Route Record applicable 1991

26.10.49
AV
13RT
5RT
--
M
8RT
16RT
--

HAMMERSMITH Brook Green Hotel, Hammersmith Bridge, Barnes, East Sheen, Richmond, Twickenham, Warren Road, Whitton, HOUNSLOW GARAGE (Mon-Sat)

22.10.52
AV
13RT
--
--
M
8RT
21RT
--

Saturday AV allocation withdrawn in favour of increase at M.

06.05.53
AV
13RT
--
--
M
8RT
13RT
--

R

--

8RTL

--

Saturday R allocation introduced.

07.10.53
AV
13RT
--
--
M
8RT
21RT
--

Saturday R allocation withdrawn

19.05.54
AV
13RT
--
--
M
8RT
10RT
--

R

--

11RTL

--

Saturday R allocation re-introduced.

04.05.55
AV
12RT
--
--
M
8RTL
9RTL
--

R

--

11RTL

--

M allocation converted to RTL

26.11.58
Route withdrawn, replaced by revised 73

31.12.66
M
22RM
14RM
--

HOUNSLOW GARAGE (Mon-Sat except evenings) Whitton, TWICKENHAM STATION (Mon-Sat evgs) Richmond, East Sheen, Barnes, Hammersmith, BROOK GREEN HOTEL (Sats) - KENSINGTON Queens Gate (Mon-Fri)
Route 73 western section renumbered.

24.01.70
M
22RM
14RM
--

HOUNSLOW GARAGE - HAMMERSMITH Brook Green (Sat except shop hours) - KENSINGTON Queens Gate (MF/Sat shop hrs)
Sat shopping hours extended from Hammersmith to Kensington, and extended evenings from Twickenham to Hounslow

26.09.70
M
21RM
13RM
--

HOUNSLOW GARAGE (Mon-Sat except evgs) - RICHMOND (Mon-Sat evenings) - HAMMERSMITH (Sat except shop hrs) - KENSINGTON Palace Gate (Mon-Fri/Sat shop hrs)
MS evenings withdrawn between Richmond and Hounslow.

26.04.71
M
20RM
13RM
--

HOUNSLOW GARAGE (Mon-Sat except evenings) - RICHMOND (Mon-Sat evenings) - HAMMERSMITH Brook Green Hotel (Mon-Fri evgs/Sat excpt shop hrs) - KENSINGTON (Mon-Fri excpt evenings/Sat shop hours)
MS evenings withdrawn between Hammersmith and Kensington.

07.09.71
M
20RM
14RM
--

Monday-Friday school journeys diverted via Clifford Avenue.

28.10.78
M
20RM
13RM
--

HOUNSLOW - HAMMERSMITH (MS evenings) - KENSINGTON (MS except evenings)
MS evenings reintroduced between Richmond and Hounslow.

25.04.81
FW
5RM
5RM
--
M
15RM
9RM
--

Mon-Sat FW allocation introduced.

A rare shot of RM 1378 complete with yellow blinds for the Clifford Avenue bifurcation taken outside the cemetry on the Lower Richmond Road - G Burgess
15.08.81
FW
5Mc
5Mc
--
M
15RM
9RM
--

Crew M type introduced at FW

RM1403 at Hounslow Bus Station
04.09.82
FW
9Mc
9Mc
6Mc
M
9RM
5RM
6RM

FULWELL GARAGE, Teddington, Waldegrave Road, Twickenham, Richmond, Barnes, HAMMERSMITH Brook Green (Sun) - KENSINGTON Palace Gate (Mon-Sat)
R
e-routed at Twickenham via withdrawn Mon-Sat 270 and Sunday 27. Hounslow section covered by augmented 281

RM 1378 loading at the Wakefield Road stop in Richmond - G Burgess
25.06.83
FW
18Mc
15Mc
10Mc

M garage closed, operation transferred to FW.

M1079 in General livery seen at Olympia
 
02.02.85
FW
19M
15M
9M

Converted to One Person Operation.
School journeys via Lower Mortlake Rd and Clifford Avenue withdrawn

27.04.85
FW
19M
15M
9M

FULWELL GARAGE - HAMMERSMITH BROADWAY (evenings) - KENSINGTON (except evenings)
Brook Green journeys now terminate in former Riverside Garage.

M554 Richmond
09.07.88
FW
19M
17M
10M

NURSERYLANDS ESTATE
(Suns except evenings) Hampton Hill, - FULWELL GARAGE (Mon-Sat/Sun evgs) - HAMMERSMITH (evgs) - KENSINGTON (except evgs)

Sunday extended via 270 to Nurseylands Estate in Hampton.

07.04.90
FW
18M
18M
10M

FULWELL GARAGE  - HAMMERSMITH (evenings) - KENSINGTON (except evenings)
Withdrawn between Fulwell and Nurserylands Estate.

08.06.91
FW
14M
12M
8M

FULWELL GARAGE - HAMMERSMITH BROADWAY
Withdrawn between Hammersmith and Kensington.

09.05.92
FW
18DR/1M
17DR
8DR

Converted to midibus but with big-bus journeys to Barnes.

23.10.93
FW
20DR/1M
17DR
8DR

FULWELL GARAGE - HAMMERSMITH Bus Station.
Revised to terminate in new Bus Station at Hammersmith.

DT151 Richmond Bus Station
10.03.97
FW
21DR
19DR
8DR

Double deck journeys withdrawn.

DR79 Hammersmith Bus STation
11.11.00
FW
17DP
14DP
8DP

FULWELL GARAGE - HAMMERSMITH Bus Station
Converted to low floor operation.

DRL167 Richmond Hill Street DPS513 Richmond Bridge (G Smith)
DPS533 East Twickenham DPS582 Hammersmith Bridge
12.11.05
NC
18Dart
16Dart
8Dart

FULWELL Travel London Garage - HAMMERSMITH Bus Station
Contract reassigned to National Car Parks operating from a base in Twickenham, Fulwell terminal changed to Travel London garage instead of LU garage

Dart NCP26 at Marble Hill

R Riverside
Crew changeover Queen Caroline Street.

M Mortlake
Crew changeover EAST SHEEN Queens Road/Upper Richmond Road West. Garage journeys leave line of route at BARNES Red Lion and observe service 9 stops to Mortlake Garage or leave line of route at Sheen Lane and run light via Sheen Lane and Mortlake High Street to Avondale Road.

FW Fulwell
Crew changeover garage forecourt.
Some garage journeys leave line of route at Twickenham and observe service 267 stops to Fulwell Garage

AV Hounslow
Crew changeover garage forecourt.

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