No. 159 Routemaster is back

[PacificOcean]

Everything you ever needed to know about where and when the 159 went (1947 onward)

http://www.busesatwork.co.uk/Routes/159.htm

Blimey, West Hampstead to Old Coulsdon. That is one long bus route.

Also, according to that the 159 as recently as 1994 went via Camberwell and down Gresham Road to Brixton. I don't remember the 159 going that way?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

In any case, the homepage of the Routemaster site says 3rd December -- the Sunday just gone ...

Where's the reference to 'Saturday' (presumably 9th -- please specify actual dates, people ) -- is it in the hidden PDF??

It says:

The Routemaster Association Proudly Present 1st Anniversary Route 159 Re-Run Followed by Xmas Lights Tour

Departures from Thornton Heath, London
Saturday 9th December 2006

"Relive the Experience From Last Year"

Buses will travel as far as alowed over the 159 route from Thornton Heath and across the West End to Baker Street. During the early evening a Christmas Lights tour will also take place so this even is one for all the family.

We intend to arange a convoy from the North of England wiht secure parking on both the 8th and the 10th December.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Also, according to that the 159 as recently as 1994 went via Camberwell and down Gresham Road to Brixton. I don't remember the 159 going that way?

Really? That would have been one sod of a journey.

Maybe the No. 45 took over that route?

 

[lang rabbie]

Also, according to that the 159 as recently as 1994 went via Camberwell and down Gresham Road to Brixton. I don't remember the 159 going that way?

I'd thought all the references to Camberwell on that site only related to the fact that half the buses ran out of Camberwell bus garage, not that the route went that way.

 

[boohoo]

Also, according to that the 159 as recently as 1994 went via Camberwell and down Gresham Road to Brixton. I don't remember the 159 going that way?

Not in my life time...

 

[Maggot]

Blimey, West Hampstead to Old Coulsdon. That is one long bus route.

I caught it from West Hampstead to Croydon once.

(I was a student and had plenty of time on my hands)

 

[wtfftw]

Blimey, West Hampstead to Old Coulsdon. That is one long bus route.

Also, according to that the 159 as recently as 1994 went via Camberwell and down Gresham Road to Brixton. I don't remember the 159 going that way?

Naah. I used to get it home from primary school (oval to brixton road).

 

[wtfftw]

I caught it from West Hampstead to Croydon once.

(I was a student and had plenty of time on my hands)

3 hours on a good day?

 

[Leon]

Loved that bus - how sad is that?