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Post by arrivaarriva on Feb 21, 2018 14:50:58 GMT
117 Hounslow Garage-Windsor Castle
117 Sheoherd's Bush Green-Egham Station
73 (Sundays only) Stoke Newington-Hounslow Bus Garage
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Post by John tuthill on Feb 21, 2018 15:40:37 GMT
117 Hounslow Garage-Windsor Castle 117 Sheoherd's Bush Green-Egham Station 73 (Sundays only) Stoke Newington-Hounslow Bus Garage As a kid of the 50's I was always told it was the 65 when it ran from Ealing BDY to Leatherhead garage(LH) |
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Post by snowman on Feb 21, 2018 16:01:02 GMT
117 Hounslow Garage-Windsor Castle 117 Sheoherd's Bush Green-Egham Station 73 (Sundays only) Stoke Newington-Hounslow Bus Garage As a kid of the 50's I was always told it was the 65 when it ran from Ealing BDY to Leatherhead garage(LH) You forgot the 65 used to run to Ealing Argyle Road (virtually Perivale) There were other very long SUMMER Sunday routes in 1950s, the 27 from Highgate ran to Hampton Court, the 73 also got to Hampton Court on some summer Sundays |
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Post by John tuthill on Feb 21, 2018 16:46:04 GMT
As a kid of the 50's I was always told it was the 65 when it ran from Ealing BDY to Leatherhead garage(LH) You forgot the 65 used to run to Ealing Argyle Road (virtually Perivale) There were other very long SUMMER Sunday routes in 1950s, the 27 from Highgate ran to Hampton Court, the 73 also got to Hampton Court on some summer Sundays I've posted this before,in the 60's a SUNDAY extension on the 133 meant it travelled from Sth Croydon garage(TC) to Hendon Central stn. I attach the timetable from Ian Armstrongs brilliant bus page, and it shows the time being just over 2HOURS!! Attachment Deleted |
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Post by Dillon95 on Feb 21, 2018 17:15:17 GMT
The 21 from Moorgate to West Kingsdown via London Bridge, Lewisham, Eltham, Sidcup and Swanley has to be up there.
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Post by vjaska on Feb 21, 2018 18:27:44 GMT
The 35 from Clapham Common to Chingford was a long one - nowadays it involves taking a 35, 55 & 97 although the original routing was different in places.
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Post by paulsw2 on Feb 21, 2018 18:31:18 GMT
The 12 from South Croydon to Harlesden must be on the list somewhere
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Post by John tuthill on Feb 21, 2018 20:50:36 GMT
Sorry, duplication
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Post by John tuthill on Feb 21, 2018 20:51:36 GMT
The 12 from South Croydon to Harlesden must be on the list somewhere They were terminals, but never connected as a single journey. On weekdays the 12 had two overlapping sections, Harlesden to Dulwich 'Plough' and Oxford Circus to Sth Croydon/Elmers End garages. On Sundays when the 12 was cut back to Shepherds Bush, the 49 was extended from Shepherds Bush to Harlesden |
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Post by busman on Feb 21, 2018 23:18:11 GMT
726 I reckon must be a contender. This is x26’s daddy. He’s retired now but the 726 used to work between Heathrow Airport to Dartford. Seriously long.
I would have loved to have ridden the old 38 which ran from Victoria to Epping Forest.
@johntuthill 2 hours from Croydon to Hendon sounds crazy!!
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Post by kmkcheng on Feb 21, 2018 23:23:46 GMT
726 I reckon must be a contender. This is x26’s daddy. He’s retired now but the 726 used to work between Heathrow Airport to Dartford. Seriously long. I would have loved to have ridden the old 38 which ran from Victoria to Epping Forest. @johntuthill 2 hours from Croydon to Hendon sounds crazy!! I believe the 726 may have been longer than that. Someone may correct me if I’m wrong but it may have gone to Windsor on the western end and Gravesend on the eastern end |
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Post by busman on Feb 21, 2018 23:29:37 GMT
726 I reckon must be a contender. This is x26’s daddy. He’s retired now but the 726 used to work between Heathrow Airport to Dartford. Seriously long. I would have loved to have ridden the old 38 which ran from Victoria to Epping Forest. @johntuthill 2 hours from Croydon to Hendon sounds crazy!! I believe the 726 may have been longer than that. Someone may correct me if I’m wrong but it may have gone to Windsor on the western end and Gravesend on the eastern end It was, but as a TfL (LRT) route it only got as far as Dartford. The x26’s Grandad was Greenline 726. He was a legendary beast that ran from Windsor to Gravesend. Greenline routes ran a bit further than TfL routes back then, so not sure if it’s fair to compare. |
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Post by busaholic on Feb 21, 2018 23:34:22 GMT
726 I reckon must be a contender. This is x26’s daddy. He’s retired now but the 726 used to work between Heathrow Airport to Dartford. Seriously long. I would have loved to have ridden the old 38 which ran from Victoria to Epping Forest. @johntuthill 2 hours from Croydon to Hendon sounds crazy!! I believe the 726 may have been longer than that. Someone may correct me if I’m wrong but it may have gone to Windsor on the western end and Gravesend on the eastern end The 726 was an offspring of the 725, Windsor to Gravesend, but every other coach (these were Green Line coaches) terminated short at Dartford. Always single-decked because of the railway bridge at Shortlands (and a couple of others in earlier days). The only Green Line route to have three garages working it daily, I believe (Staines, Dartford and Northfleet) - the 726 was introduced to give a variant via Heathrow to try to keep loadings up at the western end (they were always good at the eastern end). |
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Post by busaholic on Feb 21, 2018 23:46:02 GMT
You forgot the 65 used to run to Ealing Argyle Road (virtually Perivale) There were other very long SUMMER Sunday routes in 1950s, the 27 from Highgate ran to Hampton Court, the 73 also got to Hampton Court on some summer Sundays I've posted this before,in the 60's a SUNDAY extension on the 133 meant it travelled from Sth Croydon garage(TC) to Hendon Central stn. I attach the timetable from Ian Armstrongs brilliant bus page, and it shows the time being just over 2HOURS!! I went on it for the full journey just prior to withdrawal, and a LONG two hours it was: very unusually for then, it was only worked by the one garage (Brixton) and they only put out RTs on it - the extra seat width of an RM or even an RTW would have been nice! On a wet Sunday afternoon cum evening I think I was almost the only passenger north of the Elephant all the way to Hendon - I do remember thinking 'if this is central Hendon I'm sure glad they don't dump us on the outskirts!@ |
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Post by John tuthill on Feb 22, 2018 1:01:16 GMT
726 I reckon must be a contender. This is x26’s daddy. He’s retired now but the 726 used to work between Heathrow Airport to Dartford. Seriously long. I would have loved to have ridden the old 38 which ran from Victoria to Epping Forest. @johntuthill 2 hours from Croydon to Hendon sounds crazy!! Do it today, you'd need a thermos and a blanket!  |
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