Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
at 03.10.34
U
22TD+
25TD
20TD
    1TD/25C    
Mon-Fri allocation joint with Route 104

NORTH WOOLWICH Free Ferry - Royal Albert Dock - High Street South - East Ham - High Street North - Manor Park - Aldersbrook Road - WANSTEAD The George


17.04.35
U
26TD
28TD
31TD
Mon-Fri allocation joint with Route 104

NORTH WOOLWICH - WANSTEAD The George ( Mon-Sat / Winter Suns )- Snaresbrook - South Woodford - Woodford Bridge - Chigwell Row - LAMBOURNE END ( Summer Sundays )
Summer Sundays extended from Wanstead to Lambourne End

05.06.35
U
26TD
28TD
31TD
Mon-Fri allocation joint with Route 104

NORTH WOOLWICH - WANSTEAD The George ( Mon-Fri / Sat am / Suns ) - LAMBOURNE END ( Sat pm / Suns )
Summer Saturday pm extended from Wanstead to Lambourne End

07.10.36
U
36TD+
39TD
32TD
 
5TD/25C
Mon-Fri allocation joint with Route 104

NORTH WOOLWICH - WANSTEAD The George
Withdrawn for winter months between Wanstead and Lambourne End
Sat extension withdrawn for good

Premier GK893

1930 Leyland TD1 / Duple H28/24RO #TD66 on Route 101 from Upton Park(U)Garage. From stock in 1940 , to Liverpool Corporation as #43. (B.Maguire Collection)

24.03.37
U
28STL
10TD+
26STL
13TD
15STL
25TD
    5TD/25C    
Mon-Fri allocation joint with Route 104

NORTH WOOLWICH - WANSTEAD The George ( Mon-Sat ) - LAMBOURNE END ( Summer Sundays )
Sunday extended from Wanstead to Lambourne End
STL type introduced

06.10.37
U
46TD
37TD
32TD
Mon-Fri allocation joint with Route 104

NORTH WOOLWICH - WANSTEAD The George
Withdrawn between Wanstead and Lambourne End for winter months
STL type withdrawn

05.01.38
U
17STL
30TD
19STL
30TD
33STL
Mon-Fri allocation joint with Route 104

NORTH WOOLWICH - WANSTEAD The George
STL type reintroduced

04.05.38
U
32STL
15TD
49STL
38STL
Mon-Fri allocation joint with Route 104

NORTH WOOLWICH - WANSTEAD The George ( Mon-Sat ) - LAMBOURNE END ( Summer Sundays )
Sunday extended from Wanstead to Lambourne End

12.10.38
U
15STL
32TD
43STL
6TD
33STL
Mon-Fri allocation joint with Route 104

NORTH WOOLWICH - WANSTEAD The George (
Withdrawn between Wanstead and Lambourne End for winter months

03.05.39
U
15STL
15TD
43STL
4TD
38STL
Mon-Fri allocation joint with Route 104

NORTH WOOLWICH - WANSTEAD The George ( Mon-Sat ) - LAMBOURNE END ( Summer Sundays )
Sunday extended from Wanstead to Lambourne End

18.10.39
U
48LT
47LT
27LT

NORTH WOOLWICH - WANSTEAD The George ( Daily )
Suspended between Wanstead and Lambourne End for winter months
Joint operation with 104 ceased
STL and TD type replaced by LT type

20.03.40
U
48LT
47LT
36LT

NORTH WOOLWICH - WANSTEAD The George ( Mon-Fri / Sat am / Suns ) - LAMBOURNE END ( Summer Sundays )
Summer Sunday extended from Wanstead to Lambourne End


05.07.44
U
62LT
71LT
40LT

NORTH WOOLWICH - WANSTEAD Woodbine Place ( Daily )
Wanstead terminal altered to Woodbine Place instead of George


22.05.46
U
63G+
68G
59G
    3LT/15    

NORTH WOOLWICH - WANSTEAD Woodbine Place (Mon-Sat ) - LAMBOURNE END ( Summer Sundays )
Summer Sunday service reinstated between Wanstead and Lambourne End


