Route 200

Route Information

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Operator	London General
Garage	Merton (AL)
PVR	15
Vehicle	Switch Metrodecker EV Wrightbus Gemini 3 (Volvo B5LH) Wrightbus Eclipse Gemini 2 (Volvo B9TL)
Start	Mitcham
End	Raynes Park
Service	4:50 – 00:30
Length	11.9km – 12.2km

Route History

September 1930, the route began as 103, running between Raynes Park and Wimbledon station using K-Type single deckers from Merton (AL) garage with a PVR of 1.

December 1930, the route converted to an operation of S-Type single deckers, with the PVR being doubled to 2.

Summer 1931, the route converted to an operation of LTL-Type single deckers.

October 1934, the route was renumbered to 200 due to 200-series numbers being forced upon single deck routes because of London Transport developing a new numbering system with 103 being the first to convert to 200.

April 1936, the route converted to an operation of Q-Type single deckers.

May 1936, the route was extended to serve Copse Hill, with the PVR being doubled to 4.

Winter 1943, the route introduced T-Type single deckers along the already existing Q-Type single deckers, with the PVR being increased to 6.

1 December 1952, the route converted to an operation of RF single deckers.

3 January 1962, the route was cut back to Raynes Park with the part being covered by route 286.

25 August 1965, the route converted to an operation of RT double deckers.

October 1965, the route was extended to serve Kingston on Sunday afternoons.

31 December 1966, the route was extended to serve Mitcham Fair Green via Haydons Road and Phipps Bridge.

30 January 1971, the route converted to an operation of SMS-Type single deckers.

20 October 1973, the route was rerouted to serve Atkinson Morley Hospital.