Route 9

01.01.50	BK	--	--	28RTL
	D	18RT	13RT	--
	M	36RT	30RT	9RT

MORTLAKE GARAGE, Barnes, Hammersmith, Olympia, Kensington, Hyde Park Corner, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, Aldwych, Fleet Street, St Paul's, Bank then Mon-Sat LIVERPOOL STREET or Sunday to Aldgate, Stepney, Limehouse, Poplar, Canning Town, Plaistow, Upton Park, East Ham, Barking, Longbridge Road, BECONTREE HEATH.

02.05.51	BK	--	--	28RTL
	D	24RT	5RT/8RTW	--
	M	30RT	32RT	9RT

Saturday RTW introduced at Dalston (D).

17.03.54	BK	--	--	28RTL
	D	11RT/12RTL	15RTL/6RTW	--
	M	30RT	26RT	9RT

Mon-Sat part RTL introduced at Dalston (D).

16.03.55	BK	--	--	26RTL
	D	22RTL	19RTL	--
	M	26RT	18RT	8RT

RT withdrawn at Dalston (D).

04.05.55	BK	--	--	26RTL
	D	22RTL	19RTL	--
	M	26RTL	18RTL	8RTL

RT withdrawn at Mortlake (M) in favour of RTL

11.11.59	BK	--	--	22RT
	D	16RTL	16RTW	--
	M	24RTL	18RTL	9RTL
	PR	--	--	10RM

Sunday Poplar (PR) allocation added. This was part of trolleybus conversion program.

Roofbox RT1646 seen at the Greengate Plaistow on the Sunday extension operated from Barking Garage (BK) - Jim Blake

17.05.63	BK	--	--	23RT
	D	17RM	13RM	--
	M	22RM	19RM	9RM
	PR	--	--	10RM

Mon-Sat RTL replaced by RM.

RM1563 inside Mortlake Garage - please go to http://www.aecsouthall.co.uk/rm/ for more

07.09.68	D	20RM	12RM	--
	M	17RM	13RM	5RM
	PR	--	--	7RT

MORTLAKE GARAGE - LIVERPOOL STREET (Mon-Sat) - ALDGATE (Suns)
Sunday service withdrawn between Aldgate and Becontree Heath thus Sunday only BK allocation withdrawn. This section replaced by introduction of Sunday 23.
An unusual aspect of this change was the introduction of RT's from Poplar (PR).

21.12.68	D	20RM	12RM	--
	M	17RM	13RM	5RM
	PR	--	--	7RM

Sunday reverted to RM operation at Poplar (PR)

18.04.70	D	20RM	--	--
	M	17RM	20RM	6RM
	PR	--	--	6RM

MORTLAKE - ALDWYCH (Sats) - LIVERPOOL STREET (Mon-Fri) - ALDGATE (Suns)
Saturday service withdrawn between Aldwych and Liverpool Street thus Dalston (D) allocation withdrawn on this day.

16.01.71	D	20RM	--	6RM
	M	17RM	20RM	6RM

Sunday Poplar (PR) allocation transferred to Dalston (D)

09.04.71	D	20RM	--	--
	M	17RM	20RM	--

MORTLAKE - ALDWYCH (Sats) - LIVERPOOL STREET (Mon-Fri)
Sunday service diverted at Mansion House via Cannon Street and Tower of London to Aldgate and re-numbered 9A.

28.10.78	M	14RM	18RM	8RM
	R	15RM	4RM	7RM

MORTLAKE GARAGE, Aldwych, St Pauls, Cannon Street, Tower Hill, ALDGATE
Diverted daily to Aldgate and service 9A renumbered 9.
Dalston allocation withdrawn but daily Riverside (R) allocation introduced.

31.01.81	D	15RM	4RM	--
	M	14RM	20RM	--

MORTLAKE GARAGE - LIVERPOOL STREET (Mon-Sat)
Service reverted to Liverpool Street except Sunday when renumbered 9A.

25.04.81	AG	14RM	6RM	8RM
	M	14RM	18RM	11RM

MORTLAKE GARAGE - LIVERPOOL STREET
Sunday service re-introduced. Dalston garage closure caused allocation transfer to Ash Grove (AG).
Sunday service replaced service 9A .
The Tower Hill section replaced by revised 23

25.06.83	AG	15RM	6RM	9RM
	V	14RM	12RM	6RM

MORTLAKE Avondale Road - LIVERPOOL STREET
Mortlake garage closure resulted in transfer to Stamford Brook (V).

2 June 1984
Ash Grove garage journeys to Liverpool Street rerouted via Norton Folgate, Bishopsgate, Wormwood Street and Bloomfield Street instead of Worship St, Wilson Street and Eldon Street.

RM1737 (AG) seen at Hammersmith Butterwick Bus Station

27.04.85	AG	14RM	6RM	7RM
	S	--	--	7RM
	V	14RM	13RM	--

Sunday Stamford Brook (V) allocation transferred to Shepherds Bush (S). Service 27 was transferred from S to V at the same time.

25.10.86	AG	14RM	18RM	7RM
	V	14RM	7RM	9RM

Sunday Shepherds Bush (S) transferred to Stamford Brook (V). Service 49 allocation added to Shepherds Bush on this day to compensate.

