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This new Route replaced Sunday 195 which was withdrawn on this day.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

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16RTL

09.10.63	N	--	--	6RT
	SW	--	--	7RTL

Part of SW allocation transferred to N.

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.

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Monday-Friday withdrawn between Swiss Cottage and Golders Green except peak hours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Monday-Friday withdrawn between Swiss Cottage and Golders Green.
Sunday SW allocation withdrawn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Saturday GM allocation introduced replacing withdrawn Route 24 allocation.

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Monday-Saturday bifurcation at West Norwood to Rosendale introduced to replace withdrawn Route 2A.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.

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Sunday withdrawn between Golders Green and North Finchley.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Finchley (FY) allocation withdrawn.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.

25.04.81	GM41+	23RM	16RM	5RM
	SW191+	7RM	8RM	6RML

Norwood garage closed for refurbishment
Monday-Friday GM allocation introduced replacing withdrawn 137.
N allocation withdrawn.
Saturday SW allocation introduced

25.06.83	GM41+	5RM	--	--
	SW191+	24RM	17RM	10RML

Saturday and Sunday GM allocation withdrawn.
Daily Route on Route 11 introduced at GM to compensate

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.

21.07.90

N61+

18RML

16RML

14M

Metrobus type introduced

10.08.91

N61+

14RML

14RML

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BAKER STREET - NORWOOD GARAGE (Monday-Saturday except evgs)
Withdrawn between Norwood Garage and Crystal Palace and entirely on Sundays being replaced by Route 2A

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