"Paul G" wrote in message
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You live and learn. Apparently the PB1 was started in 1977 by
Dial-a-Ride; although a different website says PB1 was based on the 284
bus route at that time. Anyone know any more? I wasn't born and only
lived in Potters Bar 1987 to 2000

Just looked on busmap.org and the 284 appears in the 1970 map (doing a
loop around Mutton Lane, Darkes Lane and the High Street) but not the 1958
map.

The 284 was a one bus working that started in 1968, initially and for only a
few months, operated by an RF (AEC Regal). This was not a type of bus
allocated to PB at that time (or any other?) and the opportunity was taken
to replace it with an MB (AEC Merlin) type bus when the 84 and 242 were
converted from RT to OPO, using MBs, in late 1968. Incidentally, one of
these PB allocated vehicles is still in existence, although I cannot
remember the fleet number off hand.



In the early 1970s the unique rear engined FRM Routemaster was transferred
to PB for use on the 284. Unfortunately the FRM was badly damaged in an
accident in about 1975 and did not return to PB after repair.



The 284 was a circular service that operated anticlockwise until about 1100
and then clockwise for the rest of the day until about 1700/1800. Its route
was, as you say, plus Church Road. It was not the best used route and a
Transit FS type vehicle was introduced to a new PB1 service (presumably in
1977) that served many more, residential type, roads, not deemed accessible
by larger buses.