Daily Bow allocation introduced to partly replace withdrawn trolleybus route 661/662

11.11.59	BW	22RTL	10RTL	19RTL
	G	60RT	31RT	37RT

Clay Hall (CL) garage closed, buses and duties transferred to Bow (BW).

27.04.60	BW	19RTL	10RTL	15RTL
	WH	63RT	31RT	41RT

Forest Gate (G) allocation withdrawn with garage closure, new West Ham (WH) allocation introduced.

03.01.62	BW	21RTL	11RTL	15RTL
	WH	55RTL	28RTL	32RTL

West Ham (WH) allocation of RT's replaced by RT's.

01.02.66	BW	37RTL	37RTL	15RTL
	WH	44RTL	13RTL	20RM

West Ham (WH) allocation Sunday buses changed to RM.

07.09.68	BW	34RT	25RT	13RT
	WH	33RT	21RT	17RM

RTL type replaced by RT.

25.10.69	BW	31RT	25RT	7RM
	WH	20RT	8RM	14RM

VICTORIA (Mon-Fri) - OXFORD CIRCUS (Sat/Sun) - BECONTREE HEATH
Additional Route: DAGENHAM EAST STN, Ballards Road, DAGENHAM Fords (Mon-Fri peaks)
Withdrawn between Oxford Circus and Victoria at weekends

18.04.70	BW	31RT	25RT	7RM
	WH	19RT	8RT	15RM

West Ham reverted to RT operation on Saturdays

08.01.72	BW	32RM	26RM	7RM
	WH	19RM	7RM	12RM

Routemasters introduced on a daily basis.

19.10.75	BW	32RM	26RM	12RML
	WH	19RM	8RM	8RM

RML type introduced at Bow(BW) on Sundays spare from Route 8.

19.03.77	BW	32RM	23RM	12RML
	WH	22RM	7RM	6RML/2RM

VICTORIA (Mon-Fri) - OXFORD CIRCUS (Sat/Sun) - BECONTREE HEATH - DAGENHAM Fords (Mon-Fri early am journeys)
Fords works journeys restricted to a few projections from & to Becontree Heath. 
RML type introduced at West Ham (WH) on Sundays.

22.04.78	BW	31RM	23RM	11RML
	WH	22RM	8RM	7RML/4RM

VICTORIA - BECONTREE HEATH - DAGENHAM Fords (Mon-Fri early am journeys)
Sat and Sun Route re-introduced between Oxford Circus and Victoria.

04.09.82	BW	14RM	15RM	7RML
	WH	27RM	15RM	10RM

VICTORIA - ILFORD BROADWAY
Withdrawn between Ilford Broadway and Becontree Heath, this section replaced by new route 225.

02.02.85	AP	4Tc	--	--
	BW	15RM	8RM	--
	WH	20RM	13RM	11T

VICTORIA - ILFORD BROADWAY - SEVEN KINGS GARAGE (Mon-Fri garage journeys)
Mon-Fri Seven Kings (AP) allocation introduced with Titan Crew buses.
Sunday Route converted to OPO

03.08.85	BW	15RM	8RM	--
	WH	20RM	13RM	11T

VICTORIA - ILFORD BROADWAY
Mon-Fri Seven Kings (AP) allocation withdrawn.

02.11.85	BW	35RM	21RM	--
	WH	--	--	11T

Mon-Sat West Ham (WH) allocation transferred to Bow (BW). This was a series of re-allocations connected with the closure of Poplar (PR) garage.

28.02.87	BW	33RM	22RM	--
	WH	--	--	19T

VICTORIA - ILFORD BROADWAY - BECONTREE HEATH (Suns)
Sunday Route extended from Ilford to Becontree Heath

16.01.88

BW

53T

38T

20T

VICTORIA - BECONTREE HEATH
Sat and Sun Route diverted between Aldgate and Bank via Tower of London.
Daily conversion to One Person Operation.
Sunday only West Ham (WH) allocation withdrawn.

24.02.90	BW	32T	28T	21T
	WH	14T	11T	--

Mon-Sat West Ham (WH) allocation re-introduced.

23.09.91	AP	10T	--	--
	BW	29T	28T	21T
	WH	--	11T	--

MF West ham allocation transferred to Seven Kings (AP)

23.11.91	AP	10T	--	--
	WH	29T	39T	21T

Sunday-Friday Bow allocation transferred to West Ham (WH)

18.07.92	AP	10T	--	--
	WH	26T	36T	17T

OXFORD CIRCUS - BECONTREE HEATH
Withdrawn between Oxford Circus and Victoria, replaced by diverting Route 8.

10.10.92	AP	10T	8T	--
	BW	25T	28T	17T

OXFORD CIRCUS - BECONTREE HEATH - Fords Works (Mon-Fri early am journeys)
Mon-Fri early journeys extended to Fords, replacing withdrawn 129 journeys .
Sat Seven Kings allocation introduced.
West Ham garage closed.

20.03.93

BW

29T

25T

16T

OXFORD CIRCUS - ILFORD
Withdrawn east of Ilford
Sat and Sun Route diverted via New Change and Cannon Street. AP allocation withdrawn.

18.09.93

BW

29T

25T

16T

Volvo dd introduced.

 

26.06.99

DM

30TN/M

29TN/M

20TN/M

TAL type introduced ( Dennis Trident - Alexander ALX400 10.5m)

02.06.00

DM

30TAL

29TAL

20TAL

TN type withdrawn.

23.03.02

R

30TAL

29TAL

20TAL

Transferred to a new depot at Rainham -Ferry Lane

26.06.04

WA

37Artic

32Artic

20Artic

New Contract commenced with Stagecoach and converted to single deck Artic operation, allocation moved

29.12.07	RM1+	42MA	38MA	25MA
Night	RM101+	13MA	15MA	15MA

Allocation moved to Rainham, Waterden Road closed for Olympic Stadiu, construction

31.05.08	WH601+	43MA	34MA	28MA
Night	WH701+	13MA	15MA	15MA

Allocation moved to West Ham (WH)

25.06.11	LI	59VN	52VN	42VN
Night	LI	19VN	29VN	29VN

New contract awarded to First London (LI) and converted to double deck operation