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Summary
of
London Transport
Route Alterations
o Oaily
M-F MondaystoFridays
M-S MondaystoSaturdays
M Mondays
Tu
Tuesdays
W Wednesdays
Th. Thursdays
F Fridays
Sa Saturdays
Su Sundays
SSu SaturdaysandSundays
N Everynight
xS EverynightexceptSaturdaynights/Sundaymornings.
SN Saturdaynights/Sundaymornings
SSM Saturdaynights/SundaymorningsandSundaynightslMondaymornings.
Thefollowingis additionalinformationwhichshouldhavebeenincludedintheLondonBus Review of 1982:
26thApril
982\
210 0
i
J
ReroutedsouthboundinFinsburyParkviaStroudGreenRoadandMorrisPlace,insteadof LennoxRoadandCliftonTerrace.
W7
0
4thSeptember1982
68 0 CFallocationconvertedonSaturdaystoRMLoperation(ex RM).
Thefollowingunofficialtypechangeshadtakenplacebythebeginning of 1983:
N81
SN ConvertedtocrewOMSoperat ion
(ex
OM orRM).
N92 NxS Convertedto crewOMSoperation ex RMorRML).
N93
xS ConvertedtocrewOMSoperation(ex RMor RML).
January
122 0
CommencementtoprogressiveconversiontocrewToperation (ex crewMO).
161
0
Commencement
of
progressiveconversion
of
PO
allocationtocrewToperation(ex crewMO).
180
0
Commencementof progressiveconversionof PO allocationtocrewToperationex crewMO).
Note:theactualstartingdatefortheseconversionsareknowntohaveoccurredbetween10thand21stJanuary1983.
1stJanuary
196
0
ReroutedinNorwoodJunctionviaHighStreet(SouthNorwood)toterminateinGrosvenorRoad,insteadof CliffordRoad.
2nd January
12L ThFSa
SpecialWestEnd Christmas Illuminationsroute betweenMarbleArchandTrafalgar Squarevia: route
12
duringthe evenings on
Thursdays,FridaysandSaturdays,withdrawn.Lastdayofoperation1stJanuary.OMoperatedbyObsoleteFleet.
16th
January
0
ReroutedtemporarilyinHamptonVillagedueto extensiveroadworks.ClockwisetrafficschemeintroducedinvolvingThamesStreet,
16
0
HighStreetandChurchStreet.Previousrouteingsrestoredfrom17thApril.
267
0
2Jrd January
21
O}
1A 0
TemporarilyreroutedeastboundinSidcup,viaHatherleyRoad,GranvilleRoadandSt.John's Road,insteadof SidcupHighStreet.
51 0
TemporarilyreroutedwestboundinSidcupviaChurchRoad,TheGreenandElmRoad, insteadof SidcupHighStreet.
161 0
229
0
228
0
TemporarilyreroutedsouthboundinSidcup,viaSidcupHighStreet,HatherleyRoad,GranvilleRoad,St.John'sRoad,SidcupHigh
Street,ChurchRoadandTheGreen,insteadof ElmRoaddirect.
Note:Theabovererouteingsceasedon 28thApril.
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29thJanuary
4 M-S
ExtendedduringMondaytoFridayevenings(until2100)fromFarringdonStreetto Waterloo.
46
D
ExtendedbetweenMonday to FridaypeakhoursfromKingsCrossto FarringdonStreet.
72 D
ExtendeddailyfromTolworthBroadwaytoKingstonviaroute281.Mondayto Fridayservicesplitintotwosections:East Acton
&
Roehampton(BessboroughRoad)and Hammersmith(BrookGreen)& Tolworth
or
Kingston. Sallocationwithdrawnon Sundays,
dailyNBLSallocationintroduced.
76
D
Convertedon Sundaysto onemanMoperation(exRM).
116
D
Joint
compilationintroducedbetween
both
routeswithbusesswitchingroutes
at
Staines.
203
M-S
}
195
D
Extendedduringearlymornings
on
SundaysfromSouthallto CharvilleLaneEstate.
203
M-S
Seeroute116.
211 M-S
Withdrawn.
215 M-S
SchooljourneysbeyondLowerGreentoGiggsHill &Kingstonwithdrawn.Similarjourneys to LowerGreenretained.
216 D ExtendedinStainesfrom BusStation
to
WraysburyRoad. Alsoextendedon Mondays to Saturdaysfrom Kingston
to
Tolworth
Broadwayviaroute211.Jointcompilationintroducedbetweenroutes216and218 withbusesswitchingroutes
at
Stainesand Kingston.
218 D
Seeroute216.
219
D
Withdrawn.
283
M-S
NewMondaytoSaturdayroutebetweenFulham
and
EastActonarea.Routeingviaroute
295 to
Shepherd'sBush,thenviaUxbridge
Road, BloemfonteinRoad, thenaonewayloop viaBryonyRoad,WormholtRoad, SteventonRoad, OldOakRoad, OldOak
Common
Lane,DuCane
Road
and Westwaybackto BloemfonteinRoad.Theterminal
at
Fulhamwas
at
FulhamBroadway(Farm
Lane)duringMondayto Fridaypeakhours,
at
allothertimesatFulhamPalaceRoad(LillieRoad).Inpractice,however,buseswere
unableto usethestandatthelatterpoint and consequentlywereextendedout
of
serviceto the'Salisbury'stand,returninginservice.
One-manDMSoperatedbyS.
C11
M-S
ExtendedduringMonday
to
SaturdayeveningsfromArchwayStationtoKingsCross.
N68
N
RevisedinWandsworth to terminateinWandsworthPlain,instead
of
ArmouryWay.
P3 D
Converted
to
ticketmachinesystem(ex-farebox):see22ndMay.
