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| at
01.01.50 |
MH |
24RT |
21RT |
11RT |
FRIERN BARNET
Town Hall, Colney Hatch Lane, Muswell Hill Broadway, Highgate Station, Archway,
Holloway Road, Highbury Corner, Upper Street, Islington High Street, City
Road, Moorgate, King William Street, LONDON BRIDGE STATION
Mon-Fri FRIERN BARNET - LONDON BRIDGE (no service after 2100)
Sat FRIERN BARNET - ARCHWAY -; LONDON BRIDGE (no service after 1430)
Sun FRIERN BARNET - LONDON BRIDGE (all day)
| 17.10.51 |
MH |
24RT |
23RT |
-- |
J |
-- |
-- |
11RT |
Sunday only Holloway (J) allocation introduced.
| 24.10.54 |
MH |
27RT |
23RT |
9RT |
J |
-- |
-- |
2RT |
Most of Sunday only J allocation returned to MH.
| 04.05.55 |
MH |
26RT |
23RT |
-- |
J |
-- |
-- |
11RT |
| 26.11.58 |
MH |
23RT |
13RT |
-- |
FRIERN BARNET Town Hall
(MS) - LONDON BRIDGE STATION (MF fiinsh 2030, SAT finish 1430)
Sunday service withdrawn, replaced between Highgate
and London Bridge by revised service
133.
| 08.11.61 |
MH |
30RT |
16RT |
-- |
FRIERN BARNET Town Hall - LONDON BRIDGE STATION (MF)
FRIERN BARNET Town Hall - CITY ROAD Windsor Terrace (Sat after
1400- 1800) - LONDON BRIDGE (Sat before 1400)
MF evening service introduced, SAT afternoon service
introduced.
Service increased as part of trolleybus
replacement program.
| 21.06.63 |
MH |
30RM |
16RM |
-- |
Routemaster introduction.
| 23.01.66 |
MH |
30RM |
16RM |
-- |
FRIERN BARNET Town Hall
- ISLINGTON Angel (Sat after 1400- 1800) - LONDON BRIDGE (Sat
before 1400)
Saturday afternoon service withdrawn between Angel and City
Road.
| 16.01.71 |
MH |
26RML |
9RM |
-- |
| 26.01.75 |
MH |
26DM |
7DM |
-- |
Daimler Fleetline (crew) introduction
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| 28.10.78 |
MH |
26DM |
12DM |
-- |
FRIERN BARNET
Town Hall - LONDON BRIDGE
MS through service introduced.
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| 04.09.82 |
MH |
24RM |
12RM |
-- |
Daimlers replaced by Routemasters.
| 23.04.83 |
FY |
13RM |
3RM |
-- |
MH |
11RM |
10RM |
-- |
Part Finchley (FY) allocation introduced.
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| 28.07.84 |
FY |
13RM/1RML/13 |
4RM |
-- |
MH |
9RM/1RM/134 |
10RM |
-- |
FINCHLEY GARAGE (journeys) - FRIERN BARNET Town Hall - - LONDON
BRIDGE
FY Garage journeys made live.
| 21.06.86 |
MH |
23RML |
11RML |
-- |
Finchley allocation withdrawn and Muswell Hill converted to RML operation.
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| 14.07.87 |
MH |
26M |
13M |
-- |
CONVERTED TO DOUBLE DECK ONE PERSON OPERATION.
25th
Feb 1989, temporarily withdrawn between Friern Barnet & Muswell Hill, Hampden Road (due to parked cars) Back to Friern Barnet on 2nd Sept 1989 |
| 28.10.89 |
MH |
22T |
12T |
-- |
Metrobus replaced by Leyland Titan
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| 21.07.90 |
HT171+ |
22M |
12M |
-- |
Muswell Hill garage closed, allocation tansferred to Holloway (HT) and reverted to Metrobus operation.
| 02.02.91 |
HT171+ |
22M |
11M |
7M |
FRIERN BARNET
Town Hall (MS) - MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY
(Sun) -LIVERPOOL STREET (Sun except evenings) - FINSBURY SQUARE
(Sun evenings) - LONDON BRIDGE (MS)
Sunday service re-introduced after 33 years, partly replacing Route
263A which was withdrawn.
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| 31.01.98 |
HT171+ |
27M |
19M |
9M |
FRIERN BARNET
Town Hall - LONDON BRIDGE
Sunday market hours diverted at Old Street Station via Shoreditch, Bishopsgate,
Monument to London Bridge
Sunday extended from Muswell Hill to Friern Barnet and
from Liverpool Street to London Bridge.
| 03.05.99 |
HT171+ |
27TP |
20TP |
10TP |
Conversion to low floor double deck vehicles.
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| 06.11.04 |
HT171+ |
27VPL |
22VPL |
10VPL |
Sunday diversion via Old Street and Liverpool Street withdrawn.
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| 02.02.05 |
HT171+ |
30VPL |
22VPL |
15VPL |
Start of new contract and 24 hour service via daytime route commenced
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| 10.11.07 |
HT171+ |
30VPL |
22VPL |
15VPL |
Enviro 400 appearamces common from this date, due to loss of Route 24 contract.
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FY
Finchley
Changeover point at garage.
MH
Muswell Hill
Changeover point at Colney Hatch Lane / Hampden Road
HT
Holloway
Changeover point at Holloway Road, Pemberton Gardens
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