Route History

Date	Gar	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
19.08.59	AP	7RT	16RT	6RT
	BK	--	3RT	--

BARKING London Road - Ilford Lane - Ilford - Seven Kings - CHADWELL HEATH - Romford - Roneo Corner - HORNCHURCH GARAGE (Sat afts)
Trolleybus replacement for Route 693

11.11.59	AP	9RT	11RT	7RT
	BK	--	10RT	--

THAMES VIEW ESTATE Abridge Way - Bastable Avenue - River Road - Movers Lane - Ripple Road - Barking - Ilford - Seven Kings - CHADWELL HEATH - HORNCHURCH GARAGE (Sat afts)
Extended from Barking to Thames View Estate.

11.05.60	AP	9RT	11RT	3RT
	BK	--	10RT	4RT

THAMES VIEW ESTATE - CHADWELL HEATH -HORNCHURCH GARAGE (Sat afts)
Sunday Barking (BK) allocation added.

09.10.63	AP	9RT	12RT	4RT
	BK	5RT	7RT	4RT

BARKING London Road - Ilford - Chadwell Heath - Romford - Hornchurch - Upminster - Hall Lane - Avon Road - Front Lane - Rosebery Gardens - UPMINSTER PARK ESTATE Waycross Road.
Daily extended from Chadwell Heath to Upminster Park Estate replacing Route 86 between Upminster Station and Upminster Park Estate
Withdrawn between Barking and Thames View Estate - this section replaced by new Route 179.
New Daily Hornchurch (RD) allocation added but Barking (BK) withdrawn.
CMMS allocation withdrawn

01.07.64	AP	9RT	12RT	--
	BK	5RT	7RT	7RT

BARKING  -  UPMINSTER PARK ESTATE
Sunday Seven Kings (AP) allocation withdrawn.

18.11.64	AP	9RT	12RT	4RT
	BK	5RT	7RT	3RT

BARKING  -  UPMINSTER PARK ESTATE 
Sunday Seven Kings (AP) allocation re-introduced

23.01.66	AP181+	9RT	12RT	--
	RD	5RT	7RT	--

BARKING London Road - UPMINSTER PARK ESTATE Waycross Road ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday withdrawn and the section between Upminster Station and Upminster Park Estate was replaced by extending Route 86 from Upminster Station on this day
BK allocation withdrawn but RD introduced .

18.07.70

AP

5RT

6RT

--

BARKING London Road - HORNCHURCH White Hart
Route withdrawn between Hornchurch and Upminster - this section replaced by revised Route 248.
Late evening withdrawn between Chadwell Heath and Hornchurch
Hornchurch (RD) allocation withdrawn.

28.02.76

AP61+

9RT

8RM

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BARKING London Road - HORNCHURCH White Hart
Saturday Routemaster introduction.

19.03.77

AP61+

8RM

8RM

--

BARKING London Road - HORNCHURCH Central Drive
Extended from Hornchurch to Hacton Lane Estate via Upminster Road - Hacton Lane and Bevan Way.

04.09.82	NS211+	3T	--	--
	RD111+	--	3T	--

ROMFORD St Edwards Way - HORNCHURCH Central Drive
ONE PERSON OPERATED.
Withdrawn between Barking and Romford.

13.07.85

EN

2dd

2dd

--

02.08.86

EN

mini

mini

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ROMFORD St Edwards Way - Hornchurch - Station Lane - Suttons Lane - Vaughan Avenue - Crystal Avenue - Ascot Gardens - Newmarket Way - Bevan Way - Hacton Lane - Hubbards Chase - Essex Gardens - COUNTY PARK ESTATE. ( Mon-Sat )
MINIBUS OPERATION
Withdrawn between Hornchurch and Hacton Lane and diverted via above route to County Park Estate instead. Marketed under the name "Hornchurch Hoppa".
This service replaced Route 256 which was withdrawn.

02.09.89

EN

7mini

7mini

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ROMFORD MARKET - Hornchurch - Station Lane - Suttons Lane - Vaughan Avenue - Crystal Avenue - Ascot Gardens - Newmarket Way - Bevan Way - Hacton Lane - Hubbards Chase - Essex Gardens - COUNTY  PARK ESTATE. ( Mon-Sat )
Withdrawn in Romford between Market and St Edwards Way.

29.07.90

TW

7mini

7mini

--

10.12.95

TW

7mini

7mini

--

ROMFORD MARKET  -  COUNTY PARK ESTATE ( Mon-Sat )
Transferred to Basildon Depot.

28.09.96

TW

10mini

10mini

3mini

ROMFORD Oldchurch Hospital - Romford Market - Romford Station - Brentwood Road - Osborne Road - Hornchurch Road - Hornchurch - Station Lane - Suttons Lane - Vaughan Avenue - Crystal Avenue - Ascot Gardens - Newmarket Way - Bevan Way - Hacton Lane - Hubbards Chase - Essex Gardens - COUNTY PARK ESTATE
Extended in Romford from Market to Oldchurch Hospital and re-routed between Romford and Hornchurch via Osborne Road instead of Roneo Corner.
Experimental Sunday service introduced

28.09.97

TW

10midi

10midi

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ROMFORD Oldchurch Hospital  -  COUNTY  PARK ESTATE ( Mon-Sat )
Last day of Sunday operation

11.11.00

RD

10midi

10midi

--

ROMFORD Oldchurch Hospital  -  COUNTY  PARK ESTATE ( Mon-Sat )
Basildon allocation moved to Romford.

29.09.01

RD

10midi

10midi

3mini

ROMFORD Oldchurch Hospital - COUNTY PARK ESTATE
Sunday service reintroduced.
Contract renewal

24.03.02

RD

10OS

10OS

3OS

ROMFORD Oldchurch Hospital - COUNTY PARK ESTATE
Converted from Midi operation to low floor single deck

18.09.04

RD

10SOLO

10SOLO

3SOLO

ROMFORD Oldchurch Hospital - COUNTY PARK ESTATE
Contract transferred from First Essex to First London

01.01.07

RD

10SOLO

11SOLO

3SOLO

ROMFORD Queens Hospital -- COUNTY PARK ESTATE
Extended from Oldchurch Hospital to Queens Hospital

01.10.11

DM

11DMS

11DMS

3DMS

ROMFORD Queens Hospital  -  COUNTY PARK ESTATE
RENEWED CONTRACT - frequency changes

22.06.13

BE401+

11DMN

11DMN

3DMN