Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
21.06.86
FY21+
12M
12M
12M

VICTORIA - Hyde Park Corner - Marble Arch - Baker Street - Swiss Cottage - Finchley Road - GOLDERS GREEN (Mon-Sat) Finchley - NORTH FINCHLEY (Mon-Sat garage journeys) Whetstone - Longmore Avenue - New Barnet Station - Barnet Church - BARNET Chesterfield Road (Suns)
Route introduced to replace Route 2B between Baker Street and Golders Green and the Sunday Route on Route 26.



02.02.91
FY21+
12M/T
12M/T
12M/T

VICTORIA - GOLDERS GREEN :- NORTH FINCHLEY (garage journeys)
Withdrawn between Golders Green and Barnet apart from garage journeys to North Finchley.
The withdrawn section between Barnet Church and Chesterfield Road provided by a diverted Route 84A.

M502 with upper case blind at Park Lane

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25.05.91
FY21+
14M/T
14M/T
9M/T

VICTORIA - GOLDERS GREEN (Suns): - NORTH FINCHLEY (Mon-Fri except evenings/Sat shop hrs)
A regular Route introduced between Golders Green and North Finchley.

T655 Marble Arch
18.08.91

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30.11.91
FY21+
14M/T
14M/T
10M/T

VICTORIA - GOLDERS GREEN (Mon-Fri evenings/Sat early am/evenings) - NORTH FINCHLEY
(Mon-Fri except evenings/Sat shop hrs/Suns)
Sunday extended all day from Golders Green to North Finchley.

04.12.93
PB81+
18M
21M
15M

VICTORIA - NORTH FINCHLEY
FY garage closed - operation transferred to Potters Bar garage - garage journeys running dead.


26.10.94
PB21+
18M
21M
15M
London Northern purchased by MTL

VICTORIA - NORTH FINCHLEY
New operator

03.07.98
PB21+
18M
21M
15M
MTL London Northern purchased by Metroline

VICTORIA - NORTH FINCHLEY
New operator


09.01
PB81+
20VPL
20VPL
19VPL

VICTORIA - NORTH FINCHLEY
Converted to low floor operation

VPL215

 

 

VPL215 Finchley Road near Golders Green

 


31.08.02
PB81+
24TPL
23TPL
19TPL


02.04.05
PB71+
23TPL
23TPL
16TPL
Contract renewal

VICTORIA - NORTH FINCHLEY
Contract renewal - running number sequence change but not sure when this started

 

 

TPL256 Swiss Cottage

 


03.04.10
PB71+
24TPL
23TPL
17TPL

VICTORIA - NORTH FINCHLEY
Contract extended for two years

31.03.12
PB71+
24TE
23TE
17TE

VICTORIA - NORTH FINCHLEY
Contract renewal - new buses are on order

 

 

TE1447 Park Lane - Marble Arch

 

31.03.17
Renumbered 13
Potters Bar filled the gap by transferring Route 134 from Holloway
The running number sequence transferred to 134

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Operating Garages

FY Finchley
Changeover at Tally Ho and some buses live changeover at Golders Green

PB Potters Bar
Changeover at Tally Ho

Live visual

 

 

 

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Date of edit   Friday, 24.10.25