Route History
Date of introduction |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
| 17.10.56 | SW |
-- |
-- |
14RTL |
GOLDERS GREEN STATION (Suns) - Swiss Cottage - Baker Street - Marble Arch - Hyde Park Corner - Victoria -
Vauxhall - Stockwell - Brixton - Tulse Hill - NORWOOD GARAGE (Sun am) - CRYSTAL PALACE (Sun pm)
This new Route replaced Sunday
195 which was withdrawn on this day.
30.04.58 |
SW |
-- |
-- |
16RTL |
 |
|---|
Scanned from April 1958 Red Book - the complete book is available from the Sales List |
 |
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Extracted from 1958 historical map drawn by Mike Harris The Greater London Bus Map |
09.10.63 |
N |
-- |
-- |
6RT |
SW |
-- |
-- |
7RTL |
Part of SW allocation transferred to N.
 |
RTL364 waits at Crystal Palace |
|---|
01.07.64 |
N |
9RT |
6RT |
6RT |
SW |
15RTL |
13RTL |
7RTL |
GOLDERS GREEN STN (Monday-Friday/Sunday) - SWISS COTTAGE (Saturdays)
- NORWOOD GARAGE (Sunday am) - CRYSTAL PALACE (Monday-Saturday/Sun
pm)
Daily Route introduced replacing part
of Route 186.
23.01.66 |
N |
9RT |
6RT |
6RM |
SW |
15RTL |
13RTL |
6RTL |
Sunday RM allocation introduced at N.
 |
RT1203 Grosvenor Gardens, Victoria |
|---|
01.06.66 |
N |
9RT |
6RT |
6RM |
SW |
15RTL |
13RTL |
6RML |
Sunday RML allocation introduced at SW - using spare buses used on the 37 Mon-Sat
31.12.66 |
N |
14RM |
8RM |
5RM |
SW |
9RM |
13RM |
7RML |
Daily RM allocation introduced.
17.06.67 |
N |
14RM |
8RM |
5RM |
SW |
15RM |
13RM |
7RM |
Sunday RML allocation at SW reverted to RM.
| 13.06.70 | FY |
-- |
-- |
5RM |
N |
14RM |
11RM |
4RM |
|
SW |
17RM |
8RM |
6RM |
NORTH FINCHLEY (Suns) - GOLDERS GREEN STATION (Mon-Fri peaks) - SWISS
COTTAGE ( Mon-Sat ) - CRYSTAL PALACE
Monday-Friday withdrawn between Swiss Cottage
and Golders Green except peak hours
Saturday Route unchanged.
Sunday extended from Golders Green to North Finchley
FY allocation added.
 |
|---|
| 08.01.72 | FY |
-- |
-- |
6RM |
N |
14RM |
12RM |
11RM |
|
SW |
12RM |
8RM |
-- |
NORTH FINCHLEY (Suns) - SWISS COTTAGE (Monday-Saturday) - CRYSTAL
PALACE
Monday-Friday withdrawn between Swiss Cottage
and Golders Green.
Sunday SW allocation withdrawn
| 17.06.72 | FY |
-- |
-- |
6RM |
GM |
-- |
6RM |
-- |
|
N |
14RM |
12RM |
11RM |
|
SW |
14RM |
-- |
-- |
Saturday GM allocation introduced replacing withdrawn Route 24 allocation.
 |
RT4109 subs for an RM when seen in Grosvenor Pace, Oct 73 |
|---|
| 05.01.74 | FY |
-- |
-- |
6RM |
GM |
-- |
6RM |
-- |
|
N |
12RM |
14RM |
11RM |
|
SW |
18RM |
-- |
-- |
NORTH
FINCHLEY (Suns) - SWISS COTTAGE (Monday-Saturday)
- WEST NORWOOD Rosendale (Monday-Saturday) or CRYSTAL
PALACE
Monday-Saturday bifurcation at West Norwood
to Rosendale introduced to replace withdrawn Route 2A. -
these journeys started from Stockwell Station.
 |
 |
|---|---|
| RM1133 (N) Crystal Palace performing a Sunday duty, June 1976 | RML2642 (SW) South Lambeth Road, November 1974 |
| busmap.co.uk | |
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RM1989 aka SRM4 Vauxhall Bridge Road |
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28.10.78 |
GM131+ |
-- |
6RM |
-- |
N41+ |
14RM |
16RM |
-- |
|
SW191+ |
16RM |
-- |
7RML |
GOLDERS GREEN - CRYSTAL
PALACE
Monday-Saturday extended from Swiss Cottage
to Golders Green.