P4 M-S
Extended(eveningsexcepted)fromBrockleyRiseto Lewisham(BusStation)viaroute122.Convertedtoconventionalticketmachine
system LS operation
(ex
flat-fare, farebox BL). Route retained flat-fare operation between Brixton
and
Brockley Rise, with
conventionalfarestagesystembetweenBrockleyRiseandLewisham.See22ndMay.
P5 D
Convertedto ticketmachinesystem(exfarebox).See22ndMay.
5thFebruary
27
D
First recordeduse
of
Icrew operatedMon Saturdaysby V althoughthishadbeen
part
of thescheduledallocationsince4th
September1982.
13thFebruary
40 D Unofficiallyconvertedon Sundaysto crewToperation
(ex
RM).
24thFebruary
295 M-S
ReroutednearLatimerRoadStation to operatedirectviaSt.
Ann s
Road,insteadof RiflePlaceand FrestonRoad.
25thFebruary
85
D
Commencementof progressiveconversion
of
Mondayto SaturdayAF allocationtoone-manMoperation(exDMS).Completedby 9th
July.
264 D Commencement
of
progressiveconversion
to
one-manMoperation
(ex
DMS).Completedby9thJuly.
26thFebruary
48
D
ReroutedduringMonday to Fridayeveningsand alldaySaturdaysand Sundays
at
LeytonBakersArmsto WalthamstowCentral .
Stationviaroute55,insteadof WhippsCross.
At
othertimesreroutedto LeyonGreenviaroute38.
55
D
ReroutedatLey
on
BakersArms
to
WhippsCrossviaroute48,instead
of
WalthamstowCentralStation.
97A M-S
ReroutedinChingfordviaNewRoad,HatchLane and FridayHill,insteadof LarkshallRoad.Extendedon Mondaysto Fridaysfrom
WalthamstowCentralStationtoLeyton(DownswellRoad)viaroute97.LeytonLSallocationintroduced
on
Mondaysto Fridays.
255
M-F
NewMonday toFriday(eveningsexcepted)routebetweenChingfordStationand HackneyCentralStationviaroute97 to Leyon
BakersArmsand thenroute38.One-manToperatedbyWW.
283 M-S
Servicerevisedtooperate:East Actonloop& FulhamBroadway(eveningsaccepted);EastActonloop & FulhamPalaceRoad(Lillie
Road)earlymorningSaturdays;EastActonloop
&
Hammersmith(evenings).Busesturning
at
FulhamPalaceRoad,operated
out of
servicefromthere to Fulham(Salisbury),returninginservice.
28thFebruary
33
D
I
7
D
65
D
Allwestbound/southbound journeysreroutedinRichmondviaChurchTerrace,WakefieldRoad and LewisRoad,instead
of
Red
LionStreet.
j
70 M-S
290 D
71
D
Allsouthboundjourneyson SundaysreroutedinRichmondviaChurchTerrace,WakefieldRoadand LewisRoad,insteadof RedLion
Street.Allnorthboundjourneysreroutedon Mondaysto SaturdaysviaChurchTerrace,RichmondBusStation,WakefieldRoad and
LewisRoad,instead
of
RedLionStreet.
7thMarch
89 D
Commencementof progressiveconversiontoone-manToperation(exDMS).Completedby 21stJuly.
96
D
Commencementof progressiveconversion
to
one-manToperation(exDMS).Completedby21stJuly.
99
D
Commencement
of
progressiveconversionof Sunday
X
allocationto one-manToperation(exDMS).Completedby20thJuly.
105 D Westboundjourneyss tart ingf romPer ivaletemporarilyreroutedto makedirectright
turn
fromBidefordAvenueintoWesternAvenue,
insteadof PerivaleLaneand OldChurchLane.
117
D
TemporarilyrerouteingbetweenLowerFeltham
and
AshfordviaChertseyRoad,FelthamHillRoad
and
ConventRoad,introduced
on
15thNovember1982,withdrawn.Routeingrestored to AshfordRoad andFelthamRoad.
122A M-S
Commencement
of
progressiveconversion
to
one-manToperation(exDMS).Completedby21stJuly.
132
D
Commencement
of
progressiveconversiontoone-manToperation(exDMS).Completedby21stJuly.
195 D WestboundjourneystemporarilyreroutedinPerivaletomake directright
turn
fromBidefordAvenueinto WesternAvenue,insteadof
PerivaleLaneand OldChurchLane.
269 D
Commencement
of
progressiveconversionto one-manToperation(exDMS).Completedby21stJuly.
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19thMarch
295
M-S
ReroutedinClaphamJunctiontoterminateinBoutflowerRoad,operatingviaSt.
John s
RoadandBatterseaRise,insteadof operating
viaFalconRoad
to
terminatein
Grant
Road.
21stMarch
PBl M-S
ConvertedtoAoperation(exFS).SubsequentproblemswiththeA-typeminibusesrequiredtheoccasional(andfrequent)use of FS
buses.
Left: March saw the introduction of
London Transport's second generation
of Dodge buses, the A class. They
were none too successful during the
year, and their periods in service were
somewhat short
as
they were out of
action for long periods through
mechanical defects. Luck was
with
th
photographer on 8th April,
though,
as
A2 enters Potters
ar
Station.
John arnacle
3rdApril(EasterSunday)
137
A Su Special onedayoperationbetweenSloaneSquareandBattersea
Park,
viaroute137.One-manDMSoperatedbyB.
8thApril
99
D
Completionof progressiveconversionof Mondayto Saturday
PD
allocationtoone-manToperation(exomo MD).
122
D
Completion
of
progressiveconversion
to
crewToperation(excrewMD).
161
D
Completionof progressiveconversionof PD allocation to crewToperation(excrewMD).
177
D
Completionof progressiveconversion
of PD
allocation
to
one-manToperation(exomoMD).
