| 84 | |
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| Route | |
| Start | New Barnet Station |
| Via | High Barnet, Hadley Highstone, Potters Bar, South Mimms, London Colney |
| End | St Albans (St Peter's Street) |
| Length | 15.0 miles |
| Operations | |
| Operator | Metroline |
| Garage | Potters Bar |
| Vehicle | ADL E200Dart 10.8m/ADL Enviro200 |
| Peak vehicle requirement | Mon-Fri: 9 (joint with 84A) Sat: 5 Sun: 5 (joint with 84A) |
| Service | |
| Journey time | 50-71 mins |
| Frequency (in mins) | Mon-Fri: 30-40 peaks, 30 day Sat: 30 Sun: 60 No evening service |
History
At 3 May 1950: St Albans Garage to Arnos Grove via London Colney, South Mimms, St Albans Road, Barnet, Whetstone and Oakleigh Road; and extended during Mon-Sat peak hours and Sundays to Walthamstow (Crooked Billet) via Palmers Green and Edmonton
23 August 1969: Withdrawn between Barnet Hill and Walthamstow, and instead diverted to New Barnet Station
27 September 1980: Extended on Monday-Saturday from New Barnet to Arnos Grove via Church Hill Road, Osidge and Hampden Lane, replacing route 261
24 April 1982: Withdrawn between New Barnet and Arnos Grove. Revised to run under a London Service Agreement, thus route no longer part of the London Transport network, but still offering fares at LT levels
21 June 1986: Rerouted between South Mimms and Barnet via Potters Bar and Hadley Highstone, except for one peak hour journey in each direction
2 September 1989: School journeys from St Albans to New Greens Estate
28 October 1989: Revised in St Albans to terminate at City Station
3 October 1998: Revised in St Albans to terminate at St Peter's Street
4 April 2002: The journeys via St Albans Road revised to run on schooldays only
27 September 2014: Part of service diverted via St Albans City Station and renumbered 84A
Operators
Route 84 has been operated by the following companies:
- London Transport: before May 1950-23 April 1982
- London Country: 24 April 1982-20 June 1986
- London Buses: 21 June 1986-31 March 1989
- London Northern/Metroline: 1 April 1989-present
Garages
Route 84 has been operated from the following garages:
- Palmers Green (AD): before May 1950-22 August 1969
- Potters Bar (PB): before May 1950-23 April 1982; 21 June 1986-present
- St Albans (SA): 24 April 1982-20 June 1986
Timetable information
Earlier journeys may run on route 84A, see timetable (link below)
First bus from New Barnet: 0723 (0840 Saturdays, 0955 Sundays)
First bus from Potters Bar to St Albans: 0605 (0619 Saturdays, 1011 Sundays)
First bus from St Albans: 0650 (0805 Saturdays, 1103 Sundays)
First bus from South Mimms to New Barnet: 0557 (0801 Sundays)
Last bus from New Barnet to St Albans: 1753 (1805 Saturdays, 1650 Sundays)
Last bus from New Barnet to Potters Bar: 2000 (1905 Saturdays, 2330 Sundays)
Last bus from New Barnet to South Mimms: 2330 (1845 Saturdays, 2330 Sundays)
Last bus from St Albans to New Barnet: 1930 (1752 Saturdays, 1702 Sundays)
Last bus from St Albans to Potters Bar: 1930 (1910 Saturdays, 1802 Sundays)
Links
Current timetable
Current route map
Zenfolio photo gallery
Timetable graveyard