summary of london transport route alterations 1983

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Summary

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London Transport

Route Alterations

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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Thursdays,FridaysandSaturdays,withdrawn.Lastdayofoperation1stJanuary.OMoperatedbyObsoleteFleet.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


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


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


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


of PD

allocation

to

crewToperation(excrewMD).

198

M-F

Completionof progressiveconversionto one-manToperation(exomo MD).

198A

Sa


to

one-manToperation(ex

omo

MD).

272

D

Completionof progressiveconversiontoone-manToperation(ex omo MD).

291

D


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


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


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


of

Sallocationtoone-manMoperation (ex DMS).

283 M-S Commencementof progressiveconversiontoone-manMoperation (ex DMS).

Note:Theaboveconversionswerecompletedby23rdNovember.


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36

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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7

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


N8S

NxS


N91

NxS

Introduced

on


N92 NxS

Introduced

on


N93 NxS

Introduced

on


N94

NxS

Reintroducedon Saturdaynights/Sundaymornings.

N95 NxS

Introduced

on

Saturdaynights/SundaymorningsbetweenBarkingGarage

and

VictoriaGarage.

N96 NxS

Introduced

on


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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38

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

summary of london transport route alterations 1983

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