Route History

 

21.06.86
AE101+
1M
1M
1M
 
EW21+
2M
2M
2M

VICTORIA BUS STATION - Westminster - Trafalgar Square - Oxford Circus - Baker Street - Lisson Grove - Abbey Road - West Hampstead - Childs Hill - Hendon Way - Brent Cross Flyover - Hendon Central - A41 - Apex Corner - Edgware - Canons Park - Stanmore - Bushey Heath - WATFORD JUNCTION
New Night Service - note the running number for EW shared with Route 288

28.02.87
AE101+
1M
1M
1M
 
EW21+
2M
2M
2M

VICTORIA BUS STATION - Westminster - Trafalgar Square - Oxford Circus - Baker Street - Lisson Grove - Abbey Road - West Hampstead - Childs Hill - Golders Green - Hodford Road - The Vale - Hendon Central - A41 - Apex Corner - Edgware - Canons Park - Stanmore - Bushey Heath - WATFORD JUNCTION
Rerouted between Childs Hill and Hendon Central via Golders Green

06.06.87
EW21+
2M
2M
2M
 
MH?
1M
1M
1M

VICTORIA  -  WATFORD JUNCTION
Hendon Garage closed - allocation moved to Muswell Hill - with garage journeys operating in service leaving line of route at Golders Green and then via Route 102 and 43 to garage

M292 is seen after a nights work on the Watford Way July 1987

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25.09.87
X181+
3M
3M
3M

SOUTH CROXTED Alleyn Park - Croxted Road - Herne Hill - Brixton - Kennington - Lambeth Bridge - Westminster - Trafalgar Square - Oxford Circus - Golders Green - Hendon - Mill Hill East - Bunns Lane - Mill Hill Broadway - Hale Lane - Edgware - Canons Park - STANMORE STATION
Meal Relief journeys divert at Parliament Square to VICTORIA BUS STATION
Garage joorneys introduced between West Hampstead and Westbourne Park via Route 28
Withdrawn between Stanmore and Watford but extended from Trafalgar Square to West Dulwich via Route 3
Rerouted between Golders Green and Edgware via Routes 240 and 221 instead of via 113
Allocation moved to Westbourne park (X)

20.11.87
X181+
3M
3M
3M

SOUTH CROXTED Alleyn Park - Croxted Road - Herne Hill - Brixton - Kennington - Lambeth Bridge - Westminster - Trafalgar Square - Oxford Circus - Golders Green - Brent Green - Queens Road - Watford Way - The Burroughs - Church Road - Hendon - Mill Hill East - Bunns Lane - Mill Hill Broadway - Hale Lane - Edgware - Canons Park - STANMORE STATION
Meal Relief journeys divert at Parliament Square to VICTORIA BUS STATION
Rerouted between Brent Green via Hendon Central Station instead of direct

28.10.89
EW21+
2M
2M
2M

EDGWARE STATION - Hale Lane - Mill Hill Broadway - Bunns Lane - Mill Hill East - Hendon - Brent Street - Golders Green - West Hampstead - Abbey Road - Baker Street - Oxford Circus - Trafalgar Square - VICTORIA BUS STATION
Withdrawn between Edgware and Stanmore - allocation moved to Edgware (EW)
Diverted to run direct via Brent Street insteadof via Hendon Central

Note the first journey from Trafalgar Square must run out of service from Edgware

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06.03.93
W781+
2M
2M
2M

VICTORIA  -  EDGWARE STATION
EW allocation moved to Cricklewood (W)

28/29.01.94
Last night of operation

Comment

On Sunday 20th Novemebr 2022 a running day remembering the closure of Hendon (AE) garage took place andI accompanied Lee Rose on his Metrobus M1014 where he recreated part of the N59 running three round trips between the site of Hendon Garage and Lords Cricket Ground via West End Lane and Abbey Road

 

Garages

EW Edgware
Meal reliefs taken at Victoria

AE Hendon
Meal reliefs taken at Victoria

MH Muswell Hill
Meal reliefs taken at Victoria

X Westbourne Park
Meal reliefs taken at Victoria

W Cricklewood
Meal reliefs taken at Victoria

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Thursday, 09.11.23