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

Joint allocation with Route 87 withdrawn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Withdrawn between Marylebone and Swiss Cottage
Mon-Fri withdrawn outside peaks between Plaistow and Becontree
Sat pm withdrawn between Barking and Aldgate
Middle Row (X) allocation withdrawn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Withdrawn between Barking and Marylebone
Evening service introduced to replace 106 evening service which was withdrawn in November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Mon-Fri evening service withdrawn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

Extracted from 1943 map drawn by Mike Harris The Greater London Bus Map

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

Type change

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

Type change

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

Type change

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

RTW type introduced

Taken from May 1950 allocation book which is for sale

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

RTW type replaced by RTL

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Withdrawn between Blakes Corner and St Paul's Road and diverted instead via Ripple Road - Movers Lane - River Road - and Bastable Avenue + peak journeys to Remploys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

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 November 1958

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

Extracted from 1958 map drawn by Mike Harris The Greater London Bus Map

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

BECONTREE Chittys Lane  ( Mon-Sat peaks ) -  BARKING GARAGE ( Suns )  - BARKING  Blakes Corner ( Mon- Sat ) -  THAMES VIEW ESTATE Bastable Avenue ( Daily )  - REMPLOY FACTORY ( Mon-Sat peak journeys )
Sunday service added between BK Garage and Thames View Estate

BECONTREE Chittys Lane  ( Mon-Sat peaks ) -  BARKING GARAGE ( Suns )  - BARKING Blakes Corner ( Mon- Sat ) -  THAMES VIEW ESTATE Chelmer Crescent ( Daily )  - REMPLOY FACTORY ( Mon-Sat peak journeys )
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.