15.08.87	GM	16RM	13RM	9RM
	V	14RM	9RM	6RM

MORTLAKE - ALDWYCH -; LIVERPOOL STREET (MF peaks)
Withdrawn between Aldwych and Liverpool Street except Mon-Fri peaks. New Red Arrow Route 509 between Liverpool Street and West End partly replaced.
Ash Grove allocation replaced by new Victoria (GM) allocation.
This was part of a chain reaction through Clapton (CT) closing and a new Red Arrow base opening (RA). Service 22A, 30 and 277 transferred from CT to AG. Service 9 and 11 transferred from AG to GM and 501,502 and 513 from AG to RA and 500, 507 from GM to RA plus new 509 to RA.

21.11.87	GM	16RM	13RM	12M
	V	14RML	8RML	5M

Sunday service converted to One Person Operation.
Mon-Sat RML operation introduced at Stamford Brook (V)

26.03.88	GM	12RM	8RM	--
	V	16RML/2RM	12RML	14M

Sunday Victoria (GM) allocation withdrawn. Sunday service 11 converted to OPO on this day to compensate for loss at GM.

15.04.88	S	14RML	4RML	--
	V	16RML/2RM	16RML	14M

Mon-Sat GM allocation transferred to Shepherds Bush (S). This change was part of a chain involving Holloway (HT) , Victoria (GM) and Shepherds Bush (S).
Service 19 transferred from HT to GM.
Service 31 transferred from HT to X.
Service 10 transferred from Victoria (GM) to HT and Service 9 from GM to S.

RM51 about to terminate in Avondale road

06.01.90	AV	--	--	15M
	S	28RML	20RML	--

Mon-Fri V allocation transferred from Turnham Green (V) to Shepherds Bush (S). Sunday V transferred from Stamford Brook to Hounslow (AV).

22.09.90	AV	--	--	15M
	S	33RML	20RML	--

MORTLAKE - ALDWYCH (Sat/Sun)- LIVERPOOL STREET Bus Station (Mon-Fri)
Mon-Fri extended between peaks from Aldwych to Liverpool Street.
Mon-Fri S allocation revised to run joint operation with Route 10

09.05.92	AV	--	--	15M
	S	31RML	19RML	--

Diverted at Bank northbound to run via Threadneadle Street and Old Broad St instead of Princes Street, Moorgate and Eldon Street. Rerouted southbound via Old Broad Street instead of London Wall.

18.07.92	S	18RML	15RML	--
	V	7L/237	7L/237	17DT

MORTLAKE (Suns) - HAMMERSMITH (Mon-Sat) - ALDWYCH
A weight restriction was imposed on Hammersmith Bridge thus Hammersmith to Mortlake section replaced by new midibus service 9A.
Mon-Sat evening service converted to One Person Operation using buses ex 237 from Stamford Brook.
Sunday converted to Dart operation thus full route able to operate through to Mortlake.

23.10.93	B	DR ex 9A	DR ex 9A	--
	S	18RML	15RML	--
	V	--	--	17DT

ALDWYCH - HAMMERSMITH (Mon-Sat except evgs) - MORTLAKE (MS evgs/Suns)
Mon-Sat evenings extended from Hammersmith to Mortlake using buses ex 9A instead of L operation from V.

01.04.95	S	14RML	14RML	--
	S	DR ex 9A	DR ex 9A	--
	V	--	--	17DT

Wood Lane base closed, evening service transferred to Shepherds Bush

20.05.95	S	14RML	14RML	--
Evenings only	FW	DR ex 9A	DR ex 9A	--
	V	--	--	17DT

Evening service transferred to Fulwell (FW)

22.07.95	S	14RML	14RML	--
Evenings only	S	DR ex 9A	DR ex 9A	--
	V	--	--	17DT

Fulwell (FW) withdrawn.

09.11.96	S	14RML	14RML	17DR
Evenings only	S	DR ex 9A	DR ex 9A	--

Sunday only V allocation transferred to Shepherds Bush (S)

08.03.97	S	15RML	15RML	--
Late lvenings only	AV	M ex N9	M ex N9	12L/M

ALDWYCH - HAMMERSMITH Bus Station
Withdrawn between Hammersmith and Mortlake, this section replaced by new service 209.
Evening service reverted to crew operation except late journeys which were provided by buses prior to entering service on N9.
Sunday service transferred from Shepherds Bush (S) to Hounslow (AV) and converted to double deck .

23.04.00	AV	5VA exN 9	5VA ex N9	--
Late evenings only	S	16RML	15RML	13VA

OPO service converted from Metrobus to low floor Volvo operation.

DP43 an unusual visitor seen outside Canada House

04.09.04	AV	ex N9	ex N9	exN9
	V	23VLE	22VLE	11VLE

Daily OPO operation.
Shepherds Bush (S) allocation withdrawn, Stamford Brook (V) introduced. Sunday (AV) withdrawn.
Shepherds Bush (S) gained Route 49 which left room for Route 9.

14.11.05	AV	ex N9	ex N9	exN9
	V	23VLE	22VLE	11VLE
	X	5RM	5RM	5RM

Heritage service added running between Royal Albert Hall and Aldwych. Operated by First London from Westbourne Park Garage, for times of operation click below.