Route 66 Leytonstone & Hornnchurch

Route History

at 01.01.50	G	9STL	14STL	13STL
	RD	3G	5G	7G

LEYTONSTONE Green Man, Wanstead, Redbridge, Gants Hill, Eastern Avenue, Newbury Park, Little Heath, Romford, Victoria Road, Slewins Lane, Ardleigh Green, HORNCHURCH STN

17.10.51	G	13SRT	19RT	15RT
	RD	3SRT	4SRT	5SRT

Type change as above.

22.10.52	G	13SRT	19RT	15RT
	RD	3SRT	3SRT/1RTL	3SRT/5RTL

LEYTONSTONE - HORNCHURCH STN - HORNCHURCH Hacton Drive (Sun pm jnys)
Mon-Sat peaks and Sun pm journeys extended from Hornchurch Station to Hacton Drive.

12.08.53	G	9SRT	14RT	9RT
	NS	3SRT	--	6RTL
	RD	--	4RTL	--

Mon-Fri/Sun RD allocation transferred to North Street (NS).

06.02.54	G	9SRT	14RT	9RT
	RD	3SRT	4RT	6RT

Hornchurch (RD) allocation withdrawn, and NS RTL's replaced by RT

06.10.54	G	9RT	14RT	9RT
	RD	3RT	4RT	6RT

SRT type replaced by RT

27.04.60

10RT

18RT

12RT

Forest Gate (G) garage closed, allocation transferred to North Street (NS).

RT2776 easily identified by the ventilation grills, fitted for a USA tour.

This image is available on the
RT picture CD

18.07.70

14RT

13RT

LEYTONSTONE, Wanstead, Redbridge, Gants Hill, Newbury Park, Little Heath, Romford, Gidea Park, Straight Road, Faringdon Avenue, Dagnam Park Drive, Harold Hill, Church Road, HAROLD WOOD STN. (Mon-Sat)
Mon-Sat Route diverted at Gidea Park via Harold Hill to Harold Wood Station replacing most of withdrawn 66A
Withdrawn section covered by New Route 294 Collier Row & Hornchurch.
Sunday Route renumbered 66B.

08.01.72

15SMS

14SMS

Converted to single deck One Person Operation.

09.05.76

15DMS

14DMS

Converted to double deck operation.

05.11.79

NS141+

15T

14T

Converted from Daimler Fleetline operation to Leyland Titan operation.

04.09.82

NS141+

LEYTONSTONE - ROMFORD STN -; GIDEA PARK STN (Mon-Fri except evenings/Sat shop hours)
Withdrawn between Romford and Harold Wood except for Route to Gidea Park at above times. Withdrawn section covered by new 296 Romford and Harold Wood.
Sunday 66B renumbered 66

12.05.84

NS141+

LEYTONSTONE - ROMFORD STN (Sat/Sun) - GIDEA PARK (Mon-Fri/Sat shopping hrs)
Mon-Fri evenings extended from Romford to Gidea Park

07.02.87

NS141+

LEYTONSTONE - ROMFORD STATION
Withdrawn between Romford and Gidea Park.

24.09.88

NS141+

3T/2MR/256

Sunday converted to part midibus operation.

28.10.89

NS141+

3MR

Sunday converted to full midibus operation

04.08.90

6sd

3sd

Operation transferred to County Bus operating from Debden base.

	"Townlink" Dart at the Green Man This image is available on the Arriva CD
	Leyland Lynx H258GEV at the Green Man stand This image is available on the Arriva CD

"Townlink" Dart at the Green Man

This image is available on the
Arriva CD

Leyland Lynx H258GEV at the Green Man stand

This image is available on the
Arriva CD

29.06.97

6sd

3sd

LEYTONSTONE STN - ROMFORD STATION
Extended from Green Man roundabout to Leytonstone CL Station

02.08.97

DX1+

8dd

6dd

4SLF

Operation transferred within Cowie Group to Grey Green (Barking depot)

	The usual bus to be seen on the 66 was the Dennis dart Alexander ALX200 10.25m. 959 at the Leytonstone stand This image is available on the Arriva CD
	Scania East Lancs 107 at Leytonstone Station. Note the unusual blind. This image is available on the Arriva CD
	Northern Counties Leyland Olympian 415 at the Romford stand This image is available on the Arriva CD

The usual bus to be seen on the 66 was the Dennis dart Alexander ALX200 10.25m. 959 at the Leytonstone stand

This image is available on the
Arriva CD

Scania East Lancs 107 at Leytonstone Station. Note the unusual blind.

This image is available on the
Arriva CD

Northern Counties Leyland Olympian 415 at the Romford stand

This image is available on the
Arriva CD

1998

DX1+

8dd

6dd

4SLF

Now operated by Arriva London North East

	Looking rather dated the Scania 107 is seen at Romford This image is available on the Arriva CD
	961 Dannis Dart Alexander ALX200 This image is available on the Arriva CD

Looking rather dated the Scania 107
is seen at Romford

This image is available on the
Arriva CD

961 Dannis Dart Alexander ALX200

This image is available on the
Arriva CD

06.09.03

FL31+

11DP

10DP

4DP

Contract reassigned to BLUE TRIANGE

	A fine example of a Plaxton Pointer Dart is shown at Romford Station by DP209 This image can be obtained on the Go Ahead CD
	Dennis Dart Caetano Nimbus DN188 at Wanstead This image can be obtained on the Go Ahead CD

A fine example of a Plaxton Pointer Dart is shown at Romford Station by DP209

This image can be obtained on the
Go Ahead CD

Dennis Dart Caetano Nimbus DN188 at Wanstead

This image can be obtained on the
Go Ahead CD

05.09.09

FL31+

11DP

10DP

4DP

Rerouted between Wanstead Station and Green Man via Wanstead High Street and New Wanstead instead of via Cambridge Park direct, the map below shows the diversion

04.09.10

GY61+

11SE

4SE

New contract commenced with Arriva Southend , operating from their Grays garag with10.8M E200 BUSES.

Now operated by Arriva Southend from the base at Grays. 4072 is seen at the Romford Market stop

This image is available on the
Arriva CD

24.03.12

GY61+

11SE

4SE

At Redbridge Station, eastbound buses to operate direct from roundabout to Eastern Aveneu instead of via Station forecourt.

Operating Garages

G Forest Gate
Changeover point was Wanstead (The Green).

NS North Sttreet
Changeover point outside garage.

RD Hornchurch
Changeover point was ??

FL Blue Triangle (Ferry Lane, Rainham)
Changeover point Romford Station

NS North Sttreet
Changeover point outside garage.

RD Hornchurch
Changeover point was ??

FL Blue Triangle (Ferry Lane, Rainham)
Changeover point Romford Station

GY Grays
Changeover point Romford Station

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