Date of introduction |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
03.02.60 |
WH |
18RM |
20RM |
7RM |
WW |
6RM |
7RM |
4RM |
WALTHAMSTOW
Crooked Billet - Higham Hill - Markhouse Road - Leyton - Wanstead Flats -
Forest Gate - Upton Park - Barking Road - CANNING TOWN - SILVERTOWN (Saturday peaks) - NORTH WOOLWICH (Mon-Fri peaks)
New Trolley bus replacement route - replaced Route 685
27.01.65 |
WH |
16RM+ |
27RM |
9RM |
1RTL/25 | ||||
WW |
6RM |
9RM |
4RM |
WALTHAMSTOW
Crooked Billet - CANNING TOWN - SILVERTOWN (Saturday peaks) - NORTH WOOLWICH (Mon-Fri peaks)
RTL type introduced albeit as a cross working
18.04.70 |
WH |
18RM |
22RM |
7RM |
WW |
5RM |
8RM |
3RM |
WALTHAMSTOW
Crooked Billet - CANNING TOWN - SILVERTOWN (Mon-Fri peaks)
Withdrawn between Canning Town and North Woolwich except
for Mon-Fri peak journeys to Silvertown
16.06.73 |
WH |
23RM |
17RM |
7RM |
WW |
-- |
7RM |
2RM |
WALTHAMSTOW
Crooked Billet - CANNING TOWN - SILVERTOWN (Mon-Fri peaks)
Mon-Fri
Walthamstow (WW) allocation withdrawn.
22.04.78 |
WH151+ |
30RM |
20RM |
8RM |
WW101+ |
-- |
8RM |
3RM |
CHINGFORD
MOUNT - Crooked Billet - Markhouse Road - Leyton - Wanstead Flats - Forest
Gate - Upton Park - CANNING TOWN - SILVERTOWN (Mon-Fri peaks)
Extended from Crooked Billet to Chingford Mount to part
compensate for Route 256 withdrawal.
31.01.81 |
WH151+ |
30RM |
20RM |
8RM |
WALTHAMSTOW (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat shop hours/Sun) - LEYTON Gloucester Road ( Mon-Sat ) - CANNING TOWN; - NORTH WOOLWICH (Mon-Fri peaks)
Withdrawn between Leyton and Chingford Mount except
for Mon-Fri peaks - replaced by new 158.
Saturday shopping hours and Sunday Route to Crooked Billet.
Mon-Fri Peak Route to Silvertown extended to North Woolwich.
WW allocation withdrawn.
25.04.81 |
WH161+ |
18RM |
18RM |
8DMS |
WALTHAMSTOW (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat shop hours/Sun) - LEYTON Gloucester Road ( Mon-Sat ) - CANNING TOWN; - NORTH WOOLWICH (Mon-Fri peaks)
Sunday service converted to OPO
23.04.83 |
WH161+ |
15T |
18T |
6T |
WALTHAMSTOW (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat shop hours/Sun) - LEYTON Gloucester Road ( Mon-Sat ) - CANNING TOWN; - NORTH WOOLWICH (Mon-Fri peaks)
Mon-Sat converted to OPO
06.06.87 |
WH161+ |
15T |
18T |
2T |
WW101+ |
6T |
7T |
6T |
CHINGFORD
MOUNT (MS evenings) - WALTHAMSTOW Crooked Billet - CANNING
TOWN; - NORTH WOOLWICH (Mon-Fri peaks)
Extended at all times from Leyton to Crooked Billet
and further extended Mon-Sat evenings to Chingford Mount.
Daily WW allocation added.
21.11.87 |
WH161+ |
15T |
18T |
2T |
WW101+ |
6T |
7T |
6T |
CHINGFORD
MOUNT (Mon-Fri am journeys/MS eves) - WALTHAMSTOW - CANNING TOWN -
NORTH WOOLWICH (Mon-Fri peaks)
Mon-Fri early journeys extended from Crooked Billet to Chingford
Mount.
