Route History

Date	Gar	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
11.11.59	PR	5RM	--	--
	WH	6RM	8RM	--

BECONTREE Chittys Lane - Bennetts Castle Lane - Longbridge Road - Barking - East Ham - Upton Park - Barking Road - CANNING TOWN ( Mon-Sat ) - Silvertown Way - NORTH WOOLWICH Free Ferry (Mon-Fri peaks)

11.10.61	PR	5RM	--	--
	WH	8RM	--	--

LITTLE HEATH - Barley Lane - Goodmayes Lane - Barking - CANNING TOWN (Mon-Fri) - NORTH WOOLWICH (Mon-Fri peaks)
Mon-Fri withdrawn between Barking and Becontree and diverted instead to Little Heath via Goodmayes Lane
Saturday withdrawn and replaced by new 238A.

Taken from1964 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk

27.01.65

WH

9RM

8RM

5RM

STRATFORD BROADWAY  - West Ham Lane - Portway - Plashet Road  - Green Street  - Barking Road - London Road - Longbridge Road   -  Goodmayes Lane -  Barley Lane  -
LITTLE HEATH ( Daily ) - CHADWELL HEATH HOSPITAL ( Sat aft journeys )  
Withdrawn between Upton Park and Canning Town / North Woolwich - this section mainly replaced by revised 33.
Saturday and Sunday service introduced.
Sat afternoon journeys extended from Little heath to Chadwell Heath Hospital
PR allocation withdrawn.

31.12.66

WH

9RM

8RM

5RM

STRATFORD BROADWAY - LITTLE HEATH - CHADWELL HEATH HOSPITAL ( Sat pm / Sun pm jnys)
Sunday journeys extended from Little Heath to CHADWELL HEATH HOSPITAL

17.04.71

WH

8SMS

7SMS

3SMS

STRATFORD BROADWAY - LITTLE HEATH - CHADWELL HEATH HOSPITAL ( Sat pm / Sun pm jnys)
Converted to single deck one person operation.

30.10.71	U	--	--	4SMS
	WH	9SMS	8SMS	--

STRATFORD BROADWAY - LITTLE HEATH - CHADWELL HEATH HOSPITAL ( Sat pm / Sun pm jnys)
Sunday West Ham (WH) allocation transferred to Upton Park (U).

16.06.73	U	--	--	4SMS
	WH	9SMS	8SMS	--

STRATFORD Bus Stn - LITTLE HEATH - CHADWELL HEATH HOSPITAL (Sun pm jnys)
Stratford terminal changed to new Bus Station.

20.04.74

WH

9SMS

8SMS

4SMS

STRATFORD Bus Stn - LITTLE HEATH - CHADWELL HEATH HOSPITAL (Sun pm jnys)
Sunday Upton Park (U) allocation transferred to West Ham (WH)

28.09.75

WH81+

9SMS

8SMS

4DMS

STRATFORD Bus Stn - LITTLE HEATH - CHADWELL HEATH HOSPITAL (Sun pm jnys)
Sunday converted to double deck operation.

SMS603 (WH) Barking Station © Eamonn Kentell

19.03.77

WH81+

9DMS

8DMS

4DMS

STRATFORD Bus Stn - LITTLE HEATH - CHADWELL HEATH HOSPITAL (Sun pm jnys)
MS converted to double deck operation.

22.04.78	U101+	8DMS	6DMS	4DMS
	WH81+	--	6DMS	--

STRATFORD Bus Stn - LITTLE HEATH - CHADWELL HEATH HOSPITAL (Sun pm jnys)
Allocation change as above

26.04.81	U101+	8T	6T	4T
	WH81+	--	7DMS	--

STRATFORD Bus Stn - LITTLE HEATH - CHADWELL HEATH HOSPITAL (Sun pm jnys)
Upton Park (U) converted to Titan.

04.09.82

BK61+

7T

10T

4T

STRATFORD Bus Stn - LITTLE HEATH - CHADWELL HEATH HOSPITAL (Sun pm jnys)
U and WH allocation transferred to Barking (BK).

14.04.84

BK61+

7T

10T

3T

STRATFORD Bus Stn - LITTLE HEATH - CHADWELL HEATH HOSPITAL (Sun afts)
Regular service to Chadwell Heath Hospital introduced instead of just isolated journeys.

28.10.89

BK61+

6T

11T

3T

STRATFORD - Portway - Plashet Grove - Plashet Road - High Street North - East Ham - Barking - Goodmayes - LITTLE HEATH -
CHADWELL HEATH HOSPITAL (Sun afts)
Diverted via East Ham Station instead of Upton Park.

14.09.91

BK61+

5T

7T

4T

STRATFORD Bus Station - BARKING GARAGE
Withdrawn between Barking Garage and Little Heath / Chadwell Heath Hospital.

25.09.93

BK61+

9DRL

9DRL 1DW

3DRL

STRATFORD Bus Station - BARKING GARAGE
Converted to single deck operation.

26.06.95

BK61+

9DRL

9DRL

4DRL

STRATFORD Bus Station - BARKING GARAGE
Re-routed on leaving Stratford Bus Station via Stratford Broadway.

19.07.97

BK61+

8T

9T

4T

STRATFORD Bus Station - BARKING GARAGE
Converted to double deck operation.

09.10.99	BK61+	--	--	4SLD
	U301+	9S	9S	--

STRATFORD Bus Station - BARKING GARAGE
Mon-Sat allocation moved to Upton Park

04.03.00	BK61+	--	--	7T
	U301+	9S	9S	--

STRATFORD Bus Station - BARKING STATION
Withdrawn between Barking Station and Barking Garage.

08.07.00	BK61+	--	--	4SLD
	U301+	10SLD	10SLD	--

STRATFORD Bus Station - BARKING STATION
Converted to low floor single deck operation.

31.08.03

U301+

10TA

11TA

7TA

STRATFORD Bus Station - BARKING STATION
Barking (BK) allocation withdrawn - converted to low floor double deck operation.

05.03.05

U301+

10TA

12TA

8TA

STRATFORD Bus Station - BARKING STATION
Contract renewal

06.03.10

U301+

10TA

12TA

8TA

STRATFORD Bus Station - BARKING STATION
Contract extended for two years
It had been intended to extend the Route from Barking to Becontree Heath via Route 5 but this was cancelled

17.09.11

WH231+

10TA

12TA

11TA

STRATFORD Bus Station - BARKING STATION
Upton Park garage closed - allocation moved to Canning Town (WH)

03.03.12

WH231+

11E

12E

9E

STRATFORD Bus Station - BARKING STATION
Start of new contract with new ADL Enviro 400 buses