Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
03.02.60
BK
4RT
--
--
 
WH
8RM
11RM
5RM

STRATFORD - Plashet Road - Green Street - Upton Park - East Ham - Barking - Goodmayes Lane - LITTLE HEATH Haw Bush
NEW TROLLEYBUS REPLACEMANT ROUTE:
Replaced part of circular 689/690 and part of withdrawn 62 between Barking and Little Heath.

11.10.61
BK
5RT
--
--
 
WH
4RM
7RM
--

STRATFORD - Plashet Road - Green Street - Upton Park - East Ham - Barking - Barking Garage - Lodge Avenue - MAYESBROOK PARK Roundhouse ( Mon-Sat )
 Mon-Sat service rerouted at Barking to Mayesbrook Park - the withdrawn section between Barking and Little Heath provided by 238 / 238A.
Sunday service remained unaltered but renumbered 162A

May 1962 first and last times

09.10.63
WH
9RM
7RM
--

STRATFORD  -  MAYESBROOK PARK ( Mon-Sat )
Barking (BK) allocation withdrawn.

 

Extracted from 1964 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

01.07.64
WH
9RM
7RM
--


27.01.65
WH
10RM
--
--

WANSTEAD STATION - Wanstead Flats - Forest Gate - Green Street - Upton Park - Barking - Barking Garage - Lodge Avenue - MAYESBROOK PARK Roundhouse (Mon-Fri)
Mon-Fri diverted at Upton Park to Wanstead instead of Stratford - replacing Route 40 which was cut back from Wanstead to Wanstead Flats
Saturday service remained unaltered but renumbered 162A.

31.12.66
U
9RM
--
--

WANSTEAD  -  MAYESBROOK PARK ( Mon-Sat )
West Ham (WH) allocation transferred to Upton Park (U).

September 1968 first and last times

18.04.70
U
8RM
7RML
--

WANSTEAD  -  MAYESBROOK PARK ( Mon-Sat )
Saturday service introduced with RML.

30.10.71
U
9SMS
9SMS
--

WANSTEAD  -  MAYESBROOK PARK ( Mon-Sat ) 
Converted to single deck OPO operation.

SMS332 Barking Garage, August 1975

busmap.co.uk

21.06.77
U151+
9DMS
9DMS
--

WANSTEAD  -  MAYESBROOK PARK ( Mon-Sat )
Converted to double deck operation.

DMS1933

DMS1933 Fair Cross, Barking
March 1978

busmap.co.uk

28.10.78
U151+
6DMS
8DMS
--

WANSTEAD  -  MAYESBROOK PARK ( Mon-Sat )
Rerouted at Wanstead Park via Dames Road instead of Forest Road and Woodford Road.

26.04.81
U151+
6T
8T
--

WANSTEAD  -  MAYESBROOK PARK ( Mon-Sat )
Converted to Titan operation.

T269 leaving Woodbine Place Wanstead August 1982

busmap.co.uk

04.09.82
BK41+
7T
6T
--

WANSTEAD  -  MAYESBROOK PARK ( Mon-Sat )
Upton park (U) allocation transferred to Barking (BK).

14.09.91
BK41+
6T
7T
--

WANSTEAD - BARKING GARAGE   ( Mon-Sat )
Withdrawn between Barking Garage and Mayesbrook Park.

T196 Barking Station heading for new destination

busmap.co.uk

25.09.93
Route withdrawn - replaced between Wanstead and Forest Gate by New Route 308

Operating Garages

BK Barking
Changeover point Fair Cross

U Upton Park
Changeover point Priory Road

WH West Ham
Changeover point Upton Park or Stratford ?