Route History

Date	Gar	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
16.06.73	U	9DMS	5DMS	--

POPLAR Blackwall Tunnel (Mon-Fri peaks)  - CANNING TOWN ( Mon-Sat ) Newham Way - Dagenham - DAGENHAM Kent Avenue (Mon-Sat evgs) - DAGENHAM Fords (Mon-Fri journeys) Heathway - BECONTREE HEATH (Mon-Sat except evenings)
New service partly replacing lost section of Route 175

22.04.78

PR131+

5DMS

6DMS

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CANNING TOWN Royal Oak - Barking Road - New Barn Street - Newham Way - Ripple Road - Heathway - BECONTREE HEATH ( Mon-Sat )
Withdrawn between Canning Town and Poplar
Ford Works spur withdrawn
Upton Park (U) allocation withdrawn in favour of  Poplar (PR)

25.06.79

PR131+

6LS

6LS

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CANNING TOWN  -  BECONTREE HEATH ( Mon-Sat )
Converted to single deck - National operation.

01.09.79

PR131+

7LS

8LS

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BECONTREE HEATH - Canning Town - West Ham Station - STRATFORD Bus Station
Extended from Canning Town to Stratford via West Ham Station.

25.04.81

WH51+

7LS

6LS

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BECONTREE HEATH - Canning Town - West Ham Station - STRATFORD Bus Station
Operation transferred to West Ham (WH)

10.09.83

WH51+

7LS

6LS

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BECONTREE HEATH - Dagenham - Newham Way - Manor Way - Tollgate Rd - EAST BECKTON Asda - Canning Town - West Ham Station - STRATFORD
Service diverted at Beckton via Asda.

27.10.84

WH51+

7T

6T

1T

STRATFORD - Plaistow - Greengate Street - Prince Regent Lane - Tollgate Road - EAST BECKTON Asda (Sun except evgs) Manor Way - Newham Way - Dagenham - BECONTREE HEATH ( Mon-Sat )
Re-routed between Newham Way and Stratford via Route 262 instead of Canning Town and Manor Way.
Sunday introduced between Stratford and East Beckton.
Converted to double deck operation as the need for single deck along Manor Way was transferred to new Route 276.

03.08.85

WH51+

7T

6T

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BECONTREE HEATH - STRATFORD ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday service withdrawn

21.06.86

WH51+

7T

6T

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BECONTREE HEATH - East Beckton - Tollgate Road - Stansfield Road - Victoria & Albert Docks - Prince Regent Lane - Greengate Street - Plaistow - STRATFORD ( Mon-Sat )
Rerouted in Newham via Connaught Road instead of via Tollgate Road direct.

28.02.87

DX1+

dd

dd

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BECONTREE HEATH  -  STRATFORD ( Mon-Sat )
Operated by Grey Green ( Trading as Eastenderbus )

 

20.03.93

DX1+

dd

dd

dd

STRATFORD ( Mon-Sat ) - EAST BECKTON District Centre (SUN) - Becontree Heath - Whalebone Lane South - Chadwell Heath - Chadwell Heath Lane - LITTLE HEATH
Extended from Becontree Heath to Little Heath and a Sunday service re-introduced between East Beckton and Little Heath.

	Grey Green 929 busmap.co.uk

05.06.93

DX1+

dd

dd

dd

STRATFORD ( Mon-Sat ) - E BECKTON (Suns) - Little Heath - Barley Lane - GOODMAYES King George's Hospital
Extended from Little Heath to King George's Hospital

25.09.93

DX11+

7midi

7midi

3midi

GOODMAYES - EAST BECKTON Asda
Withdrawn between East Beckton and Stratford.
Converted from double deck to midibus operation.
The Stratford to Greengate section replaced by new Route 473 Stratford and North Woolwich.

30.09.00

DX91+

8PDL

8PDL

3PDL

GOODMAYES - EAST BECKTON Asda
Start of new contract and converted to low floor operation.

15.10.05

DX91+

9PDL

8PDL

4PDL

GOODMAYES - EAST BECKTON Asda
Contract renewal

07.11.08

DX91+

9PDL

8PDL

4PDL

KING GEORGE HOSPITAL  -  BECKTON STATION DLR
Rerouted to Beckton Station

16.10.10

DX91+

11ENL

11ENL

7ENL

KING GEORGE HOSPITAL  -  BECKTON STATION DLR
Contract renewed - new Enviro single deck type introduced

03.05.14

DX91+

13ENL

12ENL

8ENL

17.10.15

DX91+

17T

13T

9T

KING GEORGE HOSPITAL  -  BECKTON STATION DLR
Contract renewal and converted to double deck operation with buses made spare frpm Route 78

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Current Blind

Operating Garages

WH West Ham
Changeover point ?

PR Poplar
Changeover point ?

DX Barking
Changeover point outside garage except Sunday when dead journeys to BK Garage for reliefs

BK Barking
Changeover point outside DX garage
From23.01.21 changeovers at Becontree Heath although on Sundays all reliefs start/finish at Barking Garage

 

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