Route History

18.07.92

BW161+

15S/T

12S/T

11S/T

HACKNEY WICK Eastway, Cassland Road, Hackney, Cambridge Heath, Hackney Road, Shoreditch, Liverpool Street, Bank, St Paul's, Ludgate Circus, Fleet Street, Aldwych, WATERLOO
This Route was introduced to replace the withdrawn section of Route 6 between Aldwych and Hackney Wick.

05.11.94

BW161+

15T

12T

11T

Scanias replaced by all Leyland Titans.

	T591 Eastway stand This image available on the Titan CD

07.12.96

BW161+

15T/VN

12T/VN

11T/VN

VN type introduced

04.08.97

BW161+

15VA

12VA

9VA

VA type introduced

	VA50 also at the Eastway stand and Waterloo has been demoted from Station to Stn This image available on the Stagecoach CD

11.03.99

BW161+

15T/VN/VA/TA

12T/VN/VA/TA

9T/VN/VA/TA

Low Floor dd introduced (Dennis Trident)

19.05.99

BW161+

18TA/VA

11TA/VA

9TA/VA

VN type withdrawn.

26.06.99

BW161+

18TA

11TA

9TA

VA type withdrawn.

	Still shown as TA397 before 17..., seen at the ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL stop This image available on the Stagecoach CD

21.07.99

BW161+

18VA/T

11VA/T

9VA/T

Type change

13.10.00

BW161+

18TA/TAS

11TA/TAS

9TA/TAS

TAS type introduced.

28.04.01

SD161+

18TA/TAS

11TA/TAS

9TA/TAS

Allocation transferred from Bow(BW) to Stratford (SD)

	17405 (SD) shows off a new livery and numbering system. This bus is on a short working at the Stonecutter Street stand normally reserved for the 46 This image available on the Stagecoach CD

25.06.01

SD161+

18TA/VA

12TA/VA

9TA/VA

TAS type withdrawn.

22.06.02

SD161+

18TA

11TA

13TA

Rerouted at Shoreditch to comply with new one way system

22.06.02

SD161+

18TA

11TA

13TA

Revised terminal arrangement at Waterloo where buses make a "U" turn via a dedicated bus gate instead of running dead via St Georges Circus, and The Cut

22.06.02

SD161+

18TA

11TA

11TA

Contract renewal

23.02.08	WH161+	19TA	16TA	14TA
	T361+	ex N26	ex N26	ex N26

Stratford (SD) closed. allocation moved to new base at Canning Town named West Ham (WH)

?	WH161+	19TA	16TA	14TA
	T361+	ex N26	ex N26	ex N26

HACKNEY WICK Chapman Road - WATERLOO
Hackney Wick terminal altered to Chapman Road instead of Eastway

26.06.09

BW1+

19TA

14TA

11TA

Allocation transferred from WH to Bow (BW). The gap at WH was filled by the 15. This was a cost cutting excercise to reduce dead mileage and travelling times for drivers.

	Scania Omnicity 15105 worked on the 26 before the contract was reassigned and is seen here at Ludgate Circus This image available on the Stagecoach CD

25.06.11

LI

17DN

11DN

9DN

Contract passed to First London (LI)

	AD Trident Enviro DN33616 at the Waterloo Roundabout This image available on the First Picture CD

Operating Garages

BW Bow
Changeover Point = Buses run light into Bow Garage

SD Stratford
Changeover point inside garage

WH West Ham
Changeover point inside garage

LI Lee Interchange
Changeover point Chapman Road stand, via Ferry bus from garage

 

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