1924 London Transport Act 1924 allowed minor roads to now be used by buses.
01 Jun 1926 263 LONDON FIELDS Albion Road - LEYTON Essex County Cricket Ground introduced - operated by Aro Omnibus Co
263A LEYTON Town Hall - LEYTON Essex County Cricket Ground (short working)
14 Jun 1926 Havelock Motors also began to work this route
27 Oct 1926 Extended to FINSBURY PARK
Dec 1926 Fallowfield & Knight also began to work this route
May 1927 H H Clench also began to work this route
Oct 1927 Admiral acquired Fallowfield & Knight. Aro - H H Clench and Havelock merged.
09 Feb 1928 263 FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - LEYTON Essex County Cricket Ground (Mon-Sat)
263A LEYTON Town Hall - LEYTON (Essex County Cricket Ground) (short working)
Pro Bono Publico began to work this route
05 Aug 1928? 263 FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - CHINGFORD Royal Forest Hotel via Hoe Street (non op by LGOC) (Mon-Sat)
263A FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - LEYTON Essex County Cricket Ground (short working)
263B FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - CHINGFORD Prince Albert (Suns)
30 Nov 1929 263 FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - CHINGFORD Royal Forest Hotel via Hoe Street (non op by LGOC) (Mon-Sat)
263A FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - LEYTON Essex County Cricket Ground (short working)
263B FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - CHINGFORD Prince Albert (Suns)
263C SOUTH HACKNEY Queen`s Hotel - LEYTON Essex County Cricket Ground (new short working)
14 Sep 1930 263 FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - CHINGFORD Royal Forest Hotel via Hoe Street (non op by LGOC) (Mon-Sat)
263A FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - LEYTON Essex County Cricket Ground (Suns & short working)
263B withdrawn
263C SOUTH HACKNEY Queen`s Hotel - LEYTON Essex County Cricket Ground (short working)
30 Oct 1930 263 FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - CHINGFORD Royal Forest Hotel via Hoe Street (non op by LGOC) (Mon-Sat)
263A FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - LEYTON Essex County Cricket Ground (Suns & short working)
263B withdrawn
263C LONDON FIELDS The Havelock - LEYTON Essex County Cricket Ground (short working extended from South Hackney)
14 Dec 1932 263 FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - LEYTON Essex County Cricket Ground (Daily) (withdrawn from CHINGFORD Royal Forest Hotel via Hoe Street)
263A renumbered 263
263C LONDON FIELDS The Havelock - LEYTON Essex County Cricket Ground (short working)
01 Jul 1933 LGOC acquired by LPTB
04 Oct 1934 236 renumbered from 263 263C
236 FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - LEYTON Essex County Cricket Ground (later known as LEYTON HIGH RD Hainault Road (Daily)
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
|
03.10.34 | AR |
9LTL |
9LTL |
7LTL |
T |
8LTL |
8LTL |
6LTL |
LEYTON GARAGE ( garage journeys ) - LEYTON
Hainault Road - Fairlop
Road - Grove Green Road - Ruckholt Road - Eastway - Hackney Wick - Victoria Park
Road - Westgate Street - Landsdowne Road - Albion Drive - Queensbridge Road - Dalston
