Route 40 Wanstead & Norwood Junction

Route History

at 01.01.50	Q	18STL	18STL	17STL
	U	18LT	14LT	20LT

WANSTEAD Woodbine Place, Wanstead Flats, Forest Gate, Green Street, Upton Park, Barking Road, Canning Town, Poplar, Limehouse, Commercial Road, Stepney, Aldgate, Fenchurch Street, London Bridge, Borough, Elephant & Castle, CAMBERWELL GREEN - Denmark Hill, HERNE HILL (Mon-Sat peaks

31.05.50	Q	18RTL	17RTL	--
	U	9RT/9STL	14RT	13RT/7STL

Sunday Q allocation withdrawn and new types introduced.

18.05.51	Q	18RTL	17RTL	--
	U	18RT	17RT	20RT

Upton Park (U) type change.

	N	--	--	12RT
26.11.58	Q	17RTL	11RTL	--
	U	15RT	13RT	10RT

WANSTEAD - CAMBERWELL GREEN (Mon-Sat) - HERNE HILL (Mon-Fri peaks), Tulse Hill Stn, West Norwood, Crown Point, Beaulah Hill, South Norwood Hill, NORWOOD JUNCTION (Sundays)
Saturday withdrawn between Camberwell Green and Herne Hill but extended on Sundays from Camberweel Green to Norwood Junction via withdrawn 196.

26.11.58	N	--	--	12RT
	Q	17RTL	11RTL	--
	U	19RT	--	10RT
	WH	--	18RT	--

Saturday West Ham (WH) allocation added.

12.10.60	C	8RTL	--	--
	N	--	--	10RT
	Q	9RTL	11RTL	--
	U	19RT	--	12RT
	WH	--	18RT	--

This was a change to replace work at AtholStreet (C) lost by splitting the Route 108 Route and involved Catford, New Cross, Camberwell and Athol Street. This was unusual also in having 5 operating garages involved with one route

10.05.61	N	--	--	10RT
	PR	8RTL	--	--
	Q	9RTL	11RTL	--
	U	19RT	--	12RT
	WH	--	18RT	--

Athol Steet (C) closed, allocation transferred to Poplar (PR)

03.01.62	N	--	--	10RT
	PR	8RTL	--	--
	Q	9RTL	11RTL	--
	U	19RT	--	12RT
	WH	--	18RTL	--

West Ham (WH) allocation replaced by RTL

08.05.63	PR	8RTL	--	--
	Q	9RTL	13RTL	7RTL
	U	19RT	--	15RT
	WH	--	19RTL	--

Sunday only Norwood (N) allocation replaced by increased Upton Park (U) and new Camberwell (Q).

27.01.65	PR	13RM	--	--
	Q	--	--	6RM
	U	--	--	16RM
	WH	--	16RTL	--

NORWOOD JUNCTION (Suns) - HERNE HILL (MF peaks) - LONDON BRIDGE (Sat am) - ALDGATE (MF/Sat pm) - WANSTEAD FLATS (MF) - WANSTEAD (Sat/Sun)
Mon-Fri withdrawn between Wanstead Flats and Wanstead replaced by revised 162 Route.
Mon-Fri withdrawn between Aldgate and Camberwell Green except for rush hour journeys to Herne Hill, withdrawn section replaced by Route 40A
Sat withdrawn between Aldgate and Camberweel Green except for morning Route to London Bridge, replaced by Route 40B
Mon-Fri Camberwell and Upton Park allocations withdrawn.
Sat Camberwell allocation transferred toRoute 40B

10.07.66	PR	13RM	--	--
	Q	--	--	6RM
	U	--	--	16RML
	WH	--	13RM	--

Upton Park RM's replaced by RML and West Ham RTL's replaced by RM.

