The 118 still runs between Streatham and Morden, although now
starting from Brixton rather than Clapham. We will be
remembering the onward section to Raynes Park discontinued in
1969.
Route
MORDEN STATION, Lower Morden The Beverley, RAYNES
PARK Junction Tavern
Timetable
A limited service will operate on the 118 between Raynes
Park and Morden. Timetable attached.
RT2079 on the
118 turns out of Aberconway Road opposite Morden Station,
arriving from Clapham Common, in this 1974 shot. Brixton's
weekend working has led to the use of an intermediate blind from
the 109.
Photo © Eamonn
Kentell
Main boarding points
Route history
Introduced in the late-1930s, the 118 was shared by AK and
Merton (AL) garages, with AK's STLs being matched after the
war by AL's utility Daimlers. AK converted the route to
RT operation in 1951, but the Ds remained until replaced by RTs in
1953.
Merton's allocation ceased after the route was shortened in
1969 by the conversion of the Raynes Park section to flat fare
route M1. AK was shortly joined by Brixton (BN) and over a
four year period from 1972 the RTs were gradually replaced by
Routemasters. One-person operation came in 1985, with the
northern destination switching to Brixton in 1990. The route
continues to run from Morden to Brixton, now back at Merton with
London General.