Lane - Ridley Road - St Marks Rise - Shacklewell Lane - Crossway - King Henry's
Walk - Mildmay Grove - Grosvenor Avenue - Highbury Grove - Blackstock Road - FINSBURY
PARK Rock Street
See above for prior history - compliments of Roland Wilcox
22.03.38 | AR |
9LTL |
9LTL |
7LTL |
T |
9LTL |
9LTL |
6LTL |
LEYTON GARAGE ( garage journeys ) - LEYTON
Hainault Road - FINSBURY PARK Rock Street ( Suns ) - STROUD GREEN The Stapleton ( Mon-Sat )
Mon-Sat extended via Stroud Green Road to STROUD GREEN Stapleton
14.05.41 | AR |
7LTL |
8LTL |
5LTL |
T |
8LTL |
7LTL |
5LTL |
LEYTON GARAGE ( garage journeys ) - LEYTON
Hainault Road - FINSBURY PARK Rock Street ( Sat pm / Suns ) - STROUD GREEN The Stapleton ( Mon-Fri / Sat am)
Sat pm withdrawn between Finsbury Park and STROUD GREEN Stapleton
21.04.43 | AR |
7LTL |
8LTL |
5LTL |
T |
8LTL |
7LTL |
5LTL |
LEYTON GARAGE ( garage journeys ) - LEYTON
Hainault Road - FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - STROUD GREEN The Stapleton ( Mon-Fri peaks / Sat am)
Mon-Fri service between Finsbury Park and Stroud Green restricted to peaks only
11.08.43 | AR |
7LTL |
8LTL |
5LTL |
T |
8LTL |
7LTL |
5LTL |
LEYTON GARAGE ( garage journeys ) - LEYTON
Hainault Road - FINSBURY PARK Plimsoll Road - STROUD GREEN The Stapleton ( Mon-Sat peaks )
Sat service between Finsbury Park and Stroud Green withdrawn between peaks
Extended from Rock Street to Plimsoll Road
26.10.49 |
AR |
12TD |
12TD |
8TD |
T |
11TD |
11TD |
8TD |
LEYTON GARAGE ( garage journeys ) - LEYTON
Hainault Road - FINSBURY PARK Plimsoll Road - STROUD GREEN The Stapleton ( Mon-Sat peaks )
TD type introduced
TD105 Plimsoll Road stand |
16.02.55 |
AR |
12TD |
12TD |
8TD |
T |
11TD |
11TD |
8TD |
LEYTON
Hainault Road - FINSBURY
PARK Plimsoll Road -: STROUD
GREEN Stapleton (Mon-Fri peaks)
Saturday withdrawn between Finsbury Park and Stroud
Green.
26.11.58 |
AR |
9RF |
9RF |
7RF |
T |
10RF |
8RF |
6RF |
LEYTON
Hainault Road - FINSBURY
PARK Plimsoll Road -: STROUD
GREEN Stapleton (Mon-Fri peaks)
Converted
from TD to RF.
27.02.63 |
AR |
9RF |
9RF |
-- |
T |
10RF |
8RF |
-- |
LEYTON
Hainault Road - FINSBURY
PARK Plimsoll Road ( Mon-Sat ) - STROUD
GREEN Stapleton (Mon-Fri peaks)
Sunday service replaced by revised
210.
07.09.68 |
AR |
8RF |
8RF |
-- |
T |
10RF |
8RF |
-- |
LEYTONSTONE
STATION - FINSBURY PARK Plimsoll Road ( Mon-Sat ) -STROUD
GREEN Stapleton (Mon-Fri peaks)
Withdrawn
between Leytonstone Station and Leyton ( Hainault Road ) except for garage
journeys to Leyton Green, this section replaced by New Route 235
Taken from September 1968 allocation book |
24.01.70 |
AR |
8RF |
8RF |
9RF |
T |
10RF |
8RF |
6RF |
LEYTONSTONE
STATION - FINSBURY PARK Plimsoll Road - STROUD GREEN Stapleton (Mon-Fri peaks) - Hornsey Rise - Archway - Highgate
Hill - Highgate Village - Hampstead Heath - Jack Straws Castle - GOLDERS
GREEN STATION (Suns)
Sunday service re-introduced and extended from Finsbury Park to Golders Green via Route
210
16.01.71 |
D |
8RF |
7RF |
8RF |
T |
10RF |
8RF |
6RF |
LEYTONSTONE
STATION - FINSBURY PARK - STROUD GREEN Stapleton (Mon-Fri peaks) -- GOLDERS
GREEN STATION (Suns)
Tottenham
(AR) allocation transferred to Dalston (D).
