237 FT Chertsey - Hounslow

at 01.01.50
AV
6LTL
6LTL
6LTL/2T

HOUNSLOW GARAGE, Hounslow Heath, Feltham, Lower Feltham, Vicarage Road, Sunbury Cross, Sunbury Village, Shepperton, - CHERTSEY STN

06.05.53
AV
8RF
8RF
10RF

Converted to RF operation

27.01.65
AV
9RFo
9RFo
6RFo

Converted to ONE PERSON OPERATION

RF453 seen at Hounslow Bus Station
17.04.77
AV
10BL
8BL
5BL

Converted to Bristol operation.

BL90 seen in Hounslow High Street
28.01.78
AV
25RM
13RM
8RM

V

--

9RM

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SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN ,Goldhawk Road, Turnham Green, Gunnersbury, Brentford, Isleworth Stn, Hounslow, Hounslow Heath, Harlington Road West, Feltham, Lower Feltham, SUNBURY VILLAGE Three Fishes
Withdrawn between Sunbury and Chertsey but extended from Hounslow to Shepherds Bush via Route 117.
Converted to double deck crew operation and Saturday Turnham Green (V) allocaion added.

04.09.82
AV
15RM
15RM
8RM

V

3RM

9RM

--

Mon-Fri V allocation added,

RM2078 on the stand at Sunbury
25.06.83
AV
18RM
19RM
8RM

V

--

4RM

--

Mon-Fri V allocation withdrawn.

Unusual visitor RML2732 normally seen on Route 37
07.02.87
AV
20M
22M
7M

Converted to One Person Operation.

06.01.90
V
20L
21L
8L

AV allocation transferred to V (operating as Riverside Bus) and converted to Olympian operation.

Leyland Olympian L301 Leyland Lynx LX3 seen opposite Hounslow Garage
22.07.96
AV
3L
--
--

V

14L

17L

9L

Mon-Fri Hounslow (AV) allocation added for Summer School holidays.

M179 seen at Shepherds Bush Green with the RiversideBus logo
31.08.96
V
13L
13L
7L

SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN - HOUNSLOW HEATH
Withdrawn between Hounslow Heath and Lower Sunbury, replaced by new 235.

09.11.96
AV
13L
13L
7L

Stamford Brook (V) allocation transferred to Hounslow (AV) with the closure of that garage.

Most of the Olympians were transferred to Route 140 leaving the Metrobuses to run the 237
27.06.98
AH
13ON
12ON
7ON

Contract transferred to Armchair.

H558 GKX seen at the Hounslow Heath terminus
11.01.03
AH
19DT
17DT
10DT

Commencement of new Quality Incentive contract, and new low floor bus introduced.

A Dart is seen at Shepherds Bush subbing for a Trident DT20 seen in Isleworth
17.04.04
AH
19DT
17DT
10DT

Stand at Shepherds Bush moved to new purpose built at the west end of Shepherds Bush Green

19.11.04
AH
19DT
17DT
10DT

Armchair taken over by Metroline

Repainted into Metroline colours DT16 at Busch Corner TP354 with twoline blind at Kew Bridge
06.01.07
AH1+
22DT
17DT
10DT

Contract formally transferred to Metoline Travel.

29.11.08
AH1+
22TP
17TP
10TP

WHITE CITY Bus Station - HOUNSLOW HEATH
Extended from Shepherds Bush to White City via new link road.

TP237 at the new Westfileds complex

 

AV Hounslow
Changeover point garage

V Stamford Brook
Changeover point garage

V Turnham Green
Changeover point Crown & Anchor, Turnham Green

AH Brentford
Changeover point Commerce Road

 

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