London Bus Route 247

Route History

Date	Gar	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
04.09.82	NS111+	13T	12T	3T

GIDEA PARK STN (Mon-Fri peaks) Straight Road - NOAK HILL - Tees Drive (Daily) Harold Hill - Gooshays Drive - Harold Wood - Gubbins Lane - Gidea Park - Brentwood Road - Romford - COLLIER ROW White Hart (Suns) Romford Road - Hainault Forest - New North Road - Hainault Stn - Barkingside - Gants Hill - ILFORD (Mon-Sat)
Route 247A renumbered.


This has been extracted from the Feb 1985 allocation book and is part of a collection of 20 books which are available for sale THE 1980,s collection has 20 books - the 1990's collection has 25 books The collections are £6 each - £5 going to Great Ormonde Street Hospital

13.07.85

NS111+

13T

12T

GIDEA PARK (Mon-Fri peaks) - NOAK HILL - BARKINGSIDE (Suns) - ILFORD (Mon-Sat)
Sunday service extended from Collier Row to Barkingside.

02.11.85

NS111+

12T

11T

GIDEA PARK (Mon-Fri peaks) - NOAK HILL - ILFORD
Sunday service extended from Barkingside to Ilford.

Volvo B10M with Alexander PS bodywork in corporate colours stands in for a Titan at Romford

This image is one of over 800 images available with the
Stagecoach download

21.06.86	AP81+	10T	12T	--
	NS111+	6T	8T	7T

ILFORD - CHIGWELL ROW or ROMFORD STN (MS evgs/Suns) - GIDEA PARK (MS except evgs)
Withdrawn north of Gidea Park Station. Further withdrawn Mon-Sat evenings Romford Station to Gidea Park Station.
Additional daily service introduced between Ilford and Chigwell Row via withdrawn service 150.
Daily Seven Kings (AP) allocation introduced.

T137 seen in Ilford on a garage journey

This image is one of 590 photos which are available with the Leyland Titan download

07.02.87	AP81+	10T	12T	--
	NS111+	6T	8T	7T

ILFORD - CHIGWELL ROW or ROMFORD Bus Station
Withdrawn between Romford and Gidea Park.

21.11.87	AP81+	16T	19T	--
	NS111+	--	--	9T

Mon-Sat Romford (NS) allocation withdrawn

26.03.88	AP81+	10T	13T	--
	NS111+	--	--	T ex 150

ILFORD - ROMFORD Bus Station
ILFORD - CHIGWELL ROW section re-numbered150

07.04.90	AP81+	10T	13T	--
	NS111+	--	--	7T

ROMFORD Bus Station - Collier Row - Collier Row Road - Whalebone Lane North - Romford Road - Hainault Forest - New North Road - Hainault Stn - Barkingside - Gants Hill - ILFORD
Re-routed between Collier Row and Chigwell Row via Collier Row Road and Whalebone Lane North to serve bowling alley complex near Marks Gate - instead of Hoghill Road.

01.09.90	AP81+	4T	5T	--
	NS111+	6T	8T	7T

Mon-Sat North Street (NS) allocation introduced.

14.09.91	AP	4T	5T	--
	NS	6T	8T	7T

Sunday service re-routed via Hoghill Road because of traffic congestion (Sunday car boot sale).

T42 seen prior to Seven Kings losing the Route

This image is one of 590 photos which are available with the Leyland Titan download

20.03.93

10DW

4DW

ROMFORD Bus Station - BARKINGSIDE Tanners Lane
Converted to midibus operation and withdrawn between Barkingside and Ilford
Seven Kings (AP) allocation withdrawn.