Route History
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
03.10.34 |
RD |
2ST |
2ST |
2ST |
ROMFORD Parkside Hotel– Romford – Oldchurch Road– Becontree Heath. – Rainham Road – DAGENHAM EAST The Bull -: Rainham - Wennington - AVELEY Prince Albert ( Daily irregular journeys )
Service was previously numbered 308
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Taken from 1934 map drawn by Mike Harris |
09.12.36 |
RD |
3ST |
3ST |
3ST |
ROMFORD Parkside Hotel - RAINHAM Cauliflower
Daily service extended from Dagenham East to Rainham - but Aveley journeys withdrawn
28.05.37 |
RD |
3ST+ |
3ST+ |
3ST |
| 1ST/175 | 1ST/175 |
GALLOW CORNER - Eastern Avenue - Romford - RAINHAM War Memorial
Extended from Parkside Hotel to GIDEA PARK Gallows Corner and diverted at Rainham to War Memorial
04.05.38 |
RD |
3ST+ |
3ST+ |
3ST |
| 1ST/175 | 1ST/175 |
GALLOW CORNER ( Mon-Sat ) - ROMFORD Parkside Hotel ( Suns ) - RAINHAM War Memorial
Sunday withdrawn between Romford and Gidea Park
20.03.40 |
RD |
3ST+ |
3ST |
3ST |
| 1ST/175 |
EASTERN AVENUE Pettits Lane - RAINHAM War Memorial
Withdrawn between Pettits Lane and Gallows Corner but extended on Sundays from Romford to Pettits Lane
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Taken from 1940 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk |
29.10.41 |
RD |
4STL |
4STL |
5STL |
EASTERN AVENUE Pettits Lane - RAINHAM War Memorial
Type change
10.10.45 |
RD |
9G |
9G |
4G |
EASTERN AVENUE Pettits Lane - RAINHAM War Memorial
Type change
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12.08.53 |
NS |
10STL |
13STL |
6STL |
EASTERN AVENUE Pettits Lane - RAINHAM War Memorial
RD allocation transferred to NS and vehicles changed from G to STL.
19.05.54 |
NS |
10RT |
13RT |
5RT |
EASTERN AVENUE Pettits Lane - RAINHAM War Memorial
STL
type withdrawn in favour of RT.
27.06.56 |
NS |
13RT |
13RT |
6RT |
NORTH
ROMFORD Chase Cross - Pettits Lane - Eastern Avenue - Romford - Oldchurch
Rd - Becontree Heath - Dagenham East - South Hornchurch - RAINHAM War
Memorial
Extended from Eastern Avenue to North Romford.
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RT2211 South Road - Romford
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09.10.63 |
NS |
13RT |
13RT |
6RT |
NORTH
ROMFORD - HORNCHURCH GARAGE (Mon-Fri peak journeys)
- RAINHAM War Memorial
Mon-Fri peak bifurcation introduced to Hornchurch
Garage.
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18.11.64 |
NS |
13RT |
13RT |
5RT |
NORTH
ROMFORD - HORNCHURCH GARAGE (Mon-Fri peak journeys)
- RAINHAM War Memorial
Sun PVR reduction
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Taken from 1964 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk |
18.07.70 |
NS |
15RT |
12RT |
5RT |
RAINHAM - NORTH ROMFORD Chase Cross
Service between Romford and Hornchurch Garage withdrawn.
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13.03.71 |
NS |
15SMS |
12SMS |
5SMS |
RAINHAM - NORTH ROMFORD Chase Cross
Converted
to single deck One Person Operation.
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SMS793 Becontree Heath |
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03.08.75 |
NS |
15DMS |
12DMS |
5DMS |
RAINHAM - NORTH ROMFORD Chase Cross
Converted
to double deck DMS operation.
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DMS1886 North Street Garage
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22.04.78 |
NS1+ |
15DMS |
15DMS |
5DMS |
RAINHAM - NORTH ROMFORD (Mon-Sat evenings) - STAPLEFORD
ABBOTS (Mon-Sat except evenings)
Mon-Sat daytime extended from North Romford to Stapleford
Abbots.
