Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
26.04.61
EM
17RM
26RM
12RM

SMITHFIELD. St John Street - Islington - Highbury - Holloway - Finsbury Park - Manor House - Tottenham -Ponders End - WALTHAM CROSS (Mon-Fri/Sun)-  Cheshunt - FLAMSTEAD END (Sats)
Trolleybus Replacement Route for 679

First and last times when route introduced

27.02.63
EM
17RM
28RM
12RM

SMITHFIELD - WALTHAM CROSS ( Mon-Fri / Sun ) - HAMMOND STREET Rising Sun ( Sats )
Saturday extended from Flamstead End to Hammond Street replacing withdrawn 205.

Taken from October 1963 Red Book

01.07.64
EM
17RM
28RM
12RM

SMITHFIELD - WALTHAM CROSS ( Mon-Fri / Suns ) - HAMMOND STREET Smiths Lane ( Sats )
Extended within Flamstead End to Smiths Lane.


23.01.66
EM
17RM
28RM
7RM

SMITHFIELD - LOWER EDMONTON STN (Sun am) - WALTHAM CROSS (Mon-Fri/Sun pm) - HAMMOND STREET (Sats)
Sunday morning withdrawn between Lower Edmonton and Waltham Cross.

02.01.67
EM
17RM
28RM
7RM

SMITHFIELD - LOWER EDMONTON STN (Sun am) - PONDERS END Enfield Garage (Mon-Fri) - WALTHAM CROSS (Mon-Fripeaks/Sun pm) - HAMMOND STREET (Sats)
Mon-Fri withdrawn between Enfield Garage and Waltham Cross except peaks.

Taken from Jan 67 Red Book

Taken from 1970 map drawn by Mike Harris
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24.01.70
E
6RM
5RM
--
 
EM
40RM
26RM
13RM
 
HT
--
--
4RM

SMITHFIELD - WALTHAM CROSS (Suns) - HAMMOND STREET (Mon-Sat)
Mon-Fri extended from Waltham Cross to Hammond Street.
Mon-Sat Enfield (E) allocation and Sunday Highgate (HT) allocation introduced.

Taken from April 1970 Red Book

18.07.70
E
6RM
5RM
4RM
 
EM
41RM
36RM
13RM

SMITHFIELD - WALTHAM CROSS (Suns) - HAMMOND STREET (Mon-Sat)
Sunday HT allocation transferred to E.

18.09.71
E
6RM
5RM
6RM
 
EM
41RM
36RM
11RM

HAMMOND STREET (Mon-Sat) - WALTHAM CROSS (Suns) - Islington then St John Street SMITHFIELD (Mon-Sat) or Goswell Rd - Aldersgate Street - Long Lane - (return via East Poultry Avenue Charterhouse Street Lindsey Street) WEST SMITHFIELD (Suns)
Sunday service revised as above.

09.09.72
E
6RM
5RM
6RM
 
EM
41RM
36RM
11RM

HAMMOND STREET (Mon-Sat) - WALTHAM CROSS (Suns) - Islington then St John Street - SMITHFIELD (Mon-Sat) or Goswell Rd - Aldersgate Street - London Wall - LIVERPOOL ST ( Suns )
Sunday revised to terminate at Liverpool Street instead of West Smithfield

Taken from Feb 73 Red Book

RM721 seen on a Sunday working at London Wall

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10.03.73
E
6RM
5RM
6RM
 
EM
39RM
34RM
7RM

HAMMOND STREET (Mon-Sat) - WALTHAM CROSS (Suns) - FINSBURY PARK (Suns) - HOLLOWAY Nags Head (Sun am jnys) - SMITHFIELD (Mon-Sat)
Sunday service withdrawn south of Finsbury Park  except for early morning journeys to Holloway
Withdrawn section replaced by new OPO route 279A.


23.03.74
E
9RM
7RM
9RM
 
EM
36RM
33RM
7RM

HAMMOND STREET (Mon-Sat) - WALTHAM CROSS (Suns) - FINSBURY PARK (Suns) - HOLLOWAY Nags Head (Sun am jnys) - SMITHFIELD (Mon-Sat)
Revised schedule, Enfield receive larger share of allocation


10.04.76
E171+
7RM
5RM
7RM
 
EM1+
38RM
35RM
7RM

HAMMOND STREET - FINSBURY PARK (Suns) - HOLLOWAY Nags Head (Sun am jnys) - SMITHFIELD (Mon-Sat)
Sunday extended from Waltham Cross to Hammond Street replacing withdrawn 205 and 205A.