178
D
Completionof progressiveconversiontoone-manToperation(exomoMD).
18
D
Completion
of
progressiveconversion
of PD
allocation
to
crewToperation(excrewMD).
198
M-F
Completionof progressiveconversionto one-manToperation(exomo MD).
198A
Sa
Completionof progressiveconversion
to
one-manToperation(ex
omo
MD).
272
D
Completionof progressiveconversiontoone-manToperation(ex omo MD).
291
D
Completionof progressiveconversion
to
one-manToperation(exorneMD).
Note: Theabove conversionscommencedon 22ndNovember 1982, excepton routes 122, 161 and180whichcommencedduring
January1983.It shouldbenotedthat shortlyafterfullconversion,twoMDswererestoredto service,operatingoccasionally
on
routes
161 and
18
until24thJune.
9thApril
P5
D
ReroutedinRotherhithebetweenOdessaStreetandAmosEstateviaSaiterRoad,instead
of
RotherhitheStreet.
14thApril
140 D Commencement
of
progressiveunofficialconversion
to
crewMoperation(exRM),inpreparation forone-manconversionon23rd
April.
228
D
TemporarilyreroutedsouthboundinHalfwayStreetviaDaysLane,AnnandaleRoad
and
WillersleyAvenue.Temporarilyrerouted
northboundinHalfwayStreetviaHolliesAvenue,OldFarm AvenueandCrombieRoad.Restoredto normalrouteingviaHalfway
Streetfrom30thJune.
15thApril
165
D l
193
M-S
f
44 D
ReroutedatRoneoCorner,Romford, to operateaclockwisetrafficschemeviaHornchurchRoad,RoneoLinkandUpperRainham
248
D
Road.
252
D
256 M-S
20thApril
137
D
ReroutednorthboundatGreatPortlandStreetStationto makedirectrightturn fromGreatPortlandStreetintoEustonRoad,instead
of
viaAlbanyStreet,OsnabunghTerraceandOsnaburghStreet.
23rdApril
5 D
Sunday
BK
crewTallocationwithdrawn, WH RM allocationintroducedonSundays.
18
D X
DMallocationreintroduced
on
Sundays.
43
M-S FYRMallocationintroduced
on
Mondaysto Saturdays.
45 D
Extended
on
Saturdaysand SundaysfromKingsCrosstoArchwayStation,as
on
MondaystoFridays.
52 D Sunday Xalloca tionwi thdrawn.
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23rdApril(continued)
58 D Converted
on
MondaystoSaturdaystoone-manToperation(excrewT).
60
M-S
Convertedto one-manDMSoperation(exRM).
TC
allocationtransferredto
TH.
62
D Convertedtoone-manToperation(ex crewT).
69 D Convertedon Sundaystoone-manToperation(ex RM). Inpractice,however,theroute
had
beenunofficiallycrewToperatedon
Sundayssince18thDecember
1982.
77A
D
WithdrawnbetweenWandsworthandRaynes
Park
exceptduringMondaytoFridaypeakhours,whenaservicewasretainedasfaras
WimbledonStation.AlimitedalldayMondaytoFridayservicewasretainedovertheWimbledonsectionbybusesrunningintoandout
of
MertonGarage.TheservicetoPutneyHeathremainedunchanged.
77B
Su
Withdrawn.
79
D
ExtendedonMondaystoSaturdaysfromAlpertonto WillesdenJunctionviaroute79A.
79A
M-S
WithdrawnbetweenAlpertonandWillesdenJunction.ReroutedinKingsburyviaTheMall,instead
of
PrestonHill.
80
D
ExtendeddailyfromMordenStationtoPutneyBridgeStation,viaroute93.AlsoextendedduringMondaytoFridayeveningsandall
daySaturdaysfromSuttonStationtoBelmont.
83 D ConvertedonMondaystoSaturdaystoone-manMoperation(excrewM).
84A
M-S Extended(lateeveningsandearlymorningSaturdaysexcepted),fromBarnetChurchtoArkleyHotelviaroute107.Schooljourneysto
Chesterfield Road retained. Also extendedfrom Arnos GroveStation to TurnpikeLane StationviaBowes Road and route 29.
PBallocationtransferredtoWN.
86 D
ExtendeddailyfromStratford(BowChurchonMondaystoFridays)toLimehouseviaroute225.WHRMallocationintroducedon
Saturdays.
87
D
Convertedtoone-manToperation(excrewT).SundayNSallocationwithdrawn.
93
D
Convertedtoone-manDIDMSoperation(excrewDIDM).
104
D
ExtendedduringMondaytoSaturdayeveningsfromAngel,IslingtontoMoorgate.
5 D
Convertedtoone-manMoperation(excrewM).
114
D
RerouteddailyatHarrowBusStationtooperate
to
MillHillBroadwayStationviaroute140,instead
of
HarrowWeald.Mondayto
FridayschooljourneysfurtherprojectedtoMillHillEastStation.Commencement
of
sporadicappearances
of
one-manMoperation.
(See19thJune).
121
D
ADone-manMoperatedallocationintroducedonSundays.
122
D
Convertedtoone-manToperation
(ex
crewTIMD).
134 D
WithdrawnbetweenBarnetChurchandPottersBar(Garage or Station).PBallocationwithdrawn.
140 D
RerouteddailyatHarrow
Bus
StationtooperatetoHarrowWealdGarageviaroute114,instead
of
MillHill.MondaytoFridayschool
journeysfurtherprojectedtoMasefieldAvenue.Converted
to
onemanMoperation(excrewMIRM).Sunday
AE
RMLallocation
withdrawn.
156
D
NewdailyroutebetweenClaphamJunctionand-MordenStation,viaroute 77B toRaynesPark andthenrouteMI. One-manDMS
operatedbyAL.
