Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
07.09.68
WH1+
13RM
14RM
3RM

VICTORIA & ALBERT DOCKS - Connaught Road - Victoria Dock Road - Freemasons Road - New Barn Street - Balaam Street - Plaistow - West Ham Lane - STRATFORD BROADWAY (Suns) - Leytonstone Road - Crownfield Road - Leyton Station - Markhouse Road - Forest Road - Tottenham Hale - Seven Sisters Road - MANOR HOUSE STATION (Mon-Sat)
NEW ROUTE replaced withdrawn section of Route 41 between Tottenham Hale and Victoria & Albert Docks.


RM68 pulls up at the southbound stop at Leyton Station on the High Road and heading toward the V & A Docks via Balaam Street and WH's route 241. 
Of note is the disused offside route number box - painted over from behind and left in situ until its next overhaul which - in this case - would be seven months hence. 
This was a rare sunny moment on this otherwise annoyingly dull day. 

© Malcolm Allan


01.01.70
WH1+
13RM
14RM
3RM

VICTORIA & ALBERT DOCKS - STRATFORD BROADWAY (Suns) - MANOR HOUSE STATION (Mon-Sat)

Extracted from 1970 map drawn by Mike Harris
The Greater London Bus Map


30.10.70
WH
11RM
10RM
3SMS

VICTORIA & ALBERT DOCKS - STRATFORD BROADWAY (Suns) - MANOR HOUSE STATION (Mon-Sat)
Sunday service converted to single deck OPO.

16.06.73
WH
6DMS
5DMS
3DMS

VICTORIA & ALBERT DOCKS - STRATFORD Bus Station
Withdrawn between Stratford Broadway and Manor House diverting instead to the new Stratford Bus Station - the withdrawn section mostly replaced by new Route 230.
Daily conversion to double deck OPO.


DMS364

DMS364 Tramay Avenue, Stratford

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13.06.76
WH1+
6DMS
5DMS
3DMS

STRATFORD Bus Station - Great Eastern Road - High Street Stratford - Stratford Broadway - West Ham Lane - New Plaistow Road - Plaistow Road - High Street Plaistow - Balaam Street - New Barn Street - Newham Way - Freemasons Road - Victoria Dock Road - Monday Road - Radland Road - Tarling Road - ( return via Appleby Road) KEIR HARDIE ESTATE
Diverted at Victoria Dock Road to Keir Hardie Estate instead of VA Docks.


31.01.81
WH1+
6DMS
5DMS
3DMS

STRATFORD Bus Station - KEIR HARDIE ESTATE :- Rogers Road - Ruscoe Road - Hallsville Road - Silvertown Road - and Barking Road - CANNING TOWN Hermit Road
(MS Shopping hours)
Extended from Keir Hardie Estate to Canning Town during MS shopping hours.

21.02.82
WH1+
6T
5T
3T

STRATFORD Bus Station - KEIR HARDIE ESTATE :- CANNING TOWN Hermit Road (MS Shopping hours)
DMS type replaced by Leyland Titans

06.06.87
WH1+
5T
5T
--

STRATFORD Bus Station - KEIR HARDIE ESTATE ( Mon-Sat ) - CANNING TOWN Hermit Road (MS Shopping hours)
Sunday service replaced by revisions to Route 147.

T442 Plaistow Station

T442 Plaistow

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19.11.88
WH1+
4T
4T
--

STRATFORD Bus Station - KEIR HARDIE ESTATE  ( Mon-Sat )
Withdrawn between
Keir Hardie Estate and Canning Town - this section replaced by revised 262.


LS341

LS341 subs for a Titan February 1991

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23.11.91
WH1+
7MRL
7MRL
--

STRATFORD Bus Station - KEIR HARDIE ESTATE ( Mon-Sat ) - CANNING TOWN Hermit Road (MS Shopping hours)
Canning Town workings restored - 262 withdrawn over this section and converted to midibus status.

MRL70

MRL70 Stratford Broadway

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26.09.92
SD301+
7DW
7DW
--

STRATFORD Bus Station - KEIR HARDIE ESTATE ( Mon-Sat ) - CANNING TOWN Hermit Road (MS Shopping hours)
Reallocated to Stratford Midibus base (SD)


25.09.93
SD301+
8DRL
8DRL
5DRL

STRATFORD Bus Station - CANNING TOWN Hermit Road
Sunday service introduced replacing withdrawn 147 and extended at all time to Hermit Road.

