07.04.52
J
5RT
5RT
--

SW

25RTL

22RTL

14RTL


NORWOOD GARAGE
(Suns) WEST NORWOOD Thurlow Arms (Mon-Sat) Herne Hill, Brixton, Kennington, Westminster Bridge, Victoria Embankment, Aldwych, Kingsway, Bloomsbury, Islington, Essex Road, Newington Green, Manor House, Harringay. TOTTENHAM Bruce Grove
RTL1291 Bruce Grove stand - M G Webber
16.10.57
J
6RT
6RT
--

PM

--

--

10RT

WL

25RTL

22RTL

6RTL

FOREST HILL, Brockley, New Cross, Peckham, Camberwell, Elephant & Castle, Westminster Bridge, Victoria Embankment, Aldwych, Kingsway, Bloomsbury, Islington, Newington Green, Manor House, Harringay, TOTTENHAM Bruce Grove
Southern section swapped with service 172 and diverted to Forest Hill instead of West Norwood.
Stockwell (SW) allocation transferred to Peckham (PM) and Walworth (WL)

20.08.58
J
6RT
5RT
--

PM

--

--

7RT

WL

24RTL

15RTL

8RTL

FOREST HILL, Brockley, New Cross, Peckham, Camberwell, Elephant, Waterloo Bridge, Aldwych, Fleet Street, Chancery Lane, High Holborn, Grays Inn Road, Roseberry Avenue, Islington, Essex Road, Newington Green, Manor House, TOTTENHAM Bruce Grove
Diverted between Waterloo and Islington to compensate for the withdrawal of service 67.

13.05.59
J
6RT
5RT
--

WL

24RTL

15RTL

15RTL

Sunday only Peckham (PM) allocation transferred to Walworth (WL)

08.11.61

AR

4RTL

--

--

 

J

--

5RT

--

 

WG

3RTL

--

--

WL

24RTL

15RTL

15RTL

Allocation changes as above connected with the trolleybus conversion program at Wood Green.

03.01.62
AR
6RTL
5RTL
--

WL

24RTL

15RTL

15RTL

Mon-Fri WG and Sat J transferred to Tottenham (AR)

08.05.63

AR

6RTL

5RTL

--

NX
--
--
6RT

WL

24RTL

15RTL

15RTL

Sunday New Cross (NX) allocation introduced.

23.01.66

AR

11RTL

8RM

--

WL
20RTL
12RTL
--

FOREST HILL - TOTTENHAM Bruce Grove (Mon-Sat)
Sunday service withdrawn, mainly replaced by new 171A Tottenham and Abbey Wood.
Saturday routemasters introduced at Tottenham (AR)
Sunday NX allocation transferred to new 171A

Roofbox RTL1456 seen February 1968, the year of the RTL demise. - Jim Blake
23.03.68

AR

13RT

8RT

--

WL
20RTL
12RTL
--

Tottenham (AR) converted to RT

07.09.68

AR

15RM

8RM

--

NX
19RM
11RM
--

Daily routemasters introduced and Walworth allocation transferred to New Cross (NX) to make room at Walworth for the new Red Arrow services.

08.01.72

AR

12RM

11RM

--

NX
20RM
13RM
11RM

FOREST HILL - TOTTENHAM GARAGE (Suns) - TOTTENHAM Bruce Grove (Mon-Sat)
Sunday service re-introduced with a New Cross allocation.

16.11.84

AR

13RM

11RM

--

NX
19RM
13RM
11RML

RML type introduced at New Cross on Sundays.

03.08.85

AR

15RM

8RM

--

NX
14RM
14RM
13T

Sunday service converted to One Person Operation.

01.02.86
NX
14RM
14RM
13T

FOREST HILL - ALDWYCH (Sats) - ROSEBERRY AVENUE (Mon-Fri) - TOTTENHAM GARAGE (Suns)
Mon-Sat northern part of route transferred to new 171A.

RM1187
21.06.86
NX
16RM
11RM
9T

FOREST HILL - ALDWYCH (Sat/Sun) - ISLINGTON GREEN (Mon-Fri)
Mon-Fri extended from Roseberry Avenue to Islington Green.
Sunday service withdrawn between Aldwych and Tottenham, replaced by Sunday introduction of service 171A.

16.09.86
NX
16Tc
11Tc
9T

Routemasters replaced by Leyland Titans.

25.10.86
NX
19T
13T
9T

Converted to One Person Operation.

18.07.92
NX
16L/T
14L/T
9L/T

FOREST HILL - HOLBORN STN
Withdrawn between Holborn and Islington.

T895 on the Holborn Station stand
12.03.94
NX
19L/T
20L/T
12L/T

CATFORD GARAGE, Catford, Stanstead Road, Forest Hill, HOLBORN STATION
Service extended from Forest Hill to Catford Garage.

L95 at Bloomsbury
30.11.96
NX
19VN
20VN
13VN

Volvo type introduced.

NV40 seen at ?
28.04.01
NX
19PVL
20PVL
13PVL

Plaxton President low floor
type introduced.
PVL218 Kingsway

AR Tottenham
Changeover point outside garage

WG West Green
Changeover point not known

J Holloway
Changeover point Manor House

Q Camberwell
Changeover point Camberwell Green

WL Walworth
Changeover point Camberwell Green

PM Peckham
Changeover point outside garage

NX New Cross
Changeover point outside garage

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