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 |
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NORTH WOOLWICH Free Ferry - Royal Albert Dock - High Street South - East Ham - High Street North - Manor Park - Aldersbrook Road - WANSTEAD The George The
| 17.04.35 | U |
26TD |
28TD |
31TD |
Mon-Fri allocation joint with Route 104 |
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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 |
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NORTH WOOLWICH - WANSTEAD The George ( Mon-Fri / Sat am / Suns ) - LAMBOURNE END ( Summer Sundays )
Summer Saturday pm extended from Wanstead to Lambourne End
| 02.10.35 | U |
20TD |
26TD |
20TD |
Mon-Fri allocation joint with Route 104 |
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NORTH WOOLWICH - WANSTEAD The George ( Daily )
Suspended between Wanstead and Lambourne End for winter months
This pattern continued until 08.04.42 when the Summer extension from Wanstead to Lambourne End was withdrawn for the duration
| 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
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Extracted from 1952 map drawn by Mike Harris |
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Taken from August 1952 Red Book Timetable |
19.05.54 |
U |
64RT |
60RT |
37RT |
Converted to RT operation.
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RT1288 is in good company here with terminating trolleybuses from West Ham (WH)
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06.10.54 |
U |
56RT |
57RT |
30RT |
NORTH
WOOLWICH - WANSTEAD
Withdrawn between Wanstead and Lambourne End
30.04.58 |
U |
47RT |
51RT |
25RT |
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Scanned from April 1958 Red Book - the complete book is available from the Sales List |
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RT1206 Royal; Albert Dock This image available with the RT.RTL.RTW download at Bus Photos |
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30.10.71 |
U |
20RT |
18RML |
8RML |
Weekend operation converted to RML - buses spare from Route 15.
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RML2528 usually seen on Route 15 is probably seen here on a weekend duty
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28.10.72 |
U |
20RM |
18RML |
8RML |
Mon-Fri operation converted to Routemaster.
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RM126 Wanstead Flats
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30.04.78 |
U |
16DM |
16DM |
6DM |
Converted to DM crew type.
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DM937 is seen at Wanstead
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04.09.82 |
U |
15T |
14T |
6T |
CONVERTED TO OPO.
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T649 Cyprus
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05.11.94 |
U |
14SLW |
15SLW |
9SLW |
CONVERTED TO LOW FLOOR SINGLE DECK OPERATION.
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The new order represented here by SLW26 on a short working to Aldersbrook Road |
Scania S47 subs for a single decker |
05.03.05 |
U61+ |
16TA |
16TA |
12TA |
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 |
Diverted at Woolwich Manor Way to run via new Beckton Bus Station
17.09.11 |
BK61+ |
11TA |
11TA |
12TA |
Upton Park garage closure - allocation moved to Barking (BK)
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Trident 17583 at Beckton Bus Station
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03.03.12 |
BK61+ |
11E |
11E |
12E |
Contract renewal with new Enviro 400 buses
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Enviro 19852 Beckton Bus Station
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04.03.17 |
RR51+ |
12WVL |
12WVL |
10WVL |
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Contract reassigned to Go Ahead |
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WVL470 is seen here at East Ham in the East London Transit livery inherited from the EL group. They were promoted to LT type making the WVL's spare for the newly won contract © Lawrence Living |
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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
