Route 187

at 01.01.50

25RTW

21RTW

13RTW

SOUTH HARROW STN (Mon-Sat), Whitton Avenue, Sudbury Hill, Alperton, Hanger Lane, Western Avenue, Gypsy Corner, Park Royal, - HARLESDEN (Suns) All Souls Avenue, Doyle Gardens, Liddell Gardens, Kensal Rise, West Kilburn, Warwick Avenue, Maida Vale, Hall Road, Circus Road, Ordnance Hill, Swiss Cottage, Adelaide Road, Primrose Hill Road, Englands Lane, Haverstock Hill, Pond Street, HAMPSTEAD HEATH South End Green

02.05.51	ON	6RTL	--	15STL
	X	20RT	18RT	--

Middle Row (X) allocation introduced.

22.10.52	ON	6RT	--	10RT
	X	20RT	18RT	--

Alperton (ON) changed from RTL type to RT.

12.10.56	ON	6RT	--	10RT
	X	20RTL	18RTL	--

Middle Row (X) allocation converted from RT to RTL.

RTL439 (X) seen in Harlesden November 1961

02.01.62	ON	15RT	8RT	8RT
	X	10RTL	5RTL	--

Saturday ON allocation introduced.

01.04.64	ON	15RT	7RM	8RT
	X	10RTL	4RM	--

Saturday RM introduction.
This was made possible at Alperton because route 18 was just allocated RM's but did not have a Saturday allocation.

03.10.65	ON	13RT	7RM	8RT
	X	--	4RM	--

SOUTH HARROW STATION - WEST KILBURN (Mon-Fri) - HAMPSTEAD HEATH (Sat/Sun)
Mon-Fri section between West Kilburn and Hampstead Heath replaced by new 187A, Mon-Fri X now works 187A.

01.10.66	ON	10RT	5RM	8RM
	X	--	4RM	--

Sunday ON allocation converted to RM.

RT2507 (X) substitutes for an RM at South Harrow

31.12.66	ON	10RT	5RM	--
	X	--	3RM	4RM

SOUTH HARROW STATION (MS) - HARLESDEN (Suns) - WEST KILBURN (MF) - HAMPSTEAD HEATH (Sat/Sun)
Sunday withdrawn between Harlesden and South Harrow and allocation transferred to Middle Row (X).

13.06.70	ON	7RT	--	--
	SE	--	6RM	--
	X	8RT	--	--

SOUTH HARROW STATION - HAMPSTEAD HEATH (Mon-Sat)
Mon-Sat extended from West Kilburn to Hampstead Heath to replace withdrawn 187A but Sunday service withdrawn.
Saturday Stonebridge (SE) allocation introduced to part compensate for the loss of 9 runnings on service 18 which was cutback from Edgware to Sudbury on this day.

23.02.75	ON	7RM	--	--
	SE	--	6RM	--
	X	5RM	--	--

Converted to RM at all times.

28.10.78	ON	6RM	--	--
	SE	--	7RM	--
	X	6RM	--	--

SOUTH HARROW STATION (MS except evgs) - ALPERTON GARAGE (MS evgs) - HAMPSTEAD HEATH (Mon-Sat)
Evening service withdrawn between Alperton and South Harrow.

15.08.81	ON	6RM	--	--
	X	6RM	8RM	--

Stonebridge (SE) garage closed, allocation transferred to new Westbourne Park (X).

04.09.82

Converted to One Person Operation.
SOUTH HARROW STATION (MS except evgs) - ALPERTON (MS evgs) - WEST KILBURN (MS)
Withdrawn between West Kilburn and Hampstead Heath, replaced by revised service 46.
X allocation withdrawn.

24.11.84

SOUTH HARROW (MS except evenings) - ALPERTON (MS evgs) North Acton, Chase Rd, Minerva Road, Park Royal Road, Acton Lane, Harlesden, Kensal Rise, WEST KILBURN (MS)
Re-routed in the Park Royal via Minerva Road, Park Royal Road, and Acton Lane instead of North Acton Road.

12.04.86

SOUTH HARROW STATION - WEST KILBURN (MS)
Evening service restored between Alperton and South Harrow.

01.12.90

13DR

11DR

Converted to midibus operation and transferred to North Wembley base (NW).

DR130 seen on the Queens Park Station stand showing the very restricted blind arrangement of the early Darts

DR146 seen on the Queens Park Station stand with the new Metroline livery and the more satisfactory blind layout

04.09.99

5volvo

2volvo

CENTRAL MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL, Park Royal, North Acton, Harlesden, Kensal Rise, QUEENS PARK STATION
Withdrawn between Central Middlex Hospital and South Harrow, replaced by new Route 487.
CONTRACT ASSIGNED TO LONDON TRAVELLER.

29.04.00

9volvo

8volvo

6volvo

CENTRAL MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL, Park Royal, North Acton, Harlesden, Kensal Rise, Queens Park, Fernhead Road, Shirland Road, Warwick Avenue, Hall Road, Circus Road, Swiss Cottage, FINCHLEY ROAD 02 Centre.
Extended from Queens Park to Finchley Road via 46 to Swiss Cottage and then 82 to 02 Centre, replacing withdrawn section of Route 46.
In late 2000 LONDON TRAVELLER renamed METROPOLITAN OMNIBUS LTD