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| 03.05.50 |
AL |
22D/12STL |
20D/21STL |
36D |
B |
8STL |
10STL |
10STL |
SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN, Holland Road, Kensington High Street, Gloucester Road, Harrington Gardens, South Kensington, Chelsea, Oakley Street, Battersea Bridge, Clapham Junction, Wandsworth Common, Tooting Bec, Streatham Common, Crown Point, Beaulah Hill, Church Road, CRYSTAL PALACE
| 17.01.51 |
AL |
37D |
40D |
31D |
B |
8RTL |
10RTL |
10RTL |
Type change as above
| 14.05.52 |
AK |
-- |
-- |
10RT |
AL |
27D/10RTL |
30D/10RTL |
14D/10RTL |
|
B |
8RTL |
10RTL |
16RTL |
Sunday AK allocation introduced.
| 06.05.53 |
AK |
-- |
-- |
12RT |
AL |
37RT |
40RT |
15RT |
|
B |
8RTL |
10RTL |
16RTL |
AL converted to RT type.
| 17.03.54 |
AK |
-- |
-- |
10RT |
AL |
37RT |
40RT |
31RT |
|
B |
8RTL |
10RTL |
-- |
Sunday B allocation withdrawn.
| 26.11.58 |
AK |
-- |
-- |
30RT |
AL |
31RT |
34RT |
10RT |
|
B |
8RTL |
12RTL |
-- |
HARLESDEN Willesden Junction
(Suns) Acton Lane, Park
Royal, Western Avenue, East Acton, Old Oak Common Lane, SHEPHERDS BUSH
GREEN (Mon-Sat) - CRYSTAL PALACE
Sunday extended
from Shepherds Bush Green to Harlesden via withdrawn Sunday section of
service 12.
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RTL
1545 seen in Kensington probably pre 1961 as the upper case blinds
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| 16.05.66 |
AK |
-- |
-- |
22RT |
AL |
24RT |
26RT |
9RT |
|
B |
4RTL |
5RTL |
-- |
Schedule reduced.
| 31.12.66 |
AK |
14RT |
15RT |
23RT |
AL |
20RT |
21RT |
9RT |
Mon-Sat AK introduced, B allocation withdrawn.
| 19.07.69 |
AK |
20RT |
14RT |
32RT |
AL |
18RT |
20RT |
-- |
Sunday AL allocation withdrawn.
| 25.10.69 |
AK |
20RT |
14RT |
20RT |
AL |
18RT |
20RT |
-- |
Diverted in Chelsea via Beaufort Street instead of Oakley Street
| 15.05.71 |
AK |
15RM |
6RM |
16RM |
AL |
17RM |
17RM |
-- |
HARLESDEN (Suns)
- SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN (Mon-Sat) - STREATHAM GARAGE
Withdrawn between
Streatham and Crystal Palace, withdrawn section replaced by new service
249.
RM type replace RT at both garages.
| 12.05.73 |
AK |
15RM |
15RM |
12RM |
AL |
17RM |
8RM |
8RM |
Sunday AL reintroduced.
| 28.10.78 |
AK |
19RM |
12RM |
14RM |
AL |
11RM |
14RM |
-- |
SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN - STREATHAM
GARAGE
Sunday extension between Shepherds Bush and
Harlesden replaced by re-introduced service 12
between these points.
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| 27.10.84 |
AL |
28RM |
24RM |
19RM |
SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN - STREATHAM
St Leonard's Church
AK garage closed
for re-construction, allocation transferred to AL.
| 27.04.85 |
AL |
18RM |
24RM |
19RM |
S |
10RM |
-- |
-- |
New Mon-Fri S allocation introduced.
| 01.02.86 |
AL |
18RM |
21RM |
20RM |
S |
10RM |
6RM |
-- |
Saturday S allocation introduced.
| 25.10.86 |
AL |
18RM |
18RM |
12RM |
S |
10RM |
6RM |
6RM |
Sunday S allocation introduced.
| 07.02.87 |
AK |
18RM |
17RM |
14RM |
S |
10RM |
6RM |
-- |
SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN - STREATHAM
GARAGE
Sunday S allocation
withdrawn. AL allocation transferred to reopened AK
| 11.07.87 |
AK |
20M |
12M |
-- |
AL |
-- |
-- |
20D |
|
S |
10M |
12M |
-- |
| 17.06.89 |
AK |
29L/M |
21L/M |
6L/M |
AL |
-- |
-- |
18D |
|
S |
10M |
12M |
-- |
SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN - CRYSTAL
PALACE
Extended from Streatham
to Crystal Palace via withdrawn 249.
Sunday AK allocation re-introduced.
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| 06.01.90 |
AK |
34M |
32M |
6M |
AL |
-- |
-- |
18D |
S allocation withdrawn.
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| 25.05.91 |
SW |
13M |
14M |
10M |
SHEPHERDS
BUSH - CLAPHAM JUNCTION
Withdrawn between Clapham Junction and Crystal Palace,
this section replaced by 249 (MS) and 349
(Sun)
| 08.06.96 |
B |
6M |
3M |
3M |
SW |
8M |
6M |
9M |
B allocation added.
| 27.06.98 |
SW |
12M |
16M |
10M |
Battersea (B) allocation withdrawn.
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| 29.05.99 |
AH |
15SLF |
16SLF |
13SLF |
New contract awarded temporarily to Armchair until new buses ready for London United.
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| 30.10.99 |
S |
17DP |
14DP |
14DP |
London United (S) take up contract with low floor single deck buses.
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| 05.10.02 |
V |
18DP |
19DP |
14DP |
Allocation transferred to Stamford Brook (V)
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| 04.09.04 |
S |
19VE |
18VE |
13VE |
Stamford
Brook (V) allocation moved to Shepherds Bush (S). Route converted to double
deck operation.
The gap left at Stamford Brook filled by Route 9.
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B Battersea
Changeover point
Battersea Bridge Road.
AL
Merton
Changeover point
Tooting Bec Station or Streatham Garage.
AK
Streatham
Changeover point
outside garage.
S
Shepherds Bush
Changeover point
Shepherds Bush Green.
SW
Stockwell
Changeover point
via dead runs to garage from Clapham Junction.
ARMCHAIR Brentford
Changeover point
Shepherds Bush Green
.V
Stamford Brook
Changeover point
Shepherds Bush Green.
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