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| 01.01.50 |
TL |
29RT |
23RT |
11RT |
W |
11RT |
13RT |
13RT |
| 02.05.51 |
P |
-- |
-- |
7RT |
TL |
29RT |
23RT |
12RT |
|
W |
11RT |
13RT |
13RT |
Sunday P allocation introduced.
| 14.05.52 |
RL |
-- |
-- |
7RT |
TL |
29RT |
23RT |
12RT |
|
W |
11RT |
13RT |
13RT |
Sunday P allocation replaced by RL allocation.
| 14.05.52 |
P |
-- |
-- |
4RT |
TL |
29RT |
23RT |
12RT |
|
W |
11RT |
13RT |
13RT |
Sunday RL allocation replaced by P allocation.
| 14.05.52 |
P |
27RT |
23RT |
13RT |
TL |
9RT |
11RT |
8RT |
unday P allocation withdrawn.
| 02.05.56 |
P |
-- |
-- |
4RT |
TL |
27RT |
23RT |
10RT |
|
W |
9RT |
11RT |
11RT |
Sunday P allocation re-introduced.
| 27.06.56 |
P |
22RT |
17RT |
16RT |
W |
-- |
-- |
10RT |
WILLESDEN GARAGE (Suns)
- MARYLEBONE STATION (Monday-Saturday) - LEWISHAM - CATFORD GARAGE
(Monday-Saturday peaks)
Monday-Saturday section
Marylebone to Willesden replaced by new 176.
Monday-Saturday W allocation transferred to
176.
TL allocation transferred to P.
| 16.10.57 |
P |
12RT |
13RT |
12RT |
W |
-- |
-- |
10RT |
WILLESDEN GARAGE (Suns)
- MARYLEBONE STATION (Monday-Saturday) - SURREY DOCKS STN (Monday-Friday)
- LEWISHAM (Saturday/Sunday) ;- CATFORD GARAGE (Monday-Saturday
peak journeys)
Monday-Friday section
between Surrey Docks & Lewisham replaced by new 199.
| 26.11.58 |
NX |
12RT |
11RT |
12RT |
W |
-- |
-- |
6RT |
WILLESDEN GARAGE (Sat pm/Suns)
- MARYLEBONE STATION (Monday-Friday/Saturday am) - SURREY
DOCKS STN (Monday-Friday) - LEWISHAM (Saturday/Sunday)
;- CATFORD GARAGE (Monday-Saturday peak journeys)
Saturday pm extended
from Marylebone to Willesden Garage.
P Garage closed, allocation transferred to NX.
| 04.03.59 |
NX |
12RT |
11RT |
11RT |
RL |
-- |
-- |
3RT |
W allocation withdrawn in favour of RL allocation.
| 13.05.59 |
NX |
12RT |
11RT |
17RT |
WILLESDEN GARAGE
(Saturday pm/Sundays) - MARYLEBONE STATION (Monday-Friday/Saturday
am) - SURREY DOCKS STN (Monday-Friday) - LEWISHAM
(Saturday/Sunday) ;- CATFORD GARAGE (Monday-Saturday peak journeys)
RL allocation withdrawn.
| 14.10.59 |
NX |
12RT |
11RT |
11RT |
RL |
-- |
-- |
3RT |
Sunday RL allocation re-introduced.
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| 10.05.61 |
NX |
12RT |
11RT |
14RT |
RL allocation withdrawn.
| 10.10.62 |
NX |
12RT |
11RT |
14RT |
WILLESDEN
GARAGE (Sundays) - MARYLEBONE STATION (Monday-Saturday)
- SURREY DOCKS STN (Monday-Friday/Saturday am) -
LEWISHAM (Saturday pm/Sunday) ;- CATFORD GARAGE (Monday-Friday
am peak journeys)
RL allocation withdrawn.
Saturday pm projection from Marylebone to Willesden
Garage withdrawn.
Saturday peak journeys to Catford Garage withdrawn.
| 21.11.62 |
NX |
12RT |
11RT |
14RT |
WILLESDEN GARAGE (Sundays)
- MARYLEBONE STATION (Monday-Saturday) - SURREY DOCKS
STN (Monday-Friday/Saturday am) - LEWISHAM
(Saturday pm/Sunday)
Peak journeys to Catford Garage
withdrawn.
