Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
24.01.04
UX
10DMC
9DMC
5DMC
New contract


UXBRIDGE STATION - Bakers Road - Belmont Road - High Street - Harefield Road - Oxford Road - Park Road - Cross Street - Margaret Square - Cowley Road - Cowley High Street - Station Road - Church Road - Pield Heath Road - Hillingdon Hospital - Pield Heath Road - Colham Green Road - West Drayton Road - Falling Lane - Yiewsley High Street - double run via Station Approach to West Drayton Station - Station Road - Porters Way - Mulberry Parade - Lavender Rise - Stockley Road - double run via Horton Road to Iron Bridge Road roundabout - Bennets Field Road - Stockley Park - Roundwood Avenue - Furzeground Way - Bolingbroke Way - Dawley Road - Botwell Common Road - Botwell Lane - Coldharbour Lane - Pump Lane - Crown Close - Station Road - HAYES & HARLINGTON STATION
New route replacing Route U1

 

DMC41509 West Drayton Station

 


01.05.10
UX
11DMLe
9DMLe
5DMLe

UXBRIDGE  -  HAYES & HARLINGTON STATION
Contract renewal

 

DML44163 Belmont Road - Uxbridge

 


22.06.13
UX
11DE
9DE
5DE
Contract novated to Metroline West

UXBRIDGE  -  HAYES & HARLINGTON STATION
New operator

 

DE1814 Belmont Road - Uxbridge

 



05.09.15
UX
11DE
9DE
5DE

UXBRIDGE  -  HAYES Asda
Extended from Hayes & Harlington Station to new Asda store on the former site of Westland/Fairey Aircraft factory

VW1561 is an unusual shot of a double decker on Route U5 seen at Fairey Corner - Hayes

© Anthony Moore


20.08.16
HS301+
11DE
11DE
7DE

UXBRIDGE  -  HAYES Asda
Allocation moved to Hayes (HS)

29.04.17
TF251+
11E
11E
7E
Contract reassigned, operated by
Twickenham (TF)

UXBRIDGE  -  HAYES Clarendon Road
Diverted at Stocley Park to run via Dawley Road, North Hyde Road, Hayes Station to Clarendon Road, the existing route being replaced by   Revised 350
Contract reassigned
Converted to double deck operation

When Abellio first took the route not all of the new buses had arrived therefore they adopted anything will do policy as can be seen here by  Caetano Nimbus 8744 complete with home made blind seen at Hillingdon Hospital

© Anthony Moore


Taken from 2017 map drawn by Mike Harris
Click map to enlarge

05.08.17
WS251+
11E
10E
6E

UXBRIDGE  -  HAYES Clarendon Road
Allocation moved from Fulwell (TF) to Hayes ( WS )

2578 seen at the Hayes stand complete with the new branding which was introduced in January 2018

© Malcolm Conway


30.03.19
TF401+
12EH
10EH
6EH

UXBRIDGE  -  HAYES Clarendon Road
Allocation moved from Hayes (WS) to Twickenham (TF)

27.07.19
WS251+
12EH
9EH
6EH

UXBRIDGE  -  HAYES Clarendon Road
Allocation moved back to Hayes (WS)

9406 Hillingdon Hospital

21.03.20
WS251+
12EH
9EH
6EH

UXBRIDGE  -  HAYES Clarendon Road
Contract extended for two years

2522 Hillingdon Hospital

30.01.21
WS251+
11EH
8EH
5EH

UXBRIDGE  -  HAYES Clarendon Road
Mon-Fri running times reduced


21.03.20
WS251+
11EH
8EH
5EH

UXBRIDGE  -  HAYES Clarendon Road
Contract extended for two years

30.01.21
WS251+
11EH
8EH
5EH

UXBRIDGE  -  HAYES Clarendon Road
New schedules to reflect reduced running times

11.12.21
GW501+
11EH
9EH
5EH

UXBRIDGE  -  HAYES Clarendon Road
Allocation transferred from Hayes Garage [WS] to Southall Garage [GW]. No change to the timetable.

19.03.22
GW501+
11EH
9EH
5EH

UXBRIDGE  -  HAYES Clarendon Road
Contract renewal with new electric buses when delivered

21.05.22
DH501+
11EH
9EH
5EH

UXBRIDGE  -  HAYES Clarendon Road
Allocation moved from Southall Garage [GW] to Hayes (DH).

30.05.22
DH501+
11EH
9EH
5EH

UXBRIDGE  -  HAYES Clarendon Road
Phased introduction of new electric buses

3022

3022 Bakers Road, Uxbridge

© Anthoy Moore


01.04.23
DH501+
12EH
11EH
6EH

UXBRIDGE  -  HAYES Clarendon Road
Uxbridge Bus Station stopping arrangements - Route U5 new arrangement: Towards Hayes: Route U5 serves Stop N on Bakers Rd (20486) Towards Uxbridge, York Road: Route U5 serves Stop D on Belmont Rd (BP3290)

15.04.23
DH501+
12EH
11EH
6EH

UXBRIDGE  -  HAYES Clarendon Road
Relief point changed to Hillingdon Hospital

3440 Bakers Road

3440 Bakers Road, Uxbridge

© Anthony Moore

Garages

DH Hayes
Changeover point at Stockley Park
From 15.04.23 Hillingdon Hospital

TF Twickenham
Changeover point at Clarendon Road stand but a few duties run light from Uxbridge to WS garage

UX Uxbridge
Changeover point at Uxbridge Garage

HS Hayes
Changeover point at Uxbridge Garage

WS Hayes
Changeover point at Clarendon Road stand
from 2019 Millington Road stand

GW Southall
Changeover point HAYES stand

Map

Taken from 2019 Map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

 

Live Visual

 

 

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Tuesday, 19.03.24