Route History
Date of introduction |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
10.06.89 |
CT21+ |
6MRL |
6MRL |
4MRL |
LIVERPOOL
STREET STATION -
Old Broad Street - Wormwood Street - Hounsditch - Aldgate - Fenchurch Street -
Mincing Lane - Great Tower Street - Byward Street - Tower Hill - East Smithfield -
Thomas More Street - Wapping High Street - Readon Path - Green Bank - Wapping
Lane - The Highway - Glamis Street - Cable Street - Cannon Street Road - The Highway -
Wapping Lane - Prusom Street - Garnet Street - Wapping High Street - Wapping Lane -
Green Bank - Readon Path - Tower Hil - Aldgate - LIVERPOOL STREET STATION
NEW
Route serves new Roads and replaces Route 22A between
Aldgate and Wapping.
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MRL131 (CT) Vaughan Road, Wapping
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24.02.90 |
BW201+ |
5RB |
6RB |
5RB |
SHADWELL - LIVERPOOL STREET
Allocation
transferred to Bow (BW)
03.11.91 |
BW201+ |
5RB |
6RB |
5RB |
SHADWELL - LIVERPOOL STREET
Rerouted
at Wapping via Vaughan Way instead of Thomas Moore Street.
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RB8 Liverpool Street stand
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26.09.92 |
SD201+ |
5RBMRL |
6RB/MRL |
5RB/MRL |
SHADWELL - LIVERPOOL STREET
Allocation
moved to Stratford (SD)
28.02.98 |
SD201+ |
8SLD |
7SLD |
5SLD |
SHADWELL - LIVERPOOL STREET
Start
of new contract - rerouted Eastbound via Minories instead of Fenchurch Street.
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DS146 Ludgate Circus
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18.09.99 |
SD201+ |
13SLD |
14SLD |
10SLD |
SHADWELL
STATION -
Wapping - Aldgate - Liverpool Street - London Wall - St Paul's - Ludgate Circus -
Blackfriars Bridge - Blackfriars Road - ELEPHANT & CASTLE
Extended from Liverpool Street to Elephant
& Castle.
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SLD166 at Ludgate Circus
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18.09.04 |
WL1+ |
18DP |
11DP |
8DP |
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Contract reassigned |
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SHADWELL - ELEPHANT & CASTLE
New operator
23.04.05 |
WL1+ |
18DP |
11DP |
8DP |
SHADWELL - ELEPHANT & CASTLE
Rerouted
eastbound direct along London Wall instead of via Moorgate - South Place - Eldon
Street and Bloomfield Street
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8314 Elephant & Castle stand
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21.05.09 |
WL401+ |
18DP |
11DP |
8DP |
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Contract novated to Abellio |
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SHADWELL - ELEPHANT & CASTLE
New operator
19.09.09 |
WL401+ |
19DPS |
11DPS |
8DPS |
SHADWELL - ELEPHANT & CASTLE
Contract renewal
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8323 Ludgate Circus
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20.09.14 |
MW71+ |
17SE |
11SE |
11SE |
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New contract with London General (MW) |
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SHADWELL - ELEPHANT & CASTLE
New operator
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Taken from TFL website |
07.03.15 |
MW71+ |
17SE |
11SE |
11SE |
SHADWELL & ELEPHANT & CASTLE
SHADWELL STATION - Cable Street - Cannon Street Road - The Highway - Wapping Lane - Wapping Station - Wapping High Street - Sampson Street - Vaughan Way - East Smithfield - Minories - Tower Gateway Station - Goodmans Yard - Mansell Street - Aldgate High Street - Aldgate Station - Aldgate - Leadenhall Street - Bishopsgate - Wormwood Street (for Liverpool Street Station) - London Wall (junction with Moorgate for Moorgate Station) - Aldersgate Street - St Martin's-le-Grand - St Paul's Station - Cheapside - New Change - Cannon Street - Friday Street - Queen Victoria Street - Blackfriars Station - Blackfriars Bridge - Blackfriars Road - Southwark Station - Blackfriars Road - St George's Circus - London Road -ELEPHANT & CASTLE
Diverted between Mansion House and Blackfriars direct via Queen Victoria Street instead of Ludgate Circus
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SE231 Elephant & Castle roundabout © Lawrence Living |
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08.04.17 |
MW71+ |
13SE |
9SE |
10SE |
SHADWELL STATION - BARBICAN London Wall
Withdrawn between Barbican and Elephant & Castle, this section replaced by revised 388
29.07.17 |
SI 1+ |
13SE |
10SE |
10SE |
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Transferred with GA-L to Dockland Buses |
SHADWELL STATION - BARBICAN London Wall
Mandela Way closed, allocation moved to Silvertown ( SI )
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Taken from 2018 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk |
| 15.06.19 | Q1+ |
9SE |
8SE |
6SE |
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Transferred with GA-L toLONDON CENTRAL |
SHADWELL STN - ST PAUL'S STATION
Extended from London Wall to St Paul's Station via St Martin Le Grand
Allocation moved from Silvertown to Camberwell (Q) thus transferring with GAL to London Central
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Taken from 2019 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk |
| 21.09.19 | Q1+ |
9SEe |
8SEe |
6SEe |
SHADWELL STN - ST PAUL'S STATION
Contract renewal with new electric buses
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SEe107 Goodmans Yard © Samuel Letsu |
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Operating Garages
BW
Bow
Changeover point at Liverpool Street
Q Camberwell
Changeover point at Moorgate Station
CT
Clapton
Changeover point Liverpool Street ?
SD
Stratford
Changeover point Liverpool Street
WL
Walworth
Changeover point at Elephant & Castle stand
MW Mandela Way
Changeover point at Elephant & Castle stand
From 08.04.17 changeover point is Aldgate
SI Silvertown
Changeover point at Shadwell for start and finish, Aldgate for meal reliefs
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