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| 13.04.49 |
B |
37STL |
35STL |
24STL |
| J |
34STL |
21STL |
14STL |
FINSBURY PARK Plimsoll Road, Highbury Barn, Highbury Corner, Upper Street, Angel, Roseberry Avenue, Bloomsbury, New Oxford Street, Charing Cross Road, Shaftesbury Avenue, Piccaddilly Circus, Hyde Park Corner, Knightsbridge, Sloane Square, Kings Road, Chelsea, Battersea Bridge, Falcon Road, Clapham Junction, Trinity Road, TOOTING BEC STATION :; Tooting Bec Road, Streatham High Road, STREATHAM COMMON Greyhound (Sunday pm)
| 03.05.50 |
B |
42RTL |
38RTL |
27RTL |
| J |
34RT |
21RT |
14RT |
Vehicle change as above
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| 17.10.56 |
B |
30RTL |
27RTL |
14RTL |
| J |
38RT |
26RT |
15RT |
FINSBURY
PARK Plimsoll Road - TOOTING BEC STATION
Withdrawn between Tooting Bec & Streatham
| 01.05.57 |
B |
30RTL |
27RTL |
17RTL |
| J |
38RT |
26RT |
18RT |
FINSBURY
PARK Plimsoll Road - TOOTING BEC STATION :; - STREATHAM COMMON
(Sunday pm)
Sunday extension from Tooting Bec to Streatham Common
reintroduced.
| 16.10.57 |
B |
30RTL |
27RTL |
14RTL |
| J |
38RT |
26RT |
15RT |
FINSBURY
PARK Plimsoll Road - TOOTING BEC STATION
Sunday extension from Tooting Bec to Streatham
Common withdrawn.
| 23.01.66 |
B |
26RTL |
13RTL |
13RTL |
| J |
31RT |
28RT |
12RT |
FINSBURY
PARK Plimsoll Road - TOOTING BEC STN (Mon-Sat);-
Tooting Broadway, Southcroft Road, STREATHAM GARAGE (Suns)
Sunday extended from Tooting Bec to Streatham Garage
via Tooting Broadway.
| 15.02.69 |
B |
19RT |
10RT |
-- |
| J |
29RT |
24RT |
12RT |
Sunday B allocation transferred to New Service 19A Finsbury Park & Hammersmith via Putney
| 27.03.71 |
B |
16RT |
8RT |
11RT |
| J |
32RT |
19RT |
10RT |
Sunday B allocation reintroduced with the withdrawal of service 19A.
| 03.09.71 |
B |
15RT |
8RT |
11RT |
| J |
28RT |
20RT |
10RT |
J garage closes, allocation transferred to HT.
| 08.01.72 |
B |
15RT |
8RT |
11RT |
| J |
28RT |
20RT |
9RT |
FINSBURY
PARK Plimsoll Rd - TOOTING BEC STN
Sunday withdrawn between Tooting Bec &
Streatham
| 15.07.72 |
B |
15RT |
8RT |
8RM |
| HT |
29RT |
20RT |
8RM |
FINSBURY
PARK Plimsoll Road - CLAPHAM JUNCTION (Suns) -
TOOTING BEC STATION (Mon-Sat)
Sunday service cut back from Tooting Bec to Clapham
Junction with the introduction of New Service
19A Battersea & Tooting Bec which was introduced to provide work
on Sundays for the One Man drivers from Service 39 at Battersea Garage.
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| 12.08.72 |
B |
15RM |
8RM |
8RM |
| HT |
28RM |
20RM |
8RM |
Vehicle change as above.
| 05.10.74 |
B |
15RM |
8RM |
10RM |
| HT |
28RM |
20RM |
9RM |
FINSBURY
PARK Plimsoll Road - TOOTING BEC STATION
Sunday service extended from Clapham Junction
to Tooting Bec Station with the withdrawal of Service
19A.
| 26.01.75 |
B |
15RM |
8RM |
10RM |
| HT |
28RM |
20RM |
9RML |
Sunday RML type introduced at Holloway (HT)
| 01.03.75 |
B |
15RM |
8RM |
9RM |
| HT |
28RM |
20RM |
11RML |
TUFNELL
PARK Monnery Road (garage jnys) Tufnell Park Road, Holloway, FINSBURY
PARK (Suns) - TOOTING BEC STN
Mon-Sat garage journeys via Service
4 from Finsbury Park to Holloway Garage.
| 27.10.84 |
B |
15RM |
7RM |
3RM |
| HT |
19RM |
13RM |
16RM |
ARCHWAY
STATION (Mon-Sat) Dartmouth Park Hill, Tufnell Park, Holloway,
FINSBURY PARK (Suns) - TOOTING BEC STN
Mon-Sat extended from Tufnell Park to Archway
Station via Dartmouth Park Hill.
| 03.08.85 |
B |
15RM |
7RM |
3RM |
| HT |
19RM |
13RM |
16RM |
TUFNELL
PARK (garage journeys) - FINSBURY PARK (Suns)
- TOOTING BEC STATION
Withdrawn between Archway and Finsbury Park
except for garage journeys to Tufnell Park.
| 02.11.85 |
GM |
12RM |
7RM |
-- |
| HT |
17RM |
14RM |
17RM |
GM allocation introduced with the closure of Battersea Garage.
| 07.02.87 |
GM |
12RM |
7RM |
-- |
| HT |
17RM/RML |
14RM/RML |
17RM/RML |
HT allocation to mixed RML/RM operation
| 14.06.87 |
GM |
12RM |
6RM |
-- |
| HT |
18RML/5RM |
14RML |
19M |
| 21.11.87 |
GM |
12RM |
16RM |
-- |
| HT |
18RML |
-- |
19M |
TUFNELL
PARK Monnery Road (Mon-Fri/ Sun garage jnys) FINSBURY PARK
- CLAPHAM JUNCTION (Monday-Saturday) - TOOTING
BEC STN (Suns)
Mon-Sat withdrawn between Clapham Junction and Tooting
Bec, replaced by New Service 219.