Taken from January 1971 Red Book |
17.04.71 |
D |
8SMS |
6SMS |
3SMS |
T |
9SMS |
9SMS |
4SMS |
CONVERTED
TO SINGLE DECK OPO.
LEYTONSTONE
STATION - FINSBURY PARK Plimsoll Road - STROUD
GREEN Stapleton (Mon-Fri peaks)
Additional Mon-Fri peak service between Dalston Garage
and Leytonstone via Morning Lane - Wick Road and Hackney Wick.
This route had the honour of being the last crew operated single deck route
SMS579 Leyton Town Hall on a peak hour journey |
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16.10.76 |
D |
8SMS |
7SMS |
4SMS |
T |
9SMS |
9SMS |
4SMS |
LEYTONSTONE
STATION - FINSBURY PARK Plimsoll Road - STROUD
GREEN Stapleton (Mon-Fri peaks)
Additional Mon-Fri peak service between Dalston Garage
and Leytonstone via Morning Lane - Wick Road and Hackney Wick.
21.05.78 |
D81+ |
8LS |
6LS |
3LS |
T31+ |
9LS |
9LS |
4LS |
LEYTONSTONE
STATION - FINSBURY PARK Plimsoll Road - STROUD
GREEN Stapleton (Mon-Fri peaks)
Converted
to Leyland National operation.
LS274 Leytonstone Station blinded for the diversionary route via Morning Lane. The blind here shows via Eastway which was later amended to show Leyton & Hackney |
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25.04.81 |
AG221+ |
7LS |
6LS |
3LS |
T31+ |
10LS |
9LS |
4LS |
LEYTONSTONE
STATION - FINSBURY PARK Plimsoll Road - STROUD
GREEN Stapleton (Mon-Fri peaks)
Dalston
Garage (D) closure - allocation moved to Ash Grove (AG)
24.04.82 |
AG221+ |
7LS |
6LS |
3LS |
T31+ |
10LS |
9LS |
4LS |
LEYTONSTONE
STATION - FINSBURY PARK Plimsoll Road - STROUD
GREEN Stapleton (Mon-Fri peaks)
Diverted
between Mildmay Grove and Grosvenor Avenue via Mildmay Park - Newington Green
Road - Beresford Road and Petherton Road.
04.09.82 |
T31+ |
10LS |
12LS |
6LS |
LEYTONSTONE
STATION - FINSBURY PARK STATION
Withdrawn
between Finsbury Park and Stroud Green and peak journeys via Morning Lane
withdrawn.
Ash Grove (AG) allocation withdrawn.
06.06.87 |
T201+ |
11LS |
13LS |
7LS |
FINSBURY
PARK STN - Highbury
Barn - Newington Green - Dalston - Hackney Wick - Eastway - Leytonstone Stn - Hainault
Road - Leyton Green - Bakers Arms - Hoe Street - WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL STATION
Extended from Leytonstone Station to Walthamstow
Central Station.
17.10.87 |
T201+ |
12LS |
13LS |
9LS |
FINSBURY
PARK STN - WALTHAMSTOW
CENTRAL STATION ( Mon-Sat ) - Church Hill - Fulbourne Road - Highams Park -
Chingford Hatch - CHINGFORD STATION (Suns)
Sunday service extended from Walthamstow Central Station
to Chingford Station via withdrawn 212.
19.11.88 |
T201+ |
12LS |
13LS |
9LS |
FINSBURY
PARK STN - Dalston -
Hackney - Ponsford Street - Homerton Hospital - Homerton Grove - Marsh Hill - Homerton
Road - Lee Conversancy Road - Eastway - HACKNEY WICK
Withdrawn between Hackney Wick and Chingford -
replaced by W15 and re-introduced Sunday 212.
Rerouted via Homerton Hospital.
Leyton allocation retained although buses ran out of service from Hackney
Wick to Garage.
