Route History

Date of introductio
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
25.02.94
HT111
1M
1M
1M
New service

TRAFALGAR SQUARE - Aldwych - Kingsway - Holborn - Euston - Kings Cross - Caledonian Road - Nags Head - Seven Sisters Rad - Hornsey Road - HORNSEY RISE Favourite ( Nightly )

 
23.06.95
PB201+
4M
5M
4M

TRAFALGAR SQUARE - Piccadilly Circus - Shaftesbury Avenue - Cambridge Circus- Tottenham Court Road Stn - Holborn - Euston - Kings Cross - Caledonian Road - Nags Head - Seven Sisters Rad - Hornsey Road - Hornsey Rise - Crouch End - Tottenham Lane- Turnpike Lane - Wood Green - Bounds Green - New Southgate Stn - Arnos Grove - Bowes Road- Southgate- Oakwood - Bramley Road - Cockfosters - POTTERS BAR GARAGE( Nightly )
Rerouted between Trafalgar Square and Holborn via Piccadilly Circus instead of Aldwych
Extended from Hornsey Rise to Potters Bar - replacing withdrawn Route N21 but also serving Arnos Grove which was not on the N21 route
Reallocated to Potters Bar to compensate for N21 loss

M1403

M1403 Trafalgar Square

© Brian Creasey


31.01.97
NP15+
4VA
5VA
4VA
Contract reassigned

TRAFALGAR SQUARE - COCKFOSTERS STATION ( NIGHTLY )
Withdrawn between Cockfosters to Potters Bar as a consequece of new contract being awarded to Capital Citibus and being based at Northumberland Park

First Capital 238 at National Gallery

© London Buses by Adam


17.05.97
NP15+
4VA
5VA
4VA

TRAFALGAR SQUARE  -  COCKFOSTERS
Rerouted between Trafalgar Squre and Cambridge Circus drect via Charing Cross Road instead of Piccadilly Circus


28.04.00
NP15+
4VA
5VA
4VA

TRAFALGAR SQUARE  -  COCKFOSTERS 
Rerouted between Trafalgar Squre and Holborn via Strand - Aldwych and Kingsway instead of Charing Cross RoadCircus

02.02.02
NP15+
5VA
8VA
9VA

TRAFALGAR SQUARE  -  COCKFOSTERS 
Converted to low floor operation

06.02.09
HT881+
1TE
7TE
3TE
 
PB661+
5TE
7TE
4TE
Contract reassigned

TRAFALGAR SQUARE  -  COCKFOSTERS 
Contract reassigned

08.02.14
HT881+
1TE
7TE
3TE
 
PB661+
5TE
7TE
4TE

TRAFALGAR SQUARE  -  COCKFOSTERS 
Contract extended for two years


06.02.16
HT881+
1VW
5VW
2VW
 
PB661+
5TE
5TE
4TE

TRAFALGAR SQUARE  -  COCKFOSTERS  
Contract renewal

TE944

TE944 Charing Cross Station

© Robert Mighton


02.09.17
HT816
1VW
1VW
1VW
 
PB661+
5TE
5TE
7TE

TRAFALGAR SQUARE  -  COCKFOSTERS
Frequency reductions
Running number change at Holloway (HT)

06.02.21
HT816+
2VWH
2VWH
2VWH
 
PB661+
4VWH
4VWH
4VWH
        1VMH/N20

TRAFALGAR SQUARE  -  COCKFOSTERS
Contract extended for two years

VWH2001 Euston

VWH2001 Euston Station

© Samuel Letsu


29.01.22
HT831+
5VWH
6VWH
6VWH

TRAFALGAR SQUARE  -  COCKFOSTERS
Potters Bar (PB) allocation withdrawn

04.02.23
SW591+
6EH+
7EH+
6EH+
    4EH ex91 3EH ex 91 4EH ex 91
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New operator

TRAFALGAR SQUARE  -  COCKFOSTERS
New Quality Incentive Contract, under Tranche 825 awarded to London General, previously Metroline, operating out of Northumberland Park garage (NP) ( (However will be temporarily running out of Stockwell (SW) at start of contract. ) No changes to frequency or structure of route N91.

EHV7

EHV7 Holborn Station

© Samuel Letsu


20.01.24
NP361+
6EHV+
7EH+
7EH+
    4EH ex91 3EH ex 91 5EH ex 91

TRAFALGAR SQUARE  -  COCKFOSTERS
Allocation moved from Stockwell (SW) to Northumberland Park (NP)

 

Current Blind



N91

 

Garages

NP Northumberland Park

Sun-Thur nights
5 duties starting on Route 91 break at NP then dedicated N91 until finish
1 duty straight through N91
Early and late duties on Route 91 cover the remainder of journeys

Friday/ Saturday nights
5 duties starting on Route 91 break at NP then dedicated N91 until finish
2 duties straight hrough N81
Early and late duties on Route 91 cover the remainder of journeys

 

SW Stockwell
Meal reliefs at SW garage

PB Potters Bar
Meal reliefs at garage

 

Live visual

 

Map 2019

N91 2023 map
Taken from 2023 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

GAL Route guide

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Monday, 20.05.24