Route History

Date	Gar	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
03.10.34	UX	2DA	2DA	--

ICKENHAM Coach & Horses  -  Hillingdon  -  Uxbridge  -  Cowley  -  Iver  -  RICHINGS PARK ( Mon-Sat )
Prior to this date had been numbered 505

Taken from Historical 1934 map drawn by Mike Harris Busmap.co.uk

17.04.35

UX

2DA

2DA

1DA

ICKENHAM ( Daily )  -  UXBRIDGE Eight Bells ( Suns )  -  RICHINGS PARK ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday service introduced between Ickenham & Uxbridge

02.10.35

UX

2DA

2DA

--

ICKENHAM  -  RICHINGS PARK ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday service withdrawn

08.04.36

UX

2DA

2DA

1DA

ICKENHAM Coach & Horses  -  Swakeleys Road  -  Harefield Road  - UXBRIDGE Eight Bells ( Suns )  -  RICHINGS PARK ( Mon-Sat )
Diverted between Ickenham & Uxbridge via Swakeleys Road and Park Road - this was in effect an exchange of routeing with Route 220
Sunday service reintroduced

04.11.36

UX

3DA

4DA

2DA

RUISLIP MANOR Victoria Road  -  Ruislip Stn  -  Ickenham  -  Park Road  -  UXBRIDGE Eight Bells ( Daily )
Extended from Ickenham to Ruislip Manor
The Uxbridge to Ruchings Park section transferred to Route 220

04.05.38

UX

4DA

6DA

3DA

RUISLIP MANOR Victoria Road  -  Uxbridge  -  Hillingdon Road  -  Kingston Lane  -  Pield Heath Road  -  West Drayton Road  -  YIEWSLEY Fairfield Road ( Daily )
extended from Uxbridge to Yiewsley

04.01.39

UX

4DA

6DA

5DA

RUISLIP STATION  -  Uxbridge  -  Yiewsley  -  Station Road  -  WEST DRAYTON STN ( Daily )
Extended from Yiewsley to West Drayton
Withdrawn between Ruislip Station & Ruislip Manor ß

13.12.39

UX

4C

6C

5C

RUISLIP - WEST DRAYTON STATION
DA type withdrawn, C type introduced

30.10.40

UX

4C

6C

5C

RUISLIP STATION  -  Ickenham  -  Swakeleys Road  -  Belmont Road  -  Uxbridge Station  -  Yiewsley  -  Station Road  -  WEST DRAYTON STN ( Daily )
Diverted at Park Road via Belmont Road in order to serve Uxbridge Station

25.03.42	AV	--	1C	1C
	UX	10C	10C	5C

STANWELL ( Daily )  - STAINES ( Mon-Sat except evenings /  Suns )  -  Wraysbury  -  Horton  -  Colnbrook  -  Harmondsworth  -  WEST DRAYTON STN ( Mon-Sat evenings / Suns)  - RUISLIP (Daily )
Mon-Sat except evenings extended from West Drayton to Stanwell
A separate Sat and Sunday service which was allocated to Hounslow (AV) ran between Staines and Stanwell - this was previously numbered 224
SERVICE PATTERN :
MON-SAT daytime RUISLIP - STANWELL
Mon-Sat evenings RUISLIP - WEST DRAYTON
SUNDAY two seperate sections
RUISLIP & WEST DRAYTON
STAINES & STANWELL

28.10.42

UX

6LTL

6LTL

4LTL

RUISLIP STATION  -  Ickenham  -  Swakeleys Road  -  Belmont Road  -  Uxbridge Station  -  Yiewsley  -  Station Road  -  WEST DRAYTONSTATION ( Daily )
Withdrawn between West Drayton and Staines / Stanwell - this section reverted to Route 224
Converted to crew operation
Hounslow (AV) allocation withdrawn

17.04.46

UX

7T

8T

6T

RUISLIP - WEST DRAYTON STATION
LTL type withdrawn, LTL introduced

28.01.48

UX

9T

10T

9T

RUISLIP STN - Ickenham - Uxbridge - Colham Green - Yiewsley - West Drayton Station - WEST DRAYTON Mill Road ( daily )
Daily extended from West Drayton Station to Mill Road

