Route History

Date	Gar	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
09.10.63	BK	15RT	14RT	8RT

CHINGFORD Royal Forest Hotel - Whitehall Road - Woodford High Road - Woodford New Road - Grove Road - Southend Road - Gants Hill - Ilford - Ilford Lane - Barking - Ripple Road - Movers Lane - River Road - Bastable Avenue - THAMES VIEW ESTATE Abridge Way
NEW ROUTE: Replaced Route 145 between Chingford and Ilford and 193 between Ilford and Thames View

18.11.64

BK

15RT

15RT

8RM

CHINGFORD Royal Forest Hotel  - THAMES VIEW ESTATE Abridge Way
Sunday service converted to Routemaster - spare from Route 23.

07.09.68

BK

16RT

13RT

7RT

CHINGFORD STATION - THAMES VIEW ESTATE Abridge Way
Chingford terminal cut back to the Station - Sunday reverted to RT operation

03.07.71

BK

15SMS

12SMS

5SMS

CHINGFORD   -  THAMES VIEW ESTATE
Converted to single deck OPO.
Diverted via Waterworks Corner and Woodford New Road instead of Woodford High Road

17.06.72

BK

10SMS

7SMS

5DMS

CHINGFORD STATION - BARKING London Road ( Mon-Sat ) - THAMES VIEW ESTATE Abridge Way (Sat shopping hours / Sun)
Withdrawn between Barking and Thames View Estate except Sat shopping hours and Sunday - replaced by new shuttle service 199.
Sunday service converted to double deck operation.

SMS 663 London Road, Barking busmap.co.uk

23.02.74

BK

10DMS

7DMS

5DMS

CHINGFORD STATION - BARKING London Road ( Mon-Sat ) - THAMES VIEW ESTATE Abridge Way (Sat shopping hours / Sun)
Mon-Sat service converted to double deck operation.

DMS1459 Thames View Estate busmap.co.uk

11.10.75

BK

10DMS

7DMS

6DMS

CHINGFORD STATION - BARKING London Road (Mon-Fri) - THAMES VIEW ESTATE Abridge Way (Sat / Sun)
Saturday extended from Barking to Thames View Estate all day.

01.06.80

BK

10T

7T

6T

CHINGFORD   -  BARKING London Road (Mon-Fri) - THAMES VIEW ESTATE Abridge Way (Sat / Sun)
DMS type replaced by Leyland Titan.

T226 Blakes Corner busmap.co.uk

04.09.82

BK81+

7T

6T

--

CHINGFORD STATION - BARKING London Road ( Mon-Sat )
Withdrawn between Barking and Thames View Estate
Sunday withdrawn altogether partly replaced by additional service on Route 169 between Ilford and Thames View Estate.

02.11.85

L

7LS

8LS

--

BARKING London Road - CHINGFORD STATION ( Mon-Sat )- Rangers Road - LOUGHTON GARAGE ( garage journeys)
Converted to single deck operation and transferred to Loughton (L)

24.05.86

T21+

11LS

11LS

--

BARKING London Road - CHINGFORD STATION ( Mon-Sat )
Transferred to Leyton (T) and jointly operated with Route 179A.

17.10.87

DX11+

7dd

6dd

--

19.10.96

NP

7dd

6dd

3dd

BARKING London Road - CHINGFORD STATION
Sunday service re-introduced.

31.05.97

DM

6dd

5dd

3dd

BARKING London Road - CHINGFORD STATION
Transferred to Dagenham (DM)

151 Chingford Station

12.01

DM

8TN

7TN

4TN

BARKING London Road - CHINGFORD STATION
Converted to low floor double deck operation (TN) during December

TN33060 Station Road - Chingford

23.03.02

RN

12TNL

11TNL

6TNL

BARKING London Road - CHINGFORD STATION
Transferred to new depot at Rainham

20.02.10

RN

10DN

10DN

6DN

ILFORD Hainault Street - CHINGFORD STATION
Withdrawn between Ilford & Barking.
Rerouted in Ilford via 123 to terminate at Hainault Street

DN33507 Gants Hill Station

28.09.13

T221+

11E

10E

5E

Current Blind

Operating Garages

BK Barking
Changeover point Barking Station
September 2018 Ilford stand

L Loughton
Changeover point at garage

T Leyton
Changeover point at South Woodford Station ( 2013 )
Ilford & Gants Hill from 2014

NP Northumberland Park
Changeover point at Chingford Station ?

DM Dagenham
Changeover point at Ilford stand

RN Rainham
Changeover point at Ilford stand

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