Route History

Date	Gar	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
AT 03.10.34	RD	7ST	8ST	7ST

LEYTONSTONE Green Man - Wanstead - Redbridge - Gants Hill - Eastern Avenue - Newbury Park - Little Heath - Romford - Victoria Road - GIDEA PARK STATION

02.10.35	G	3LT	5LT	7LT
	RD	7ST	5ST	--

LEYTONSTONE  -  GIDEA PARK STN
Daily Forest Gate (G) allocation introduced
Sunday Hornchurch (RD) withdrawn

08.04.36	G	3LT	5LT	5LT
	RD	7ST	5ST	5ST

LEYTONSTONE  -  GIDEA PARK STN
Sunday Hornchurch (RD) reintroduced

07.10.36	G	3STL	5STL	7STL
	RD	7ST	5ST	--

LEYTONSTONE  -  GIDEA PARK STN
Sunday Hornchurch (RD) withdrawn

24.03.37	G	6STL	4STL	5STL
	RD	4ST	6ST	5ST

LEYTONSTONE  -  GIDEA PARK STN
Sunday Hornchurch (RD) reintroduced

06.10.37	G	6STL	4STL	7STL
	RD	4ST	6ST	--

LEYTONSTONE  -  GIDEA PARK STN
Sunday Hornchurch (RD) withdrawn

04.05.38	G	6STL	4STL	5STL
	RD	4ST	6ST	5ST

LEYTONSTONE  -  GIDEA PARK STN
Sunday Hornchurch (RD) reintroduced

12.10.38	G	6STL	4STL	7STL
	RD	4ST	6ST	--

LEYTONSTONE  -  GIDEA PARK STN
Sunday Hornchurch (RD) withdrawn

04.01.39	G	6STL	4STL	4STL
	RD	4ST	6ST	3ST

LEYTONSTONE  -  GIDEA PARK STN
Sunday Hornchurch (RD) reintroduced

13.12.39	G	7STL	10STL+	7STL
			1STL/96

LEYTONSTONE  -  GIDEA PARK STN
Hornchurch (RD) withdrawn

15.05.40	G	4STL	5STL+	7STL
			1STL/25B
	RD	3STL	3STL	--

LEYTONSTONE  -  GIDEA PARK STN
Mon-Sat Hornchurch (RD) reintroduced

20.11.40	G	5STL	7STL+	8STL
			1STL/25B
	RD	4ST	4ST	--

LEYTONSTONE Green Man - Wanstead - Redbridge - Gants Hill - Eastern Avenue - Newbury Park - Little Heath - Romford - Victoria Road - Heath Park Road - Slewins Lane - North Street - Hornchurch Town Centre - Station Lane - HORNCHURCH STATION
Rerouted at Heath Park Road to Hornchurch instead of Gidea Park

30.09.42	G	11STL	11STL	10STL
	RD	3STL	3STL	4STL

LEYTONSTONE  -  HORNCHURCH STN
Sunday Hornchurch (RD) reintroduced

19.04.44	G	--	--	14STL
	RD	3STL	3STL	4STL
	U	9STL	9STL	--

LEYTONSTONE  -  HORNCHURCH STN
Mon-Sat Forest Gate (G) allocation replaced by Upton Park (U)

05.07.44	G	9STL	9STL	14STL
	RD	3STL	3STL	4STL

LEYTONSTONE  -  HORNCHURCH STN
Mon-Sat Upton Park (U) returned to Forest Gate (G)

12.12.45	G	--	11STL	13STL
	RD	3G	5G	6G
	U	9G	--	--

LEYTONSTONE  -  HORNCHURCH STN
Mon-Fri Forest Gate (G) allocation replaced by Upton Park (U)

17.04.46	G	9STL	14STL	13STL
	RD	3G+	5G	7G
		2G/103

LEYTONSTONE  -  HORNCHURCH STN
Mon-Fri Upton Park (U) returned to Forest Gate (G)

05.05.48
A supplementary Wednesday only service commenced for Market Day. 4LT's from Forest Gate used

11.10.50	G	13STL	19RT	12RT
	RD	3G+	4G	8G
		2G/103

LEYTONSTONE  -  HORNCHURCH STN
Weekend RT type introduced at Forest Gate (G) spare from Route 25B

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

LEYTONSTONE  -  HORNCHURCH STN
Type change as above.

