Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
29.04.95
WL
3midi
3midi
--
New service

BALHAM STATION - Bedford Hill - Garards Road - Tooting Bec Gardens - Gleneldon Road - Valley Road - Leigham Court Road - Canterbury Grove - Royal Circus - York Hill - Norwood Road - WEST NORWOOD STATION (MS) ( red text denotes hail and ride section )
NEW MIDIBUS ROUTE - replacing Balham to Steatham section of 115 and Streatham to West Norwood section of G1.

19.07.97
CN
3midi
3midi
--

BALHAM  -  WEST NORWOOD
Reallocated to Croydon base

441 at Balham Station

29.04.00
N301+
3MRL
3MRL
--
Contract reassigned

BALHAM STATION - NORWOOD GARAGE ( Mon-Sat )
Extended in West Norwood to the Garage and reallocated to Norwood (N)

440 440 Balham stand


18.12.00
BC151+
3midi
3midi
--

BALHAM STATION - NORWOOD GARAGE ( Mon-Sat )
Route sub-contracted to Connex prior to them taking contract in April 2001.

Dart

Connex Dart Streatham

© John Delaney


28.04.01
BC151+
4DA
4DA
--
Contract reassigned to Connex

BALHAM STATION - NORWOOD GARAGE ( Mon-Sat )
New operator


29.09.01
BC151+
4DA
4DA
2DA

BALHAM STATION - NORWOOD GARAGE
Sunday service added.

DA18 Balham Station

02.03.04
BC151+
4DA
4DA
2DA
Contract novated to
Travel London

BALHAM STATION - NORWOOD GARAGE
New operator

DA15 Balham Station

30.04.05
QB151+
4DA
4DA
2DA

BALHAM STATION - NORWOOD GARAGE
Reallocated from BC to Battersea (QB)

29.04.06
SW181+
4DLP
4DLP
4DLP
Contract reassigned to
GO Ahead - London General

BALHAM STATION - WEST NORWOOD Cheviot Road
New operator

LDP265 at the now familiar Balham stand

30.04.11
SW181+
4DLP
4DLP
4DLP

BALHAM STATION - WEST NORWOOD Cheviot Road
Contract renewal

Taken from 2012 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

30.04.16
SW181+
4SEN
4SEN
4SEN

BALHAM STATION - WEST NORWOOD Cheviot Road
Contract renewal

01.05.21
BC191+
4SE
4SE
3SE
abellio logo
Contract reassigned

BALHAM STATION - WEST NORWOOD Cheviot Road
New operator

8122

8122 Tooting Bec Common

© Jack Marian


03.05.25
BC191+
6SEN
6SEN
4SEN

West Norwood Knights Hill - Knights Hill - West Norwood Station - Knights Hill - Norwood Road - York Hill - Royal Circus - Pyrmont Grove - Canterbury Grove - Leigham Court Road - Valley Road - Gleneldon Road - Stanthorpe Road - Streatham High Road - Mitcham Lane - Ambleside Avenue - Garrad's Road - Bedford Hill - Balham Station Road - Balham Station - Balham High Road - Tooting Bec Station - Trinity Road - Glenburnie Road - Springfield Drive - Springfield Hospital
Underlined sections operate on a Hail & Ride basis - buses stop anywhere safe

Springfield Hospital – Tooting Bec – Balham – Bedford Hill – Streatham – Gleneldon Road – York Hill – West Norwood
Springfield Hospital - Springfield Drive - Glenburnie Road - Trinity Road - Tooting Bec Station - Balham High Road - Balham Station - Balham Station Road - Bedford Hill - Garrad's Road - Tooting Bec Gardens - Streatham - Gleneldon Road - Valley Road - Leigham Court Road - Canterbury Grove - Chartham Grove - Royal Circus - York Hill - Norwood Road - Norwood High Street - West Norwood Station - Norwood High Street - Ernest Avenue - Knights Hill - West Norwood Knights Hill
Underlined sections operate on a Hail & Ride basis - buses stop anywhere safe
Extended from Balham Station to Springfield University Hospital via Balham High Road, Tooting Bec Station, Trinity Road, Glenburnie Road and Springfield Drive to terminate at Springfield University Hospital.

Operating Garages

WL Walworth
Crew changeover point ?

CN Croydon
Crew changeover point ?

N Norwood
Crew changeover point West Norwood terminal

BC Beddington Cross
Crew changeover point West Norwood Cheviot Road stand, drivers allowed to use Norwood Garage canteen

QB Battersea
Crew changeover point ?

SW Stockwell
Crew changeover point Balham Station - crews using the Northern Line from Stockwell Station

 

 

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© Ian Armstrong 2025
Date of edit   Friday, 09.05.25