Taken from March 1977 Red Book

RT739 subs for a Routemaster in the hot Summer of 1976

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28.10.78
E171+
9RM
9RM
--
 
EM1+
14RM
15RM
--

SMITHFIELD - WALTHAM CROSS (Mon-Sat)
Withdrawn between Waltham Cross and Hammond Street replaced by new daily service 283.

Taken from October 1978 Red Book

27.09.80
E171+
22RM
22RM
--
 
EM1+
10RM
9RM
--

SMITHFIELD - HAMMOND STREET (Mon-Sat)
Re-introduced between Waltham Cross and Hammond Street replacing withdrawn service 283.

DM976 Tottenham Garage

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03.08.85
E171+
8RM
7RM
--
 
EM1+
16RM
19RM
--

SMITHFIELD - WALTHAM CROSS (Mon-Sat)
Withdrawn between Waltham Cross and Hammond Street replaced by Revised 259.

August 1985 changes

01.02.86
E161+
24RM
26RM
--

SMITHFIELD - WALTHAM CROSS (Mon-Sat)
Edmonton (EM) closes - allocation transferred to Enfield (E).
Running number sequence changed at Enfield


26.09.87
E161+
27M
29M
--

SMITHFIELD - WALTHAM CROSS (Mon-Sat) - UPSHIRE (Mon-Sat nights)
Night journeys introduced between Waltham Cross and Upshire - replacing previous N90 bifurcated journeys via Waltham Abbey
Converted to OPO

M464 Lower Edmonton Station shows off the Upper Case intemediate blind popular with Leaside at the time

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01.02.92
E161+
29M
30M
17M

UPSHIRE (night jnys) - WALTHAM CROSS - HOLLOWAY - SMITHFIELD (Mon-Fri early am)
Mon-Sat withdrawn between Holloway and Smithfield except for Mon-Fri journeys before 0700 - Smithfield section replaced by revised 153.

27.04.96
E161+
25M
25M
18M

WALTHAM CROSS - HOLLOWAY
Withdrawn Holloway to Smithfield and Waltham Cross to Upshire.

20.08.99
E161+
25DLP
25DLP
18DLP

WALTHAM CROSS - HOLLOWAY
Start of conversion to low floor operation


16.10.99
E161+
25DLP
25DLP
19DLP

WALTHAM CROSS - HOLLOWAY
Start of new contract]

 

 

DLP12 Tottenham High Road

 


16.10.04
E161+
25DLP
21DLP
14DLP

WALTHAM CROSS - MANOR HOUSE STATION
Withdrawn between Manor House and Holloway
New contract commenced.

Taken from 279 leaflet dated 4.06.01

17.10.09
E151+
21DLA
22DLA
12DLA

WALTHAM CROSS - MANOR HOUSE STATION
Contract extended for two years

 

 

DLA225 Waltham Cross

 


15.10.11
E151+
28DLA
18DLA
15DLA

WALTHAM CROSS - MANOR HOUSE STATION
Contract renewal

A lucky shot here with all three types parked on the
Waltham Cross stand
DLP93 - T226 - and VLW103


15.10.16
E151+
33T
23T
16T

WALTHAM CROSS - MANOR HOUSE STATION
Contract renewal

T246 Waltham Cross

© Samuel Letsu


16.10.21
E151+
29T
24T
17T

WALTHAM CROSS - MANOR HOUSE STATION
Contract extended for two years

14.10.23
E151+
30T
24T
17T

WALTHAM CROSS - MANOR HOUSE STATION
Contract renewal 7 years with new ES electric type buses eventually
New schedules introduced

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Current Blind



279

Operating Garages

E Enfield
Changeover point Ponders End

EM Edmonton
Changeover point Tramway Avenue

HT Highgate
Changeover point Nags Head

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Date of edit   Tuesday, 14.11.23