Route History
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
07.09.68 |
PB |
12RT |
11RT |
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TURNPIKE
LANE STATION - Wood Green - Palmers Green - Southgate - Cockfosters - Potters
Bar - then Cranbourne Road - CRANBOURNE RD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE (Mon-Fri peaks)
or Cecil Road - SOUTH MIMMS Blanche Lane (Sats) CLARE HALL HOSPITAL (Mon-Fri/Sat jnys) Barnet Way - Elstree Way - BOREHAMWOOD Chester Road (Mon-Fri
am/pm jny)
NEW SERVICE REPLACING PART OF 29 AND ALL OF 29B.
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24.01.70 |
AD |
-- |
8RM |
-- |
WN |
14RM |
6RM |
-- |
FINSBURY
PARK STATION - Manor House - Turnpike Lane - Wood Green - Palmers Green - Southgate - COCKFOSTERS STATION (Mon-Sat)
Withdrawn north of Cockfosters - replaced by new service
299
New Saturday Palmers Green (AD) and Mon-Fri Wood Green (WN) allocation
introduced.
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13.06.70 |
AD |
7RM |
8RM |
-- |
WN |
7RM |
6RM |
-- |
FINSBURY
PARK STATION - COCKFOSTERS STATION (Mon-Sat)
Part
of Mon-Fri WN allocation transferred to Palmers Green (AD)
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RT4037 Southgate subs for an RM |
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16.01.71 |
AD |
7RM |
6RM |
-- |
FINSBURY
PARK STATION - COCKFOSTERS STATION (Mon-Sat)
Wood
Green allocation withdrawn.
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16.06.73 |
AD |
5RM |
5RM |
-- |
TURNPIKE
LANE STATION - COCKFOSTERS STATION (Mon-Sat)
Withdrawn between Finsbury Park and Turnpike Lane
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14.06.75 |
AD |
7RM |
6RM |
-- |
FINSBURY
PARK STATION - COCKFOSTERS STATION (Mon-Sat)
Service restored between Finsbury Park and Turnpike
Lane.
19.03.77 |
AD71+ |
5RM |
5RM |
3RM |
TURNPIKE
LANE STATION - SOUTHGATE STATION (Suns) - COCKFOSTERS STATION (Mon-Sat)
Withdrawn between Finsbury Park and Turnpike Lane.
Sunday service introduced between Turnpike Lane Station and Southgate Station
replacing withdrawn section of service 29
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27.09.80 |
PB41+ |
5DMS |
4DMS |
2DMS |
WN71+ |
5DMS |
5DMS |
2DMS |
TURNPIKE
LANE STATION - CRANBOURNE
RD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE (Mon-Fri peak journeys) - CLARE HALL HOSPITAL
ONE
PERSON OPERATION COMMENCED
Extended to South Mimms replacing withdrawn service 299.
Palmers Green allocation withdrawn in favour of Potters Bar (PB) and Wood
Green (WN).
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DMS54 Wood Green Station |
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19.09.81 |
PB41+ |
5DMS |
4DMS |
2DMS |
WN71+ |
5M |
5M |
2M |
TURNPIKE
LANE STATION - CRANBOURNE
RD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE (Mon-Fri peak journeys) - CLARE HALL HOSPITAL
Metrobus
operation introduced at Wood Green (WN)
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M1265 Potters Bar |
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19.12.81 |
PB41+ |
5M |
4M |
2M |
WN71+ |
5M |
5M |
2M |
TURNPIKE
LANE STATION - CRANBOURNE
RD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE (Mon-Fri peak journeys) - CLARE HALL HOSPITAL
Metrobus
operation introduced at Potters Bar (PB)
04.09.82 |
PB41+ |
-- |
-- |
2M |
WN71+ |
9M |
7M |
-- |
TURNPIKE
LANE STATION - CRANBOURNE
RD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE (Mon-Fri peak journeys) - CLARE HALL HOSPITAL
Mon-Sat
PB allocation withdrawn - and Sunday Wood Green (WN) allocation withdrawn.
23.04.83 |
PB41+ |
9M |
6M |
4M |
TURNPIKE
LANE STATION - CRANBOURNE
RD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE (Mon-Fri peak journeys) - CLARE HALL HOSPITAL
Wood
Green (WN) allocation withdrawn.
