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

RTL1453 Holloway Road
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

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--

9RT

WL

21RTL

25RTL

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

16.10.57
J
5RT
3RT
5RT

SW

19RTL

17RTL

7RTL

WL

21RTL

25RTL

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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

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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Sunday service withdrawn.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

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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Saturday extended in West Norwood to "The Rosendale" to replace withdrawn Saturday 2A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

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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Sunday re-introduced between Archway and Bloomsbury replacing withdrawn 188A.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.

RT2251
03.09.71
HT
5RT
1RM
3RM

Q

14RT

10RM

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Holloway (J) closed, allocation transferred to Holloway (HT)

RT4643
05.01.74
HT
5RT
5RM
3RM

Q

14RT

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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.

RT1101 seen at ?
03.08.75
HT
5DM
5DM
3DM

Q

13DM

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Daimler DM introduction.

DM1068 is seen in Arundel Street before the route was diverted via The Strand
28.10.78
HT
5DM
7DM
3DM

Q

13DM

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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.

DM1750
03.06.82
HT
5RM
7RM
4RM

Q

13RM

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--

Daimlers replaced by Routemasters.

RM607 seen in Islington
04.09.82
Q
13RM
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WEST NORWOOD STN, Bloomsbury, Theobalds Road, Farringdon Road, KINGS CROSS (Mon-Fri)
Withdrawn between Bloomsbury and Archway and diverted instead to Kings Cross.

RM109 at the terminal York Way at Kings Cross

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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