157 D
TH
allocationtransferredtoTC
on
MondaystoSaturdays.DailyAallocationwithdrawn,ALone-manDMSallocationintroducedon
Sundays.
164
D
ExtendedduringMondaytoSaturdayshoppinghoursfromMordenStationtoLowerMorden(Beverley)viaroute Ml.
174
D
Convertedtoone-manToperation(excrewT).
175
.D
Converted
on
MondaystoSaturdaystoone-manToperation(excrewT).
182
D
SundayHD
LS
allocationwithdrawnandreplacedbyONone-manMoperatedallocation.
190 D
ConvertedonSundaystoone-manDMSoperation(exRM).
225
D
Reroutedat
Bow
tooperatetoAldgateviaroute25,instead
of
Limehouse.Convertedtoone-manToperation(exRM).WHallocation
introducedonMondaystoFridaysandAP allocationintroducedonSaturdaysandSundays.
242
D
WithdrawnbetweenPottersBarStationandSouthMimms.
261
D
Converted
to
one-man
LS
operation
(ex
RM).
263
D
WithdrawnbetweenArchwayStationandKingsCross
or
FarringdonStreet.ExtendeddailyfromBarnetChurchtoPottersBarGarage
viaroute
134.
FurtherextendedonMondaysto SaturdaystoPottersBarStation.
FY
Mand
HT
DMSallocationswithdrawn,dailyPB
one-manMoperatedallocationintroduced.
273
D
SummerSundayextensionfromRuislipStationtoRuislipLidoreintroduced.
293
D
Rerouted at Morden Stationto operate daily to Hackbridgevia route
Ml
instead
of
during Mondayto Fridaypeak hours to
WimbledonStation.WithdrawnduringeveningsbetweenNorthCheamandEpsom.
298
D
MondaytoSaturdayWNallocationtransferredtoPB.
313
D
WithdrawnonSundays.
A2 D
ReroutedbetweenNottingHillGateandShepherd'sBushviaHollandParkAvenue,instead
of
KensingtonHighStreet.
A3
D
Newdailyroute,until1430,betweenEustonBusStationandHeathrowAirport(all
3
terminals),viaRussellSquare,OxfordStreet,
MarbleArch,HydeParkCorner,Kensington,Hammersmithand
A41M4
One-manMoperatedby V.
Ml
D
Withdrawn.
6tbMay
39
D
Commencement
of
progressiveconversiontoone-manMoperation(exDMS).Completedby27thMay.
9tbMay
89 D
Journeys towards WellingIPlumsteadiSidcuptemporarilyreroutedin BexleyheathviaErith Road, Gravel Hill, AlbionRoad and
122
D
HighlandRoad, instead
of
MayplaceRoad West. This rerouteingalsoappliedto westboundjourneysfrom BexleyheathGarage
229 D
onroutes
96
and
132.
ForschooljourneysfromBexleyonroute 89 see 132 (below).Normalrouteingsrestoredfrom23rdAugust.
269
D
96 D Journeys towards Welling temporarily rerouted in Bexleyheathvia Gravel Hill, Albion Road and Highland Road, instead
of
BexleyheathBroadway.Normalrouteingrestoredon9thOctober.
132
D Anti-clockwisejourneystemporarilyreroutedinBexleyheathviaAlbionRoadandHighlandRoad,instead
of
makingdirectleftturn
from GravelHillintoBexleyheathBroadway. Thisrerouteingalso applied toschooljourneys from Bexleyon route
89.
Normal
routeingrestoredfrom9thOctober.
22nd
May
P3
D
Convertedtoconventionalfarestagesystem(exflat-fare).
P4 M-S Converted
to
conventionalfarestagesystembetweenBrixton
and
BrockleyRise(exflat-fare).
(See
29thJanuary).
P5
D Convertedtoconventionalfarestagesystem(exflat-fare).
W2 D
Convertedtoconventionalfarestagesystem(exflat-farefarebox).
W3 D
Convertedtoconventionalfarestagesystem (ex flat-farefarebox).
W7 D Convertedtoconventionalfarestagesystem(exflat-farefarebox).
W8
D Convertedtoconventionalfarestagesystem
(ex
flat-fare).
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Left:Battersea'sFleetlineswerereplaced
with
MetrobusesduringMay.M855stillhas
itsOK stickers in thefrontlowersaloonwindow
s
it approachesthestopatthe
ArndaleCentre,Wandsworth, in itsfirstmonthof service.
Stephen adden
23rdMay
4 M-S ReroutedtowardsTufnell
Park
tomakedirectrightturnfromTollingtonRoadintoHollowayRoad,instead of operatingviaWarlters
19
D
Road.
29thMay
235
D
WithdrawnduringlateeveningsbetweenWoodfordGreen
and
WoodfordWells.
1stJuue
88 D
Reroutednorthbound
at
VauxhallBridgeviaBessboroughWay,BessboroughGardens(West
and
Northsides)into
John
IslipStreet,
instead
of
Millbank
and
AtterburyStreet.
12thJune
2B D
Temporarilyreroutedat CrystalPalacebecause
of
extensiveroadworks,ClockwisetrafficschemeintroducedinvolvingWestowHill,
137
D
ChurchRoadandWestowStreet.Normalrouteingrestoredaround20thNovember.
249 D
f
13thJune
SRS M-F SpecialRailwayServicebetween
Hatton
CrossStation
and
HeathrowCentralStation.Serviceprovidedwhilstworkwascarried
out
after2100on Mondaysto Fridayson PiccadillyLineconnectionto
Termioal4
at Heathrow.One-manMoperatedbyFW, AV&UX.
Althoughsuspended
at
BankHolidays,servicewithdrawnafter3rdFebruary1984.