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| 27.01.65 |
AC |
-- |
5RTW |
-- |
NX |
12RT |
20RT |
12RT |
|
TL |
19RT |
-- |
-- |
WILLESDEN GARAGE (Saturday/Sundays)
- MARYLEBONE STATION (Monday-Friday) - LEWISHAM (Sunday) -
Catford, Downham, Bromley, BROMLEY GARAGE (Monday-Friday)
Saturday re-introduced between Marylebone & Willesden
and AC allocation added.
Monday-Friday extended from Surrey Docks to Bromley Garage replacing part
of withdrawn 199.
| 01.12.66 |
AC |
-- |
5RTL |
-- |
NX |
12RT |
20RT |
12RT |
|
TL |
19RT |
-- |
-- |
AC RTW allocation withdrawn in favour of RTL.
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| 31.12.66 |
NX |
8RT |
20RT |
-- |
TL |
18RT |
-- |
-- |
WILLESDEN GARAGE
(Saturday) - MARYLEBONE
(Monday-Friday) - CATFORD GARAGE (Saturday) BROMLEY
GARAGE (Monday-Friday)
Sunday service withdrawn
with the introduction of 1A Willesden & Greenwich
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| 22.03.69 |
NX |
11RT |
20RM |
-- |
TL |
18RT |
-- |
-- |
Saturday converted to RM operation.
| 22.10.69 |
NX |
11RT |
15RM |
-- |
TL |
18RT |
-- |
-- |
MARYLEBONE (Monday-Friday)
- TRAFALGAR SQUARE (Saturdays) - CATFORD GARAGE (Saturdays)
- BROMLEY GARAGE (Monday-Friday)
Saturday withdrawn between
Trafalgar Square & Willesden Garage.
| 17.04.71 |
NX |
11RT |
15RM |
-- |
TL |
18RT |
-- |
-- |
Re-routed via Baker Street, Oxford Street, and Charing Cross Road instead of Tottenham Court Road
| 20.05.72 |
NX |
18RT |
16RM |
-- |
TL |
11RT |
-- |
-- |
MARYLEBONE STATION
(Monday-Friday) - OXFORD CIRCUS (Saturday
shopping hours) - TRAFALGAR SQUARE (Saturday except shopping hours)
- CATFORD GARAGE (Saturdays) - BROMLEY GARAGE (Monday-Friday)
Saturday shopping hours
extended from Trafalgar Square to Oxford Circus.
| 26.01.75 |
NX |
18RT |
16RM |
-- |
TL |
11RM |
-- |
-- |
TL allocation converted from RT to RM.
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| 23.02.75 |
NX |
18RM |
16RM |
-- |
TL |
11RM |
-- |
-- |
Monday-Friday NX allocation converted from RT to RM.
| 28.10.78 |
NX |
16RM |
13RM |
3RM |
TL |
9RM |
-- |
-- |
MARYLEBONE STATION
(Monday-Friday) - OXFORD CIRCUS (Saturday shopping hours) - TRAFALGAR
SQUARE (Saturday except shopping hours/Sundays) - SURREY DOCKS STN
(Sundays) - CATFORD GARAGE (Monday-Saturday)
Monday-Friday withdrawn
between Catford & Bromley.
Sunday service re-introduced between
Charing Cross and Surrey Docks.
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| 04.09.82 |
NX |
8RM |
6RM |
3RM |
TL |
12RM |
6RM |
-- |
MARYLEBONE STATION (Monday-Friday)
- OXFORD CIRCUS (Saturday shopping hours) - TRAFALGAR SQUARE (Saturday
except shopping hours/Sundays) -SURREY QUAYS STN (Sundays) - CATFORD
GARAGE (Monday-Saturday)
Saturday TL introduced
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| 20.04.84 |
NX |
8RM |
6RM |
-- |
TL |
12RM |
6RM |
-- |
MARYLEBONE STATION (Monday-Friday)
- OXFORD CIRCUS (Saturday shopping hours) - TRAFALGAR SQUARE (Saturday
except shopping hours) -CATFORD GARAGE (Monday-Saturday)
Sunday service withdrawn,
replaced by re-introduced
1A
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| 02.11.85 |
NX |
13RM+1RM/21 |
6RM |
-- |
TL |
-- |
-- |
7T |
MARYLEBONE
STATION
(Monday-Friday) - OXFORD CIRCUS (Saturday shopping hours) - TRAFALGAR
SQUARE (Saturday early am and evenings/Sunday) - Deptford,
GREENWICH Cutty Sark
Daily diverted at Deptford to GREENWICH Cutty Sark.
