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11.10.50 |
J |
8RT |
8RT |
8RT |
ARCHWAY STATION, Archway Road, Great North Road, East Finchley, East End Road, Regents Park Road, Finchley Central, Hendon Lane, Finchley Lane, Church Road, The Burroughs, HENDON CENTRAL STATION
| 26.11.58 |
J |
9RT |
7RT |
-- |
ARCHWAY
STATION - HENDON
CENTRAL STN (MS)
Sunday service withdrawn and diverted in East Finchley
via Aylmer Road and The Bishops Avenue instead of direct Great North Road
to part compensate for the withdrawal of Route 58.
| 01.02.61 |
HT |
17RM |
13RM |
-- |
HENDON
CENTRAL - Archway, Holloway Road, Caledonian Road, Kings Cross, Farringdon
Road, Charterhouse Street, Holborn Circus, St Andrew Street, Shoe Lane, FARRINGDON
STREET Stonecutter Street. (MS)
Extended
from Archway to Farringdon Street as part of Trolley
Bus replacement program, Stage 9
| 11.11.61 |
HT |
15RM |
13RM |
-- |
HENDON
CENTRAL - ARCHWAY STN (Sat evgs) - KINGS CROSS (Sat afts)
- FARRINGDON STREET (MF/Sat am)
Saturday afternoons withdrawn between Kings Cross and
Farringdon Street and further withdrawn evenings between Archway and Kings
Cross.
| 31.12.66 |
HT |
16RM |
8RM |
-- |
HENDON
CENTRAL - ARCHWAY STN (Sat evgs) - KINGS CROSS (Sat afts)
- FARRINGDON STREET (MF)
Saturday withdrawn
between Kings Cross and Farringdon Street.
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| 30.11.68 |
HT |
11MB |
6MB |
5MB |
HENDON
CENTRAL - ARCHWAY STN
Converted
to single deck OPO and withdrawn between Archway and Farringdon Street. Reverted
to direct routeing via Great North Road instead of The Bishops Avenue.
Sunday service re-introduced to compensate for the withdrawn section of Route
133.
| 17.02.73 |
HT |
8MB |
4MB |
3MB |
ARCHWAY
STATION, Highgate Hill, Highgate Village, North Road, Great North Road,
East Finchley, Finchley, Hendon, HENDON CENRAL STN
Re-routed
between Archway and East Finchley via Highgate Village.
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| 27.04.75 |
HT |
8DMS |
4DMS |
3DMS |
Converted to double deck operation.
| 31.01.76 |
HT |
8DMS |
6DMS |
3DMS |
ARCHWAY
STATION - HENDON CENTRAL STATION(MF after 2100, Sat after 1800, Sunday)
- Hendon Way, BRENT CROSS Shopping Centre (MF 0800 - 2100, Sat 0800
- 1830)
Extended from Hendon Central to Brent Cross during shopping
periods.
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| 28.10.78 |
AE |
7DMS |
5DMS |
2DMS |
Holloway (HT) allocation transferred to Hendon (AE)
| 10.02.80 |
AE |
7M |
5M |
2M |
DMS replaced by Metrobus
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| 04.09.82 |
AE |
6M |
5M |
-- |
ARCHWAY
STATION (daytime) - EAST FINCHLEY STN (evenings) - HENDON CENTRAL
STATION(MF after 2100, Sat after 1800) - Hendon Way, BRENT CROSS Shopping
Centre (MF 0800 - 2100, Sat 0800 - 1830)
Sunday service withdrawn and MS evenings between East
Finchley and Archway.
| 04.02.84 |
AE |
6M |
5M |
1M |
ARCHWAY
STATION (daytime) - EAST FINCHLEY STN (Sun afts,MS evenings)
- HENDON CENTRAL STATION(MF after 2100, Sat after 1800Sun afts) - Hendon
Way, BRENT CROSS Shopping Centre (MF 0800 - 2100, Sat 0800 - 1830)
Sunday
afternoons re-introduced between Hendon Central and East Finchley.
