Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
28.09.60
V131+
2RT
--
2RT

LIVERPOOL STREET - TURNHAM GREEN ( except Saturday night )
Route previously numbered 297


01.07.64
V131+
3RT
--
3RT

LIVERPOOL STREET  -  TURNHAM GREEN 
Meal relief point changed from Riverside Garage to Liverpool Street
Frequency increase - one bus added to allocation.

31.12.66
V131+
3RT
--
3RT

LIVERPOOL STREET  -  TURNHAM GREEN  
Rerouted between South Kensington and Fulham via Cromwell Road and Earls Court Road instead of direct via Fulham Road - see exact routeing below


24.01.70
V131+
3RM
--
3RM

LIVERPOOL STREET  -  TURNHAM GREEN 
Converted to Routemaster operation - made possible by Route 117 Mon-Fri introduction with RM type

RM718 seen on an early morning run outside National Gallery

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19.09.75
V41+
3DMS
--
3DMS

LIVERPOOL STREET  -  TURNHAM GREEN 
Converted to OPO

It is clear here that the journeys arriving at Liverpool Street 0210 - 0243 and 0313 would stop for meal break
28.01.78
V41+
8DMS
8DMS
8DMS

HEATHROW CENTRAL - LIVERPOOL STREET ( nightly )
Saturday night introduction
Extended from Turnham Green to Heathrow via 237 - 81 and 140

DMS1521 seen at Liverpool Street about to do the last journey of the day June 1978

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The journeys terminating at Terminal 2 were meal relief journeys

18.12.79
V41+
8M
8M
8M

HEATHROW CENTRAL - LIVERPOOL STREET ( nightly ) 
Converted to Metrobus type

10.05.80
V41+
9M
9M
9M

HEATHROW CENTRAL - LIVERPOOL STREET ( nightly ) 
Turnham Green (V) closure - allocation moved to Stamford Brook (V)

13.04.84
V51+
5M
5M
5M

HEATHROW CENTRAL - LIVERPOOL STREET ( nightly )
Frequency reduced

26.04.85
V51+
7M
7M
7M

HEATHROW CENTRAL - LIVERPOOL STREET ( nightly )
Rerouted between Earls Court and Hammersmith via Old Brompton Road and Lillie Road instead of Fulham Road - and Dawes Road

11.07.87
V51+
7M
7M
7M

HEATHROW - TRAFALGAR SQUARE then VICTORIA  or LIVERPOOL STREET
Journeys bifurcated at Trafalgar Square to Victoria ( an extra meal relief point )

23.04.88
V51+
7M
7M
7M
 
S161+
--
1M
--

HEATHROW - TRAFALGAR SQUARE then VICTORIA  or LIVERPOOL STREET
Fri/Sat night Shepherds Bush (S) allocation introduced

06.01.90
AV51+
3M
6M
3M
 
S161+
3M
6M
3M

HEATHROW - TRAFALGAR SQUARE then VICTORIA  or LIVERPOOL STREET
Stamford Brook (V) withdrawn
Shepherds Bush (S) and Hounslow (AV) nightly allocation introduced

18.07.92
AV51+
3M
5M
3M
 
S161+
3M
5M
3M

HEATHROW - VICTORIA
Withdrawn between Trafalgar Square and Liverpool Street


25.02.94
AV31+
5M
8M
5M

HEATHROW or SUNBURY VILLAGE - TRAFALGAR SQUARE
Withdrawn between Trafalgar Square and Victoria

Bifurcation introduced to run via withdrawn Route N67 from Hounslow to Sunbury
Shepherds Bush (S) withdrawn

M1353 seen working a journey to Sunbury which was treated to SUNBURY ON THAMES destination seen in March 1994 Trafalgar Square

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30.08.96
AV31+
5M
14M
5M

HEATHROW - TRAFALGAR SQUARE
Withdrawn between Hounslow and Sunbury Village without replacement