22.10.52	G	13SRT	19RT	15RT
	RD	3SRT	3SRT 1RTL	6RTL

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	--

LEYTONSTONE - HORNCHURCH STN - HORNCHURCH Hacton Drive (Sun pm jnys)
Mon-Fri/Sun RD allocation transferred to North Street (NS).

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

LEYTONSTONE - HORNCHURCH STN - HORNCHURCH Hacton Drive (Sun pm jnys)
Hornchurch (RD) allocation withdrawn - and NS RTL's replaced by RT

06.10.54	G101+	9RT	14RT	9RT
	NS	3RT	4RT	6RT

LEYTONSTONE - HORNCHURCH STN - HORNCHURCH Hacton Drive (Sun pm jnys)
SRT type replaced by RT

27.04.60

NS

10RT

18RT

12RT

LEYTONSTONE - HORNCHURCH STN - HORNCHURCH Hacton Drive (Sun pm jnys)
Forest Gate (G) garage closed - allocation transferred to North Street (NS).

18.07.70

NS

14RT

13RT

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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

NS

15SMS

14SMS

--

LEYTONSTONE  -  HAROLS WOOD STATION ( Mon-Sat )
Converted to single deck One Person Operation.

09.05.76

NS

15DMS

14DMS

--

LEYTONSTONE  -  HAROLS WOOD STATION ( Mon-Sat )
Converted to DMS double deck operation.

05.11.79

NS141+

15T

14T

--

LEYTONSTONE  -  HAROLS WOOD STATION ( Mon-Sat )
Converted from Daimler Fleetline operation to Leyland Titan operation.

04.09.82

NS141+

8T

6T

3T

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+

8T

6T

3T

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

07.02.87

NS141+

5T

5T

3T

LEYTONSTONE - ROMFORD STATION
Withdrawn between Romford and Gidea Park.

24.09.88

NS141+

5T

5T

3T 2MR/256

LEYTONSTONE - ROMFORD STATION
Sunday converted to part midibus operation.

28.10.89

NS141+

5T

5T

3MR

LEYTONSTONE - ROMFORD STATION
Sunday converted to full midibus operation

04.08.90

DD

6sd

6sd

3sd

LEYTONSTONE - ROMFORD STATION
Operation transferred to County Bus operating from Debden base.

29.06.97

DD

6sd

6sd

3sd

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

02.08.97

DX1+

8dd

6dd

4SLF

05.09.98

DX1+

8dd

6dd

4SLF

06.09.03

FL31+

11DP

10DP

4DP

05.09.09

FL31+

11DP

10DP

4DP

LEYTONSTONE STN - ROMFORD STATION
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 revised route

04.09.10

GY61+

11SE

11SE

4SE

24.03.12

GY61+

11SE

11SE

4SE

LEYTONSTONE STN - ROMFORD STATION
At Redbridge Station - eastbound buses to operate direct from roundabout to Eastern Avenue instead of via Station forecourt.

16.11.13

GY61+

14SE

11SE

6SE

LEYTONSTONE STN - ROMFORD STATION
New schedule introduced

30.08.14

GY61+

14DW

11DW

6DW

LEYTONSTONE STN - ROMFORD STATION
Converted to double deck operation

Operating Garages

NS North Street
Changeover point outside garage.

RD Hornchurch
Changeover point was Hornchurch Town Centre ?

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

NS North Street
Changeover point outside garage.

GY Grays
Changeover point Romford Station

DX Barking
Changeover point was ??

 

Current Blind

 

 

Map at 2018

Taken from2018 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk

Live visual Leytonstone to Romford