Sunday withdrawn between Golders Green and North Finchley.
WEST NORWOOD Rosendale journeys replaced by diverted Route
2.
Finchley (FY) allocation withdrawn.
Sunday GM introduced.
 |
Celebrating 100 years of the Omnibus RM2193 seen at Golders Green dressed in Schilliber livery, May 1979
|
|---|
25.04.81 |
GM41+ |
23RM |
16RM |
5RM |
SW191+ |
7RM |
8RM |
6RML |
GOLDERS GREEN - CRYSTAL
PALACE
Norwood garage closed for refurbishment
Monday-Friday GM
allocation introduced replacing withdrawn 137.
N allocation withdrawn.
Saturday SW allocation introduced
 |
DMS2643 stands in for a Routemaster at Finchley Road, note the dual bus stop - March 1992 |
|---|
25.06.83 |
GM41+ |
5RM |
-- |
-- |
SW191+ |
24RM |
17RM |
10RML |
GOLDERS GREEN - CRYSTAL
PALACE
Saturday and Sunday
GM allocation withdrawn.
Daily Route on Route 11 introduced at
GM to compensate
 |
Gold livery RM1983 celebrating the Queen's jubillee, July 1983 |
|---|
27.10.84 |
N61+ |
29RM |
10RM |
10RM |
SW181+ |
-- |
7RM |
-- |
GM
allocation withdrawn. Daily N allocation re-introduced.
Sunday-Friday SW allocation
withdrawn.
21.06.86 |
N61+ |
26RM |
12RM |
10RM |
SW181+ |
-- |
5RML |
-- |
BAKER STREET - CRYSTAL
PALACE
Withdrawn between
Baker Street Stn and Golders Green - replaced by new route
82. and extra peak buses on route 13 to compensate.
25.10.86 |
N61+ |
26RM |
10RM |
5RM |
SW181+ |
-- |
5RM |
-- |
|
TH? |
-- |
-- |
9DC |
Sunday TH allocation introduced to compensate for the loss of Route 68
07.02.87 |
N61+ |
26RM |
15RM |
5RM |
SW181+ |
-- |
-- |
5RML |
Sunday TH allocation transferred to SW.
23.05.87 |
N61+ |
10RML 15RM |
10RML 5RM |
12L |
Sunday only SW allocation withdrawn - and remainder converted to One Man Operation.
11.07.87 |
N61+ |
25RML |
15RML |
12L |
Monday-Saturday converted totally to RML operation.
27.02.88 |
N61+ |
18RML |
16RML |
14L |
BAKER STREET - CRYSTAL PALACE (Monday-Saturday except evgs/Sunday)
Monday-Saturday evenings withdrawn in favour of extended 2A Route.
 |
RM2217 (N) in tourist livery seen in Park Lane, August 1988 |
|---|---|
 |
L181(N) Park Lane |
21.07.90 |
N61+ |
18RML |
16RML |
14M |
Metrobus type introduced
 |
M909 (N) Park Lane by Apsley House, April 1991 |
|---|
10.08.91 |
N61+ |
14RML |
14RML |
-- |
BAKER STREET - NORWOOD GARAGE (Monday-Saturday except evgs)
Withdrawn between Norwood Garage and Crystal Palace
and entirely on Sundays being replaced by Route 2A
27.10.93
Converted to OPO and renumbered 2
Operating Garages
FY Finchley
Changeover
point Tally Ho Bus Station
GM Gillingham Street
Changeover
point Vauxhall Bridge Road/Gillingham Street
SW Stockwell
Changeover
point at Stockwell
N Norwood
Changeover
point at Garage
TH Thornton Heath
Changeover
point at Norwood Garage - the crews keeping the same bus
