Date of introduction |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
25.01.03 |
Q161+ |
11LDP |
11LDP |
10LDP |
New Service |
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ELEPHANT & CASTLE - SOUTH KENSINGTON Prince Consort Road
ELEPHANT & CASTLE Southwark Bridge Road stand - Gaunt Street - Newington Causeway - Elephant And Castle - St George's Road - Lambeth Road - Kennington Road - Black Prince Road - Albert Embankment - Kennington Lane - South Lambeth Road - Parry Street - - Bridgefoot - Vauxhall Bridge - Bessborough Gardens - Vauxhall Bridge Road - Drummond Gate - Bessborough Street - Lupus Street - Grosvenor Road - Chelsea Embankment - Bus Turning Circle - Chelsea Embankment - Chelsea Bridge Road - Lower Sloane Street - Sloane Square - King's Road - Cadogan Gardens - Draycott Place - Sloane Avenue - Pelham Street, South Kensington Station -
Harrington Road - Queens Gate - SOUTH KENSINGTON Prince Consort Road
Towards Elephant & Castle:
SOUTH KENSINGTON Prince Consort Road - Exhibition Road - Kensington Gore - Royal Albert Hall - Queens Gate - Harrington Road - South Kensington Station - Pelham Street - Sloane Avenue - Draycott Place - Cadogan Gardens - Symons Street - Sloane Square - Lower Sloane Street - Chelsea Bridge Road - Grosvenor Road - Lupus Street - Bessborough Street - Drummond Gate - Vauxhall Bridge Road - Bessborough Gardens - Vauxhall Bridge Road - Vauxhall Bridge - Bridgefoot - Parry Street - Wandsworth Road - Albert Embankment - Black Prince Road - Kennington Road - Lambeth Road - St George's Road - Westminster Bridge Road - St George's Circus - London Road - Elephant And Castle - Newington Causeway - Southwark Bridge Road stand
Part of the allocation book library which is for sale Allocation Books |
15.11.03 |
Q161+ |
10LDP |
9LDP |
10LDP |
ELEPHANT & CASTLE - ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Reduced running time thus less buses needed
05.12.04 |
Q161+ |
10LDP |
9LDP |
10LDP |
ELEPHANT & CASTLE - ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Diverted at Vauxhall in both directions via new Vauxhall Bus Station
08.02.06 |
Q161+ |
10WHY/LDP |
9WHY/LDP |
10WHY/LDP |
ELEPHANT & CASTLE - ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Introduction of new Wright Electric hybrid class "WHY" along side the LDP
29.03.08 |
Q161+ |
11WHY/LDP |
10WHY/LDP |
10WHY/LDP |
ELEPHANT & CASTLE - ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Rerouted northbound at South Kensington via Cromwell Road - Exhibition Road - Kensington Gore - Queens Gate - Prince Consort Road and then return direct via Exhibition Road. Western terminal now shown as ROYAL ALBERT HALL and not SOUTH KENSINGTON Museums
This Optare HOV1 was unique, was introduced in 2007 , later transferred to Quality Line at Epsom © Lawrence Living |
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16.08.09 |
Q161+ |
11WHY/LDP |
10WHY/LDP |
10WHY/LDP |
ELEPHANT & CASTLE - ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Rerouted southbound at South Kensington via Thurloe Place instead of Thurloe Street
ELS8 usually found on Route 42 seen at Elephant & Castle stand |
23.01.10 |
Q161+ |
11WHY/LDP |
9WHY/LDP |
9WHY/LDP |
ELEPHANT & CASTLE - ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Contract renewal - revised schedule and PVR
12.06.10 |
Q161+ |
11WHY/LDP |
9WHY/LDP |
9WHY/LDP |
ELEPHANT & CASTLE - ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Rerouted in Kensington southbound - when leaving stand at Prince Consort Road buses turn left into Exhibition Road instead of right - Kensington Gore - Queens Gate - Cromwell Road - Cromwell Gardens - Thurloe Place and line of route
18.12.10 |
Q161+ |
11WHY/LDP |
9WHY/LDP |
9WHY/LDP |
ELEPHANT & CASTLE - ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Reverted to Exhibition Road routeing
13.06.11 |
Q161+ |
11WHY/LDP |
9WHY/LDP |
9WHY/LDP |
ELEPHANT & CASTLE - ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Rerouted at South Kensington ( again ) via Harrington Road - and Queens Gate while Exhibition Road closed
07.09.11 |
Q161+ |
11WHY |
9WHY |
9WHY |
ELEPHANT & CASTLE - ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Allocation became all WHY with occasional appearances of Enviro type (SE)
SE85 Elephant & Castle © Mark Collins |
05.12.11 |
Q161+ |
11WHY |
9WHY |
9WHY |
Towards Kensington - Royal Albert Hall: Newington Causeway - Elephant And Castle - St George's Road - Lambeth Road - Kennington Road - Black Prince Road - Albert Embankment - Kennington Lane - South Lambeth Road - Parry Street - Vauxhall Bus Station - Bridgefoot - Vauxhall Bridge - Bessborough Gardens - Vauxhall Bridge Road - Drummond Gate - Bessborough Street - Lupus Street - Grosvenor Road - Chelsea Embankment - Bus Turning Circle - Chelsea Embankment - Chelsea Bridge Road - Lower Sloane Street - Sloane Square - King's Road - Cadogan Gardens - Draycott Place - Sloane Avenue - Pelham Street - Cromwell Place - Thurloe Place - Exhibition Road - Kensington Gore - Queen's Gate - Prince Consort Road.
Towards Elephant & Castle: Prince Consort Road - Exhibition Road - Thurloe Place - Cromwell Place - Pelham Street - Sloane Avenue - Draycott Place - Cadogan Gardens - Symons Street - Sloane Square - Lower Sloane Street - Chelsea Bridge Road - Grosvenor Road - Lupus Street - Bessborough Street - Drummond Gate - Vauxhall Bridge Road - Bessborough Gardens - Vauxhall Bridge Road - Vauxhall Bridge - Bridgefoot - Vauxhall Bus Station - Parry Street - Wandsworth Road - Albert Embankment - Black Prince Road - Kennington Road - Lambeth Road - St George's Road - Westminster Bridge Road - St George's Circus - London Road - Elephant And Castle - Newington Causeway.
Rerouted in both directions at South Kensington - thus routeing now as above
24.01.15 |
Q161+ |
11SEe |
9SEe |
9SEe |
ELEPHANT & CASTLE - ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Contract extended for two years
SOE26 Winchester Street, Pimlico © AL6NT |
23.01.17 |
Q161+ |
11SEe |
9SEe |
9SEe |
ELEPHANT & CASTLE - ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Contract renewal
SEe65 Vauxhall Bus Station © Aubrey Mornadarte |
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22.01.22 |
Q161+ |
11SEe |
11SEe |
8SEe |
ELEPHANT & CASTLE - ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Contract extended for two years
Q Camberwell
Crew changeover point at Vauxhall
Comment
The low bridge in Black Prince Road prevents this route being double deck