London Bus Route N8

Route History

13.08.88

BW101+

BOW CHURCH - Old Ford - Bethnal Green - Shoreditch - Liverpool Street - Bank - Holborn - Tottenham Court Road - Trafalgar Square - Oxford Circus - Marble Arch - Kilburn - Willesden - Neasden - Kingsbury - QUEENSBURY STATION
NEW NIGHT ROUTE

T471 Shoreditch

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28.10.89

BW101+

BOW CHURCH - Mile End - Limehouse - Isle of Dogs - Poplar - Bromley by Bow - Old Ford - Bethnal Green - Shoreditch - Liverpool Street Station - Bank - Holborn - Tottenham Court Road - Trafalgar Square - Oxford Circus - Marble Arch - Kilburn - Willesden - Neasden - Kingsbury - QUEENSBURY
Extended from Bow Church in a loop via Mile End - Limehouse - Westferry Road - Cubitt Town - Prestons Road - Poplar - Bromley By Bow to BOW CHURCH

21.04.90

BW101+

Rerouted between Bow Church and East India Dock Road via Campbell Road - Devons Road - Violet Road - Morris Road and Chrisp Street instead of via Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach. This routeing had been adopted in 1988 but made official from this date.

18.07.92

BW101+

BOW CHURCH - Mile End - Limehouse - Isle of Dogs - Poplar - Bromley by Bow - Old Ford - Bethnal Green - Shoreditch - Liverpool Street Station - Bank - Holborn - Tottenham Court Road - Trafalgar Square - Oxford Circus - Marble Arch - Hyde Park Corner - VICTORIA
Withdrawn between Marble Arch and Queensbury and diverted instead via Route 16 to Victoria - the withdrawn section replaced by new route N99 Trafalgar Square and Queensbury.

15.07.95

BW101+

TRAFALGAR SQUARE - Charing Cross Road - Tottenham Court Road Stn - Holborn - Bank - Liverpool Street - Bethnal Green Road - Old Ford - Bow Road - Bromley High Street - Stratford - Leytonstone - Wanstead - then either Eastern Avenue - NEWBURY PARK STATION or Hermon Hill - South Woodford - High Road Woodford - Woodford Green - WOODFORD WELLS
Withdrawn between Trafalgar Square and Victoria - and Bow Church to Isle of Dogs loop. The Isle of Dogs area replaced by new N50.
Extended from Bow to Newbury Park or Woodford Wells

11.10.96

BW101+

TRAFALGAR SQUARE - NEWBURY PARK STATION or - WOODFORD WELLS
Rerouted at Bow Interchange to go directly to Stratford instead of via Bromley High Street.

26.06.99

BW101+

8VA

VICTORIA - Hyde Park Corner - Piccadilly Circus - Oxford Circus - Tottenham Court Road Stn - Holborn - Bank - Liverpool Street - Bethnal Green Road - Old Ford - Bow Interchange - Stratford - Leytonstone - Wanstead - then either Eastern Avenue - NEWBURY PARK STATION or Hermon Hill - South Woodford - High Road Woodford - Woodford Green - WOODFORD WELLS
Diverted at Oxford Circus via Piccadilly Circus and Hyde Park Corner to Victoria.

29.04.00

BW101+

8VA

12VA

VICTORIA - Hyde Park Corner - Green Park - Berkeley Square - Oxford Circus - Tottenham Court Road Stn - Holborn - Bank - Liverpool Street - Bethnal Green Road - Old Ford - Bow Interchange - Stratford - Leytonstone - Wanstead - then either Eastern Avenue - NEWBURY PARK STATION or Hermon Hill - South Woodford - High Road Woodford - Woodford Green - WOODFORD WELLS
Diverted at Oxford Circus via day route 8 to Victoria.

26.06.04

BW41+

7TA

14TA

VICTORIA - Hyde Park Corner - Green Park - Berkeley Square - Oxford Circus - Tottenham Court Road Stn - Holborn - Bank - Liverpool Street - Bethnal Green Road - Old Ford - Bow Interchange - Stratford - Leytonstone - Wanstead,Redbridge - Gants Hill - Barkingside - Hainault Stn - New North Road - HAINAULT The Lowe
Full service from Wanstead now via Gants Hill - Barkingside - to Hainault replacing withdrawn section of Route N25. The Woodford Wells section replaced by revisions to N55 - the Gants Hill to Newbury Park section not replaced.

27.06.09

BW41+

11TA

17TA

OXFORD CIRCUS - HAINAULT The Lowe
Withdrawn between Oxford Circus and Victoria - this section replaced by C2 night service
The route was subject to many diversions after this date - click here for details