Route History
Date of introduction |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
31.01.81 |
WW121+ |
10DMS |
9DMS |
5DSM |
CHINGFORD
STATION - Friday Hill - Chingford Hatch - Highams Park - Fulbourne Road -
Walthamstow Central Station - WALTHAMSTOW GARAGE
NEW ROUTE partly replaced 191 and W21
 |
D1727 Friday Hill |
15.09.81 |
WW121+ |
10T |
9T |
5T |
CHINGFORD
STATION - WALTHAMSTOW GARAGE
DMS
replaced by Titans.
 |
T346 Chingford Hatch |
04.09.82 |
WW121+ |
10T |
8T |
5T |
CHINGFORD
STATION - Friday Hill - Chingford Hatch - Highams Park - Fulbourne Rd -
Walthamstow Central - Chingford Mount - Mansfield Hill - YARDLEY LANE
ESTATE
Extended from Walthamstow Garage to Yardley
Lane Estate replacing withdrawn 276.
06.06.87 |
T21+ |
-- |
-- |
LS ex 179A |
WW121+ |
10T |
9T |
-- |
CHINGFORD STATION - YARDLEY LANE ESTATE
Sunday Leyton (T) allocation introduced at the expense of Walthamstow (WW) and was jointly operated with Route 179A
17.10.87 |
T21+ |
-- |
-- |
3LS |
WW121+ |
9T |
9T |
-- |
CHINGFORD STATION ( Mon-Sat ) - WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL STATION ( Suns ) - YARDLEY LANE ESTATE ( Daily )
Sunday withdrawn between Walthamstow and Chngford - this section replaced by Sunday extension Route 236
Leyton
(T) has own allocation - joint with 179A withdrawn.
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LS337 (T) waits at YLE to perform a garage journey |
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19.11.88 |
WW121+ |
5T |
5T |
5MR |
CHINGFORD
STATION - Friday Hill - Chingford Hatch - Highams Park - Fulbourne Rd,WALTHAMSTOW
CENTRAL STN
Withdrawn between Walthamstow Central and Yardley
Lane - this section replaced by new 215.
 |
MR103 enjoys a Sunday outing |
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23.11.91 |
NP81+ |
5ON |
5ON |
4sd |
 |
Contract reassigned |
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CHINGFORD - WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL
New operator
 |
Capital Citybus Olympian 101 at Walthamstow Central |
22.07.00 |
NP81+ |
10DML |
9DML |
5DML |
CHINGFORD
STATION - WALTHAMSTOW Mission Grove
Extended
in Walthamstow to Mission Grove.
 |
DML41475 Chingford |
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11.11.00 |
NP81+ |
10DML |
9DML |
5DML |
CHINGFORD
STATION - WALTHAMSTOW South Grove
Walthamstow
stand change
 |
DML369 Walthamstow Central © Mark Pitman |
22.09.01 |
NP |
8DML |
9DML |
5DML |
CHINGFORD
STATION - WALTHAMSTOW St James's Street Station
Walthamstow
terminus change
05.03.05 |
EC810 |
1DLA |
-- |
-- |
NP |
9DML |
9DML |
5DML |
CHINGFORD STATION - WALTHAMSTOW St James's Street Station
SDO journey introduced with double deck - contract assigned to Arriva London North operated by Edmonton
03.12.05 |
EC810 |
1DLA |
-- |
-- |
H |
9DML |
9DML |
5DML |
CHINGFORD
STATION - WALTHAMSTOW St James's Street Station
Allocation moved to Hackney (H)
15.12.07 |
EC810 |
1DLA |
-- |
-- |
LI |
9DML |
9DML |
6DML |
CHINGFORD
STATION - WALTHAMSTOW St James's Street Station
Allocation change - Hackney closed - moved to Lea Interchange (LI)
20.06.08 |
DX673 |
1DLA |
-- |
-- |
L! |
9TN/TNL |
9TN/TNL |
6TN/TNL |
CHINGFORD
STATION - WALTHAMSTOW St James's Street Station
Converted to double deck operation
 |
TN33194 on the stand at Chingford © Graham Smith |
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28.03.09 |
NP |
9TN |
9TN |
6TN |
CHINGFORD
STATION - WALTHAMSTOW St James's Street Station
Allocation moved from LI to NP - Arriva involvement withdrawn.
06.03.10 |
HK71+ |
9SD |
9SD |
7SD |
 |
New contract awarded to Hackney Community Transport with double deck Scania buses. |
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CHINGFORD
STATION - WALTHAMSTOW St James's Street Station
Contract reassigned
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Scania SD5 Walthamstow Central © Swansell |
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HTL112 shows off the awful blind arrangement at Chingford © Brian Kemp
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07.03.15 |
LI |
9VH |
9VH |
6VH |
 |
Contract reassigned |
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CHINGFORD STATION - WALTHAMSTOW St James's Street Station
New contract t
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Hybrid 38106 at St James Street
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31.03.18 |
LI |
10VH |
10VH |
6VH |
CHINGFORD
STATION - WALTHAMSTOW St James's Street Station
Schedule change
07.03.20 |
NP331+ |
12Ee |
11Ee |
8Ee |
 |
New Operator |
CHINGFORD
STATION - WALTHAMSTOW St James's Street Station
New operator using new electric buses
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New Ee47 turning into Station Road, Chingford © Samuel Letsu |
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Current Blind
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Operating Garages
NP Northumberland Park
Changeover at Walthamstow Central Station
WW
Walthamstow
Changeover at garage
EC
Edmonton
Changeover at garage
HO Lea Interchange
Changeover at Chingford Station ( Mon-Sat ) and Walthamstow Central ( Daily )
Live visual
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