Sunday One Man Operation introduced.
| 21.06.86 |
NX |
13RM |
8RM |
-- |
TL |
-- |
-- |
8T |
MARYLEBONE STATION (Monday-Friday)
- OXFORD CIRCUS (Saturday shopping hours/Sunday) - TRAFALGAR SQUARE
(Saturday early am and evenings) - GREENWICH Cutty Sark
Sunday extended from
Trafalgar Square to Oxford Circus
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| 25.10.86 |
NX |
13RM |
7RM |
-- |
TL |
-- |
-- |
5T |
Sunday (NX) introduced.
| 06.06.87 |
NX |
6T |
-- |
6T |
TB |
14T |
18T |
6T |
TRAFALGAR SQUARE,
Aldwych, Waterloo, Elephant & Castle, Bermondsey, Surrey Quays, Deptford,
Greenwich, Lewisham, Catford, Downham, Bromley,
BROMLEY GARAGE
Converted to OPO
daily. Extended from Greenwich to Bromley Garage. TB allocation introduced
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| 21.11.87 |
NX |
6T |
-- |
-- |
TB |
14T |
18T |
6T |
|
TL |
-- |
-- |
6T |
| 11.08.90 |
NX |
6T |
-- |
-- |
TB |
14T |
8T |
6T |
|
TL |
-- |
11T |
6T |
Part of Saturday TB allocation transferred to TL.
| 27.04.91 |
NX |
8L |
7L |
-- |
ALDWYCH - SURREY QUAYS STN (Monday-Saturday)
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| 06.01.92 |
NX |
8L |
7L |
-- |
ALDWYCH - SURREY QUAYS STN - Salter Road, Brunel Road, ROTHERITHE TUNNEL ROUNDABOUT (SDO with the flow journeys)
| 18.07.92 |
NX |
9L |
7L |
-- |
HOLBORN STN - SURREY QUAYS STN - SURREY QUAYS STN - ROTHERITHE (SDO with the flow jnys)
| 08.10.94 |
NX |
10L |
7L |
-- |
NEW OXFORD STREET Centre Point - SURREY QUAYS STN - ROTHERITHE (SDO with the flow jnys)
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| 14.11.98 |
DM |
11dd |
8dd |
-- |
NP |
2dd |
-- |
-- |
Service transferred from London Central to Capital Citybus
| 11.08.99 |
DM |
11TN |
8TN |
-- |
NP |
2dd |
-- |
-- |
Converted to low floor double deck operation.
| 05.12.99 |
DM |
11M/TN |
8M/TN |
-- |
NP |
2M |
-- |
-- |
Metrobuses introduced at Dagenham (DM)
| 08.01.00 |
DM |
13TN |
11TN |
-- |
BT |
2M |
-- |
-- |
Northumberland Park (NP) withdrawn.
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| 27.03.00 |
DM |
13TN |
8TN |
10TN |
Y |
2M |
-- |
-- |
Blue
Triangle allocation transferred within First to Centre West (Orpington)
Sunday
service introduced.
| 01.05.00 |
DM |
13TN |
8TN |
10TN |
Y |
2M |
-- |
-- |
Peak extra operation returned to Blue Triangle.
| 05.06.00 |
DM |
13TN |
11TN |
10TN |
Blue Triangle withdrawn.
| 01.12.01 |
H |
13TN |
11TN |
10TN |
Dagenham (DM) allocation transferred to Hackney (H)
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| 15.10.05 |
MA |
14VLW |
13VLW |
9VLW |
Operation transferred to East Thames Buses operating from a base at Mandela Way SE1 just off the Old Kent Road.
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AC
Willesden
Changeover point at garage.
W
Cricklewood
Changeover point at Willesden Garage.
P
Old Kent Road
Changeover point Bricklayers Arms ? or Lewisham Rennel
Street ?
RL
Rye Lane, Peckham
Changeover point ?
NX
New Cross
Changeover point Waterloo up to about 1985 and then
buses ran light from Greenwich to NX.
TL
Catford
Changeover point outside garage.
TB
Bromley
Changeover point at garage
NP
Northumberland Park
Changeover point Canada Water
DM
Dagenham
Changeover point Canada Water
H
Hackney
Changeover point Canada Water
MA
Mandela Way
Changeover
point during the day SOUTHWARK PARK ROAD / DUNTON ROAD and late evenings light
from Canada Water to garage.
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