RAINHAM - MARYLEBONE ( Mon-Sat ) St Johns Wood  -  SWISS COTTAGE ( Mon-Fri pm journeys ) or WORMWOOD SCRUBS ( Suns )
Mon-Fri pm journeys extended from Marylebone to Swiss Cottage
Part of BK allocation transferred to Upton Park (U)

Upton Park (U) allocation withdrawn

RAINHAM - MARYLEBONE ( Mon-Sat ) St Johns Wood  -  SWISS COTTAGE ( Mon-Fri pm journeys ) or WORMWOOD SCRUBS ( Suns )
ADDITIONAL SERVICE : Rainham & Dagenham Fords

ROMFORD New Mill Inn ( Suns )  -  Rush Green Road  -  BECONTREE HEATH ( Mon-Sat )  -  Longbridge Road  -  Barking  -  MARYLEBONE ( Mon-Sat )  -  SWISS COTTAGE ( Mon-Fri pm journeys ) or WORMWOOD SCRUBS ( Suns )
% Joint with 23C
Withdrawn between Barking and Rainham - this section replaced by extending Route 87 from Dagenham to Rainham
Fords Works journeys withdrawn

BECONTREE HEATH  -   MARYLEBONE ( Mon-Sat )  -  SWISS COTTAGE ( Mon-Fri pm journeys )
Sunday service withdrawn - replaced by   diverting Route 9 at Barking to Romford - the Becontree Heath to Wormwood Scrubs section renumbered 163

BECONTREE HEATH - BARKING Blakes Corner ( Mon-Fri evenings ) - UPTON PARK Boleyn ( Sat evenings ) MARYLEBONE ( Mon-Sat except evenings )
Mon-Fri Marylebone to Swiss Cottage extension withdrawn
Mon-Fri evenings withdrawn between Barking and Marylebone
Sat evenings withdrawn between Upton Park & Marylebone

BECONTREE HEATH - BARKING Blakes Corner ( Mon-Fri evenings ) - UPTON PARK Boleyn ( Sat evenings ) MARYLEBONE ( Mon-Sat except evenings )
EXPRESS SERVICE MON-SAT PEAKS:  ALDGATE - Blackwall Tunnel -  East Ham Town Hall  -  Barking  - BECONTREE HEATH
Express service introduced only stopping at points above using provincial buses
The buses ran at 10min intervals Mon-Fri 0715-0900 and 1600-1800 - Saturday 0715-0900 and 1200-1400

BECONTREE HEATH - BARKING Blakes Corner ( Mon-Fri evenings ) - UPTON PARK Boleyn ( Sat evenings ) MARYLEBONE ( Mon-Sat except evenings )
EXPRESS SERVICE MON-SAT PEAKS:  ALDGATE - Blackwall Tunnel -  East Ham Town Hall  -  Barking  - all stops  -  BECONTREE HEATH
Revised to stop at all stops between Barking and Becontree Heath

18.03.41
Last day of express operation

BECONTREE HEATH - BARKING Blakes Corner ( Mon-Sat evenings ) -   MARYLEBONE ( Mon-Sat except evenings )
Sat evenings withdrawn between Barking and Upton Park

Type change

Type change

Mon-Fri Upton Park (U) allocation added

Mon-Fri Upton Park (U) allocation withdrawn

BECONTREE HEATH  -  PLAISTOW Greengate ( Mon-Sat evenings )  -  MARYLEBONE STATION ( Mon-Sat except evenings )
Mon-Sat evenings extended from Barking to Plaistow

Type change

RTL type introduced

17.10.51

BK

49STL 3RTL

38STL

--

Converted from Guys to STL type.

14.05.52

BK

52RTL

38RTL

--

Converted from STL to RTL.

30.04.58	BK	43RTL+	25RTL+	--
		1RTL/23B	1RTL/174

This timetable was taken from April 1958 Red Book This book shows all the first and last times of Central Buses - Trolleybuses and Green Line ( full timetables ) current at 30th April 1958 prior to the heavy cuts in Novembe1958

26.11.58

BK

38RT

23RT

--

Converted from RTL to RT.

11.11.59	BK	36RT	12RT	--
	PR	9RM	20RM	--

BECONTREE HEATH - ALDGATE ( Mon-Sat evenings) - MARYLEBONE (Mon-Sat except evenings)
Extended evenings from Plaistow to Aldgate.
PR allocation added with RM,s as part of Trolleybus Replacement program.

RT439 Gardiners Corner - Aldgate This image is part of the Nostalgia download which is available for sale and has over 620 images

01.03.64	BK	15RM+	--	--
		1RT/23C 3RT/148 6RT/175
	PR	18RM+	23RM	--
		3RM/5

Saturday Barking (BK) allocation withdrawn. BK allocation converted from RT to RM.