| 06.06.87 |
HT |
7M |
7M |
-- |
ARCHWAY
STATION (daytime) - EAST FINCHLEY STN (evenings) - HENDON CENTRAL
STATION(MF after 2100, Sat after 1800) - Hendon Way, BRENT CROSS Shopping
Centre (MF 0800 - 2100, Sat 0800 - 1830)
Hendon
garage closure, allocation transferred to Holloway (HT). Sunday service withdrawn
replaced by 271.
| 14.11.87 |
EW |
8M |
9M |
-- |
Holloway (HT) allocation moved to Edgware (EW).
| 02.02.91 |
EW |
9SR |
11SR |
5SR |
ARCHWAY
STN - Highgate Village, East Finchley, East End Road, Squires Lane,
Long Lane, Finchley Central, Regents Park Road, Gravel Hill Hendon, HENDON
CENTRAL STATION(MF after 2100, Sat after 1800, Sunday) - BRENT CROSS
Shopping Centre (MF 0800 - 2100, Sat 0800 - 1830)
Converted to minibus operation and diverted in Finchley
as shown. Sunday service re-introduced. MF school times, extra journeys
operated via old route and were numbered 143A
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| 08.01.94 |
W |
9DR/SR |
9DR/SR |
5DR/SR |
Edgware (EW) allocation moved to Cricklewood (W).
| 15.10.95 |
W |
9DR |
9DR |
5DR |
ARCHWAY
STN - Highgate Village, East Finchley, East End Road, Squires Lane,
Long Lane, Finchley Central, Regents Park Road, Gravel Hill Hendon, HENDON
CENTRAL STATION(MF after 2100, Sat after 1800, Sunday) - BRENT CROSS
Shopping Centre (MF 0800 - 2100, Sat 0800 - 1830, Sunday shopping hours)
Sunday shopping hours extended from Hendon Central to
Brent Cross.
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| 02.09.96 |
W |
9DR/1M |
9DR |
5DR |
Double deck schoolday journeys introduced between Archway and East Finchley Cemetry.
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| 29.06.98 |
W |
9DR |
9DR |
5DR |
| |
NE |
1dd |
|
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The double deck schoolday journeys transferred to London Traveller, operated from a base in Great Central Way, Neasden
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| 25.07.98 |
W |
9DLD |
9DLD |
5DLD |
| |
NE |
1dd |
|
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Start of new contract with single deck low floor buses. Early am service extended from Hendon Central to Brent Cross.
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| 23.08.99 |
W |
9DLD |
9DLD |
5DLD |
| |
HN |
2dd |
|
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Schoolday dd journeys transferred from London Traveller to Metropolitan operating from a base in Harlesden.
| 04.03.00 |
HT |
9DLD |
9DLD |
5DLD |
| |
HN |
2dd |
|
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Transferred within Metroline from Cricklewood (W) to Holloway (HT)
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| 09.11.02 |
W |
10DLD |
10DLD |
7DLD |
| |
HN |
3dd |
|
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Transferred within Metroline from Holloway (HT) to Cricklewood (W) . This was a chain reaction with the 143 and C11 moved to Cricklewood to make room for the 24. The 205 was moved from Cricklewood to a new base at Perivale (PV) .
| 28.06.03 |
W |
12DLD |
12DLD |
9DLD |
HT |
2TP ex 134 |
ARCHWAY
STN - BRENT CROSS Shopping Centre
Extended late evenings from Hendon Central to Brent
Cross. The SDO dd journeys transferred to Metroline (HT)
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| 21.05.05 |
PA |
12DLF |
11DLF |
10DLF |
HT |
3TP ex 134 |
Operation trnasferred to Thorpes base at Perivale using Thorpes liveried buses, HT allocation retained for the SDO only work
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J
Holloway
Changeover point Archway
HT
Highgate
Changeover
point Archway
AE
Hendon
Changeover
point outside garage
W
Cricklewood
Changeover
point Brent Cross
EW
Edgware
Changeover
point Brent Cross
PA
Perivale (Thorpes)
Changeover
point ?
HN
Metropolitan
Changeover
point ?
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