12.11.47
AK
35STL
35STL
--
P
18LT
9LT
--
TC
--
--
12STL

WEST HAMPSTEAD West End Green (MS) St John's Wood, Baker Street, Oxford Circus, Trafalgar Square, Westminster, Lambeth Bridge, Kennington, Brixton, STREATHAM GARAGE (Suns) Green Lane, THORNTON HEATH Clock Tower (MF/Sat am) - SOUTH CROYDON GARAGE (Sat pm) - OLD COULSDON (Suns)

02.05.51
AK
35RT
35RT
--
P
18RT
9RT
--
TC
--
--
12RT

Type change to all RT.

17.03.54
AK
34RT
35RT
--
Q
18RTL
9RTL
--
TC
--
--
10RT

Old Kent Road (P) allocation transferred to Camberwell (Q) and converted to RTL.

02.05.56
AK
33RT
34RT
--
Q
16RTL
9RTL
--

WEST HAMPSTEAD - THORNTON HEATH (MF/Sat am) - CROYDON GARAGE (Sat pm)
Sunday service withdrawn and TC allocation thus withdrawn. Old Coulsdon section replaced by Sunday 190.

16.10.57
AK
34RT
38RT
--
Q
18RTL
--
--

Saturday Camberwell (Q) allocation withdrawn.

26.11.58
AK
30RT
25RT
--
Q
18RTL
14RTL
--

Saturday Camberwell (Q) allocationre-introduced.

29.01.64
AK
36RT
24RT
--
Q
18RTL
9RTL
--

WEST HAMPSTEAD - THORNTON HEATH (MF) - CROYDON GARAGE (Sat)
Saturday am extended from Thornton Heath to South Croydon. Saturday service reduced with 159A introduction.

01.07.64
AK
36RT
24RT
--
BN
--
9RTL
--
Q
18RTL
--
--

Saturday Camberwell allocation transferred to Brixton (BN)

16.05.66
AK
30RT
19RT
--
BN
--
10RT
--
Q
16RT
--
--

RTL type withdrawn in favour of RT.

19.07.69
AK
31RT
29RT
--
Q
16RT
--
--

Brixton (BN) allocation transferred to Streatham (AK)

13.06.70
AK
30RM
29RM
--
Q
16RM
--
--

RT's replaced by Routemasters.

31.10.70
AK
28RM
25RM
--
Q
36RM
9RM
--

Saturday Camberwell (Q) allocation re-introduced to compensate for loss of 159A which was withdrawn.

17.06.72
AK
32RM
25RM
--
Q
34RM
9RM
--

WEST HAMPSTEAD, Abbey Road, Lisson Grove, Rossmore Road, Baker Street, THORNTON HEATH (MF) - SOUTH CROYDON GARAGE (Sats)
Diverted at St Johns Wood via Rossmore Road instead of Lords.

28.10.78
AK
39RM
27RM
8RM
Q
18RM
5RM
10RM

WEST HAMPSTEAD, Abbey Road, Lisson Grove, Rossmore Road ,Baker Street, Oxford Circus, Trafalgar Square, Westminster Bridge, (Suns) or Lambeth Bridge, (MS) Kennington, Brixton, Streatham, Green Lane, THORNTON HEATH Clock Tower (MS) - THORNTON HEATH High Street (Suns)
Saturday withdrawn between Thornton Heath and South Croydon
Sunday service introduced between West Hampstead and Thornton Heath, but via Westminster Bridge instead of Lambeth Bridge.

04.09.82
AK
34RM
26RM
9RM
BN
--
--
6RM
Q
17RM
--
4RM

Saturday Camberwell (Q) allocation withdrawn and Sunday Brixton (BN) allocation introduced.

27.10.84
BN
--
--
4RM
Q
51RM
23RM
12RM

Streatham (AK) shut for rebuilding work, allocation transferred to Camberwell (Q).

02.02.85
BN
--
4Dc
4Dc
Q
51RM
20RM
12RM

Saturday Brixton (BN) allocation introduced and Daimler operation introduced.

31.03.85
BN
--
3RM
4RM
Q
51RM
20RM
12RM

Brixton reverts to Routemaster operation.