27.05.89 |
CT1+ |
10MRL |
10MRL |
4MRL |
FINSBURY
PARK STN - Highbury
Barn - Canonbury - Newington Green - Mathias Road - Boleyn
Road - Crossway - Dalston - Hackney - Homerton Hospital - HACKNEY
WICK
Rerouted at Newington Green as shown above.
Converted to midibus operation and transferred to Clapton (CT)
MRL125 Morning Lane |
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25.04.92 |
H240+ |
10midi |
10midi |
5midi |
Contract reassigned to Capital Citybus |
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FINSBURY
PARK STN - HACKNEY
WICK
New operator
624 Valette Street, Hackney |
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07.06.97 |
NP241+ |
11midi |
10midi |
8midi |
FINSBURY
PARK STN - HACKNEY
WICK
Operation
transferred to Northumberland Park (NP)
31.01.98 |
H241+ |
11midi |
10midi |
8midi |
FINSBURY
PARK STN - HACKNEY
WICK
Operation
transferred back to Hackney (H)
30.09.00 |
H241+ |
15DML |
15DML |
11DML |
FINSBURY
PARK STN - HACKNEY
WICK
Service
increased. - Darts allocated.
16.04.04 |
H |
15DML |
15DML |
11DML |
Night Service |
H |
4DML |
4DML |
4DML |
FINSBURY
PARK STN - HACKNEY
WICK
N
prefix dropped on night service thus now 24hr service
30.04.05 |
H |
15DML |
15DML |
10DML |
Night Service |
H |
3DML |
3DML |
3DML |
FINSBURY
PARK STN - HACKNEY
WICK
Contract renewal
15.12.07 |
LI |
15DML |
15DML |
10DML |
Night Service |
LI |
3DML |
3DML |
3DML |
FINSBURY
PARK STN - HACKNEY
WICK
Allocation move to Lea Interchange (LI)
01.05.10 |
LI |
15DMC |
15DMC |
10DMC |
Night Service |
LI |
3DMC |
3DMC |
3DMC |
FINSBURY
PARK STN - HACKNEY
WICK
Contract extended for two years
28.04.12 |
LI |
15DMV |
15DMV |
10DMV |
Night Service |
LI |
3DMV |
3DMV |
3DMV |
FINSBURY
PARK STN - HACKNEY
WICK
Contract renewal
06.10.12 |
LI |
15DMV |
15DMV |
10DMV |
FINSBURY
PARK STN - HACKNEY
WICK
Night service withdrawn
23.06.13 |
LI |
15DMV |
15DMV |
10DMV |
Contract novated to Tower Transit |
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FINSBURY
PARK STN - HACKNEY
WICK
New operator
DMV44255 Eastway stand
|
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29.04.17 |
LI 521+ |
17WV |
17WV |
11WV |
FINSBURY
PARK STN - HACKNEY
WICK
Contract renewal with new Wrightbus Streetlite single deckers
WV46216 Finsbury Park Interchange
|
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31.03.18 |
LI 521+ |
14WV |
14WV |
11WV |
HACKNEY WICK Eastway stand - FINSBURY PARK STATION
Frequency cut and service return to Eastway stand
after temporary withdrawal from that point
30.04.22 |
LI 521+ |
14WV |
14WV |
11WV |
HACKNEY WICK Eastway stand - FINSBURY PARK STATION
Contract extended for two years
27.05.22 |
LI |
14WV |
14WV |
11WV |
Tower Transit purchased by Stagecoach |
HACKNEY WICK Eastway stand - FINSBURY PARK STATION
Contract extended for two years
D
Dalston
Changeover
point ?
CT
Clapton
Changeover
point ?
AG
Ash Grove
Changeover
point ?
T
Leyton
Changeover
point at garage
H
(First) Hackney
Changeover
point Hackney Wick stand ?
NP
Northumberland Park
Changeover
point ?
Lea Interchange
Changeover
point Hackney Wick Eastway stand