Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
12.05.90
GB
6MA
5MA
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VICTORIA - Buckingham Palace Road - Pimlico Road - Royal Hospital Road - Cheyne Walk - Battersea Bridge Road - then Battersea Church Road ( return via Westbridge Road ) Vicarage Crescent - Lombard Road - York Road - Plough Road - Grant Road - Falcon Road - CLAPHAM JUNCTION and terrminated in a loop via St John's Hill - Strath Terrace - Boutflower Road ( stand) - Battersea Rise - and St John's Road. ( Mon-Sat )
NEW MS ROUTE : midibus operated - partly replaced withdrawn section of Route 39.

MA123 Buckingham Palace Road

12.06.93
BB101+
5MA/1MRL
4MA
--

VICTORIA  -  CLAPHAM JUNCTION ( Mon-Sat )
Reallocated to Battersea Base.

MRL193 Terminus Place
Extracted from March 1994 map drawn by Darius Grigg
Taken from March 1994 map drawn by
© Darius Grigg
27.06.98
AF81+
6DRL
5DRL
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VICTORIA  -  CLAPHAM JUNCTION ( Mon-Sat ) 
Battersea base closed - allocation moved to Putney (AF)

DRL62 St John's Road

12.12.98
AF81+
7DRL
7DRL
--
Contract renewal

VICTORIA  -  CLAPHAM JUNCTION ( Mon-Sat ) 
Contract renewal

30.09.01
AF81+
7DPL
7DPL
5LDP

VICTORIA - CLAPHAM JUNCTION
Sunday service introduced.

14.09.02
SW21+
9DRL
7DRL
6DRL

VICTORIA - CLAPHAM JUNCTION
Reallocated to Stockwell (SW)

03 ?
SW21+
9LDP
7LDP
6LDP

VICTORIA - CLAPHAM JUNCTION
Converted to LDP type single deck.

LDP238 Buckingham Palace Road

15.02.08
Last day of operation - replaced by extending Route 170 from Clapham Junction to Victoria via 239 routeing.

Operating Garages

GB Gillingham Street Basement
Changeover at garage

BB Battersea Base
Changeover at garage

SW Stockwell
Changeover at garage

AF Putney
Changeover at garage

239 Fares 239 stands

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Sunday, 19.03.23

 

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