London Bus Route 521

Route History

Date of introduction	Gar	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
18.07.92	RA	9GLS	--	--

	New Service

WATERLOO Colonnade - Waterloo Bridge - Aldwych - Kingsway - Holborn - Holborn Circus - St Paul's Station - New Change - Cannon Street - LONDON BRIDGE STATION (Mon-Fri peaks)
NEW RED ARROW ROUTE replaces London Bridge to St Pauls section of Route 513 which was withdrawn and the Waterloo to St Pauls shorts on the 501

GLS500 Aldwych Station

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15.04.96

10GLS

WATERLOO - Waterloo Bridge - Kingsway Tunnel ( northbound ) - Aldwych - Kingsway - Holborn - Holborn Circus - St Paul's Station - New Change - Cannon Street - LONDON BRIDGE STATION (Mon-Fri peaks)
Diverted northbound via Kingsway Tunnel instead of Aldwych

05.06.02

19MAL

WATERLOO - t - LONDON BRIDGE STATION (Mon-Fr except evenings)
New contract with Mercedes bendy buses.
Introduced between peaks

MAL20 Waterloo Bridge

02.04.07

19MAL

WATERLOO - Waterloo Bridge - Aldwych - Kingsway - Holborn - Holborn Circus - St Paul's Station - New Change - Cannon Street - LONDON BRIDGE STATION (Mon-Fri )
Evening service introduced

01.09.09	RA1+	25MEC	--	--
	MW201+	6MEC	--	--

	New contract with conventional single deckers - artics withdrawn

WATERLOO - LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Sat )
Mon-Fri Mandela Way (MW) allocation added

	MEC30 Go-Ahead livery

27.08.16	RA1+	25MEC	--	--
	MW201+	6MEC	--	--

WATERLOO - LONDON BRIDGE STATION (Mon-Fri )
Contract renewal


Taken from 2014 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk

29.07.17	RA1+	25SEe	--	--
	Q201+	6SEe	--	--

WATERLOO - LONDON BRIDGE STATION (Mon-Fri )
Mandela Way (MW) allocation moved to Camberwell (Q )

SE18SEe seen at London Bridge Station

28.08.21

RA1+

15SEe

WATERLOO - LONDON BRIDGE STATION (Mon-Fri )
Contract renewal
Camberwell (Q ) allocation withdrawn

28.04.23
Last day of operation, mostly replaced by Revised Route 133

Operating Garages

RA Waterloo
Crew Changeover point at Waterloo

MW Mandela Way
Crew Changeover point at Waterloo

Q Camberwell
Crew Changeover point at Waterloo