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01.01.50
AE
30STD
23STD
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W
18RT
14RT
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HENDON Bell, Golders Green Stn, Swiss Cottage, Baker Street, Oxford Circus, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, Aldwych, Fleet Street, Cannon Street, LONDON BRIDGE (Mon-Sat)

HENDON (Mon-Fri peaks/eves/Sat pm) - GOLDERS GREEN - LONDON BRIDGE
Journeys to Hendon restricted to the above times

14.05.52
AE
30RT
25RT
--
 
W
18RT
9RT
--

RT type introduced at AE.

22.10.52
AE
30RT
25RT
--
 
W
17RT
9RT
--

GOLDERS GREEN - LONDON BRIDGE
Withdrawn between Golders Green and Hendon except for garage journeys to Hendon (AE)

17.03.54
AE
29RT
25RT
--
 
P
17RT
9RT
--

W allocation transferred to Old Kent Road (P)

26.11.58
AE
18RT
13RT
--
 
W
12RT
8RT
--

P garage closed, allocation transferred back to W.

04.03.59
AE
22RT
13RT
--
 
RL
10RT
8RT
--

W allocation transferred to Rye Lane (RL) because of staff shortages in West and North West London.

18.12.62
AE
20RM
17RM
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RL
13RM
--
--

Saturday RL allocation withdrawn and RM type introduced.

22.03.69
AE
17RM
19RM
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Q
15RM
--
--

RL garage closed, allocation transferred to Camberwell (Q)

24.01.70
AE
15RM
13RM
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MH
6RM
--
--

GOLDERS GREEN STN - ALDWYCH (Mon-Sat)
Withdrawn between Aldwych and London Bridge, replaced by new RED ARROW ROUTE 513.
Q allocation withdrawn but new Muswell Hill (MH) allocation introduced.

19.10.75
AE
15RM
12RM
--
 
MH
6RML
--
--

RML.
replace RM at Muswell Hill (MH)
28.02.76
AE
15RML
12RML
--
 
MH
6RML
--
--

RML introduction at Hendon (AE)

28.10.78
FY
22RML
16RML
8RML

NORTH FINCHLEY, Golders Green, Swiss Cottage, St Johns Wood, Baker Street, OXFORD CIRCUS (Sat/Sun) - ALDWYCH (Mon-Fri)
Daily extended from Golders Green to North Finchley via Finchley Central but Saturday withdrawn between Oxford Circus and Aldwych. Sunday service introduced between North Finchley and Oxford Circus.
AE and MH allocations withdrawn in favour of new Finchley (FY) allocation.

04.09.82
FY
19RML
18RML
8RML

NORTH FINCHLEY - OXFORD CIRCUS (Sun) -ALDWYCH (Mon-Sat)
Saturday extended from Oxford Crcus to Aldwych.

07.02.87
FY
22RML
20RML
8M

Sunday converted to One Person Operation.

RML2265 (FY) at Strand M574 Oxford Street, will be available soon on a new Metrobus cd
25.05.91
FY
22RML
20RML
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evgs & Suns
MH
11M
11M
8M

Mon-Sat evening service converted to One Person Operation

RML2479 approaches Henlys Corner Showbus RML903 Golders Green
30.11.91
FY
22RML
20RML
--
evgs & Suns
MH
11M
11M
8M

NORTH FINCHLEY - ALDWYCH
Sunday extended from Oxford Circus to Aldwych.

RML2719 Golders Green RML2756 North Finchley bound
04.12.93
BT
18RML
14RML
14RML

GOLDERS GREEN STN - ALDWYCH
Route transferred to Borehamwood Transport Services.
Converted back to Crew Operation Sunday.

RML2443 Swiss Cottage RML2538 Golders Green stand
06.07.96
BT
18RML
14RML
14L/T

Sunday service reverted to OPO.

RML2569 Golders Green stand
RML2633 Golders Green
31.05.97
BT
18RML
14RML
--
evgs & Suns
HT
9M
9M
14M

Mon-Sat evenings converted to OPO and transferred to MTL London (HT) using buses ex 134.
Sunday service also transferred to
MTL London (HT).

RML2659 Golders green stand RML2627 Golders Green
04.09.99
BT
18RML
14RML
--
evgs & Suns
HT
9M/TP
9M/TP
14M/TP

Low floor type introduced at HT

VA18 subs for an RM VA14 Park Road, by Rossmore Road
Optare T129AUA Golders green Olympian L141 Golders Green
05.10.99
BT
18RML
14RML
--
evgs & Suns
HT
9TP
9TP
14TP

Metrobus type withdrawn.

RML2563 Golders Green TP45 Oxford Street
04.03.00
BT
18RML
14RML
--
evgs & Suns
EW
9M
9M
15M

OPO portion of route transferred within Metroline to Edgware (EW) using buses ex 113/240 Mon-Sat evenings

Showbus RML903 Golders Green M306 (EW) Golders Green
06.06.01
BT
18RM/RML
14RM/RML
--
evgs & Suns
EW
9M
9M
15M

Mixed RM and RML now operate

RM1913 Trafalgar Square RM121 Trafalgar Square
01.09.01
BT
19RM
17RM
12RM

Route now fully contracted to Sovereign with daily service fully crew operated by refurbished RM's except for a few late evening journeys worked by DAF OPO double deckers prior to taking up service on Route N13.

rm659 oXFORD CIRCUS STAND RM1204 RM1933 Trafalgar Square
03.11.02
BT
17RM
16RM
9RM

Sovereign taken over by London United

RM1005 Trafalgar Square RM1018 RM1568 Trafalgar Square
22.10.05
BT1+
20SLE
17SLE
12SLE

Converted to daily OPO, operated with Scania Omnidekka's

SE22 Childs hill stop SLE23 Aldwych
04.06
BT1+
20SLE
17SLE
12SLE

"London Sovereign" name replaced by "Transdev corporate livery

SLE28 Aldwych stand SLE32 Aldwych
30.08.08
BT1+
20SLE
17SLE
12SLE

Contract renewed, operator still Transdev sovereign.

SLE36 Childs Hill SLE41 Oxford Street

FY Finchley
Changeover point GOLDERS GREEN STN or NORTH FINCHLEY Bus Station

MH Muswell Hill
Each crew kept the same vehicle for their entire day's duty. Though meal reliefs were taken at Golders Green Station tube canteen there were no actual changeover of crews at Golders Green Station. The two spreadover (peak hour) buses ran light to and from MH via the North Circular Road between peaks, the crew also keeping the same bus for each half, finishing runs also being 'light' to Muswell Hill Garage whereupon a fresh crew took over at MH generally within the hour.

Basically, the only buses to run in service were the six buses out in the morning (MH 81 to 86 inclusive) and the two returning spreadover (evening peak buses) from Aldwych (MH 82 & 84).

Information supplied by Malcolm Allen an ex MH driver now residing in USA.

AE Hendon
Changeover point GOLDERS GREEN STN
Garage journeys observe service 83 stops to AE.

HT Holloway
Changeover point not known.

W Cricklewood
Changeover point GOLDERS GREEN STN
Garage journeys observed 83 stops to West Hendon then 142 tops to garage


P Old Kent Road
Changeover point LONDON BRIDGE STN
Garage journeys observe service 21 stops to P.


RL Rye Lane (Peckham)
Changeover point LONDON BRIDGE STN
Garage journeys observe service 21 stops to Bricklayers Arms and then service 63 stops to Rye Lane.

Q Camberwell
Changeover point LONDON BRIDGE STN
Garage journeys observe service 35 stops to Camberwell (Q).

EW Edgware
Changeover point GOLDERS GREEN STN

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