Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
29.10.41
J
9STL
9STL
--
 
Q
9STL
9STL
--

FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - Highbury Barn - Highbury Corner - Upper Street - Angel - Aldersgate Street - St Paul's - Ludgate Circus - Blackfriars Bridge - ELEPHANT & CASTLE ( Sat pm ) - Camberwell Green - Coldharbour Lane - Brixton - Acre lane - CLAPHAM COMMON Old Town ( Mon-Fri except evgs / Sat am)
New Route - replaced withdrawn Route 45 between Highbury Corner and Elephant / Clapham Common

28.10.42
AR
7LT
7LT
4LT
 
J
8STLL
8STL
--
Q
9STL
8STL
3STL

FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - ELEPHANT & CASTLE ( Sat pm/ Sun) - CLAPHAM COMMON Old Town ( Mon-Fri except evgs / Sat am )
Sunday service introduced between Elepahnt & Castle and Finsbury Park
Daily Tottenham (AR) allocation introduced

21.04.43
AR
8LT
8LT
4LT
 
J
8STL
6STL
--
Q
9STL
9STL
3STL

FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - ELEPHANT & CASTLE - CLAPHAM COMMON Old Town ( Mon-Sat peaks/ Sat afts )
Withdrawn between Elepahnt & Castle and Clapham Common except Mon-Sat peaks and Sat afts

Taken from1943 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

27.10.43
J
16STL
15STL
4STL
Q
8STL
8STL
3STL

FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - ELEPHANT & CASTLE - CLAPHAM COMMON Old Town ( Mon-Sat peaks/ Sat afts )
Tottenham (AR) replaced by increased allcation at Holloway (J)

19.04.44
J
18STL
17STL
5STL
Q
8STL
8STL
--

FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - ELEPHANT & CASTLE - CLAPHAM COMMON Old Town ( Mon-Sat peaks/ Sat afts )
Sunday Camberwell (Q) allocation withdrawn

13.02.46
J
18STL
17STL
5STL
Q
8STL
8STL
--

FINSBURY PARK STN  - ELEPHANT & CASTLE - CLAPHAM COMMON Old Town ( Mon-Sat peaks/ Sat except evenings)
See timetable


11.10.50
J
8RT
6RT
6RT
 
Q
7RTL
7RTL
--

FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - ELEPHANT & CASTLE - CLAPHAM COMMON Old Town ( Mon-Sat peaks/ Sat afts )
Route reduced with the introduction of Route 4 and vehicle type change as above

17.03.54
J
12RT
6RT
--
 
Q
3RTL
7RTL
6RTL

FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - ELEPHANT & CASTLE - CLAPHAM COMMON Old Town ( Mon-Sat peaks/ Sat afts )
Sunday J allocation transferred to Q.

RTL620 with the 5 line via blind is spotted at ?

Jeff Lloyd collection

16.10.57
J
11RT
6RT
--
 
Q
3RTL
7RTL
--

FINSBURY PARK - ELEPHANT & CASTLE (Mon-Fri/Sat evg) - CLAPHAM COMMON (Mon-Fri peaks)
Sunday service withdrawn

Scanned from April 1958 Red Book, the complete book is available from the Sales List

20.08.58
Route withdrawn.

Operating Garages

J Holloway
Changeover point Finsbury Park

AR Tottenham
Changeover point Finsbury Park

Q Camberwell
Changeover point Camberwell Green