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01.07.64	BK	15RM+	--	--
		1RT/23C 3RT/148 6RT/175
	PR	18RM+	23RM	--
		3RM/5

This timetable has been extracted from the July 1964 Red Book and is available for sale as a pdf document

07.09.68	BK	14RM	--	14RM/2RT
	PR	7RM	8RM/6RT	6RT
	U	--	7RML	--

BECONTREE HEATH   -  ALDGATE
Withdrawn between Aldgate and Marylebone - but introduced on Sunday to replace withdrawn section of Route 9.
Sunday BK and PR introduced. Saturday U introduced

21.12.68	BK	14RM	--	14RM/2RT
	PR	7RT	14RM	6RM
	U	--	7RML	--

Poplar type changes as above

25.10.69	BK	14RM	--	14RM
	PR	--	--	8RM
	U	--	9RML	--
	WH	8RM	12RM	--

Mon-Sat Poplar (PR) allocation transferred to West Ham (WH)

18.04.70	BK	8RM	--	8RM
	PR	--	5RM	--
	U	--	--	12RML
	WH	7RM	10RM	--

SUN Poplar (PR) withdrawn but SAT allocation introduced.
SAT Upton Park (U) withdrawn but SUN allocation introduced.

18.07.70	BK	--	--	8RT
	PR	--	5RM	--
	U	11RM	--	12RML
	WH	7RM	10RM	--

Mon-Fri Barking (BK) allocation transferred to Upton Park (WH) - Sunday allocation reverted to RT.

05.10.70	BK	--	--	8RT
	PR	--	5RM	--
	U	11RM	--	12RML
	WH	7RM	10RM	--

BECONTREE HEATH    -  ALDGATE  -  BANK (Mon-Fri early am jnys)
Mon-Fri journeys projected from Aldgate to Bank.

30.10.71	BK	--	--	8RT
	PR	--	7RM	5RM
	U	9RM	--	7RML
	WH	9RM	8RM	--

Part of Sunday Upton Park (U) allocation transferred to Poplar (PR)

20.04.74	BK	--	--	9DMS
	PR	--	5RM	--
	U	11RM	--	6DMS
	WH	7RM	10RM	--

SUN converted to OPO operation.
SUN Poplar (PR) allocation withdrawn.

28.02.76	BK	--	--	9DMS
	PR	--	5RM	--
	U	11RM	--	6DMS
	WH	7RML	7RML/3RM	--

WEST HAM (WH) allocation converted from RM to RML operation.

RM1875 (U) unknown location This is part of the RM download which contains nearly 800 images RM family RM download £6.00 GBP RML download £6.00 GBP Both RM & RML £10.00 GBP

19.03.77	BK	--	--	8DMS
	PR	--	5RM	--
	U	16RML	--	5DMS
	WH	6RML	6RML/4RM	--

BECONTREE HEATH - ALDGATE - FARRINGDON STREET (Mon-Fri peaks)
Mon-Fri peaks extended from Aldgate to Farringdon Street via Route 15.

RML2266 (U) and a RML from Upton Park are parked side by side in Aldgate Bus Station RM family RM download £6.00 GBP RML download £6.00 GBP Both RM & RML £10.00 GBP

31.01.81	BK	--	--	8T
	PR	--	5RM	--
	U	13RML	--	5DMS
	WH	13RML	13RML 4RM	--

BECONTREE HEATH - ALDGATE (Suns) - Tower Hill - Cannon Street - Ludgate Circus - Aldwych - Trafalgar Square - Piccadilly Circus - OXFORD CIRCUS ( Mon-Sat )
Withdrawn between Aldgate and Farringdon Street via Bank but MS extended instead from Aldgate to Oxford Circus via Tower Hill - Cannon Street - and then Route 6.

	T180 seen here on a Sunday duty at Aldgate Jeff Lloyd collection

25.04.81	PR	--	4RM	--
	U	12RML+	--	--
		2RM/101
	WH	7RML	7RML 8RM	7RML 4RM

EAST HAM White Horse - Upton Park - Canning Town - Poplar - Limehouse - Stepney - Aldgate - Tower Hill - Cannon Street - Ludgate Circus - Aldwych - Trafalgar Square - Piccadilly Circus - Oxford Circus - Marble Arch - Paddington - Westbourne Grove - LADBROKE GROVE Eagle ( Daily )
REVERTED TO CREW OPERATION ON SUNDAYS.
Withdrawn between East Ham and Becontree Heath but extended from Oxford Circus to Ladbroke Grove via Route 15.

This has been extracted from the 1982 allocation book and is part of a collection of 20 books which are available for sale THE 1980,s collection has 20 books - the 1990's collection has 25 books The collections are £6 each - £5 going to Great Ormonde Street Hospital Allocation Books 1982 - 1989 £6.00 GBP 1990 - 1999 £6.00 GBP Both Books £12.00 GBP

04.09.82	PR	--	4RM	--
	U	17RML	12RML	9RML

West Ham (WH) allocation withdrawn.
Sat & Sun Upton Park (U) allocation introduced.

09.06.84	PR	--	4Tc	--
	U	17RML	12RML	9RML

Saturday PR allocation converted to Titan crew operation.

18.05.85
Route 15 was diverted at this time via Tower and Cannon Street replacing Route 23 - and the section via Bank was renumbered 15A
The number 23 was not used again until 1992 when a similar operation was introduced Westbourne Park to Liverpool Street

Operating Garages

BK Barking
Changeover point outside garage

U Upton Park
Changeover point Priory Road.

WH West Ham
Changeover point at Greengate

PR Poplar
Changeover point Aberfeldy Street.