DRL128 Stratford Broadway

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16.09.95
SD301+
--
--
5DRL
 
U151+
8S
9S
--

STRATFORD Bus Station - CANNING TOWN Hermit Road
Mon-Sat converted to double deck operation and transferred from Stratford (SD) to Upton Park (U)

S41 seen here leaving Stratford Bus Station

© Eamonn Kentell


19.09.99
BW141+
8VA
8VA
--
 
SD141+
--
--
4DRL

STRATFORD Bus Station - CANNING TOWN Hermit Road
Mon-Sat allocation moved from Upton Park (U) to Bow (BW) and running number sequence changed at SD

 

VA157 Stratford Bus Station

 


28.04.01
BW141+
8TAS
8TAS
4TAS

STRATFORD Bus Station - CANNING TOWN Hermit Road
Converted to low floor double deck - and Sunday allocation moved to BW as per Mon-Sat.

30.08.03
SD141+
11TAS
12TAS
6TAS

STRATFORD Bus Station - CANNING TOWN Hermit Road
Allocation moved from Bow (BW) to Stratford (SD)

34172 at Stratford

© Lawrene Living


23.02.08
WH141+
9TAS
10TAS
6TAS

STRATFORD Bus Station - CANNING TOWN Hermit Road
Stratford (SD) closed. allocation moved to new base at Canning Town named West Ham (WH)

Scania 15025 seen in Stratford

© Steven Hughes


03.05.11
WH141+
9TAS
9TAS
6TAS

STRATFORD Bus Station - PRINCE REGENT STATION
Temporary withdrawn between Prince Regent & Canning Town - a special free service 541 provided replacement between Canning Town & Keir Hardie Estate

17355 seen at the Temporary terminus

07.05.11
WH141+
9TAS
9TAS
6TAS

STRATFORD Bus Station - PRINCE REGENT STATION
Contract renewal

East London ELBG 36358 captured at Stratford on a short working

© Mark Pitman


17.11.11
WH141+
9TAS
9TAS
6TAS

STRATFORD CITY - PRINCE REGENT STN
Extended to Stratford City via Angel Lane - Penny Brooke Street and Montfichet Road

Extracted from 2014 map drawn by Mike Harris
The Greater London Bus Map

31.10.15
WH141+
10TAS
10TAS
6TAS

STRATFORD CITY Bus Station - CANNING TOWN Hermit Road
Temporary curtailment at Prince Regent withdrawn - reverted to Canning Town terminal

07.05.16
WH141+
10TAS
10TAS
6TAS

STRATFORD CITY Bus Station - CANNING TOWN Hermit Road
Contract extended for two years

21.06.17
WH551+
10TAS
10TAS
6TAS

STRATFORD CITY Bus Station - CANNING TOWN Hermit Road
Running number change

11037 Hermit Road stand

© Dave McKay


05.05.18
WH551+
10EH
10EH
6EH

STRATFORD CITY Bus Station - CANNING TOWN Hermit Road
Contract renewal with Stagecoach (WH)

15041

Scania 15401 at Victoria Dock Road

© Anthony Moore


21.05.22
WH1+
9EH
9EH
7EH

STRATFORD CITY Bus Station - PRINCE REGENT DLR
Withdrawn between Custom House and Canning Town nd diverted instead to Prince Regent via Connaught  Bridge and North Woolwich Road in conjunction with Elizabeth Line introduction

Running Number sequence changed

11050

11050 seen leaving Stratford City for the new destination
27.05.22

© Ian Armstrong


24.09.22
WH1+
10EH
10EH
9EH

STRATFORD CITY Bus Station - SILVERTOWN Royal Wharf
Route will be extended via Victoria Dock Road, Connaught Bridge and North Woolwich Road to Royal Crest Avenue. Buses will operate in a one-way clockwise loop via Royal Crest Avenue.


06.05.23
WH1+
10EH
10EH
9EH

STRATFORD CITY Bus Station - SILVERTOWN Royal Wharf
Contract extended for two  years

2023 Map

2023 map
Taken from 2023 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

 

Current Blind



241

Operating Garages

WH West Ham
Changeover point Plaistow Broadway

WH West Ham ( Canning Town)
Changeover point Stratford City - but Stratford Bus Station while Stratford City closed during Olympics
From May22 some evening duties run light from Prince Regent to WH Garage for meal reliefs

SD Stratford
Changeover point Stratford Bus Station

U Upton Park
Changeover point ?

BW Bow
Changeover point Stratford Bus Station ?

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Wednesday, 03.05.23