18thJune
698 M-S Specialrouteinconnectionwith
PD
Garage'OpenDay'
on
25thJune.ServiceoperatedbyST922betweenWoolwichHighStreetand
AbbeyWood(McLeodRoad)viaroute269,duringSaturdayshoppinghours and MondaytoFridayevenings.Lastday
of
operation
24thJune.
19thJune
114 D Offic ial lyconvertedon Sundays to one-manMoperat ion(exLS). ActualMoperati oncontinuedtobespasmodicbecause
of
local
allocationproblems.Sundayoperationof Msceasedafter3rdJuly,althoughMondaytoSaturdayappearancescontinued.
20thJuneto3rdJuly
D Specialdaily(exceptSunday26thJune)servicebetweenWimbledonLawnTennisCluband Southfields
or
WimbledonStations.One
man MoperatedbyNBandone-manDMSoperatedbyAL and A.
25thJune
2 D
Extendedon summerSundays(eveningsexcepted)fromBakerStreetStationtoTheZooviaroute74.
2B D
GM allocationwithdrawnonSaturdays
and
Sundays.
9 D
MortlakeallocationtransferredtoV.
11
D
Rallocationtransferredto GM.WithdrawninHammersmithbetweenBroadwayand BrookGreenHotel.AI nightservice r n s f ~ r r e d
fromR
to
GM.
27
D
SundayRallocationtransferredtoS.Theallocation
of
onecrewoperatedM
at
Von SaturdaysconvertedtoRM,althoughoccasional
appearances
of
Moperationcontinued.
33
D
MortlakeRMallocationwithdrawn,thusroutecompletelyconvertedtocrewMoperation(fromFW).
35
D
Q
RMallocationreintroducedon Mondaysto Fridays.
73 D
Mondayto SaturdayRallocationtransferredto S.
88 D
SWallocationwithdrawnon Sundays.
117
D ExtendedduringMondaytoFridayeveningsand Sundays
p.m.
fromHounslowto Brentford.
147 D Part
of
MondaytoSaturdayand allof Sundayservicererouted
at
EastHam TownHallto Victoria&AlbertDocks,viaroute5to
Greengate,thenroute262,insteadof East'
Ham
WhiteHorse.
237
D
Vallocationwithdrawn on Mondaysto Fridays.
292 D M on daytoFridaypeak
hour
servicetoColindale(AnnesleyAvenue)extendedtoColindaleStation.
E3 D
Vallocationwithdrawn.
N80 N .New routeeverynightbasedat PottersBarGarage.Twojourneysoperatedoverthefollowingroute:PB Gar.-route 298-South
Mimms-LCBS
84-Bamet-route
107-Cockfosters
Road,
Southgate-route 125-North
Finchley-FY
Garage-route
-
Barnet-route 263-PB
Gar.One-manMoperatedbyPB, replacinga'private'
staff
bus.
P4
M-S Reroutedin
Crofton
Park
viaBrockleyGrove,instead
of
BrockleyRoad
and
AdelaideAvenue.
26thJune
137A Su Specialone dayoperat ion betweenSloane Square and Battersea
Park,
viaroute137.One-manMoperatedby
Band
LSoperatedby
GM.
27thJune
18
D
Commencement
of
progressiveconversion
of
X allocationto mixedcrew
MIT
operation(exDM).Completedby20thSeptember.
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Above: RM
768
emerges from one
of
the entrances of Riverside garage shortly before
Above: Mortlake garage nestled among private dwellings, and vehicular access had not
its closure
in
June. Riverside garage was built into the facade of wh t was once the
been easy in recent years. RM
678
demonstrates the right turn into the garage in
local mano r house.
Stephen Madden
Avondale
Road
on 5th April.
S J Butler
July
14 D
TemporarilyreroutedinSouthKensingtonviaCromwellRoadandExhibitionRoad,instead
of
ThurloePlace.Normalrouteingfrom
30
D
}
29thOctober.N97 N
149
D Commencement
of
progressiveconversionto RMoperation
(ex
RCL).Conversionnotcompletedbyend
of
1983.
4th July
6 D
ReroutedeastboundinMaidaValetomakedirectrightturnfromElginAvenueintoEdgwareRoad,instead of RandolphAvenue,
SutherlandAvneueandMaidaVale.
SRS
M-F SpecialRailwayServicebetween HattonCrossStationandHeathrowCentralStation;one-manMoperatedallocationfrom W
introduced.(See13thJune).
6th July
65
D
TemporarilyreroutedbetweenRichmond andPetersham viaroute
71
(Le. RichmondHill). Normal routeingrestored from 11th
September.
1 th July
71
D
ReroutedinRichmond
on
SundaysviaMondaytoSaturdayrouteingacrossRichmondHill.This was officiallyscheduledfrom31st
July,butduetoaroadsubsidence,tookplacefromthisdate.
11th July
216 D
Monday
to
Fridayservicesplitintotwoseparatesections:Staines
Kingston;Kingston
Tolworth.
18th July
95 D
Withdrawnon MondaystoSaturdays(before0700andafter2030) andon Sundays(before 1230 andafter2030)betweenTooting
BroadwayandSt.George'sHospital.
25th July
54 D
Commencementof progressiveconversionof MondaytoSaturdayTLallocationto one-manToperation(ex DMS).
75
D
Commencement
of
progressiveconversiontoone-manToperation(ex DMS).
108B D
Commencement
of
progressiveconversionto one-manToperation(ex DMS).
124 M-S Commencementof progressiveconversiontoone-manToperation (ex DMS).
124A Su
.Commencementof progressiveconversiontoone-manToperation (ex DMS).
160 M-S
Commencementof progressiveconversiontoone-manToperation (ex DMS).
160A
Su
Commencement
of
progressiveconversiontoone-manToperation (ex DMS).
185
D Commencement
of
progressiveconversion
of TL
allocation
to
one-manToperation
(ex
DMS).
