Route History

 

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
19.08.95
ON
2M
2M
2M
N99 renumbered

STANMORE STATION - Marsh Lane - Honeypot Lane - Kingsbury Circle - Kingsbury Green - Church Lane - Blackbird Cross - Neasden - Dudden Hill Lane - Willesden - Kilburn - Maida Vale - Edgware Road - Marble Arch - Oxford Circus- Piccadilly Circus - TRAFALGAR SQUARE ( Nightly )
Prior to this date  the route had been numbered N99 but when the N98 number became vacant in July 1995 it was felt that this number would be more appropiate as it shadowed most of day route 98

29.04.00
ON
2VN
2VN
2VN

STANMORE STATION - HOLBORN Red Lion Square
Diverted at Oxford Circus to run via daytime Route 98 to Red Lion Square

03.02.01
EW711+
4M
5M
4M
New operator

STANMORE STATION - HOLBORN Red Lion Square
New contract commenced with Metroline

M1168 Oxford Circus

© Brian Creasey

11.10.02
AC751+
3VPL
4VPL
3VPL
 
EW721+
4VPL
5VPL
4VPL

STANMORE STATION - HOLBORN Red Lion Square
Willesden (AC) allocation introduced

VPL221 is parked at Edgware Garage after the out of servide run from Stanmore

© Jack Marian

16.06.14
AC751+
3VP
5VP
3VP
 
EW751+
5TE
8TE
5TE

STANMORE STATION - RUSSELL SQUARE
Diverted at Oxford Circus to run via Regent Street - Mortimer Street - Goodge Street - Chenies Street - Gower Street - Bloomsbury Street - Great Russell Street and terminate at Russell Square instead of Red Lion Square - this is a temporary measure whilst Crossrail work is carried out in Oxford Street  

12.12.15
AC751+
3VP
5VP
3VP
 
EW751+
5TE
8TE
5TE

STANMORE STATION - RUSSELL SQUARE
Contract extended for two years

25.06.16
AC751+
3VWH
6VWH
3VWH
 
EW751+
5TE
8TE
5TE

STANMORE STATION  -  HOLBORN Red Lion Square
Restored to Holborn terminus,
Route 10 (NIGHT) replacing withdrawn section between St Giles Circus and Russell Square

Taken from 2014 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

02.09.17
AC751+
3VWH
3VWH
3VWH
 
EW751+
5TE
6TE
6TE

STANMORE  -  HOLBORN
Frequency reductions



TEH235 Oxford Street

© Aubrey Morandarte

02.09.17
AC751+
3VWH
3VWH
3VWH
 
HD721+
5VWH
6VWH
6VWH

STANMORE  -  HOLBORN
Edgware (EW) allocation moved to Harrow Weald (HD) to compensate for loss of Route N18 allocation

09.12.17
AC751+
3VWH
3VWH
3VWH
 
HD721+
5VWH
6VWH
6VWH

STANMORE  -  HOLBORN
Contract renewal

TE883

TE883 Queensbury early morning

© TC378

 

PROPOSAL FOR 2023

Withdrawn between Marble Arch and Holborn
Rerouted at Marble Arch to Victoria via withdrawn N16

Current Blind



 N98

Garages

ON Alperton
Meal reliefs at ?

EW Edgware
Meal reliefs at Edgware and Willesden

AC Willesden
Meal reliefs at garage