Route History
Date of introduction |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
14.05.52 |
HD |
4STL |
4STL |
-- |
HARROW
WEALD GARAGE - Headstone Lane - Hatch End - Pinner - Canon Lane - Rayners
Lane Stn - Alexandra Avenue - Eastcote Lane - SOUTH HARROW STN (Mon-Sat)
NEW ROUTE
This route was unique at the time in
not having any traffic lights en-route
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19.05.54 |
HD |
3RT |
4RT |
-- |
SOUTH HARROW - HARROW WEALD GARAGE ( Mon-Sat )
RT
type introduced
01.12.54 |
HD |
5RT |
7RT |
-- |
HARROW
WEALD GARAGE -
Hatch End - Pinner - Rayners Lane Stn - Thackeray Drive - Scott Crescent - Coles
Crescent - Eastcote Lane - SOUTH HARROW STN (Mon-Sat )
Re-routed between Rayners Lane and South Harrow.
23.01.57 |
HD |
5RT |
5RT |
-- |
HARROW
WEALD GARAGE -
Hatch End - Pinner - Rayners Lane Stn - Thackeray Drive - Scott Crescent - Coles
Crescent - Eastcote Lane - SOUTH HARROW STN (Mon-Sat )
Saturday service reduced
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Scanned from April 1958 Red Book - the complete book is available from the Sales List |
23.01.66 |
HD |
6RT |
5RT |
-- |
SOUTH
HARROW STN - Rayners Lane - Pinner - Hatch End - Headstone Lane - Long Elmes - HARROW WEALD GARAGE (MS) College Avenue - College Hill Road - Kenton
Lane - Belmont Circle - Kenton Lane - Kenton Road - Rushout Avenue - (return via
Northwick Avenue) NORTWICK PARK STATION (Mon-Fri peaks)
Mon-Fri peaks extended from Harrow Weald to Northwick Park
via withdrawn 230A.
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RT3271 seen on a Sunday morning in 1969 at the back of Harrow Weald Garage © Malcolm Allan |
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18.04.70 |
HD |
7RT |
5RT |
-- |
SOUTH HARROW STATION - HARROW WEALD GARAGE ( Mon-Sat ) - NORTHWICK PARK STN ( Mon-Fri peaks )
Rerouted between South Harrow and Rayners Lane direct via Rayners Lane instead of
Thackeray Drive - Scott Crescent - Coles
Crescent
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30.01.71 |
HD |
7MBS |
4MBS |
-- |
SOUTH HARROW STATION - HARROW WEALD GARAGE ( Mon-Sat ) - NORTHWICK PARK STN ( Mon-Fri peaks )
CONVERTED
TO SINGLE DECK ONE PERSON OPERATION
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MBS553. HD's route 209 was an ill-conceived recipient of dual-door flat fare standee Merlins for its outer suburban run. |
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05.01.74 |
HD |
7SMS |
4MBS |
-- |
SOUTH HARROW STATION - HARROW WEALD GARAGE ( Mon-Sat ) - NORTHWICK PARK STN ( Mon-Fri peaks )
Converted
from Merlin to Swift operation
 |
SMS222 Northwick Park Station
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19.07.79 |
HD121+ |
6LS |
5LS |
-- |
SOUTH HARROW STATION - HARROW WEALD GARAGE ( Mon-Sat ) - NORTHWICK PARK STN ( Mon-Fri peaks )
Converted
from Swift to Leyland National operation.
08.03.84 |
HD121+ |
4LS/2M |
5LS |
-- |
SOUTH HARROW STATION - HARROW WEALD GARAGE ( Mon-Sat ) - NORTHWICK PARK STN ( Mon-Fri peaks )
Partial
Metrobus allocation introduced.
02.11.85 |
HD121+ |
7M |
6M |
-- |
SOUTH
HARROW - HARROW WEALD GARAGE (MS evgs) - STANMORE STN (Sat
early am) - Marsh Lane - Canons Park - EDGWARE STATION (Mon-Fri except evgs/Sat
shop hours)
Mon-Fri peak hour extension between Harrow Weald and
Northwick Park being replaced by revised 136.
Mon-Sat extended from Harrow Weald to Edgware via withdrawn Route 286.
Leyland National allocation withdrawn.
14.12.85 |
HD121+ |
7M |
6LS |
-- |
Leyland National allocation re-introduced on Saturdays.
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LS346 seen in Canons Park |
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14.11.87 |
HD121+ |
1V+ |
-- |
-- |
| 3M/340 |
 |
Reassigned |
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STANMORE
STN - SOUTH HARROW STN (SDO jnys)
Route reduced to school journeys only - main service
renumbered H12
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M1466 Hatch End |
04.07.92
Route withdrawn - or in effect journeys renumbered H12.
Operating Garage
HD
Harrow Weald
Changeover point at garage