Note: All theaboveconversionswerecompletedby 13thFebruary1984.
3 th July
51
D
}
6
D
ReroutedwestboundinWoolwichviaBeresfordStreetandWoolwichHighStreet,instead
of
WoolwichNew Road,ThomasStreet,
99
D
CalderwoodStreet,PowisStreet
and
HareStreet.
177
D
180
D
54 D ReroutedinWoolwichat ThomasStreettoterminateinMonkStreetviaCalderwoodStreet,departingviaCalderwoodStreetinto
75
D
}
PowlsStreet.ThusroutesnolongerserveHareStreetandWoolwichHighStreet.
161
D Rerouted,inWoolwich,towardsChariton,fromElthamdirection,viaWellingtonStreetand JohnWilsonStreet,insteadof Thomas
Street,CalderwoodStreet,PowisStreet,HareStreetandWoolwichHighStreet.ReroutedtowardsEltham,fromCharltondirection,
at
FerryApproachroundaboutviaJohn WilsonStreet,CastileRoad,MonkStreet,CalderwoodStreet,instead
of
part
of
PowisStreet.
Terminatingbusesreroutedasforroutes54
75.
2 th August
45
D ReroutedsouthboundatHolloway,NagsHead,tomakedirectrightturnfromHollowayRoadintoCaledonianRoad,instead
of
Seven
SistersRoad,HertslettRoadandTollingtonRoad.
31st August
72 D Commencement
of
progressiveconversionof MondaytoSaturdaySallocationtoone-manMoperation(ex DMS).
220 D Commencement
of
progressiveconversion
of
Sallocationtoone-manMoperation (ex DMS).
283 M-S Commencementof progressiveconversiontoone-manMoperation (ex DMS).
Note:Theaboveconversionswerecompletedby23rdNovember.
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Left: Route
114
was officially converted
from LS to M operation on Sundays
from 19th June. Because of local
difficulties, however, the Sunday
operation of Metrobuses ceased after
3rd July. M625 was caught
here
in
Watling Avenue, Burrit Oak during the
morning peak
o
Wednesday 18th June.
ohn arnacle
th
September
89 D
Oneschooljourney(a.m.eastbound;p.m.westbound)reroutedinBlackheathviaStrathedenRoad,RoyalStandardandOldDover
Road,insteadof ShootersHillRoad.
183 D
Teporarilyreroutedin NorthwoodviaChesterRoadandHallowellRoad,insteadof ChurchRoadandGreenLane.
282
D
Note:Thereroutingsonroutes
183 282
werestillinoperationattheendof theyear.
7thSeptember
223 D
TemporarilyreroutedinYiewsleyviaChestnutAvenue,WillowAvenue,LaburnhamAvenue,WhitethornAvenue,FairfieldRoadand
OtterfieldRoad,instead
of
FallingLane.Previousrouteingrestoredfrom 16thNovember.
10thSeptember
101 D
ReroutedinEastBeckton,to'double-run'viaToilgateRoadandBecktonAsda(BusStation).
106
D
Extended duringMonday
to
Saturdayshoppinghours from Poplar to Isle
of
Dogs Asda, via NewbyPlace, PoplarHighStreet
(returningviaBazelyStreet),PrestonsRoad,ManchesterRoadandEastFerryRoad.
173
M-S Reroutedin EastBecktonviaTollgateRoad,BecktonAsdaBus Station)andEast
am
ManorWay,instead
of
part
of
NewtlamWay.
19thSeptember
51 D Rerouted,inWoolwich,towardsPlumsteadCommon,viaGeneralGordonPlace,VincentRoadintoBurrageRoad,insteadof via
53 D
}
BeresfordSquareandPlumsteadRoad.
96
D
99
D
l
22
D
122A
M-S
177
D
178
D
Rerouted, in Woolwich, towards Plumstead Garage/Station via General Gordon Place, Vincent Road and Burrage Road into
180 D PlumsteadRoad,insteadof BeresfordSquare;
198 M-F
198A
Sa
269
D
272 D
J
291
D
M-F
SpecialfreeserviceduringMondaytoFridayshoppinghoursintroducedbetweenBarkingGarageandBecktonAsda,viaroute5to
EastHamandthenroute 101. One-manToperatedby
BK.
25thSeptember
Su
SpecialonedayservicebetweenStanmoreStationandAldenhamWorks,inconnectionwithWorksopenday.RoutedviaLondon
Road,SpurRoad, EdgwareWay,ElstreeRoad,returningviaElstreeRoad,BrockleyHilland LondonRoad.
27thSeptember
100 D
PartiallyconvertedtoRToperation(RTI),sharingoperationwithST922andD142.
29thSeptember
275
D
TemporarilyreroutedbetweenClayburyHospitalandBarkingsideviaManorRoadandFencepieceRoad,instead
of
TomswoodRoad
andTomswoodHill.Normalrouteingrestoredfrom20thNovember.
st
October
198A
Sa
ExtendedfromThamesmead(AlsikeRoad)to ErithviaYarntonWay,NormanRoad,StationRoad(Belvedere)androute 269.
3rdOctober
54 D
TemporarilyreroutednorthboundatSouthendPond,viaBlacklandsRoadandSouthendLane,instead
of
BeckenhamHillRoad.
M-F
SpecialfreeserviceduringMondaytoFridayshoppinghours,introducedbetweenOldFordandIsle of DogsAsda,viaParnellRoad,
TredegarRoad,EastCrossRoute,BowChurch,CampbellRoad,VioletRoad,MorrisRoad,ChrispStreet,PoplarPrestonsRoad,
ManchesterRoadandEastFerryRoad.One-manToperatedbyBW.