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05.11.79 |
NS1+ |
15T |
15T |
5T |
RAINHAM - NORTH ROMFORD (Mon-Sat evenings) - STAPLEFORD
ABBOTS (Mon-Sat except evenings)
DMS
type withdrawn in favour of Leyland Titan T type.
25.07.81 |
NS1+ |
14T |
14T |
5T |
CHASE
CROSS - RAINHAM War Memorial
Withdrawn between North Romford and Stapleford
Abbots - replaced by extended 175.
09.09.82 |
NS1+ |
11T |
11T |
3T |
CHASE
CROSS - RAINHAM War Memorial
Service
reductions.
23.04.83 |
NS61+ |
11T |
11T |
3T |
CHASE
CROSS - RAINHAM War Memorial
Running number sequence change
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T10 Chase Cross |
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01.09.90 |
CB |
12dd |
12dd |
3dd |
CHASE
CROSS - RAINHAM War Memorial
Operation
transferred to County Bus.
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LR9 approaches Chase Cross |
06.01.91 |
DD41+ |
11ON |
11ON |
-- |
SH |
-- |
-- |
3dd |
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Contract reassigned |
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CHASE
CROSS - RAINHAM War Memorial
Operation
transferred to Grey Green
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Grey Green 121 Becontree Heath |
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14.03.92 |
DX21+ |
11dd |
11dd |
3dd |
CHASE
CROSS - RAINHAM War Memorial
Dagenham
and Stamford Hill operations transferred to Barking
19.11.95 |
DX21+ |
11dd |
11dd |
3dd |
CHASE
CROSS - RAINHAM War Memorial
The
terminal working changed at Chase Cross to allow passengers to board in
Chase Cross Road
02.09.00 |
DX21+ |
11dd |
11dd |
5dd |
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Start of new contract |
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CHASE
CROSS - RAINHAM War Memorial
New operator
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Taken from leaflet dated 2001 |
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168 at Chase Cross |
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15.10.05 |
NS21+ |
12TA |
12TA |
5TA |
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Contract reassigned |
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CHASE
CROSS - RAINHAM War Memorial
New operator
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17463 Western Road, Romford © Lawrence Living |
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16.10.10 |
NS21+ |
12TA |
12TA |
5TA |
CHASE
CROSS - RAINHAM War Memorial
Contract
extended for two years
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15003 Romford Station © Lawrence Living |
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22.09.12 |
NS21+ |
12TA |
12TA |
5TA |
CHASE
CROSS - RAINHAM Interchange
Extended from Rainham War Memorial to Rainham Interchange
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10156 Rainham Interchange © Lawrence Living |
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11.04.15 |
NS21+ |
9E |
8E |
5E |
RM221+ |
4E |
4E |
-- |
CHASE
CROSS - RAINHAM Interchange
Mon-Sat Rainham (RM) allocation added
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27.06.15 |
RM221+ |
14E |
13E |
6E |
CHASE
CROSS - RAINHAM Interchange
North Street (NS) allocation withdrawn except for 1 working off Route 86 am only (NS400)
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14.10.17 |
GY81+ |
14DW |
14DW |
7DW |
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Contract reassigned |
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CHASE CROSS - RAINHAM INTERCHANGE
Contract reassigned to Arriva London North operating from Grays (GY)
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DW208 Romford © Lawrence Living |
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15.10.22 |
GY81+ |
14DW |
14DW |
7DW |
CHASE CROSS - RAINHAM INTERCHANGE
Contract extended for two years
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Taken from 2023 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk |
Current Blind
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Operating Garages
RD Hornchurch
Changeover
point Romford Station
NS
North Street - Romford
Changeover
point outside garage
RM Rainham
Changeover
point at Rainham Interchange
SH Stamford
Hill
Changeover
point
DD Dagenham
Dock
Changeover
point
DX Barking
Changeover
point
GY Grays
Changeover
point Rainham Interchange
Live visual
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