07.09.68	Q	--	--	7RM
	U	--	--	12RML
	WH	11RM	11RM	--

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

26.10.68	PR	11RM	11RM	--
	Q	--	--	7RM
	U	-	--	12RML

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

18.04.70	PR	--	9RM	10RM
	Q	--	7RM/2RT	7RM

EAST HAM White Horse (Sat aft) - POPLAR Blackwall Tunnel (Sat /Sun) - CAMBERWELL GREEN (Sat) - HERNE HILL (Sat afts) - NORWOOD JUNCTION (Suns)
Mon-Fri withdrawn replaced by increased Route on 40A
Sat withdrawn between Upton Park and Wanstead and diverted instead afts to EAST HAM White Horse
Sun withdrawn between Poplar and Wanstead.
Sat Q allocation introduced to replace 40A allocation.

13.06.70	PR	--	9RM	10RM
	Q	--	9RM	7RM

RT type withdrawn.

05.01.74	PR	--	3RM	5RM
	Q	--	10RM	5RM

NORWOOD GARAGE (1000 - 1400) - HERNE HILL (Suns) - HERNE HILL (Sat afts) - CAMBERWELL GREEN (Sat) - POPLAR Blackwall Tunnel (Sat /Sun) - EAST HAM White Horse (Sat aft)
Sunday withdrawn between Herne Hill and Norwood Junction except for restricted Route to Norwood Garage.

03.08.75	PR	--	3RM	5RM
	Q	--	10DM	6DM

Camberwell (Q) converted from RM to Daimler (DM)

22.04.78	PR31+	18RM	5RM	6RM
	Q81+	5RM	5DM	3DM

HERNE HILL - POPLAR - NORTH WOOLWICH (MF peaks)
Withdrawn between Poplar and East Ham and between Herne Hill and Norwood Garage. Mon-Fri peaks extended from Poplar to North Woolwich via withdrawn 40A.

25.04.81

PR31+

18RM

11RM

10RM

Camberwell (Q) allocation withdrawn.

24.04.82

PR31+

20RM

11RM

10RM

HERNE HILL - POPLAR Blackwall Tunnel
Withdrawn between Poplar and North Woolwich

09.06.84

PR31+

18Tc

8Tc

9Tc

RM replaced by Crew Titans.

02.11.85

Q91+

14T

Converted to One Person Operation
Poplar (PR) closes, allocation transferred to Camberwell (Q).

26.03.88

Q91+

14T

HERNE HILL - ALDGATE (evgs) - POPLAR Blackwall Tunnel (evenings excepted)
Withdrawn between Aldgate and Poplar evenings.

13.07.91

Q91+

13T

HERNE HILL - ALDGATE (MF eves/Sat/Sun) - POPLAR (MF exc eves)
Sat and Sun evenings withdrawn between Aldgate and Poplar.

23.11.91

Q91+

14T

HERNE HILL - ALDGATE (MF eves/Sat/Sun) Limehouse, Westferry Road, CANARY WHARF (MF exc eves)
Mon-Fri Route diverted at Limehouse to Canary Wharf.

09.05.82

Q91+

14T

HERNE HILL - ALDGATE (MF eves/Sat/Sun) Stepney, Limehouse, Westferry Road, Canary Wharf, Trafalgar Way, POPLAR Bazely Street (MF exc eves)
Mon-Fri extended from Canary Wharf to Poplar

05.09.82

Q91+

14T

HERNE HILL - ALDGATE (MF eves/Sat/Sun) Limehouse, East India Dock Road, POPLAR (Mon-Fri except evenings)
Mon-Fri reverted to direct routeing via East India Dock Road instead of Canary Wharf.

25.09.93

Q91+

14T

HERNE HILL - ALDGATE (MF eves/Sat/Sun) - BLACKWALL DLR STATION (Mon-Fri except evenings)
Extended in Poplar to Blackwall DLR Station.

12.03.94

Q91+

15T

DULWICH Plough - ALDGATE (MF eves/Sat/Sun) East India Dock Road, Poplar High Street, Blackwall Way, Ditchburn Street, BLACKWALL DLR STN (Mon-Fri except evenings)
Diverted at Camberwell Green to Dulwich via Goose Green.