11.07.51

PM

21RT

18RT

15RT

CHALK FARM STATION, Camden Town, Eversholt Street, Euston, Russell Square, Holborn, Aldwych, Waterloo, Elephant & Castle, Bricklayers Arms, Tower Bridge Road, Jamaica Road, Rotherithe, Surrey Docks, Creek Road , GREENWICH Cutty Sark
TRAM REPLACEMENT ROUTE (68)

10.01.54	NX	--	--	6RT
	PM	22RT	18RT	12RT

Sunday only NX allocation introduced.

17.03.54

PM

22RT

18RT

18RT

Sunday only NX allocation withdrawn.

06.10.54	NX	--	--	9RT
	PM	22RT	18RT	9RT

Sunday only NX allocation re-introduced.

04.05.55

PM

21RT

16RT

18RT

Sunday only NX allocation withdrawn.

12.10.55	NX	--	--	9RT
	PM	21RT	16RT	9RT

Sunday only NX allocation re-introduced.

17.10.56	NX	--	--	15RT
	PM	21RT	16RT	--

Sunday PM allocation withdrawn.

01.05.57	NX	--	--	14RT
	PM	21RT	16RT	4RT

Sunday PM allocation re-introduced.

16.10.57	NX	--	--	15RT
	PM	21RT	16RT	--

Sunday PM allocation withdrawn.

20.08.58	NX	--	--	18RT
	PM	18RT	13RT	--

GREENWICH CHURCH - ALDWYCH (Sat pm) - CHALK FARM (MF, Sat am,Sun)
Saturday pm withdrawn between Aldwych and Chalk Farm.

13.05.59	NX	--	--	10RT
	PM	18RT	13RT	5RT

Sunday PM allocation re-introduced.

10.10.62	NX	--	--	9RT
	PM	18RT	11RT	--

Sunday PM allocation withdrawn.

27.02.63	NX	--	--	9RT
	PM	15RT	11RT	--

GREENWICH CHURCH - EUSTON (MF) - CHALK FARM (MFpeaks, Sat ,Sun)
MF withdrawn between Euston and Chalk Farm except peaks
SAT pm extended from Aldwych to Chalk Farm.

01.09.63	NX	--	--	9RT
	PM	15RT	11RM	--

Saturday Routemaster operation introduced.

09.10.63	NX	--	--	6RT
	PM	15RT	11RM	--

GREENWICH CHURCH - WATERLOO (Sun) - EUSTON (MF) - CHALK FARM (MFpeaks, Sat)
SUN withdrawn between Waterloo and Chalk Farm.

29.01.64	NX	--	--	6RM
	PM	15RT	11RM	--

SUN RM introduction at NX.

18.11.64

PM

15RT

7RM

--

SUN service renumbered 188A and diverted at Holborn to Archway via withdrawn 172.

22.03.69

Q

13RT

6RT

--

Peckham (PM) allocation moved to Camberwell (Q)

24.01.70

Q

12RT

6RT

--

GREENWICH CHURCH - WATERLOO (Sat) - ALDWYCH (Sat early am journeys) - EUSTON (MF)
MF withdrawn between Euston and Chalk Farm.
SAT withdrawn between Waterloo and Chalk Farm except for 5 early journeys projected to ALDWYCH

27.03.71

Q

11SMS

7SMS

7SMS

GREENWICH CHURCH (MF peaks,Sat,Sun)- SURREY DOCKS (MF) - WATERLOO (Sat,Sun) - ALDWYCH (Sat early am journeys) - EUSTON (MF)
MF withdrawn between Surrey Docks and Greenwich except peaks.
SUN service re-introduced between Greenwich and Waterloo, Route 172 re-introduced on Sunday between Archway and Bloomsbury.
CONVERTED TO SINGLE DECK OPO.

04.07.76

Q

11DMS

7DMS

7DMS

Converted to double deck operation.

28.10.78

Q

10DMS

7DMS

5DMS

GREENWICH - EUSTON
Simplified to run between Greenwich and Euston daily.

26.07.82

Q

10T

7T

5T

Converted to Titan operation.

04.09.82	Q	5T	2T	2T
	NX	12DMS	6DMS	6DMS

GREENWICH - EUSTON (Sat,Sun) - KINGS CROSS (MF)
MF extended from Euston to Kings Cross, this was to part compensate for Route 239 withdrawal.

18.11.83	Q	5T	2T	2T
	NX	12T	6T	6T

NX allocation converted from DMS to Titan.

27.04.85

Q

12T

8T

5T

GREENWICH - EUSTON (Sat,Sun) - KINGS CROSS (MF peaks)
Withdrawn between Euston and Kings Cross outside peak hours.
NX allocation withdrawn.

03.08.85	Q	--	2T	5T
	NX	12T	6T	--

MF Q allocation withdrawn.
MS NX allocation re-introduced

01.02.86	Q	--	2T	5T
	NX	12T	6T	--

GREENWICH - EUSTON
Withdrawn between Euston and Kings Cross.

21.06.86

NX

12T

9T

7T

Q allocation withdrawn.

16.08.86

NX

12T/L

9T/L

7T/L

Leyland Olympian type introduced.

19.11.88

BL

dd

dd

dd

Contract assigned to Boroline Maidstone.

24.11.90

PD

13T/L

8T/L

8T/L

Contract re-assigned to LONDON BUSES (Selkent PD)

27.11.93

WL

13dd

10dd

7dd

Contract re-assigned to LONDON & COUNTRY (WL)

30.08.97

N

14VE

15VE

11VE

Contract re-assigned within Cowie Group to London South (N)

20.06.98	N	--	--	11L
	SH	14dd	15dd	--

Operation transferred to Arriva London North East but Sunday operation subcontracted back to Norwood.

01.05.99

SH

16dd

16dd

11dd

NORTH GREENWICH STN - EUSTON
Extended from Greenwich to North Greenwich Station.
Sunday operation transferred from Norwood (N) to Stamford Hill (SH)
Converted to low floor double deck operation.

18.09.99

SH

16dd

15dd

12dd

NORTH GREENWICH STN - RUSSELL SQUARE
Withdrawn between Russell Square and Euston and diverted at Rotherithe via Canada Water Station.

25.03.00

AR

16DLA

15DLA

10DLA

Sub contracted from Arriva London North east to Arriva London North and transferred from Stamford Hill (SH) to Tottenham (AR)

02.12.00

SW

17PVL

17PVL

15PVL

Contract reassigned to London General (SW)

23.11.02	Q	8PVL	7PVL	6PVL
	SW	9PVL	9PVL	7PVL

Part of SW allocation transferred to London Central (Q).

10.02.03	Q	14PVL	15PVL	10PVL
	SW	8PVL	8PVL	6PVL

Rerouted at Elephant & Castle northbound via new contra flow bus lane at London Road.

09.10.04

SW

22PVL

22VPL

15VPL

Camberwell (Q) allocation withdrawn.

03.12.05

WL

19V

18V

11V

Contract reassigned to Travel London operated from Walworth (WL)

PD Plumstead
Changeover point Greenwich

NX New Cross
Changeover point Waterloo ?

PM Peckham
Changeover point at Waterloo ?

Q Camberwell
Changeover point at Old Vic Waterloo Road

WL Walworth
Changeover point at Elephant & Castle

SW Stockwell
Changeover point at Old Vic Waterloo Road

N Norwood
Changeover point at ?

SH Stamford Hill
Changeover point at Euston ? Russell Square ?

AR Tottenham
Changeover point at Russell Square ?

 

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