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3rdOctober
continued)
M-F
SpecialfreeserviceduringMonday
to
FridayshoppinghoursintroducedbetweenWhitechapel(Mile
End
Gate)
and
Isleof DogsAsda,
viaStepneyGreen,BenJohnsonRoad,St.PaulsStreet,BurdettRoad,Limehouse,WestIndiaDockRoad and NewWestIndiaDock
roads.One-manToperatedby
WHo
8thOctober
273 D
SummerSundayextensionfromRuislipStationto RuislipLidowithdrawn(lastday of operation2ndOctober).
291
D
Rerouted,towardsWoolwich(andWoodlandsEstate),viaentirelength
of
EglintonHill,instead
of
Brent
Road and
CantwellRoad.
13thOctober
100 D
Operationwithdrawnbecause
of
liquidationof ObsoleteFleetLtd.
RLST D
Because
of
liquidation
of
ObsoleteFleetLtd., OMoperationwithdrawn.
15thOctober
Sa
SpecialSaturdayshoppingrouteintroducedbetweenWoodGreenGarage and RomfordMarket(onejourneyeachway).Routedvia
route121 to Southgate,route125 to WinchmoreHill,RidgeAvenue,route
W8
to LowerEdmonton,ForeStreet,Edmonton Angel,
route144to GantsHillStationand
then
route66.One-manMoperated
by
WN.Withdrawnafter14thJanuary1984.
Sa
SpecialSaturdaytour routebetweenVictoriaandEast End.Alsooperatedon 29thOctober.One-manDMoperatedby
HT.
22ndOctober
A3
D
Operationextendeduntilearlyevenings.
29thOctober
2 D
SummerSundayextensionfromBakerStreetStation
to
TheZoowithdrawn.(Lastday
of
operation23rdOctober).
11
D
Re-extendedinHammersmithfromtheBroadway
to
BrookGreenHotel.Allnightserviceintroducedon SaturdaynightS/Sunday
mornings.
21A D
Withdrawnon Sundays.
72 D
Commencement
of
partialprogressiveconversion
of
NBallocation
to
one-manMoperation(exLS).Conversion
not
completedasNB
allocationwithdrawnfrom4thFebruary1984.
76 D
ReroutedbetweenBlackfriarsandMansionHouseStationviaNewBridgeStreet,LudgateHill
and
St.
Paul's
Churchyard,insteadof
QueenVictoriaStreet.
95
D
Withdrawn
on
Mondays
to
FridaysbetweenTootingBroadway
and
St.George'sHosplial.
109
D
AllnightserviceintroducedonSaturdaynights/Sundaymornings.
177
D
Twoexpressjourneysintroducedduring"MondaytoFridaypeakhours(a.m.towardsLondon;p.m. away).Journeyscommencedat
Thamesmead(BenthamRoadNorth),servingprincipalstopsviaroute272toWoolwich,thennon-stop
to
Elephant&Castle,then
principalstopsviaroute45 to LudgateCircus,route 11 to Westminster,thenWestminsterBridgeto terminateat CountyHall.Evening
journeysperformedthesameoperation,but inreverse.Theseexpressjourneysoperated
by
special-liveriedone-manoperatedTsby
PD.
189
M-F
ExtendedfromClapham
Common
to Brixton(GreshamRoad)viaroute35.ReroutedinSummerstownto operate
to
Tooting(Mitre),
insteadof RaynesPark, viaBlackshawRoad,St.George'sHospital,TootingHighStreetand TootingBroadway.
249
D
WithdrawninClaphamJunctionbetweenSt. John's Hilland
Grant
Road.Reroutedto operateinaclockwiseloopfromWandsworth
Common, viaEast Hill,
S1. John's
Hill,S1.
John's
Road,BatterseaRise,returningto WandsworthCommon.
259 M-S
EarlymorningservicebeyondLowerEdmonton Station
to
Edmonton(TramwayAvenue)withdrawn.
E1
D
Convertedtoconventionalfarestagesystem(exflat-farefarebox).
E2
D
Converted
to
conventionalfarestagesystem(exflat-farefarebox).
E3 D Convertedtoconventionalfarestagesystem(exflat-farefarebox).
N68 N
SaturdaynightlSundaymorningservicerevised to operateas
on
othernightswithWDcrewDMSallocation.Thusservicewithdrawn
betweenVictoriaand VauxhallandSWallocationwithdrawn.
N81
SN
Withdrawn.
N84
NxS
Introducedon Saturdaynights/Sundaymornings.
N85 NxS
Introduced
on
Saturdaynights/Sundaymornings.
N86
NxS
IntroducedonSaturdaynights/Sundaymornings.
N87 NxS
Introducedon Saturdaynights/Sundaymornings.
N8S
NxS
Introducedon Saturdaynights/Sundaymornings.
N91
NxS
Introduced
on
Saturdaynights/Sundaymornings.
N92 NxS
Introduced
on
Saturdaynights/Sundaymornings.
N93 NxS
Introduced
on
Saturdaynights/Sundaymornings.
N94
NxS
Reintroducedon Saturdaynights/Sundaymornings.
N95 NxS
Introduced
on
Saturdaynights/SundaymorningsbetweenBarkingGarage
and
VictoriaGarage.
N96 NxS
Introduced
on
Saturdaynights/Sundaymornings.
November
N83 N Firstregularappearance
of
officialcrewMoperation(previouslyunofficiallycrewRM).
2ndNovember
WSa SpecialWednesday
and
SaturdayshoppingrouteintroducedbetweenPeckhamGarageandRomfordMarket(onejourneyeachway).
Routedviaroute
36
to Lewisham,route1to BlackheathHill,route
53 to
Woolwich,route
198
to Thamesmead.route178
to
Abbey
Wood,route269 to Erith,route480to Crayford,then PrincesRoad,DartfordTunnel,M25,
Al27
to GallowsCorner,A12toNorth
Streetand thenroute66.Limitedstopone-manToperatedbyBX,TL, PM &
PD.