25.07.51	UX	3T	4T	4T
double deck		4STL	5RT	5RT

RUISLIP STN - Ickenham - Uxbridge - Colham Green - Yiewsley - - WEST DRAYTONSTATION (double deck)
UXBRIDGE STATION - WEST DRAYTON Mill Road ( single deck )
Part of service converted to double deck - the railway bridge at West Drayton was too low for the double deckers to venture further

06.05.53	UX	3T	4T	4T
double deck		4RT	5RT	5RT

RUISLIP STN - WEST DRAYTONSTATION (double deck)
UXBRIDGE STATION - WEST DRAYTON Mill Road ( single deck )
Mon-Fri double deck allocation converted to RT

16.02.55

UX61+

4RT

6RT

4RT

WEST DRAYTON STN - UXBRIDGE STN (Suns) - RUISLIP STN (Mon-Sat)
Withdrawn between West Drayton Stn and Mill Road - withdrawn section renumbered 224A
Sunday withdrawn between Uxbridge and Ruislip

15.03.61

UX51+

7RT

10RT

6RT

RUISLIP STN - Ickenham - Uxbridge - Colham Green - Yiewsley - West Drayton - Sipson - Harlington Corner - Cranford - Hounslow West - HOUNSLOW Bus Station
Extended from West Drayton to Hounslow via withdrawn 222.

16.01.71

UX

8RFo

6RFo

6RFo

Converted to One Person Operation.
RUISLIP STN - Ickenham - Uxbridge - Colham Green - Yiewsley - West Drayton - Harmondsworth - Bath Road - HEATHROW AIRPORT CENTRAL
Diverted at West Drayton via Harmondsworth to Heathrow Central - withdrawn section replaced by re-introduced 222.

	RF437 © Malcolm Allan

30.06.73	UX	8RF+	7RF	6SMS
		1RF/224B

RUISLIP STATION  -  HEATHROW AIRPORT CENTRAL
Sunday service converted to SMS (spare from 98)

	SMS337 Heathrow North, August 1976 Busmap.co.uk

10.04.76

UX91+

8RF

7RF

5DMS

RUISLIP STATION  -  HEATHROW AIRPORT CENTRAL
Sunday service converted to DMS.

12.12.76

UX91+

8DMS

7DMS

5DMS

RUISLIP STATION  -  HEATHROW AIRPORT CENTRAL
Mon-Sat converted from RF to DMS.

05.01.81

UX91+

8DMS

7DMS

5DMS

RUISLIP STATION  -  HEATHROW AIRPORT CENTRAL
Two am peak journeys diverted and two pm journeys southbound diverted in an anti clockwise loop via Colnbrook By Pass, Stanwell Moor Road and Bath Road schooldays only

15.07.81

UX91+

8M

7M

4M

RUISLIP STATION  -  HEATHROW AIRPORT CENTRAL
Converted to Metrobus.

28.03.87	AV121+	--	--	4LS
	UX91+	7M	8M	4M

RUISLIP STN - HEATHROW CENTRAL (Mon-Sat)  -  Cargo Tunnel - Hatton Cross - Hounslow West - HOUNSLOW Bus Station (Suns)
Sunday extended from Heathrow to Hounslow via Hatton Cross - replacing withdrawn 202.
Hounslow AV allocation added.

27.05.89

UX91+

M ex 222

M ex 222

M ex 222

UXBRIDGE STN - Cowley - Yiewsley - West Drayton - Harmondsworth - Longford - (Certain Mon-Fri peak jnys double run) Bath Road - HEATHROW CENTRAL
Diverted to run direct between Uxbridge and West Drayton via Cowley instead of Colham Green and Longford journeys introduced at school times.
The section via Hillingdon Hospital replaced by New midibus U5

21.07.90

UX91+

M ex 222

M ex 222

M ex 222

UXBRIDGE - HEATHROW CENTRAL
Longford journeys withdrawn.

22.05.93
Route withdrawn - mainly replaced by Route U3

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Operating Garages

UX Uxbridge
Changeover point Uxbridge Station

AV Hounslow
Changeover point at garage.