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| 07.04.52 |
J |
5RT |
5RT |
5RT |
RL |
27RT |
25RT |
9RT |
FOREST
HILL, Brockley, New Cross, Peckham, Camberwell, Elephant & Castle,
Westminster Bridge, Victoria Embankment, Arundel Street, Aldwych, Kingsway,
Bloomsbury, Roseberry Avenue, Angel, Islington, Upper Street, Highbury, Holloway
Road, HIGHGATE Macdonald Road
TRAM REPLACEMENT ROUTE
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| 06.01.54 |
J |
5RT |
5RT |
5RT |
Q |
26RTL |
25RTL |
9RTL |
Rye Lane (RL) allocation transferred to Camberwell (Q). This was connected to the closure of Nunhead (AH) garage.
| 21.07.54 |
J |
5RT |
5RT |
5RT |
WL |
25RTL |
25RTL |
9RTL |
Camberwell (Q) allocation transferred to Walworth (WL)
| 02.05.56 |
J |
5RT |
5RT |
5RT |
PM |
-- |
-- |
9RT |
|
WL |
21RTL |
25RTL |
-- |
Sunday Walworth (WL) allocation transferred to Peckham (PM)
| 16.10.57 |
J |
5RT |
3RT |
5RT |
SW |
19RTL |
17RTL |
7RTL |
|
WL |
21RTL |
25RTL |
-- |
NORWOOD
GARAGE (Suns) WEST NORWOOD Thurlow Arms (Mon-Sat)
Herne Hill, Brixton, Kennington, Westminster Bridge, Victoria Embankment,
Arundel Street, Aldwych, Kingsway, Bloomsbury, Roseberry Avenue, Islington,
Holloway Road, ARCHWAY Macdonald Road
Southern section of route diverted at Westminster to
Norwood. The southern sections of 171/172 were exchanged for scheduling purposes.
PM/WL allocations transferred to Stockwell (SW)
| 26.11.58 |
J |
5RT |
3RT |
1RT |
Q |
19RTL |
15RTL |
10RTL |
Stockwell (SW) allocation transferred to Camberwell (Q)
| 18.11.64 |
J |
5RT |
1RT |
-- |
Q |
19RTL |
14RTL |
-- |
WEST
NORWOOD Thurlow Arms - ARCHWAY STATION (Mon-Sat)
Sunday service withdrawn. Archway to Bloomsbury section
replaced by new Sunday 188A service.
| 31.12.66 |
J |
5RT |
1RT |
-- |
Q |
17RTL |
13RTL |
-- |
WEST
NORWOOD Rosendale (Sats) - WEST NORWOOD STN (Mon-Fri)
- ARCHWAY STATION
Saturday extended in West Norwood to "The Rosendale"
to replace withdrawn Saturday 2A
| 27.03.71 |
J |
5RT |
1RT |
3RT |
Q |
14RT |
10RT |
-- |
WEST
NORWOOD Rosendale (Sats) - WEST NORWOOD STN (Mon-Fri)
- BLOOMSBURY (Suns) - Islington, Liverpool Road, Barnesbury,
Holloway, ARCHWAY STATION
Sunday re-introduced between Archway and Bloomsbury
replacing withdrawn 188A.
Service re-routed between Islington and Holloway via Barnesbury and Liverpool
Road.
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| 03.09.71 |
HT |
5RT |
1RM |
3RM |
Q |
14RT |
10RM |
-- |
Holloway (J) closed, allocation transferred to Holloway (HT)
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| 05.01.74 |
HT |
5RT |
5RM |
3RM |
Q |
14RT |
-- |
-- |
WEST
NORWOOD STN (Mon-Fri) - WESTMINSTER Horse Guards Avenue (Sats)
- BLOOMSBURY (Suns) - ARCHWAY STATION
Saturday withdrawn between Westminster and West Norwood,
partly replaced by 196 diversion between Brixton and
Herne Hill and service 2B bifurcations in West Norwood
to the Rosendale.
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| 03.08.75 |
HT |
5DM |
5DM |
3DM |
Q |
13DM |
-- |
-- |
Daimler DM introduction.
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| 28.10.78 |
HT |
5DM |
7DM |
3DM |
Q |
13DM |
-- |
-- |
WEST
NORWOOD (Mon-Fri) - Westminster, Whitehall, TRAFALGAR SQUARE
(Sats) Strand, Aldwych, BLOOMSBURY (Suns) - ARCHWAY
STATION
Diverted between Aldwych and Westminster via Strand
and Trafalgar Square instead of Victoria Embankment.
Saturday terminal changed from Horse Guards Avenue to Trafalgar Square.
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| 03.06.82 |
HT |
5RM |
7RM |
4RM |
Q |
13RM |
-- |
-- |
Daimlers replaced by Routemasters.
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| 04.09.82 |
Q |
13RM |
-- |
-- |
WEST
NORWOOD STN, Bloomsbury, Theobalds Road, Farringdon Road, KINGS
CROSS (Mon-Fri)
Withdrawn between Bloomsbury and Archway and diverted
instead to Kings Cross.
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03.08.85
Route withdrawn.

HT
Holloway
Changeover point Macdonald Road, Archway
J
Holloway
Changeover point outside garage
SW
Stockwell
Changeover point Kennington Church
Q
Camberwell
Changeover point Kennington Church after 1957 or Camberwell
Green pre 1957
WL
Walworth
Changeover point Camberwell Nags Head
RL
Rye Lane
Changeover point Peckham Garage
PM
Peckham
Changeover point Peckham Garage
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