Route History
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
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Route was introduced to replace the withdrawn section of Route 6 between Aldwych and Hackney Wick.
 |
S64 Mansion House |
05.11.94 |
BW161+ |
15T |
12T |
11T |
HACKNEY WICK - WATERLOO
Scanias
replaced by all Leyland Titans.
07.12.96 |
BW161+ |
15T/VN |
12T/VN |
11T/VN |
HACKNEY WICK - WATERLOO
VN
type introduced
04.08.97 |
BW161+ |
15VA |
12VA |
9VA |
HACKNEY WICK - WATERLOO
VA
type introduced
23.08.98 |
BW161+ |
17VN |
11VN |
9VN |
HACKNEY WICK - WATERLOO
Schedule change
 |
 |
11.03.99 |
BW161+ |
18TA |
11TA |
9TA |
HACKNEY WICK - WATERLOO
Low
Floor dd introduced (Dennis Trident)
19.05.99 |
BW161+ |
18TA/VA |
11TA/VA |
9TA/VA |
HACKNEY WICK - WATERLOO
VN
type withdrawn.
26.06.99 |
BW161+ |
18TA |
11TA |
9TA |
HACKNEY WICK - WATERLOO
VA
type withdrawn.
29.04.00 |
BW161+ |
18TA |
11TA |
9TA |
HACKNEY WICK - WATERLOO
Rerouted via Threadneedle Street instead of via Liverpool Street Station
21.07.99 |
BW161+ |
18VA/T |
11VA/T |
9VA/T |
HACKNEY WICK - WATERLOO
Type
change
13.10.00 |
BW161+ |
18TA/TAS |
11TA/TAS |
9TA/TAS |
HACKNEY WICK - WATERLOO
TAS
type introduced.
28.04.01 |
SD161+ |
18TA/TAS |
11TA/TAS |
9TA/TAS |
HACKNEY WICK - WATERLOO
Allocation
transferred from Bow(BW) to Stratford (SD)
25.06.01 |
SD161+ |
18TA/VA |
12TA/VA |
9TA/VA |
HACKNEY WICK - WATERLOO
TAS
type withdrawn
23.03.02 |
SD161+ |
18TA |
11TA |
11TA |
HACKNEY WICK - WATERLOO
Contract renewal
 |
 |
22.06.02 |
SD161+ |
18TA |
11TA |
13TA |
HACKNEY WICK - WATERLOO
Rerouted
at Shoreditch to comply with new one way system
 |
17174 Waterloo Bridge
|
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16.02.08 |
SD161+ |
18TA |
11TA |
13TA |
HACKNEY WICK - WATERLOO
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
23.02.08 |
WH161+ |
19TA |
16TA |
14TA |
T361+ |
ex N26 |
ex N26 |
ex N26 |
HACKNEY WICK - WATERLOO
Stratford
(SD) closed. allocation moved to new base at Canning Town named West Ham (WH)
Date unknown |
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 |
HACKNEY WICK - WATERLOO
Allocation
transferred from WH to Bow (BW). The gap at WH was filled by the 15.
This was a cost cutting exercise to reduce dead mileage and travelling times
for drivers.
 |
15105 Ludgate Circus |
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25.06.11 |
LI |
17DN |
11DN |
9DN |
 |
Contract reassigned |
|---|
WATERLOO - HACKNEY WICK
New operator
 |
DN33616 St Paul's Cathedral |
|---|
22.06.13 |
LI 201+ |
17DN |
11DN |
9DN |
 |
Contract novated from First to Tower Transit |
|---|
 |
VN36154 Waterloo Bridge |
|---|
14.12.13 |
LI 201+ |
17DN |
11DN |
9DN |
HACKNEY WICK Eastway - WATERLOO
The Hackney Wick terminal has been altered back to Eastway instead of Chapman Road by TFL to coincide with the night bus which follows 20 mins after the last day 26.
27.02.16 |
HK131+ |
18DN |
12DN |
10DN |
 |
Contract reassigned brought forward from 25 June |
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HACKNEY WICK - WATERLOO
Buses hired from Tower Transit until new buses delivered - a sticker in window states ON HIRE FROM TOWER TRANSIT
 |
2521 Law Courts, Strand © Lawrence Living |
|---|
08.04.17 |
HK231+ |
16DN |
14DN |
10DN |
HACKNEY WICK - WATERLOO
Running number sequence change
31.04.18 |
HK231+ |
16DN |
14DN |
10DN |
HACKNEY WICK Eastway - WATERLOO
The Hackney Wick terminal has been altered back to Eastway
 |
Strange Visitor HEA1 Ash Grove © Alisha Jusczyk |
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12.10.19 |
HK231+ |
21DN |
19DN |
10DN |
HACKNEY WICK Eastway - WATERLOO
Service increased to partly compensate for 48 withdrawal
06.02.21 |
HK231+ |
19DN |
18DN |
10DN |
HACKNEY WICK Eastway - WATERLOO
Daily running time reduced. new schedule
26.06.21 |
HK231+ |
19DN |
18DN |
10DN |
HACKNEY WICK Eastway - WATERLOO
Contract extended for two years
19.03.22 |
HK231+ |
21DN |
19DN |
10DN |
HACKNEY WICK Eastway - WATERLOO
Increase of +1 PVR as it is reallocated back from route D6
15.10.22 |
HK231+ |
21DN |
19DN |
10DN |
 |
REVISED OPERATOR |
HACKNEY WICK Eastway - WATERLOO
As part of Stagecoach's purchase of HCT, route 26 transfers from HCT to Stagecoach
15.02.23 |
HK231+ |
21DN |
19DN |
10DN |
HACKNEY WICK Eastway - WATERLOO
Due to works taking place at Bank, buses on route 26 will be diverted between St Paul's and Liverpool Street towards Hackney Wick only as follows: From St Paul's Churchyard at Cannon Street left New Change, ahead Cheapside, left Newgate Street right King Edward Street, ahead Little Britain, ahead Montague Street at Aldersgate Rotunda second exit London Wall, ahead Wormwood Street left Bishopsgate line of route
 |
12515 in the new corporate livery seen at Mansion House renumbered from 2515 when in HCT fleet. The advert on the side is a waste of money |
29.04.23 |
HK231+ |
20DN |
19DN |
14DN |
HACKNEY WICK Eastway - VICTORIA
Diverted at Aldwych to run via withdrawn secion of Route 11 to Victoria
 |
The route number 26 returns to Victoria after an absense of 30 odd years although this time to East London instead of North. 12501 seen here entering Victoria Bus Station © Anthony Moore |
24.06.23 |
HK231+ |
20DN |
19DN |
14DN |
HACKNEY WICK Eastway - VICTORIA
Contract renewal
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2023 Map
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Current Blind
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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 Lea Interchange
Changeover
point Chapman Road stand - via Ferry bus from garage
HK Ash Grove
Changeover
point Cambridge Heath Road / Victoria Park Road
Live visual
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© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit
Thursday, 15.08.24
