Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
25.05.91
AL121+
--
--
9M
 
GM61+
10M
8M
--
New service


CLAPHAM JUNCTION St John's Hill - Falcon Road - Battersea Park Road - Vauxhall - Albert Embankment - Lambeth Road - St Georges Circus - Elephant & Castle - Southwark Bridge Road - Southwark Street - LONDON BRIDGE STATION
NEW ROUTE - replaces withdrawn section of Route 44

DMS2341 Clapham Junction

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29.11.92
GB
--
--
8SR
 
GM61+
10M
8M
--

CLAPHAM JUNCTION  -  LONDON BRIDGE
Sunday service converted to minibus and Merton allocation transferred to Gillingham Street Basement.

13.06.93
BB401+
--
--
4MRL
2MA
 
GB61+
10M
8M
--

CLAPHAM JUNCTION  -  LONDON BRIDGE 
Sunday allocation transferred from Gillingham Street Basement to Battersea base.

MA115 Elephant & Castle

DRL67 Elephant & Castle

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17.07.93
BB401+
--
--
4MRL
2MA
 
SW21+
10M
8M
--

CLAPHAM JUNCTION  -  LONDON BRIDGE 
Gillingham Street closed - allocation transferred to Stockwell (SW)

 

M241 Meyrick Arms

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05.12.93
BB401+
--
--
4MRL
 
SW21+
10M
8M
4MRL

CLAPHAM JUNCTION  -  LONDON BRIDGE 
Sunday (SW) allocation added.


09.09.96
AL131+
--
--
8DRL
 
SW21+
10M
8M
--

CLAPHAM JUNCTION  -  LONDON BRIDGE 
Sunday BB and SW allocation replaced by Merton (AL)

DRL63 seen at  Elephant & Castle

14.09.97
SW21+
10M
8M
7DRL

CLAPHAM JUNCTION  -  LONDON BRIDGE 
Sunday only AL allocation transferred to SW.

DW58 Clapham Junction


29.05.99
QB61+
13sd
12sd
10sd
Contract reassigned to Limebourne  operating from a base at Battersea

CLAPHAM JUNCTION Boutflower Road - LONDON BRIDGE STATION
New operator
Daily converted to low floor single deck operation. CJ terminal changed.

28.08.99
QB61+
12DCL
12DCL
10DCL

CLAPHAM JUNCTION St John's Hill - LIVERPOOL STREET STATION
Clapham Junction terminal altered to St John's Hill.
Rerouted at Southwark Bridge Road via Southwark Bridge - Upper Thames Street - Monument Station - Gracechurch Street - Bishopsgate,Liverpool Street - returning via Bloomfield Street - London Wall - Wormwood Street.

Caetano T410LGP Elephant & Castle

© Peter Horrex


Takem from 1999 leaflet

05.02.00
QB61+
12DCL
12DCL
10DCL

CLAPHAM JUNCTION St John's Hill - LIVERPOOL STREET STATION
Operation passed to Connex Bus

03.02.01
QB61+
15DCL
14DCL
12DCL

CLAPHAM JUNCTION St John's Hill - LIVERPOOL STREET.
Liverpool Street terminal changed to Bishopsgate - then buses performed a loop via Primrose Street - Appold Street and Worship Street.

07.07.01
QB61+
15DCL
14DCL
12DCL
Contract reassigned to Connex

415 has been borrowed from Route 211

06.06.02
QB61+
17TA
15TA
13TA

CLAPHAM JUNCTION St John's Hill - LIVERPOOL STREET.
Commencement date for double deck operation.

TA88 Worship Street stand

26.02.04
QB61+
17TA
15TA
13TA
REASSIGNED TO TRAVEL LONDON

CLAPHAM JUNCTION - LIVERPOOL STREET.
New operator

21.08.04
QB61+
18TA
15TA
13TA

CLAPHAM JUNCTION - LIVERPOOL STREET.
Contract renewal

TA91 Lambeth Palace

04.12.04
QB61+
16TA
14TA
12TA

CLAPHAM JUNCTION - LIVERPOOL STREET.
Rerouted in both directions via new Vauxhall Bus Station.

11.11.06
QB61+
16TA
14TA
12TA
Night Service
QB76+
4TA
4TA
4TA

CLAPHAM JUNCTION - LIVERPOOL STREET.
Night service introduced

9420 Lambeth Road

29.11.08
QB51+
23TA
13TA
13TA
Night Service
QB76+
4TA
4TA
4TA

CLAPHAM JUNCTION - LIVERPOOL STREET.
Schedule change


21.05.09
QB51+
23TA
13TA
13TA
Night Service
QB76+
4TA
4TA
4TA
Operation passed to Abellio

CLAPHAM JUNCTION - LIVERPOOL STREET.
New operator

22.08.09
QB51+
23ED
13ED
13ED
Night Service
QB76+
4ED
4ED
4ED

CLAPHAM JUNCTION - LIVERPOOL STREET.
Enviro type introduced
Contract renewal

9506 Southwark Bridge

© Graham Smith


23.08.14
QB351+
26ED
15ED
14ED
Night Service
 
4ED
4ED
4ED

CLAPHAM JUNCTION - LIVERPOOL STREET.
Contract extended for two years
Running number sequence change

20.04.15
QB351+
26ED
15ED
14ED
Night Service
 
4ED
4ED
4ED

CLAPHAM JUNCTION - LIVERPOOL STREET.
Diverted southbound via London Bridge instead of Southwark Bridge

20.08.16
QB351+
26ED
15ED
14ED
Night Service
 
4ED
4ED
4ED

CLAPHAM JUNCTION - LIVERPOOL STREET
Contract renewal
with new buses

30.11.19
QB351+
26ED
15ED
14ED
Night Service
 
4ED
4ED
4ED

CLAPHAM JUNCTION - LIVERPOOL STREET Bus Station
Diverted to Bus Station at Liverpool Street instead of Worship Street

2541

 

2541 St George's Circus, September 2020

© Peter Horrex


30.01.21
QB351+
24EMMC
17EMMC
18EMMC
Night Service
 
4EMMC
4EMMC
4EMMC

CLAPHAM JUNCTION - LIVERPOOL STREET Bus Station
Mon-Fri reduced runningt time, new schedule

21.08.21
QB351+
25EMMC
18EMMC
19EMMC
Night Service
 
4EMMC
5EMMC
4EMMC

CLAPHAM JUNCTION - LIVERPOOL STREET Bus Station
Contract renewal with existing buses

18.02.23
QB351+
21EMMC
18EMMC
18EMMC
Night Service
 
5EMMC
5EMMC
5EMMC

CLAPHAM JUNCTION - LIVERPOOL STREET Bus Station
Introduction of a new turning point Route 344 - Towards Liverpool Street - Set down at Stop SN, ahead Albert Embankment, Around the Lambeth Palace roundabout, 4th Exit, back on Albert embankment, & Pick up at Stop SE. Towards Clapham - Set down at Stop SD, ahead Albert Embankment, Around the Lambeth Palace roundabout, 4th Exit, back on Albert embankment, & Pick up at Stop SB.

2023 Map

Taken from 2023 map drawn by MIke Harris
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Current Blind



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Operating Garages

QB Battersea
Changeover point at Clapham Junction

GM Gillingham Street, Victoria
Changeover at Vauxhall

GB Gillingham Street Basement
Changeover at Vauxhall

BB Battersea Base
Changeover at Vauxhall

SW Stockwell
Changeover at Vauxhall

AL Merton
Changeover Clapham Junction

 

Live Visual

 

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Thursday, 07.03.24