Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
17.06.67
S
4RM
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EAST ACTON Ducane Rd - Westway - White City - Shepherds Bush - HAMMERSMITH (Mon-Fri except evenings)
I am not sure why this new route was introduced as it seemed to be only a back up for service 105 and a link from Westway to Hammersmith which was broken when the 72 was diverted via Ducane Road in January 1966.


07.09.68
S
5RM
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--

EAST ACTON Ducane Road - Westway - Shepherds Bush - HAMMERSMITH (Mon-Fri evgs) - Fulham Palace Road - Dawes Road - Fulham Broadway - Harwood Road - Wandsworth Bridge Rd - WANDSWORTH BRIDGE Tavern (Mon-Fri except evgs)
Mon-Fri except evenings extended from Hammersmith to Wandsworth Bridge via service 11 and 28

Scanned from 07.09.68 Red Book

19.07.69
S
5RM
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--


EAST ACTON Brunel Rd
(Mon-Fri peaks) - Ducane Road (Mon-Fri) - HAMMERSMITH (Mon-Fri evenings) - WANDSWORTH BRIDGE (Mon-Fri except evenings)
Mon-Fri peaks extended in East Acton to Brunel Road.

RM1280 Brunel Road stand

 


17.06.72
WD
6DMS
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--


EAST ACTON Brunel Rd
(Mon-Fri peaks) - Ducane Road (Mon-Fri) - HAMMERSMITH (Mon-Fri evenings) - WANDSWORTH BRIDGE (Mon-Fri except evenings)
Converted to double deck One Person Operation.
Allocation transferred from Shepherds Bush (S) to Wandsworth (WD)

18.11.72
WD
7DMS
6DMS
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LADBOKE GROVE Eagle Cambridge Gardens - Bramley Road - Freston Road - St  Annes Road - Shepherds Bush Green - HAMMERSMITH Butterwick (Mon-Fri evenings) Fulham Palace Road - FULHAM Edgarly Terrace (Sats) or Dawes Road - Fulham Broadway - Harwood Rd - WANDSWORTH GARAGE (Mon-Fri except evenings)
Rerouted at Shepherds Bush via St Anne's Road to Ladbroke Grove
Extended from Wandsworth Bridge Tavern over the bridge to Wandsworth Garage

1972 leaflet, click for times

30.06.73
WD
7DMS
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--

LADBROKE GROVE - HAMMERSMITH (Mon-Fri evgs) - WANDSWORTH GARAGE (Mon-Fri except evgs)
Saturday service diverted via Munster Road Fulham and renumbered 295A.

25.01.75
WD
8DMS
5DMS
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LADBROKE GROVE - Shepherds Bush - Hammersmith - Fulham - Wandsworth Bridge - York Road - Plough Rd - St Johns Hill - CLAPHAM JUNCTION Northcote (Mon-Sat)
Extended from Wandsworth Bridge to Clapham Junction and re-introduced Saturday to replace 295A withdrawal.

1975 firtst and last times

16.10.76
WD101+
8DMS
5DMS
--

LADBROKE GROVE - CLAPHAM JUNCTION Meyrick Arms
Clapham terminal changed from Northcote to Meyrick Arms.

28.10.78
WD101+
8DMS
6DMS
--

LADBROKE GROVE Eagle - CLAPHAM JUNCTION (Mon-Sat) Falcon Road - Battersea Park Road - BATTERSEA PARK STN (Sat shop hours)
Saturday shopping hours extended from Clapham Junction to Battersea Park Station.

1978 times

31.03.79
WD101+
12DMS
6DMS
--

LADBROKE GROVE - CLAPHAM JUNCTION (MS evgs) BATTERSEA PARK STATION ( Mon-Sat except evgs)
Mon-Fri except evenings
extended from Clapham Junction to Battersea Park Station.

dms2326

DMS2326 Wandsworth Bridge Road

busmap.co.uk


25.04.81
WD101+
11DMS
6DMS
--

LADBROKE GROVE  -  CLAPHAM JUNCTION ( Mon-Sat )
Withdrawn between Clapham Junction and Battersea Park Stn.

19.03.83
WD101+
11DMS
6DMS
--

LADBROKE GROVE  -  CLAPHAM JUNCTION ( Mon-Sat )
Clapham Junction terminal changed to Boutflower Road.

23.11.83
WD101+
10M
6M
--

LADBROKE GROVE  -  CLAPHAM JUNCTION ( Mon-Sat )
M type replaced DMS.

11.07.87
X101+
11M
8M
--

LADBROKE GROVE  -  CLAPHAM JUNCTION ( Mon-Sat ) 
Wandsworth (WD) closed - allocation transferred to Westbourne Park (X).

21.11.87
S31+
10M
7M
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WESTBOURNE PARK STN - CLAPHAM JUNCTION (Mon-Sat)
Extended from Ladbroke Grove to Westbourne Park Station via Kensal Road.
Westbourne Park (X) allocation transferred to Shepherds Bush (S).