21.06.86 |
SA |
dd |
dd |
dd |
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New contract |
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TURNPIKE LANE STATION - CRANBOURNE RD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE (Mon-Fri peak journeys) - CLARE HALL HOSPITAL
Contract reassigned
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LR66 Clare Hall |
22.02.88 |
SH |
7dd |
7dd |
3dd |
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Contract reassigned |
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TURNPIKE
LANE STATION - CRANBOURNE
RD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE (Mon-Fri peak journeys) - CLARE HALL HOSPITAL
Contract reassigned
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Grey Green 452 Potters Bar
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Extracted from 1990 map |
01.02.92 |
NP221+ |
3midi |
3midi |
2midi |
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Contract reassigned for 3 year contract |
CLARE HALL HOSPITAL - Blanche Lane - South Mimms - Cecil Road - Potters
Bar - Cockfosters - Chase Side - SOUTHGATE STATION
Withdrawn between Southgate and Turnpike Lane
and converted to Mercedes midibus operation, withdrawn section partly replaced by increased service on Route 121
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117 parked at Clare Hall |
617 Chase Side June 1992 |
10.03.97 |
AD |
4DRL |
4DRL |
3DRL |
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Operated by Arriva North |
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CLARE
HALL HOSPITAL - Blanche Lane - South Mimms - Cecil Road - Potters Bar Stn
(double run) Potters Bar - Cockfosters - Chase Side - SOUTHGATE STATION
Diverted to serve Potters Bar Station.
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DRL49 Southgate Station
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31.01.98 |
WN301+ |
4LDR |
4LDR |
3LDR |
CLARE HALL - SOUTHGATE
Palmers
Green (AD) allocation transferred to Wood Green (WN)
02.02.02 |
WN301+ |
6LDR |
6LDR |
4LDR |
POTTERS
BAR Cranbourne Road Industrial Estate - Potters Bar Stn (double run) Potters
Bar - Cockfosters - Chase Side - Southgate - Waterfall Road - ARNOS GROVE STATION
Withdrawn between Potters Bar and South Mimms - this
section covered by new 398 Potters Bar and Borehamwood but extended
from Southgate to Arnos Grove Station via High Street - Waterfall Road and
Bowes Road.
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LDR18 Potters Bar Station
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Times at Route introduction |
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03.02.07 |
WN301+ |
5DWL |
6DWL |
4DWL |
POTTERS BAR IE - ARNOS GROVE
Contract
renewal
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DWL43 Arnos Grove Station |
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27.11.10 |
WN301+ |
5DWL |
6DWL |
4DWL |
ARNOS GROVE STATION - POTTERS BAR STATION ( Mon-Fri evenings - Saturday - Sunday ) - POTTERS
BAR Cranbourne Road Industrial Estate ( Mon-Fri except evenings )
Withdrawn between Potters Bar Station and Cranbourne Road Industrial Estate Mon-Fri evenings,Sat and Sun
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AE12 Arnos Grove Station Note the registration DS to reflect Dean Sullivan the owner of Sullivan Buses |
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Taken from 2011 map drawn by Mike Harris |
04.02.12 |
SM1+ |
5AE |
4AE |
3AE |
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Contract reassigned to Sullivan;s Buses operating from their South Mimms base |
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ARNOS GROVE STATION - POTTERS BAR STATION ( Mon-Fri evenings - Saturday - Sunday ) - POTTERS
BAR Cranbourne Road Industrial Estate ( Mon-Fri except evenings )
New contract
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January 9th 2017 I was the conductor of RML2272 on a LUL strike day and am seen here at Arnos Grove with my driver Mark Davis
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04.02.17 |
SM1+ |
5AE |
4AE |
3AE |
ARNOS GROVE STATION - POTTERS BAR STATION ( Mon-Fri evenings - Saturday - Sunday ) - POTTERS
BAR Cranbourne Road Industrial Estate ( Mon-Fri except evenings )
Contract renewal
 |
Before the new Enviros were put to work on the 217, our route acted as a test bed in the preceding weeks to introduction. © Ian Jordan |
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11..11.17 |
SM1+ |
5AE |
4AE |
3AE |
POTTERS BAR STATION - ARNOS GROVE STN
Withdrawn between Potters Bar Station and Cranborne Road Industrial Estate
02.08.24
Last day of operation with Sullivan Buses
03.08.24 |
HF981+ |
5dd |
6dd |
3dd |
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Uno start emergency cover |
POTTERS BAR STATION - ARNOS GROVE STN
Emergency cover provided by UNO 2bph
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1478 Arnos Grove © Aubrey Morandarte |
30.11.24 |
HF331+ |
6dd |
6dd |
3dd |
POTTERS BAR STATION - ARNOS GROVE STN
Timetable restored to 3bphand new contract formalised
Operating Garages
HF Hatfield
Changeover point at Potters Bar Station
SM South Mimms
Changeover point at Cranborne Road except evenings and weekends when Potters Bar Station
From 11.11.17 all changeovers at Potters Bar Station
AD
Palmers Green
Changeover point
garage.
WN
Wood Green
Changeover point
garage up to 1990
From 1998 changeover at Arnos Grove - crews using Piccadilly Line
PB Potters Bar
Changeover point
at Lion
NP
Northumberland Park
Changeover point at Southgate Station
Live visual
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