Route History

26.04.75
SW231+
1RM
1RM
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WD141+
1RM
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WANDSWORTH Armoury Way - Clapham Junction - Wandsworth Road - Vauxhall - - Albert Embankment - Lambeth Bridge - Parliament Square - Whitehall - Trafalgar Square - Strand - Aldwych - Ludgate Circus then FARRINGDON STREET
The night service on Route 168 was diverted via Trafalgar Square and Aldwych instead of Victoria Embankment therefore renumbered N68

RT509 Armoury Way displays the 168 via blind in error

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24.10.75
SW231+
1DM
1DM
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WD141+
1DM
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--

FARRINGDON STREET  -  WANDSWORTH
Converted to DM operation

01.11.75
SW231+
1DM
1DM
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WD141+
1DM
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WANDSWORTH Armoury Way - Clapham Junction - Wandsworth Road - Vauxhall - VICTORIA ( Sat night journey towards Wandsworth ) - Albert Embankment - Lambeth Bridge - Parliament square - Whitehall - Trafalgar Square - Strand - Aldwych - Ludgate Circus then FARRINGDON STREET
Saturday night journey introduced from Victoria to Wandsworth this being the second half of an N81 duty

06.03.76
SW231+
1DM
1DM
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WD141+
1DM
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WANDSWORTH Armoury Way - Clapham Junction - Wandsworth Road - Vauxhall - VICTORIA ( Sat night journey towards Wandsworth ) - Albert Embankment - Lambeth Bridge - Parliament Square - Whitehall - Trafalgar Square - Strand - Aldwych - Ludgate Circus then FARRINGDON STREET or Bank - LIVERPOOL STREET ( Sun-Thu meal relief journey)
The Sun/Fri night meal relief journey that ran dead from Ludgate Circus to Liverpool Street was adjusted to run in service ( returning as an N88 )


Golden Jubillee RM1983 waits at Wandsworth for the last journey of the night

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23.10.83
WD141+
1Dc
1Dc
1Dc

WANDSWORTH  -  FARRINGDON STREET or LIVERPOOL STREET ( Sun-Thu meal relief journey )
Converted to crew operated D operation

23.11.83
WD141+
1Mc
1Mc
1Mc

WANDSWORTH  -  FARRINGDON STREET or LIVERPOOL STREET ( Sun-Thu meal relief journey )
Converted to crew operated Metrobus operation

13.04.84
WD141+
1M
1M
1M

WANDSWORTH  -  FARRINGDON STREET or LIVERPOOL STREET ( Sun-Thu meal relief journey )
Converted to OPO operation

M974 Liverpool Street Station

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27.04.85
WD141+
2M
2M
2M

FARRINGDON STREET - Trafalgar Square - Westminster - Lambeth Bridge - Vauxhall - Clapham Junction - Wandsworth - Southfields - Durnsford Road - Wimbledon - South Wimbledon - Morden - St Helier Avenue - Rose Hill,Sutton High Street - SUTTON STATION
Withdrawn between Trafalgar Square and Liverpool Street
Extended from Wandsworth to Sutton via 156. 80 and 164


11/12.07.86
WD141+
2M
2M
2M



11.07.87
A71+
2D
2D
2D

FARRINGDON STREET - Trafalgar Square -  Westminster - Lambeth Bridge - Vauxhall - Clapham Junction - Wandsworth - Southfields - Durnsford Road - Wimbledon - South Wimbledon - Morden - St Helier Avenue - Rose Hill - Bushey Road - Collingwood Road,Crown Road - SUTTON STATION
Rerouted in Sutton and allocation transferred from Wandsworth (WD)
Reverted to D operation


31.10.87
A71+
2D
2D
2D

FARRINGDON STREET - SUTTON STATION  -: Belmont - BANSTEAD
One late night journey revised to start from Banstead instead of Sutton via Route 164

13.12.91
A71+
2M
3M
3M

FARRINGDON STREET - SUTTON STATION  -:- BANSTEAD
Converted to Metrobus M

17.08.95
Last night of operation - replaced by Routes N77 - N44 and N155

 

 

Garages

WD Wandsworth
Meal reliefs taken at Liverpool Street

A Sutton
Meal reliefs taken at Sutton Garage

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Friday, 10.11.23