Saturday HT allocation withdrawn
| 05.11.88 |
GM |
13RM |
11RM |
-- |
| HT |
15RML |
8RML |
22M |
Saturday HT allocation reintroduced.
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| 15.04.89 |
GM |
26RM |
15RM |
-- |
| HT |
-- |
-- |
22M |
FINSBURY
PARK - CLAPHAM JUNCTION Boutflower Road (Mon-Sat)
- TOOTING BEC STN (Suns)
Mon-Sat HT allocation withdrawn thus withdrawn between
Finsbury Park and Tufnell Park.
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| 24.02.90 |
AL |
-- |
-- |
10D |
| GM |
26RM |
15RM |
-- |
|
| HT |
-- |
-- |
15M |
FINSBURY
PARK - CLAPHAM JUNCTION (Mon-Sat) - TOOTING
BEC STN (Suns) - Tooting Broadway, Colliers Wood Stn, MERTON
GARAGE (Sun garage jnys)
Part
of Sunday HT allocation transferred to AL.
Garage journeys introduced from Tooting Bec to Merton via 155
| 03.03.90 |
AL |
-- |
-- |
10D |
| GM |
26RM/RML |
15RM/RML |
-- |
|
| HT |
-- |
-- |
15M |
GM introduce RML.
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| 25.05.91 |
GM |
16RM/3RML |
9RM/5RML |
14M |
FINSBURY
PARK - BATTERSEA BRIDGE South Side
Withdrawn between Battersea Bridge and Tooting Bec.
HT and AL allocations withdrawn.
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From 21.04.92 buses were diverted to Worlds End, Chelsea whilst repair work was carried out on Battersea Bridge and reurned back to normal on 07.02.93
| 24.04.93 |
KB |
18RML |
16RML |
11ON |
GM
allocation transferred to Kentish Bus
Battersea Base Mon-Sat and Leyton Base Sunday.
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| 08.05.94 |
KB |
18RML |
16RML |
11ON |
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| 28.02.98 |
B |
18RML |
16RML |
-- |
| SF |
-- |
-- |
11dd |
Operation transferred from Kentish Bus to Arriva London South but Sunday sub-contracted to Grey Green.
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| 25.03.00 |
AR |
-- |
-- |
12VA |
| B |
18RML |
16RML |
-- |
Sunday only SF allocation transferred to Tottenham (AR)
| 29.04.00 |
B |
18RML |
16RML |
-- |
| BN |
-- |
-- |
15M |
Sunday only AR allocation transferred to Brixton (BN). Certain early and late MS journeys operate from BN ex Route N19.
| 01.09.01 |
B |
18RML |
16RML |
13RML |
| ex
N19 |
BN |
OPO/dd |
OPO/dd |
OPO/dd |
Sunday reverted to crew operation. Brixton (BN) allocation changed from Metrobus to Olympian.
| 31.08.02 |
B |
26RML |
23RML |
16RML |
| ex
N19 |
BN |
OPO/dd |
OPO/dd |
OPO/dd |
Increased service
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| 02.04.05 |
BA |
21DW/DLA |
21DW/DLA |
17DW/DLA |
| ex
N19 |
BN |
OPO/dd |
OPO/dd |
OPO/dd |
N |
7DW/DLA |
6DW/DLA |
4DW/DLA |
BATTERSEA
BRIDGE - FINSBURY PARK STN
Converted
from crew to double deck OPO operation
Part
of allocation transferred to Norwood (N) because of space consideration
at BA Battersea
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| 28.11.09 |
BN |
28DW |
25DW |
19DW |
Battersea (BA) closed and Norwood (N) allocation moved to Brixton although an office was set up at Battersea for crews to sign on.

HT
Holloway
Changeover points:
FINSBURY PARK STN
FINSBURY PARK Plimsoll Road
HIGHBURY BARN Tavern Stand
J
Holloway
Changeover points:
FINSBURY PARK STN
FINSBURY PARK Plimsoll Road
HIGHBURY BARN Tavern Stand
GM
Victoria
Changeover
points Hyde Park Corner
B
Battersea
All BA changeovers are within the garage and all buses start/finish at Battersea
apart from ONE Mon-Fri duty that runs light back from Finsbury Park.
AR
Tottenham
Changeover
point Finsbury Park Stn ??
BN
Brixton
Changeover
is @ garage via dead run from Battersea
SH
Stamford Hill (Grey Green)
Changeover point Finsbury Park
CH
Cambridge Heath
Changeover point Finsbury Park
N
Norwood
The
Norwood duties (with Norwood drivers) start/finish at Norwood but take meal
reliefs at Battersea.
Two buses (BA418 and BA402) run light to/from Norwood during the day to transfer
the early Norwood duty finishers and return with those starting late shifts.
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