Route 290

07.09.68

4RFo

HAMMERSMITH Met Station, Youngs Corner, Chiswick Lane, Chiswick Bridge, RICHMOND Bus Station
This new OPO route replaced Service 90C.

18.04.70

4RFo

HAMMERSMITH Butterwick - RICHMOND Bus Station
AB garage closed, allocation transferred to Riverside (R)

09.05.76

4BL

RF's replaced by Bristols

04.09.82

HAMMERSMITH The Grove, Youngs Corner, Chiswick Lane, Chiswick Bridge, Richmond, Twickenham, Hanworth, Sunbury, Ashford Common, Ashford, Fordbridge Road, Kingston Road, STAINES Bridge Street
Extended from Richmond to Staines replacing most of withdrawn 90.
Riverside (R) allocation transferred to Fulwell (FW).
Converted to double deck operation.

19.08.89

HAMMERSMITH The Grove, Youngs Corner, Chiswick Lane, Chiswick Bridge, Richmond, Twickenham, Fulwell, Hanworth, Sunbury, Ashford Common, Ashford, Fordbridge Road, Kingston Road, STAINES Bridge Street
Diverted at Twickenham via Hampton Road and Sixth Cross Road instead of direct via Staines Road. This replaced withdrawn section of service 90B and and made crew changeovers easier for Fulwell Garage.

07.04.90

HAMMERSMITH - STAINES - (then non-stop via)Thorpe Road, Thorpe Lea Road, Thorpe by Pass,Mill House Lane, Thorpe Road, Staines Lane, Staines Road, Chertsey Lane,THORPE PARK (Suns)
Summer Sundays extended from Staines to Thorpe Park. The above roundabout routeing was necessary because of a low bridge.

23.09.90

4DT

HAMMERSMITH - STAINES
Withdrawn between Staines and Thorpe Park.
Sunday converted to Dart operation.

23.02.91

4DT

HAMMERSMITH (Suns) - CHISWICK Edensor Rd (MF peaks) - RICHMOND Dee Rd (Mon-Sat) - STAINES
Mon-Sat withdrawn between Hammersmith and Richmond apart from a few Mon-Fri peak journeys extended from Richmond to CHISWICK Edensor Road.
The withdrawn section covered by new service 190.

25.05.91

7DT

HAMMERSMITH (Suns) - CHISWICK Edensor Road (Mon-Fri peaks) - RICHMOND Dee Road (Mon-Sat) - STAINES - Chertsey Lane THORPE PARK (Sun afts)
Summer Sunday afternoons extended from Staines to Thorpe Park direct via Chertsey Lane as single deck vehicles now operated.

15.09.91

4DR

HAMMERSMITH (Suns) - CHISWICK Edensor Road (Mon-Fri peaks) - RICHMOND Dee Road (Mon-Sat) - STAINES
Winter service restored

01.02.92

8DR

7DR

4DR

Converted from Metrobus to Dart operation on a daily basis.

07.04.92

8DR

7DR

4DR

HAMMERSMITH (Suns) - CHISWICK Edensor Road (Monday-Friday peaks) - RICHMOND Dee Road (Mon-Sat) - STAINES Wraysbury Road - STAINES BRIDGE Sainsbury's (Mon-Sat shopping hours)
Mon-Sat shopping hours extended from Staines Wraysbury Road to Sainsbury's.

09.05.92

8DR

7DR

HAMMERSMITH (Suns) - CHISWICK Edensor Road (Monday-Friday peaks) - RICHMOND Manor Road (Mon-Sat) - STAINES Wraysbury Road - STAINES BRIDGE Sainsbury's (Mon-Sat shopping hours) - THORPE PARK (Summer Suns)
Mon-Sat Richmond terminal changed from Dee Road to Manor Road Sainsbury's and Sunday extension to Thorpe Park re-instated

05.09.92

8DR

7DR

4DR

Mon-Sat shopping hours diverted at Hanworth via Hampton Sainsburys.
This route should be sponsored by Sainsbury's !!

30.09.95

8DR

7DR

4DR

CHISWICK Edensor Road (Monday-Friday peaks) - RICHMOND Lower Mortlake Road - STAINES BRIDGE Sainsbury's
Start of tendered contract (London United). All journeys in Staines now terminate at Sainsbury's. Sunday extension to Hammersmith withdrawn. Re-routed via Hampton Sainsbury's at all times. Summer sunday extension to Thorpe Park suspended for winter.