WSa SpecialWednesday
and
SaturdayshoppingrouteintroducedbetweenSt.MaryCrayStation
and
BrentCrossShoppingCentre(one
journeyeachway).Routedviaroute51 to SidcupHighStreet,route21 to NewCross,route
36
to MarbleArchandthenroute16A.
Limitedstopone-manToperatedbyBX&SP.
Note:Onboththeaboveservices,therewasextensiveduplicationwithupto fivebusesworkingthesinglejourney.Bothroutesceased
afteroperationon 14thJanuary1984.
4thNovember
169
D
Onemiddayjourney
on
FridaysreroutednearCreekmouth
to
'double-run'viaRiverRoad,LongreachRoad,Creek
Road and
Thames
Road.
12thNovember
Kl MThSa New shoppinghoursroute
on
Mondays,Thursdays
and
SaturdaysbetweenChessingtonIndustrialEstate
and
KingstonBusStation,
viaroute
281 to
EwellRoad,thenSurbitonHill
Road an.d
thenroute
281
again.LimitedstopRMoperatedbyK.
K2
TuFSa Newshoppinghoursrouteon Tuesdays,FridaysandSaturdaysbetweenTolworthBroadwayandKingstonBusStation,viaroute216
SurbitonHillRoad,-thenroute281. LimitedstopRMoperatedbyK.
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Left: Comparison trials between Metrobuses and Titans
(similar to those at Sidcup) at Westbourne
Park
on route
18
began on 27th June. A late running M883 stops to
pick up passengers in Harrow Road, Kensal Green.
Ramon efford
15th November
70 D Commencement of progressive conversion to one-man T operation ex DMS),
177
D Commencement
of
progressive conversion
of
Monday to Saturday NX allocation to one-man T operation
ex
DMS), Crew DMS
operated journeys on Saturday nightslSunday mornings also converted to crew T operation,
184 D Commencement of progressive conversion
of
Monday to Saturday NX allocation to one-man T operation ex DMS).
188
D
Commencement of progres.sive conversion of NX allocation to one-man T operation (ex DMS).
N82 N
Commencement
of progressive conversion to crew T operation (ex crew DMS),
Inter SSM -Commencement of progressive conversion to crew T operation (ex crew DMS).
Station Note: All the above conversions were completed by 20th February 1984.
21st November
P4 M-S Rerouted eastbound at Brockley Rise, via Honor Oak park , and Brockley Rise into Stondon Park, instead
ofWyleu
Street and Gabriel
Street.
23rd November
44 D Commencement of progressive conversion of WD allocation to one-man M operation (ex DMS),
220 D Commencement of progressive conversion of Sunday WD allocation to one-man M operation (ex DMS),
295 M-S Commencement of progressive conversion to one-man M operation (ex DMS),
N68 N Commencement of progressive conversion to crew M operation (ex crew DMS),
N88 N Commencement
of
progressive conversion to crew M operation
ex
crew DMS).
Note: All the above conversions had not been completed by the end of 1983.
27th November, 4th, 11th : 18th December only
Su Special Sunday shopping route between Holland Park Avenue (Kensington Hilton) and Aldgate (for Petticoat Lane Market). Routed
via route 12 to Trafalgar Square, then route
23
to Aldgate. Limited stop one-man DMS operated by HT
3rd Deeember
New Uxbridge Garage opened adjacent to Uxbridge Bus and Underground Stations. Former garage in Oxford Road, New Denham, closed after 2nd
December. Routes
98 128 204 207 222 223
and 224 reallocated accordingly.
128 D Withdrawn on Sundays between Harefield and Harefield West or Rickmansworth, Daily journeys extended from Ruislip Station to
Uxbridge Station via Kingsend, Ickenham Road, Ickenham High Road, Long Lane, Western Avenue, Park Road and Belmont Road.
4th, 11th : 18th December only
Su Special Sunday shopping route between Brixton Garage
and
Aldgate (for Petticoat Lane Market). Routed via Streatham Hill,
Christchurch Road, Tulse Hill, Effra Road, Brixton Road, Stockwell Road, Stockwell Park Walk, Brixton Road, Gresham Road,
Coldharbour Lane, Barrington Road, Loughborough Road, Brixton Road, route
133
to Londoll Bridge and then route 10. Limited
stop one-man DMS operated by BN.
10th December
K) . MThSa
Rerouted southbound between Tolworth Broadway and Chessington Indust rial Estate to operate in a loop via Kingston By Pass, Ewell
Road, Red Lion Road, Thornhill Road, Hook Road, Hunters Road, Cox Lane and Davis Road and then northbound back to Kingston,
11th
:
18th Deeember only
Su Special Sunday shopping route between Harold Hill and Aldgate (for Petticoat Lane Market). Routed via Gooshays Drive, Hilldene
Avenue, Straight Road, Eastern Avenue East, Pettits Lane North, Havering Road, Chase Cross Road, Collier Row Lane, Havering
Road, North Street, St. Edwards Way, route 86 to Stratford and then route 25. One-man T operated by NS.
14th
:
16th December only
WF Special Wednesday and Friday 'Christmas Illuminations' route between Harold Hill and Marble Arch (one round journey). Routed via
Gooshays Drive, Hilldene Avenue, Straight Road, Eastern Avenue East, Pettits Lane North, Havering Road, Chase Cross Road,
Collier Row Lane, Havering Road, North Street, St. Edwards Way; then route 86 to Stratford, route
25
to Bank and then route 15.
One-man T operated by NS.
26th December (Special Boxing Day operations)
28 D WD allocation unofficially crew M operated, and X allocation unofficially crew MIf (mixed) operated.
223 D UX allocation
I
bus only) BL operated on this day only.
266 D AC RM allocation introduced on this day only (supplementing normal W RM allocation).
27th December