Route History
| Date | Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
at 03.10.34 |
AB |
-- |
-- |
7NS |
AV |
7ST |
10ST |
-- |
KEW GARDENS STATION - Sandycombe Road - Lower Mortlake Road - Richmond - Richmond Bridge - Twickenham - Staines Road - Hanworth - Sunbury - Ashford Common - Staines High Street - STAINES Bridge Street
 |
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| A study of this timetable reveals that garage journeys to Hounslow (AV) left line of route at St Margarets Road and would probaly have run in service via Route 37 |
06.10.37 |
AB |
-- |
5ST |
8STL |
AV |
7ST |
5ST |
-- |
KEW - STAINES
Part of Saturday allocation transferred to AB
03.11.37 |
AB |
-- |
5STL |
-- |
AV |
7ST |
5ST |
8ST |
KEW - STAINES
Sunday AB transferred to AV
13.04.38 |
AB |
-- |
5STL |
8STL |
AV |
7ST |
5ST |
-- |
KEW - STAINES
Sunday AV transferred back to AB
13.12.39 |
AB |
10STL |
10STL |
9STL |
KEW - STAINES
AV Hounslow allocation withdrawn - this was part of a war economy to reduce mileage on garage workings
23.11.49 |
AB |
12SRT |
12SRT |
23SRT |
| incl 90B |
KEW - STAINES
SRT type introduced
 |
|---|
02.05.51 |
AB |
12SRT |
12SRT |
31SRT |
| incl 90B |
KEW - STAINES
SRT type introduced
 |
24.02.52 |
AB | 12SRT |
12SRT |
10SRT |
|---|
KEW - STAINES
Sunday
allocation separated from 90B
 |
SRT128 still with reduced blind is at Richmond Circus © Geoff Rixon |
|---|
19.05.54 |
AB | 12RT |
12RT |
10RT |
|---|
KEW - STAINES
SRT
type replaced by RT.
| 30.04.58 | AB |
10RT |
11RT |
5RT |
V |
-- |
-- |
5RT |
KEW - STAINES
Sunday
V allocation introduced - garage journeys ran via Kew Bridge and Kew Road
to line of route. hence the display KEW GARDENS via Richmond
 |
26.11.58 |
AB | 10RT |
11RT |
-- |
|---|
KEW
GARDENS STN - STAINES (Monday-Saturday)
Sunday service withdrawn in favour of new
route 90C.
 |
 |
RT687 Bridge Street Staines Photographer unknown |
|---|
07.09.68 |
AB | 10RT |
8RT |
6RT |
|---|
KEW
GARDENS STN - STAINES
Sunday
Route re-instated with the withdrawal of Route
90C
 |
18.04.70 |
FW | 9RT |
8RT |
3RT |
|---|
KEW
GARDENS STN (Mon-Sat)- RICHMOND Dee Road (Suns)
Richmond - Twickenham -Hampton Road - Fulwell - Sixth Cross Road - Hanworth - Sunbury -
Ashford Common - STAINES Bridge Street
Twickenham
garage closed - allocation transferred to FW.
Re-routed at Twickenham via Hampton Road and Sixth Cross Road to facilitate
easier crew changes for Fulwell Garage.
Sunday withdrawn between Richmond and Kew.
 |
18.07.70 |
FW31+ | 9RT |
8RM |
3RM |
|---|
STAINES - RICHMOND ( Suns ) - KEW GARDENS STN ( Mon-Sat )
Sat
and Sun converted from RT to RM.
 |
RM1193 is seen at the Hope & Anchor in Hanworth © Colin Stannard |
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18.09.71 |
FW31+ | 9RT |
8RT |
3RM |
|---|
STAINES - RICHMOND ( Suns ) - KEW GARDENS STN ( Mon-Sat )
Saturday
allocation reverted to RT type. This was due to Route 267 being converted to OPO thus losing RM type
05.02.72 |
FW31+ | 9SMS |
4SMS |
4SMS |
|---|
STAINES - RICHMOND (Mon-Fri evgs / Sat / Suns ) - KEW GARDENS STN ( Mon-Fri except evgs/Sat shop hrs)
Converted to One Man Operation
Withdrawn
between Richmond and Kew Mon-Fri evenings and Saturdays outside shopping
hours.
06.01.73 |
FW31+ | 8SMS |
6SMS |
3SMS |
|---|
STAINES - TWICKENAHM (Mon-Fri evgs/Sat early am and evgs) - TWICKENHAM ( Mon-Sat evenings ) - RICHMOND Dee Road ( Mon-Fri except evgs/Sat shop hrs / Suns except evenings)
Withdrawn
between Twickenham and Richmond Mon-Fri evenings and Saturdays outside shopping
hours and further withdrawn between Richmond and Kew at all times.
 |
|---|
05.01.74 |
FW31+ | 8SM |
6SM |
3SM |
|---|
STAINES - TWICKENAHM (Mon-Fri evgs/Sat early am and evgs) - TWICKENHAM ( Mon-Sat evenings ) - RICHMOND Dee Road ( Mon-Fri except evgs/Sat shop hrs / Suns except evenings)SMS type converted to SM
 |
SM25 Staines High Street |
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18.07.75 |
FW31+ | 9SM |
7SM |
2SM |
|---|
EGHAM STATION ( MS ) - STAINES ( Suns ) - TWICKENAHM (MF evgs/Sat early am and evgs) -- RICHMOND ( MF except evgs/Sat shop hrs / Suns )
Monday-Saturday extended from Staines to Egham Station
replacing withdrawn section of Route 117.
Rerouted between Twickenham and Hanworth direct via Staines Road instead of Fulwell
SM blind amended to include Egham display
14.03.76 |
FW31+ | 9SMD |
7SMD |
2SMD |
|---|
EGHAM STATION ( MS ) - STAINES ( Suns ) - TWICKENAHM (MF evgs/Sat early am and evgs) -- RICHMOND ( MF except evgs/Sat shop hrs / Suns )
SM
type converted to SMD.
23.10.76 |
FW31+ | 8SMD |
6SMD |
2SMD |
|---|
STAINES - TWICKENAHM (MF evgs/Sat early am and evgs) -- RICHMOND ( MF except evgs/Sat shop hrs / Suns )
Withdrawn
between Staines and Egham.
08.04.78 |
FW31+ | 7LS |
6LS |
2LS |
|---|
RICHMOND
Dee Road - STAINES
SMD.type
replaced by Leyland Nationals
 |
LS138 Richmond Bridge |
|---|
05.07.80 |
FW31+ | 7LS |
6M |
2M |
|---|
RICHMOND
Dee Road - STAINES
Sat
and Sun converted to double deck Metrobus.
 |
M24 King Street, Twickenham |
|---|
27.09.80 |
FW31+ | 5M |
4M |
2M |
|---|
RICHMOND
Dee Road - STAINES
Monday-Friday
converted to double deck M type.
04.09.82
Route withdrawn - replaced by Revised Route 290.
Garages
AB Twickenham
Crew Changeover
point at Cresswell Road
AV Hounslow
Crew Changeover
point at ??
FW Fulwell
Crew Changeover
point at Jolly Blacksmith
