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Route History

BECONTREE Chittys Lane  ( Mon-Fri peaks / Sat )  -  Barking  -  East Ham  -  Upton Park  -  Plaistow  -  Canning Town  -  Poplar  -  Limehouse  -  Commercial Road  -   ALDGATE ( Sat pm )  -  Bank  -  Holborn  -  Oxford Circus-  Baker Street  -  MARYLEBONE STATION ( Mon-Fri peaks / Sat am)
Prior to this date had been numbered 151
The Mon-Fri service was run jointly with Route 87
Please refer to Route 23 for map

BECONTREE Chittys Lane  ( Mon-Fri peaks / Sat )  -   ALDGATE ( Sat pm ) -  MARYLEBONE STATION ( Mon-Fri peaks / Sat am)
Joint allocation with Route 87 withdrawn

BECONTREE Chittys Lane  ( Mon - Sat )  -   ALDGATE ( Sat pm )  - MARYLEBONE STATION ( Mon-Fri peaks / Sat am)  -  St John's Wood  -  SWISS COTTAGE ( Mon-Fri am and afternoon )
Mon-Fri off peak service introduced between Becontree and Swiss Cottage
It is unclear if there was an evening service between Becontree and Marylebone

BECONTREE Chittys Lane  ( Mon-Fri peaks / Sat  except evenings)  -  BARKING  Blakes Corner ( Sat afts )  -  PLAISTOW  ( Mon-Fri )  -- MARYLEBONE STATION ( Mon-Fri / Sat am)
Withdrawn between Marylebone and Swiss Cottage
Mon-Fri withdrawn outside peaks between Plaistow and Becontree
Sat pm withdrawn between Barking and Aldgate
Middle Row (X) allocation withdrawn

BECONTREE Chittys Lane   -  BARKING  Blakes Corner ( Mon- Fri peaks and evening / Sat )
Withdrawn between Barking and Marylebone
Evening service introduced to replace 106 evening service which was withdrawn in November

BECONTREE Chittys Lane   -  BARKING  St Paul's Road ( Mon- Fri peaks and evening / Sat )
Extended in Barking to St Paul's Road

BECONTREE Chittys Lane   -  BARKING  St Paul's Road ( Mon- Sat peaks )
Mon-Fri evening service withdrawn
Saturday service reduced to peaks only

Taken from 1943 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk

10.10.45	BK	3G+	9G+	--
		4G/23 1LT/87	1G/23

BECONTREE Chittys Lane   -  BARKING  St Paul's Road ( Mon- Sat peaks )
Type change

31.03.48	BK	4LT+	4LT+	--
		2G/23 2LT/87	2G/23 1LT/87

BECONTREE Chittys Lane   -  BARKING  St Paul's Road ( Mon- Sat peaks )
Type change

20.10.48	BK	5G+	9G+	--
		2G/23 1LT/87	2G/23 1LT/87

BECONTREE Chittys Lane   -  BARKING  St Paul's Road ( Mon- Sat peaks )
Type change

03.05.50	BK	5RTW+	7RTW+	--
		2G/23 1RTL/87	2G/23 1RTL/62 2RTL/87

BECONTREE Chittys Lane   -  BARKING  St Paul's Road ( Mon- Sat peaks )
Type change

02.05.51	BK	5RTL+	7RTL+	--
		2RTL/23 1RTL/87	2RTL/23 1RTL/62 2RTL/87

BECONTREE Chittys Lane   -  BARKING  St Paul's Road ( Mon- Sat peaks )
Type change

01.05.57	BK	6RTL+	7RTL+	--
		1RTL/23 2RTL/87	1RTL/87

BECONTREE Chittys Lane  ( Mon-Sat peaks ) -  BARKING  Blakes Corner ( Mon- Sat ) -  THAMES VIEW ESTATE Bastable Avenue ( Mon-Sat )  - REMPLOY FACTORY ( Mon-Sat peak journeys )
Withdrawn between Blakes Corner and St Paul's Road and diverted instead via Ripple Road - Movers Lane - River Road - and Bastable Avenue + peak journeys to Remploys which were previously served by Route 23C

30.04.58	BK	6RTL+	7RTL+	--
		1RTL/23 2RTL/87	1RTL/87

Taken from 1958 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk

26.11.58	BK	6RT+	4RT+	1RT
		1RT/23 2RT/87	1RT/23C

BECONTREE  ( Mon-Sat peaks ) -  BARKING GARAGE ( Suns )  - BARKING  Blakes Corner ( Mon- Sat ) -  THAMES VIEW ESTATE ( Daily )  - REMPLOY FACTORY ( Mon-Sat peak journeys )
Sunday service added between BK Garage and Thames View Estate
RTL type replaced by RT

BECONTREE  ( Mon-Sat peaks ) -  BARKING GARAGE ( Suns )  - BARKING  ( Mon- Sat ) -  THAMES VIEW ESTATE ( Daily )  - REMPLOY FACTORY ( Mon-Sat peak ourneys )
Extended within Thames View Estate to Chelmer Crescent

10.11.59
Last day of operation
Withdrawn as part of Stage 4 Trolleybus Program
Becontree to Barking section replaced by new Route 238
Barking to Thames View Estate section replaced by extending Route 193 from Barking to TVE
Remploy Factory journeys were covered by peak journeys extended from Barking on Route 169

Operating Garage

BK Barking
Changeover point at garage.