Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
01.11.39
CF
7STL
7STL
6STL
W
6STL
6STL
6STL

HAMPSTEAD HEATH South End Green  -  Englands Lane  -  Swiss Cottage  -  Ordnance Hill  -  Hall Road  -  Clifton Gardens  -  Warwick Avenue  - Shirland Road  -  Malvern Road  -  West Kilburn  -  Kensal Rise  -  Liddell Gardens  -  Harlesden  -  Acton Lane  -  Chase Road  -  North Acton  -  ACTON GWR STN ( Mon-Fri ) -  Acton  -  Gunnersbury Lane  -  Gunnersbury Avenue  -  Kew Bridge  -
KEW GREEN ( Mon-Fri peaks / Sat / Sun except evenings )
This was Route 231 renumbered and converted to double deck

20.03.40
CF
7STL
7STL
5STL
W
6STL
6STL
6STL

HAMPSTEAD HEATH  -  ACTON GWR STN ( Mon-Fri )  -  KEW GREEN ( Mon-Fri peaks / Sat ) -  Kew Road  -  Richmond  - Twickenham  -  Teddington  -  Bushey Park  -  HAMPTON COURT ( Suns )
Summer Sunday extended from Kew Green to Hampton Court  ( 1 season only )

May 1940 first and last buses

15.05.40
CF
7STL
7STL
5STL
W
6STL
6STL
6STL

HAMPSTEAD HEATH  -  WILLESDEN JUNCTION ( Mon-Sat )  -  KEW GREEN ( Mon-Sat except evgs ) -  HAMPTON COURT ( Suns )
Mon-Fri extended from Acton to Kew Green between peaks
Mon-Sat evenings withdrawn between Willesden Junction and Acton

13.11.40
CF
6STL
6STL
6STL
W
6STL
6STL
--

HAMPSTEAD HEATH  -  WILLESDEN JUNCTION ( Mon-Fri / Suns)  -  ACTON GWR STN ( Mon-Fri midday journeys )  -  KEW GREEN ( Mon-Fri peaks / Sat )
Mon-Fri withdrawn between peaks between Willesden Junction and Kew Green except for mid-day journeys to ACTON GWR Stn
Sunday withdrawn between Willesden Junction and Hampton Court
Sunday Cricklewood (W) allocation withdrawn

December 1940 map drawn by Mike Harris
Taken  from July 1940 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

19.02.41
CF
6STL
6STL
6STL
W
6STL
6STL
--

HAMPSTEAD HEATH  -  WILLESDEN JUNCTION ( Mon-Fri / Suns)  -  ACTON GWR STN ( Mon-Fri midday journeys )  -  GUNNERSBURY PARK ( Mon-Fri peaks )  -  KEW GREEN ( Sat )
Mon-Fri peaks withdrawn between Gunnersbury Park and Kew Green

02.04.41
CF
6STL
6STL
7STL
W
5STL
5STL
6STL

HAMPSTEAD HEATH  -  WILLESDEN JUNCTION ( Mon-Fri )  -  ACTON GWR STN ( Mon-Fri midday journeys )  -  GUNNERSBURY PARK ( Mon-Fri peaks )  -  KEW GREEN ( Sat/Sun ) 
Sunday extended from Willesden Junction to Kew Green
Sunday Cricklewood (W) allocation reinstated

29.10.41
CF
6ST
6ST
6STL
W
5ST
5ST
--

HAMPSTEAD HEATH  -  WILLESDEN JUNCTION ( Mon-Fri / Suns)  -  ACTON GWR STN ( Mon-Fri midday journeys )  -  GUNNERSBURY PARK ( Mon-Fri peaks )  -  KEW GREEN ( Sat / Sun am jnys )
Sunday withdrawn between Willesden Junction and Kew Green except for am journeys

13.01.42
Last day of operation, mainly replaced by Revised 187

Operating Garages

CF Chalk Farm
Changeover at Primrose Hill Road / Adelaide Road ?

W Cricklewood
Changeover at Hall road / Maida Vale ?

 

 

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Date of edit   Wednesday, 13.09.23