09.05.62
FW
16RM
14RM
10RM

TOLWORTH BROADWAY, Ewell Road, Surbiton Stn, Penryhn Road, Kingston, Teddington, Stanley Rd, TWICKENHAM STATION
TROLLEYBUS REPLACEMENT ROUTE #601

RM487 seen on a short working
03.10.65
FW
16RM
16RM
6RM

TOLWORTH BROADWAY - TWICKENHAM STN (Suns) Whitton, HOUNSLOW Bus Station (Monday-Saturday)
Monday-Saturday extended via 73 from Twickenham to Hounslow.

24.01.70
FW
19RM
16RM
5RM

CHESSINGTON INDUSTRIAL ESTATE Davis Road (Mon-Fri peaks) Cox Lane, Jubillee Way, Kingston Rd, TOLWORTH BROADWAY, Ewell Road, Surbiton Stn, Penryhn Road, Kingston, Teddington, Stanley Road, South Road, Fulwell, TWICKENHAM STN (Suns) - HOUNSLOW Bus Station (Mon-Sat)
Mon-Fri peaks extended from Tolworth to Chessington Industrial Estate. Diverted at Fulwell.

RM1127 heads for the peak hour only terminal at Chessington Industrial Estate
27.03.71
FW
19RM
16RM
5SM

Sunday service converted to One Man Operation.

SM37 performing a Sunday duty on the 281
20.04.75
FW
19RM
16RM
5DMS

Sunday service converted to double deck (DMS).

28.10.78
FW
18RM
16RM
8DMS

HOUNSLOW - TOLWORTH BROADWAY - CHESSINGTON INDUSTRIAL ESTATE (MF peaks)
Sunday extended from Twickenham to Hounslow replacing withdrawn servce 73 between these points.

A rare shot of a DMS working a Sunday only OPO journey Paul Davis
29.04.79
FW
19RM
16RM
8M

Sunday DMS converted to M type.

RM266 seen in Kingston
15.08.81
FW
18Mc
17Mc
8M

Monday-Saturday converted from RM to crew M. These vehicles were used for the 27 on Sundays.

04.09.82
FW
17M
18M
6M

Daily conversion to One Person Operation.

27.06.87
FW
16M
18M
6M

HOUNSLOW - TOLWORTH BROADWAY
Withdrawn between Tolworth and Chessington Industrial Estate. This section replaced by new K2..

07.04.90
FW
16M
18M
7M

HOUNSLOW - TOLWORTH BROADWAY - Hook, CHESSINGTON World of Adventures (Suns)
Sundays extended from Tolworth to Chessington.

M966 en route for the Sunday only Chessington World of Adventures
28.10.90
FW
15M
15M
6M

HOUNSLOW - TOLWORTH BROADWAY
Withdrawn between Tolworth and Chessington.

07.09.91
AV
7M
7M
3M
FW
8M
8M
3M

Daily AV allocation introduced.

04.01.99
AV
8M
7M
3M
FW
8M
8M
3M

HOUNSLOW - TEDDINGTON SCHOOL Broom Road (One am/pm peak jny) - TOLWORTH
School journeys introduced to Teddington School.

28.08.93
AV
4M
3M
--
FW
13M
13M
6M

Sunday AV allocation withdrawn.

M697 in Kingston
31.08.96
FW
18M
16M
7M

AV allocation withdrawn (although on rugby days a small AV allocation was worked.)

L296 (AV) peforming a rugby day duty when the Route was split into two sections and Hounslow (AV) participated
22.05.98
FW
21VA
20VA
9VA

Volvo Olympian - Alexanders introduced (non low floor)

VA37 seen in Whitton Road, Twickenham
02.09.02
FW
22VA
20VA
10VA

HOUNSLOW - TOLWORTH BROADWAY
The Teddington School journeys renumbered 681.

VA53 loads in Eden Street, Kingston VA49 also seen in Kingston
03.05.03
FW
22TA
20TA
10TA

Converted d/d to low floor d/d

TA242 seen in Eden Street Kingston TA336 seen at the Red Lion Road stop at Tolworth
03.06.06
FW
22TA
20TA
10TA

Night service added using 3xTA ex other routes.

AV Hounslow
Changeover point at Hounslow Garage

FW Fulwell
Changeover point FULWELL Cock & Bull or South Road/Hampton Road.

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