Route History

 

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
26.11.58
RL
29RT
31RT
25RT

WEST KILBURN (Sundays) - The Chippenham - Harrow Road - Royal Oak Stn - Paddington - Edgware Road - Marble Arch - Park Lane - VICTORIA (Monday-Saturday) - Vauxhall - Oval - Camberwell - Peckham - New Cross - Lewisham - Catford - Downham - GROVE PARK (Daily)
New route. Monday-Saturday was actually Route 69 renumbered

 

Roofbox RT565 at Lewisham

 


24.06.59
RL
35RT
31RT
25RT

WEST KILBURN (Mon-Fri/Sun) - VICTORIA (Sat) - GROVE PARK
Monday-Friday extended from Victoria to West Kilburn


Scanned from 1961 Red Book


15.01.63
RL
35RM
35RM
25RM

WEST KILBURN (Mon-Fri/Sun) - VICTORIA (Sat) - GROVE PARK
RT type replaced by RM.

01.02.64
RL
35RM
40RM
25RM

WEST KILBURN - GROVE PARK
Saturday extended from Victoria to West Kilburn
.

1964 times

22.03.69
PM
31RM+
20RM
9RM
    1RM/63    
 
Q
--
12RM
9RM

WEST KILBURN - GROVE PARK
PM and Q allocations introduced with the closure of Rye Lane Garage.

Taken from 1970 map drawn by Mike Harris
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24.01.70
NX
--
9RM
--
 
PM
31RM
24RM
9RM
 
Q
--
--
9RM

WEST KILBURN - GROVE PARK
Saturday Q allocation replaced by new NX allocation.

08.01.72
PM
38RM
33RM
15RM

WEST KILBURN - GROVE PARK
NX and Q allocations withdrawn

03.11.73
PM
38RM
33RM
15RM

WEST KILBURN - GROVE PARK
Diverted between Maida Hill and West Kilburn via Shirland Road and Fernead Road instead of Malvern Road

13.04.76
PM1+
44MDc
32MDc
14MDc

WEST KILBURN - GROVE PARK
RM type replaced by MD.

MD18 Lewisham Odeon

MD18 Lewisham Odeon

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17.02.80
PM1+
36RM
31RM
15RM

WEST KILBURN - GROVE PARK
MD type replaced by RM.

RM1992 Terminus Palce, Victoria

© Malcolm Allan


02.11.85
PM1+
15RM
30RM
12RM
 
TL181+
18RM
6RM
--

WEST KILBURN - GROVE PARK
Monday-Saturday TL allocation introduced

25.10.86
PM1+
9RM
16RM
5RM
 
TL181+
14RM
10RM
5RM

VICTORIA - GROVE PARK
Withdrawn between Victoria and Queens Park - this section covered by Route 36.
Sunday TL allocation added.

06.06.87
PM1+
9RM
16RM
--
 
TL181+
14RM
10RM
10T

VICTORIA - GROVE PARK
Sunday PM allocation withdrawn and TL converted to OPO on this day.

28.10.89
PM1+
6RM
11RM
--
 
TL181+
19RM
15RM
10T

PADDINGTON (Mon-Fri peaks) - VICTORIA - GROVE PARK
Monday-Friday peaks extended from Victoria to Paddington

21.07.90
PM1+
6RM
11RM
--
 
TL181+
19RM
15RM
10T

PADDINGTON (Mon-Fri peaks) - VICTORIA - GROVE PARK
Victoria to Paddington section to operate as a shuttle except for through garage journeys.

27.04.91
PM1+
8RM
10RM
--
 
TL181+
19RM
16RM
10T

VICTORIA - GROVE PARK
Monday-Friday peak Route from Victoria to Paddington withdrawn - but general Route increased to partly compensate for Route 36A withdrawal

14.03.92
TL181+
13T
12T
10T

GROVE PARK - CAMBERWELL GREEN (Mon-Fri except evgs / Sat shopping hours) - VICTORIA (Mon-Fri evgs/Sat early am & evg / Suns)
Converted to OPO

T780 Ladywell Baths

T780 Ladywell Baths

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30.05.92
TL181+
13LA
12LA
10T

GROVE PARK - CAMBERWELL GREEN (Mon-Fri except evgs / Sat shopping hours) - VICTORIA (Mon-Fri evgs/Sat early am & evg / Suns)
T type replaced by single deck LA's.

LA12 Molesworth Street, Lewisham

LA12 Molesworth Street, Lewisham

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12.03.94
Route withdrawn - partly replaced by NEW Route 136

Operating Garages

TL Catford
Changeover point at garage.

NX New Cross
Changeover point at garage.

PM Peckham
Changeover point at garage.

RL Rye Lane. Peckham
Changeover point at garage

Q Camberwell
Changeover point at garage