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=Route History=
=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.
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'''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.

Revision as of 16:32, 5 October 2025

Route Information
Operator London Central
Garage Camberwell (Q)
PVR 23
Vehicle Alexander Dennis E40H 10.4m / Enviro400 MMC (EH)
Volvo B5LH 10.5m / MCV eVoSeti (MHV)
Volvo B5LH 10.6m / Wright Eclipse Gemini 3 (WHV)
Start Canada Water
End Hampstead Heath
Frequency every 8 minutes
Service 05:00 – 01:18
Length 15 km

Route History

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