15.03.88
S31+
10M
7M
--

WESTBOURNE PARK STN - CLAPHAM JUNCTION (Mon-Sat)
Bifurcated during shopping hours via Ladbroke Grove Sainsbury's.

M912

M912 Westbourne Park Road stand, February 1989

busmap.co.uk


25.05.91
S31+
12M
9M
--
Withdrawn between
Ladbroke Grove and Westbourne Park

LADBROKE GROVE Sainsbury's - CLAPHAM JUNCTION (Mon-Sat)
New contract

24.10.92
GB301+
18DRL
17DRL
9DRL

LADBROKE GROVE Sainsbury's - CLAPHAM JUNCTION (Mon-Sat)
Converted to midibus operation and transferred to Victoria Basement base (GB).
Sunday service introduced.

DW56

DW56 Ladbroke Grove Sainsbury's

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29.01.94
BB301+
18DRL
17DRL
9DRL

LADBROKE GROVE Sainsbury's - CLAPHAM JUNCTION
Victoria Base (GB) transferred to Battersea Base (BB)

 

 

DRL72 Falcon Road

 


22.06.98
SW181+
16M
16M
10M

LADBROKE GROVE Sainsbury's - CLAPHAM JUNCTION
Converted to double deck operation and transferred as a result of Battersea Base

 

M1302 Sainsbury's stand

 


Scanned from 1998 leaflet
28.10.00
X
20DML
20DML
12DML
Contract transferred to First Centrewest (X) and converted to low floor single deck operation.

LADBROKE GROVE Sainsbury's - CLAPHAM JUNCTION
New operator

22.06.98
SW181+
16M
16M
10M

 

 

DML389 Cambridge Gardens

 


01.02.03
X
20TN
20TN
12TN

LADBROKE GROVE Sainsbury's - CLAPHAM JUNCTION
Start of phased conversion from single deck to double deck low floor.


29.10.05
X
19TN
20TN
12TN

LADBROKE GROVE Sainsbury's - CLAPHAM JUNCTION
New contract retained by First (X)

 

VNW32396 Clapham Junction stand

 


15.09.07
X
19TN
20TN
16TN
Night service  
4TN
4TN
4TN

LADBROKE GROVE Sainsbury's - CLAPHAM JUNCTION ( 24/7 )
Night Service introduced thus route becomes 24 hour

TN33187 Ladbroke Grove about to enter Sainsbury's complex - the last set down point being in Ladbroke Grove although the blind states Sainsbury's

 


30.10.10
X
19TN
20TN
16TN
Night service  
4TNA
4TNA
4TNA

LADBROKE GROVE Sainsbury's - CLAPHAM JUNCTION ( 24/7 )
Contract renewal

22.06.13
X
19TN
20TN
16TN
Night service  
4TNA
4TNA
4TNA
Contract novated to Tower Transit -
operating arrangement remained the same

LADBROKE GROVE Sainsbury's - CLAPHAM JUNCTION ( 24/7 )
New operator

VNW32382 Cambridge Gardens

31.10.15
WJ501+
21VWW
21VWW
15VWW
Night service WJ561+
4VNW
4VNW
4VNW
Start of new contract

LADBROKE GROVE Sainsbury's - CLAPHAM JUNCTION ( 24/7 )
New operator

VWH2097 is seen in Falcon Road on the first day of operation. It can be seen that a Willesden bus is being used as the new delivery was not complete

© Alex Nevin-Tylee


31.10.20
WJ501+
21VWH
21VWH
15VWH
Night service WJ561+
4VWH
4VWH
4VWH

LADBROKE GROVE  - CLAPHAM JUNCTION
Contract extended for two years

22.10.22
X251+
19BCE
19BCE
13BCE
Night service  
4BCE
4BCE
4BCE
logo
Contract reassigned

LADBROKE GROVE  - CLAPHAM JUNCTION
New Contract with London Transit operating from Westbourne Park (X) with electric buses
Night service running numbers taken from day allocation

18.02.23
X251+
19BCE
19BCE
13BCE
Night service  
4BCE
4BCE
4BCE

LADBROKE GROVE  - CLAPHAM JUNCTION
Latimer Road added as a curtailmenty poinrt

BCE47090 Hammersmith Bus Statiom

BCE47090 Hammersmith Bus Station

© Jack Marian

Current Blind



295

Operating Garages

WJ Willesden JUnction
Changeover point Ladbroke Grove ?

X Westbourne Park
Changeover point garage

S Shepherds Bush
Changeover point Shepherds Bush Road

GB Victoria Basement
Changeover point at grarage, buses running light from both terminals

BB Battersea Base
Changeover point
Mon-Fri Battersea Garage buses running light from Clapham Junction
or Ladbroke Grove
Sat Stockwell Garage buses running light from Clapham Junction or Ladbroke Grove

SW Stockwell
Changeover point Clapham Junction or run light to garage.

WD Wandsworth
Changeover point at garage

 

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Friday, 09.08.24