25.10.86
BN
7RM
11RM
9RM
CA
13RM
--
--
Q
29RM
13RM
9RM

Mon-Fri Brixton (BN) introduced and Mon-Fri Clapham (CA) introduced.

07.02.87
AK
29RM
13RM
--
BN
--
--
9RM
Q
21RM
13RM
9RM

Streatham (AK) re-introduced Mon-Sat. Mon-Sat Brixton (BN) allocation withdrawn. MF only CA withdrawn.

11.07.87
AK
29RM
13RM
14L
Q
21RM
13RM
4T

Brixton (BN) withdrawn and Sunday service converted to OPO operation.

14.05.88
AK
20RM
6RM
14L/M
Q
24RM
16RM
4T

WEST HAMPSTEAD - STREATHAM Green Lane (MS) - THORNTON HEATH (MF peaks) - THORNTON HEATH High Street (Suns)
Withdrawn between Green Lane and Thornton Heath except MF peaks and Sundays.

29.10.88
AK
20RM
6RM
20L/M
Q
16RML/8RM
16RML
--

Mon-Sat RML introduced at Camberwell (Q) and Sunnday Q withdrawn.

Olympian L231 seen on a Streatham (AK) duty one Sunday March 1989
06.01.90
AK
10RM
10RM
14M
BN
--
--
6M
Q
17RML/9RM
14RML
--

Sunday Brixton (BN) allocation re-introduced.

21.07.90
AK
16RM
12RM
--
BN
--
--
14D
Q
17RML/7RM
16RML
--

WEST HAMPSTEAD - STREATHAM HIGH ROAD Green Lane
Withdrawn between Streatham & Thornton Heath, replaced by Sunday 250.
Sunday Streatham allocation withdrawn.

02.02.91
BN
16RM
12RM
14D/M
Q
10RML/14RM
14RML/2RM
--

Streatham (AK) withdrawn.

14.03.92
BN
14RML
12RML
--
Q
10RML
13RML
--

BAKER STREET STN - STREATHAM HIGH ROAD Green Lane (MS)
Withdrawn between Baker Street and West Hampstead, replaced by new 139. Sunday service withdrawn.

29.01.94
BN
25RM
26RM
--

BAKER STREET STN - STREATHAM STATION (MS)
Withdrawn between Streatham Station and Green Lane, Camberwell (Q) withdrawn.

Showbus RM6 seen at Oxford Circus, March 1994 in the dedicated 159 livery
22.05.99
BN
24RM
24RM
--

MARBLE ARCH - STREATHAM STATION (MS)
Diverted to run the full length of Oxford Street and terminate at Marble Arch instead of via Gloucester Place to Baker Street.


18.09.99
BN
24RM
26RM
9M
TH
--
--
5L

MARBLE ARCH - STREATHAM STATION
Diverted at Kennington Road to run via Westminster Bridge instead of Lambeth Bridge to partly compensate for withdrawn section of Route 109.
Sunday service introduced and new Sunday only Thornton Heath (TH) allocation commenced.

RM997 approaching the stand at Marble Arch Gold RM6 dressed for the Queens Jubillee at the Marble Arch stand
RML2572 Whitehall RML2491 Parliament Square
03.02.01
BN
24RM
26RM
9M
TH
--
--
5DLA

Contract renewed with Arriva London South and new low floor buses introduced on Sundays from TH.

16.03.01
BN
24RM
26RM
--
TH
--
--
16DLA

Sunday BN withdrawn.

01.09.01
BN
24RM
24RM
13RM
TH
DLA ex N159
DLA ex N159
DLA ex N159
DLA145 at Marble Arch
10.12.05
BN
31VLA
26VLA
13VLA
TH
DLA
DLA
DLA

Converted to OPO, ( last crew operation in London apart from Heritage Routes )

VLA152 at Charing Cross

Q Camberwell
Changeover point Kennington Church

CA Clapham
Changeover point Kennington Church

BN Brixton
Changeover point outside garage

AK Streatham
Changeover point outside garage

TH Thornton Heath
Changeover point??

TC Croydon
Changeover point at garage.

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