RM 1563 & Mortlake Garage
The Route 9 timetable applicable in Spring 1980 at which point the route was worked jointly by Mortlake and Riverside (Hammersmith) garages. This marked a three year period when the 9`s were not worked by a garage at the eastern end of the route which, many people considered to be a mistake given that the eastern end of the route covered roads not served by other routes. Late running buses needing to be turned short of their scheduled destination to get crews back to their garage at the western end of the route for meal relief or finishing often caused the far eastern end of the route to be starved of buses. Something that did not happened when Dalston Garage (and later Ash Grove) had a share in the route.
RM 1563 & Mortlake Garage
The Route 9 timetable applicable in Spring 1980 at which point the route was worked jointly by Mortlake and Riverside (Hammersmith) garages. This marked a three year period when the 9`s were not worked by a garage at the eastern end of the route which, many people considered to be a mistake given that the eastern end of the route covered roads not served by other routes. Late running buses needing to be turned short of their scheduled destination to get crews back to their garage at the western end of the route for meal relief or finishing often caused the far eastern end of the route to be starved of buses. Something that did not happened when Dalston Garage (and later Ash Grove) had a share in the route.