renumbered to 92 on 14 June 1944, with a 92A variant running to Wembley Trading Estate at certain times of the week.

Trolleybus replacement in the 1960s saw the 18 extended back to Paddington Green to replace route 662. The 18B was withdrawn, and the 18 extended except on Monday to Saturday evenings to London Bridge. The former 18A was reintroduced at peak hours, running between Acton and Paddington Green via a slightly different route. This was extended to Baker Street in 1978, but withdrawn in September.

In 1970, the 18 was cut back to run only as far out as Sudbury, with new route 182 covering the section between Wembley and Harrow Weald (and on to Watford), and the 186 the section between Harrow and Edgware, both routes laterwith knowledge of the discussion said. He added that talks were still on with the private equity players and that no decision had yet been taken.Serco had also offered a bonus to staff if the deal went through with CVC and they co-operated with the transaction. ET has a copy of the bonus letter. The bonus was also contingent on the transaction completing no later than October 31, 2015.“There is the ongoing saga around the private sector BPO business disposal. This has clearly not gone to plan. The management needs to draw a line through this situation soonest, to move on with restoring stability to it new core, business to government services,” John O'Brien, research director with the UK firm, TechMarketView, said.