05.03.99
AV31+
5M
13M
5M
 
S405
--
1M
1M

HEATHROW - TRAFALGAR SQUARE
Fri/Sat night Shepherds Bush (S) reintroduced

28.09.01
AV31+
7VA
10VA
7VA
 
S431+
--
3VA
--

HAMMERSMITH - TRAFALGAR SQUARE
Withdrawn between Heathrow and Hammersmith - this section replaced by Revised N9

27.06.03
AV31+
2VA
4VA
2VA
 
S421+
4VA
7VA
4VA

HAMMERSMITH - TRAFALGAR SQUARE
Nightly allocation now at Shepherds Bush (S)

23.01.04
S421+
6VA
10VA
6VA

HAMMERSMITH - TRAFALGAR SQUARE
Hounslow (AV) withdrawn

VE9 Piccadilly

© Brian Creasey


03.09.04
AV31+
6VA
9VA
6VA
 
S421+
--
2VA
--

HAMMERSMITH - TRAFALGAR SQUARE 
Nightly allocation reintroduced at Hounslow (AV)
Shepherds Bush (S) reduced to Fri/Sat only

TLA28 Northumberland Avenue

© Brian Creasey


11.11.05
S421+
4VA
9VA
4VA

HAMMERSMITH - TRAFALGAR SQUARE 
Hounslow (AV) withdrawn
Shepherds Bush (S) now nightly

Taken from 2012 map drawn by Mike Harris
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29.03.14
S421+
4SP
9SP
4SP

HAMMERSMITH - TRAFALGAR SQUARE 
VA type replaced by SP

SP40 Hammersmith Bus Station

© Jack Marian


05.03.16
AS
6VH
10VH
10VH
CONTRACT REASSIGNED

HAMMERSMITH - TRAFALGAR SQUARE 
New operator

VH38122 Fulham Palace Road

© Jeff Holland


02.07.17
X
6VH
11VH
11VH

HAMMERSMITH - TRAFALGAR SQUARE 
Atlas Road (AS) allocation moved to Westbourne Park (X)

28.10.17
X
5VH
5VH
5VH

HAMMERSMITH - TRAFALGAR SQUARE 
Weekend PVR much reduced as a result of all night service introduction on Piccadilly Line

VH38125 Piccadilly

© Aubrey Morandarte


06.03.21
X
5VH
5VH
5VH

HAMMERSMITH - TRAFALGAR SQUARE 
Contract extended for two years

11.12.21
X601+
6VH
7VH
7VH

HAMMERSMITH - TRAFALGAR SQUARE 
Operation transferred to London Transit (part of RATP Group) at Westbourne Park Garage.

06.01.23
X601+
6VH
7VH
5VH

HAMMERSMITH - TRAFALGAR SQUARE 
End of temporary frequency increase on N97.
Route restored to running at 2bph on Friday and Saturday nights

04.03.23
AF191+
3EH+
4EH
4EH
    +3 EX 430 +2 EX 430 +2 EX 430
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Contract reassigned

HAMMERSMITH - TRAFALGAR SQUARE 
New operator

EH96 Hammersmith Bus Station

EH96 Hammersmith Bus Station

© Jack Marian

Current Blind



N97

 

Garages

AF Chelverton Road
Meal reliefs taken at Putney Garage

V Turnham Green
Meal reliefs taken at Riverside Garage
1964 at Liverpool Street
1978 Heathrow

V Stamford Brook
Meal reliefs taken at Liverpool St - Victoria or Heathrow

S Shepherds Bush
Meal reliefs taken at Victoria or Heathrow

AV Hounslow
Meal reliefs taken at AV Garage - Victoria - Heathrow

AS Atlas Road
Meal reliefs taken at Hammersmith
Most duties start as Route 328

X Westbourne Park
Meal reliefs taken at Hammersmith
Most duties start as Route 328

Live visual

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Wednesday, 19.04.23