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Route History

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26.04.61
EM
17RM
26RM
12RM

SMITHFIELD. St John Street, Islington, Highbury, Holloway, Finsbury Park, Manor House, Tottenham, Edmonton, Ponders End, WALTHAM CROSS (Mon-Fri/Sun) Cheshunt, FLAMSTEAD END (Sats)
Trolleybus Replacement Route for 679

27.02.63
EM
17RM
28RM
12RM

SMITHFIELD, St John Street, Islington, Highbury, Holloway, Finsbury Park, Manor House, Tottenham, Edmonton, Ponders End, WALTHAM CROSS (Mon-Fri/Sun) Cheshunt, Flamstead End, HAMMOND STREET Rising Sun (Sats)
Saturday extended from Flamstead End to Hammond Street replacing withdrawn 205.

01.07.64
EM
17RM
28RM
12RM

SMITHFIELD, St John Street, Islington, Highbury, Holloway, Finsbury Park, Manor House, Tottenham, Edmonton, Ponders End, WALTHAM CROSS (Mon-Fri/Sun) Cheshunt, Flamstead End, HAMMOND STREET Smiths Lane (Sats)
Saturday extended within Flamstead End to Smiths Lane.

23.01.66
EM
17RM
28RM
7RM

SMITHFIELD - LOWER EDMONTON STN (Sun am) - WALTHAM CROSS (Mon-Fri/Sun pm) - HAMMOND STREET (Sats)
Sun morning withdrawn between Lower Edmonton and Waltham Cross.

31..12.66
EM
17RM
28RM
7RM

SMITHFIELD - LOWER EDMONTON STN (Sun am) - PONDERS END Enfield Garage (Mon-Fri) - WALTHAM CROSS (MFpeaks/Sun pm) - HAMMOND STREET (Sats)
Mon-Fri withdrawn between Enfield Garage and Waltham Cross except peaks.

24.01.70
E
6RM
5RM
--
 
EM
40RM
26RM
13RM
 
HT
--
--
4RM

SMITHFIELD - WALTHAM CROSS (Suns) - HAMMOND STREET (Mon-Sat)
Mon-Fri extended from Waltham Cross to Hammond Street.
Mon-Sat Enfield (E) allocation and Sunday Highgate (HT) allocation introduced.

18.07.70
E
6RM
5RM
4RM
 
EM
41RM
36RM
13RM

Sunday HT allocation transferred to E.

18.09.71
E
6RM
5RM
6RM
 
EM
41RM
36RM
11RM

HAMMOND STREET (Mon-Sat) - WALTHAM CROSS (Suns) - Islington then St John Street SMITHFIELD (Mon-Sat) or Goswell Rd, Aldersgate Street, Long Lane, (return via East Poultry Avenue Charterhouse Street Lindsey Street) WEST SMITHFIELD (Suns)
Sunday service revised as above.

RM 662 at the West Smithfield stand -  P Scoote

10.03.73
E
6RM
5RM
6RM
 
EM
39RM
34RM
7RM

HAMMOND STREET (Mon-Sat) - WALTHAM CROSS (Suns) - FINSBURY PARK (Suns) - HOLLOWAY Nags Head (Sun am jnys) - SMITHFIELD (Mon-Sat)
Sunday service withdrawn south of Finsbury Park, withdrawn section replaced by new OPO route 279A.

10.04.76
E171+
7RM
5RM
7RM
 
EM1+
38RM
35RM
7RM

HAMMOND STREET - FINSBURY PARK (Suns) - HOLLOWAY Nags Head (Sun am jnys) - SMITHFIELD (Mon-Sat)
Sunday extended from Waltham Cross to Hammond Street replacing withdrawn 205 and 205A.

RM1098 parked at Tottenham Green ?

28.10.78
E171+
9RM
9RM
--
 
EM1+
14RM
15RM
--

SMITHFIELD - WALTHAM CROSS (Mon-Sat)
Withdrawn between Waltham Cross and Hammond Street replaced by new daily service 283.

RM12 Tottenham High Road, full photo available on Nostalgia CD

27.09.80
E171+
22RM
22RM
--
 
EM1+
10RM
9RM
--

SMITHFIELD - HAMMOND STREET (Mon-Sat)
Re-introduced between Waltham Cross and Hammond Street replacing withdrawn service 283.

RM 963 at Hammond Street - P Scoote

03.08.85
E171+
8RM
7RM
--
 
E1+
16RM
19RM
--

SMITHFIELD - WALTHAM CROSS (Mon-Sat)
Withdrawn between Waltham Cross and Hammond Street replaced by Revised 259.

01.02.86
E161+
24RM
26RM
--

Edmonton (EM) closes, allocation transferred to Enfield (E).

RM1212 bound for Smithfiled is seen at Edmonton Green

26.02.87
E161+
27M
29M
--

SMITHFIELD - WALTHAM CROSS (Mon-Sat) - UPSHIRE (Mon-Sat nights)
ONE PERSON DOUBLE DECK OPERATION INTRODUCED.

01.02.92
E161+
29M
30M
17M

UPSHIRE (night jnys) - WALTHAM CROSS - HOLLOWAY - SMITHFIELD (Mon-Sat early am)
Mon-Sat withdrawn between Holloway and Smithfield except for Mon-Fri journeys before 0700, Smithfield section replaced by revised 153.

27.04.96
E161+
25M
25M
18M

WALTHAM CROSS - HOLLOWAY
Withdrawn Holloway to Smithfield and Waltham Cross to Upshire.

M781 at Manor House

20.08.99
E161+
25DLP
25DLP
18DLP

Start of conversion to low floor operation

DLP6

16.10.99
E161+
25DLP
25DLP
19DLP

Start of new contract]

DLP209 seen at Tottenham Swan

16.10.04
E161+
25DLP
21DLP
14DLP

WALTHAM CROSS - MANOR HOUSE STATION
Withdrawn between Manor House and Holloway
New contract commenced.

DLA225 Waltham Cross Bus Station

17.10.09
E151+
31DLA
22DLA
15DLA

Contract extended for two years

DLA139 Seven Sisters Corner

15.10.11
E151+
31DLA
22DLA
15DLA

Contract renewed

 

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Operating Garages

E Enfield
Changeover point Ponders End

EM Edmonton
Changeover point Tramway Avenue

HT Highgate
Changeover point Nags Head

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Ian Armstrong 2012