19.11.88 |
WH161+ |
11T |
17T |
-- |
WALTHAMSTOW
CENTRAL STN - Selborne Road - Markhouse Road - Leyton - Wanstead Flats -
Upton Park - CANNING TOWN (Mon=Sat except evgs)
Withdrawn between Walthamstow Central and Crooked Billet
/ Chingford Mount and between Canning Town and North Woolwich.
WW withdrawn.
Sunday Route withdrawn.
01.04.89 |
WH161+ |
13T |
17T |
-- |
Allocated to new business unit |
WALTHAMSTOW
CENTRAL STN - CANNING TOWN (Mon=Sat except evgs)
Became part of East London Bus Group
23.11.91 |
WH161+ |
13T |
15T |
9T |
WALTHAMSTOW
CENTRAL STN - CANNING TOWN
Sunday Route re-introduced.
10.10.92 |
T81+ |
12T |
15T |
10T |
WALTHAMSTOW
CENTRAL STN - CANNING TOWN
West
Ham garage closed - allocation transferred to Leyton (T)
25.09.93 |
T81+ |
11T |
14T |
9T |
WALTHAMSTOW
CENTRAL STN - Selborne Road - Markhouse Road - Leyton - Wanstead Flats -
Upton Park - EAST HAM White Horse
Diverted at Upton Park to East Ham instead of Canning
Town which would partly compensate for the 162 withdrawal.
28.04.01 |
T81+ |
13TA |
16TA |
9TA |
WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL - EAST HAM
Converted
to low floor operation - all night service introduced but numbered N58
27.03.04 |
T81+ |
13TA |
16TA |
9TA |
Night Service | T181+ |
3TA |
3TA |
3TA |
WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL - EAST HAM
Route N58 renumbered 58 - thus now 24 hour service
05.03.05 |
H |
13TNL |
13TNL |
9TNL |
NEW CONTRACT -: route reassigned to First London |
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WALTHAMSTOW
CENTRAL STN - EAST HAM White Horse
All night service withdrawn
15.12.07 |
LI |
13TNL |
13TNL |
9TNL |
WALTHAMSTOW
CENTRAL STN - EAST HAM White Horse
Hackney (H) closed - allocation moved to Lea Interchange (LI)
06.03.10 |
LI |
15VN |
16VN |
10VN |
WALTHAMSTOW
CENTRAL STN - EAST HAM White Horse
Contract renewed with increased frequencies
22.06.13 |
LI |
15VN |
18VN |
10VN |
Contract novated to Tower Transit |
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VN37850 caught on camera leaving the northern terminus © Lawrence Living |
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07.03.15 |
LI |
16VN |
18VN |
10VN |
WALTHAMSTOW
CENTRAL STN - EAST HAM White Horse
Contract extended for two years
04.03.17 |
LI |
17VN |
17VN |
11VN |
WALTHAMSTOW
CENTRAL STN - EAST HAM Central Park
Contract renewal √
05.03.22 |
HO81+ |
15VN |
16VN |
11VN |
WALTHAMSTOW
CENTRAL STN - EAST HAM Central Park
Contract extended for two years
Taken from 2018 map drawn by MIke Harris |
27.05.22 | L181+ |
15VN |
16VN |
11VN |
New operator |
WALTHAMSTOW
CENTRAL STN - EAST HAM Central Park
In relation to Tower Transit acquisition by Stagecoach, route 58 will transfer to Stagecoach and will operate as Lea Interchange Bus Company Limited.
02.03.24 | L181+ |
15EV |
15EV |
12EV |
WALTHAMSTOW
CENTRAL STN - EAST HAM Central Park
Contract renewal for 7 years with electric buses eventually
86181 Cann Hall Road |
HO Lea Interchange
Changeover
point Leyton Library, a room rented by Stagecoach for meal relief purposes
Drivers walk from depot to Leyton library (or hop on a W15 for 2 stops)
WW
Walthamstow
Changeover
point Crooked Billet
T
Leyton
Changeover
point Leyton High Road / Grange Park Road
WH
West Ham
Changeover
point Greengate
H
Hackney ( First )
Changeover
point ?