Route History

ESHER Windsor Arms  -  Claremont Lane  -  CLAYGATE The Causeway
New daily route - one man operation

ESHER Windsor Arms  -   CLAYGATE The Causeway
Type change

ESHER Windsor Arms  -   CLAYGATE The Causeway
Reverted to DA type

Taken from December 1937 timetable book

ESHER Windsor Arms  -   CLAYGATE The Causeway
C type reintroduced

LOWER GREEN ( Mon-Sat peaks / Sat afts)  -  ESHER Windsor Arms -  CLAYGATE The Causeway
Extended from Esher to Lower Green as shown above

ESHER Windsor Arms  -  Claremont Lane  -  CLAYGATE The Causeway
Withdrawn between Lower Green and Esher

IMBER COURT ( Mon-Sat except evenings )  Ember Lane  -  Station Road  -  Portsmouth Road  -  ESHER Windsor Arms ( Mon-Sat evenings / Suns )  -  CLAYGATE The Causeway
Extended from Esher to Imber Court

Taken from 1946 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk

17.04.46

K

4C

4C

2C

IMBER COURT ( Mon-Sat )  Ember Lane  -  Station Road  -  Portsmouth Road  -  ESHER Windsor Arms -  CLAYGATE The Causeway
Mon-Sat evenings extended from Esher to Imber Court  

HAMPTON COURT  -  Imber Court  -   Esher  -  CLAYGATE The Causeway
Extended from Imber Court to Hampton Court and revised to run full length of route at all times
Crew operation introduced

21.06.50

K

5T

5T

4T

HAMPTON COURT STATION - CLAYGATE Holroyd Road
Extended in Claygate to Holroyd Road.

14.05.52

NB

5T

5T

4T

HAMPTON COURT STATION - CLAYGATE Holroyd Road
Kingston (K) allocation moved to the new Norbiton Garage (NB)

06.10.54

NB

5TD

5TD

3TD

HAMPTON COURT STATION - CLAYGATE Holroyd Road
T type withdrawn in favour of TD

01.12.54

NB

5TD

5TD

3TD

HAMPTON COURT STATION - Ember Lane - Lower Green Road - More Lane - Catos Hill - Lammas Lane - Esher High Street - Claremont Lane - Millbourne Lane - Hare Lane - St Leonards Road - St Mathews Terrace - The Causeway - ( return via Church Road ) CLAYGATE Holroyd Road (single deck crew operation)
Diverted between Imber Court and Esher via Lower Green.

Taken from 1958 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk

30.04.58

NB

5TD

4TD

3T

HAMPTON COURT STATION - CLAYGATE Holroyd Road
See times below

13.05.59	K	--	--	2TD
	NB	5TD	4TD	--

HAMPTON COURT STATION - CLAYGATE Holroyd Road
Sunday NB allocation transferred to Kingston (K)

01.07.59	K	--	--	2RF
	NB	5RF	4RF	--

HAMPTON COURT STATION - CLAYGATE Holroyd Road
TD type replaced by RF.

Taken from 1960 allocation book

09.05.62

FW

5RF

4RF

2RF

CLAYGATE Holroyd Road - HAMPTON COURT STATION -: Hampton Court Road - High Street Hampton - Hampton Hill - Wellington Road - FULWELL GARAGE (garage journeys)
Kingston and Norbiton allocations withdrawn in favour of new Fulwell (FW) allocation.
This was part of a reshuffle connected with the last stage of the trolleybus replacement program.

	Ex Green Line RF33 waits at the Hampton Court stand

01.07.64

FW

5RF

3RF

2RF

CLAYGATE   - HAMPTON COURT  -  FULWELL GARAGE ( Garage journeys )
See map below

Extracted from 1964 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk

18.11.64

FW

6RFo

4RFo

3RFo

CLAYGATE   - HAMPTON COURT  -  FULWELL GARAGE ( Garage journeys )
Converted to OPO operation.

RF535 seen at Hampton Court on a garage journey busmap.co.uk

22.08.76

FW81+

6BL

4BL

1BL

CLAYGATE   - HAMPTON COURT  -  FULWELL GARAGE ( Garage journeys )
RF type replaced by Bristols.

BL43 Hampton Court

27.10.78
LDO - replaced by revised 215

Operating Garages

NB Norbiton
Changeover point at garage - garage runs operated via Route 131. AND via 218 to and from Esher

K Kingston
Changeover point at garage - garage runs operated via Route 131 AND via 218 to and from Esher

FW Fulwell
Changeover point at garage - garage runs operated via Route 267