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Colin Rosenstiel · November 21st 03, 10:03 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article ,
(Clive D. W. Feather) wrote:

Before that, 500/600 was the trolleybus series. Where a trolleybus
route replaced a tram route, the last two digits remained the same (so
if tram 14 became a trolleybus, it would be 514 or 614).

or both. Usually for routes with terminal loops, 5xx working one way
round, 6xx the other.

However, there with 5xx and 6xx combinations that were independent of each
other and in different parts of London. This is mainly because tram route
numbers were never rationalised after the merger of undertakings into the
LPTB.

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Colin Rosenstiel