Route History

05.05.50	CL	--	--	12STL
	GM	10RT	10RT	--
	T	18RT	18RT	15RT

ABRIDGE Blue Boar, Chigwell Road, Chigwell, Woodford Bridge, South Woodford, Wanstead, Leytonstone, Stratford, Bow, Mile End, Aldgate,LONDON BRIDGE (Mon-Sat evenings), Borough then Sunday to ELEPHANT & CASTLE or Mon-Sat except evenings to St Georges Circus, Lambeth Bridge, Horseferry Road, Victoria Street, VICTORIA STATION

27.01.52	GM	10RT	10RT	--
	T	18RT	14RT	27RT

Sunday only Clay Hall (CL) allocation withdrawn in favour of increase at Leyton (T).

14.05.52	CL	--	--	14RTL
	GM	9RT	10RT	--
	T	19RT	14RT	12RT

Sunday only CL allocation re-introduced.

22.10.52	CL	--	--	4RTL
	GM	9RT	10RT	--
	T	19RT	14RT	18RT

ABRIDGE - LONDON BRIDGE (MS evgs/Suns) - VICTORIA (MS except late evgs)
Sunday withdrawn between London Bridge and Elephant & Castle.

16.10.57	GM	8RT	10RT	--
	T	19RT	14RT	21RT

Clay Hall (CL) allocation suspended for winter months.

30.04.58	CL	--	--	6RTL
	GM	8RT	7RT	--
	T	18RT	13RT	17RT

Sunday only Clay Hall re-introduced for summmer months.

26.11.58	GM	8RT	7RT	--
	T	18RT	13RT	16RT

Sunday only Clay Hall (CL) allocation withdrawn.

19.08.59	GM	8RTL	7RTL	--
	T	19RT	13RT	23RT

RTL type replace RT at Victoria (GM).

18.11.64	BW	20RTL	15RTL	17RTL
	GM	6RTL	7RTL	--

ABRIDGE (Suns) - CHIGWELL STN (MF peaks) - WOODFORD BRIDGE (Mon-Sat) - ALDGATE (Sun pm) - LONDON BRIDGE (Sun am) - VICTORIA (Mon-Sat)
Mon-Sat withdrawn between Woodford Bridge and Abridge except for Mon-Fri peak journeys to Chigwell Station. The Abridge section was covered by new route10A Leyton Green & Abridge. Leyton (T) allocation transferred to Bow (BW)

23.01.66	BW	20RTL	15RTL	14RM
	GM	6RTL	7RTL	--

Sunday RM type introduced.

31.12.66

BW

30RTL

19RTL

15RM

Victoria (GM) allocation withdrawn.

07.09.68

BW

25RT

16RT

10RM

ABRIDGE (Mon-Fri peaks) - WOODFORD BRIDGE -; ALDGATE (Sun pm) - LONDON BRIDGE (Sun am) - VICTORIA (Mon-Sat)
Mon-Fri peak journyes extended from Chigwell to Abridge but Sunday Route withdrawn between Woodford Bridge and Abridge.

25.10.69

BW

22RT

12RT

8RM

ABRIDGE (Mon-Fri peaks) - WOODFORD BRIDGE (Mon-Sat except evgs/Sun) - WANSTEAD STATION (Mon-Sat evgs) - BOW (Sat evgs) - ALDGATE (Sun pm) - LONDON BRIDGE STN (Mon-Fri evgs/Sun am) - VICTORIA STATION (Mon-Fri except evenings)
Mon-Sat evenings withdrawn between Wanstead and Woodford Bridge and further withdrawn Saturday evenings between Bow and London Bridge.

01.11.69

BW

22RT

12RM

8RM

Routemasters introduced on Saturday.

08.01.72

BW

19RT

11RM

7RM

ABRIDGE (Mon-Fri peaks) - WOODFORD BRIDGE (except evgs) - WANSTEAD (evgs) - BOW CHURCH (Sat evgs) - ALDGATE (Sun pm) - LONDON BRIDGE STN (Mon-Fri evgs/Sun am) - VICTORIA STATION (Mon-Fri except evgs)
Sunday evenings withdrawn between Wanstead and Woodford Bridge.

28.10.72

BW

14DMS

12DMS

7DMS

WOODFORD BRIDGE (Mon-Sat am jnys) - SOUTH WOODFORD (Mon-Sat except evenings) - WANSTEAD STN (Mon-Sat evgs/Suns) - ALDGATE (Sun pm) - LONDON BRIDGE STN (Mon-Sat/Sun am)
Converted to double deck One Person Operation.
Withdrawn between Woodford Bridge and Abridge and between London Bridge and Aldgate, this section repalced by new OPO Route 10A.

09.10.76	BW41+	16DMS	15DMS	7DMS
	GM	3DMS	--	--

WOODFORD WELLS (Mon-Sat) Snaresbrook, WANSTEAD (Suns) - LONDON BRIDGE (Suns) Borough Elephant, St Georges Circus, Lambeth Bridge, VICTORIA (Mon-Sat)
Mon-Sat rerouted at Wanstead to Woodford Wells and extended from London Bridge to Victoria.
Victoria (GM) allocation re-introduced.

19.03.77

BW41+

17DMS

14DMS

7DMS

WANSTEAD - LONDON BRIDGE (Sat evgs/Suns) - VICTORIA (MF/Sat excpt evgs)
Withdrawn between Wanstead and Woodford Wells and Saturday evgs withdrawn between London Bridge and Victoria.
GM allocation withdrawn.

22.04.78

BW41+

17DMS

13DMS

7DMS

WANSTEAD - VICTORIA
Extended from London Bridge to Victoria at all times.

22.07.82

BW111+

18T

13T

7T

DMS type progessively converted to T operation, completed 4th September 1982

02.11.85

WH291+

11T

10T

7T

WANSTEAD STATION - LONDON BRIDGE (Mon-Sat evgs/Sun am) - VICTORIA (MS except evgs/Sun pm)
Sunday am withdrawn between London Bridge and Victoria.
Bow (BW) allocation transferred to West Ham (WH)

16.02.87

WH291+

11LS

10LS

7LS

Converted to LS operation

16.01.88
Route withdrawn, the section between Bow and Wanstead replaced by Revised 108

 

Operating Garages

GM Victoria
Changeover point Victoria Bus Station

BW Bow
Changeover point Fairfield Road

CL Clay Hall
Changeover point Fairfield Road ??

WH West Ham
Changeover point Stratford ??

T Leyton
Changeover point Leytonstone Green Man

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