17.10.51
U
64G
50G
10STL
23STL
8RT

NORTH WOOLWICH  -  WANSTEAD
Sunday service between Wanstead and Lambourne End suspended for winter months
Saturday STL introduced
Sunday STL and RT type replaced G type

14.05.52
U
50G
14STL
46G
14STL
9STL
31RT

NORTH WOOLWICH  -  WANSTEAD
Sunday service between Wanstead and Lambourne End reinstead for summer months

Taken from August 1952 Red Book Timetable

Extracted from 1952 map drawn by Mike Harris
The Greater London Bus Map

22.10.52
U
22G
42STL
49STL
11RT
31RT

NORTH WOOLWICH  -  WANSTEAD
Sunday service between Wanstead and Lambourne End suspended for winter months
Saturday G type replaced by STL and RT introduced
Sunday STL type withdrawn

 

06.05.53
U
64STL
42STL
18RT
40RT

NORTH WOOLWICH  -  WANSTEAD - LAMBOURNE END ( Suns )
Sunday service between Wanstead and Lambourne End reintroduced for winter months
G type withdrawn

07.10.53
U
64STL
42STL
18RT
31RT

NORTH WOOLWICH  -  WANSTEAD
Sunday service between Wanstead and Lambourne End suspended for winter months

19.05.54
U
64RT
60RT
37RT

NORTH WOOLWICH  -  WANSTEAD - LAMBOURNE END ( Suns )
STL type withdrawn

 

 

RT1288 is in good company here with terminating trolleybuses from West Ham (WH)

 

06.10.54
U
56RT
57RT
30RT

NORTH WOOLWICH - WANSTEAD
Withdrawn between Wanstead and Lambourne End

30.04.58
U
47RT
51RT
25RT


RT1206 Royal; Albert Dock

30.10.71
U
20RT
18RML
8RML

NORTH WOOLWICH - WANSTEAD
Weekend operation converted to RML - buses spare from Route 15.

28.10.72
U
20RM
18RML
8RML

NORTH WOOLWICH - WANSTEAD
Mon-Fri operation converted to Routemaster.

30.04.78
U61+
16DM
16DM
6DM

NORTH WOOLWICH - WANSTEAD
Converted to DM crew type.

04.09.82
U61+
15T
14T
6T

NORTH WOOLWICH - WANSTEAD
CONVERTED TO OPO.

05.11.94
U61+
14SLW
15SLW
9SLW

NORTH WOOLWICH - WANSTEAD
Cpnverted to low floor single deck operation


05.03.05
U61+
16TA
16TA
12TA

NORTH WOOLWICH - WANSTEAD
Contract renewal - Converted to double deck operation (TA)


17.12.05
U61+
11TA
11TA
7TA

WANSTEAD STATION - GALLIONS REACH Shopping Park
Withdrawn between Cyprus and North Woolwich and diverted instead to GallIons Reach.


07.11.08
U61+
11TA
11TA
14TA

WANSTEAD STATION - GALLIONS REACH Shopping Park
Diverted at Woolwich Manor Way to run via new Beckton Bus Station

17.09.11
BK61+
11TA
11TA
12TA

WANSTEAD STATION - GALLIONS REACH Shopping Park
Upton Park garage closure - allocation moved to Barking (BK)

03.03.12
BK61+
11E
11E
12E

WANSTEAD STATION - GALLIONS REACH Shopping Park
Contract renewal with new Enviro 400 buses


04.03.17
RR51+
12WVL
12WVL
10WVL
Contract reassigned to Go Ahead

WANSTEAD STATION - GALLIONS REACH Shopping Park
New operator


Map

Taken from 2018 map drawn by Mike Harris
Greater London Bus Map

Operating Garages

U Upton Park
Changeover point at East Ham Town Hall - The crews were allowed 13 minutes travelling time.

BK Barking
Changeover point at East Ham Town Hall

RR River Road, Barking
Changeover point at Beckton Station

 

 

 

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2020
Date of edit   Friday, 19.06.20