |
LANCASTER
GATE STATION - ISLINGTON Angel
Contract extended for two years
30.11.24 |
KC331+ |
13VMH |
14VMH |
14VMH |
LANCASTER
GATE STATION - ISLINGTON Angel
Reallocated to Kings Cross but one duty starts at HT and a seperate duty finishes at HT
This would make room at Holloway for Route C11 which would make room at Cricklewood (W) for newly won Route 266
Operating Garages
CF
Chalk Farm
Changeover
point Greenland Road.
HT
Holloway
Changeover
point Greenland Road.
FROM 10.06.23
ANGEL stand
KX
Kings Cross
Changeover
point ?
KC
Kings Cross
Changeover
point York Way / Brewery Road
Live visual
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