Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
27.10.86
N
6L
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RUSSELL SQUARE  -  Holborn  -  Aldwych  -  Waterloo  - then NON-STOP to West Norwood  -  Upper Norwood  -  Thornton Heath  -  WEST CROYDON Bus Station ( Mon-Fri peaks )
New Mon-Fri with the flow peak service


L169

L169 Russell Square

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X68 introduction leaflet

03.04.06
Q71+
10WVL+
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AM PEAKS   4WVL/68    
Contract reassigned

RUSSELL SQUARE  -  Holborn  -  Aldwych  -  Waterloo  - then NON-STOP to West Norwood  -  Upper Norwood  -  Thornton Heath  -  WEST CROYDON Bus Station ( Mon-Fri peaks )
New operator

WVL232 seen at Tulse Hill

04.04.11
Q71+
7WVL+
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    2WVL/68
1WVL185
2WVL/468
   
AM PEAKS only PM501 ex day route    

RUSSELL SQUARE  -  Holborn  -  Aldwych  -  Waterloo  - then NON-STOP to West Norwood  -  Upper Norwood  -  Thornton Heath  -  WEST CROYDON Bus Station ( Mon-Fri peaks )
Peckham (PM) allocation introduced with one bus am peaks only
The date of this change needs to be confirmed

04.04.16
Q71+
7WVL+
--
--
    2WVL/68
1WVL185
2WVL/468
   
AM PEAKS only PM501 ex day route    

RUSSELL SQUARE  -  Holborn  -  Aldwych  -  Waterloo  - then NON-STOP to West Norwood  -  Upper Norwood  -  Thornton Heath  -  WEST CROYDON Bus Station ( Mon-Fri peaks )
Contract extended for two years

31.03.18
Q71+
7WVL+
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--
AM PEAKS only PM501 ex day route    

RUSSELL SQUARE  -  WEST CROYDON Limited stop
Contract renewal

31.03.18
Q71+
11EH
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AM PEAKS only PM501 ex day route    

RUSSELL SQUARE  -  WEST CROYDON Limited stop
New duty schedule, most buses come from or go to Route 176 or 188

26.07.23
Last day of operation, renumber SL6 and rebranded Superloop

 

Garages

N Norwood
Changeover at garage

Q Camberwell  /  PM Peckham
Refer to TFL site for details

Live visual

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Date of edit   Tuesday, 19.03.24