London Bus Route 248

Date of introduction	Gar	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
03.10.34	RD	1DA	1DA	1DA

UPMINSTER STATION - Upminster - St Mary's Lane - CRANHAM
OPO route previously numbered G3


Taken from 1934 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk

05.08.36	RD	1T	1T+	1T
			1T/249

UPMINSTER - CRANHAM
Converted to crew operation

05.05.43

UPMINSTER STATION - CRANHAM( Mon-Sat / Sun pm )
Sun am withdrawn

15.07.45

UPMINSTER STATION - CRANHAM
Sun am reinstated

26.10.49

3TD

2TD

UPMINSTER River Drive - CRANHAM
Extended from Station to River Drive


Taken from1952 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk

TD27 Upminster Station

16.02.55

3RLH

2RLH

UPMINSTER River Drive - CRANHAM
Converted to low height double deck operation.


Scanned from April 1958 Red Book - the complete book is available from the Sales List

09.10.63

4RLH

2RLH

1RLH

UPMINSTER River Drive ( Mon-Sat )- UPMINSTER STN (Suns) - CRANHAM
Sunday withdrawn between Upminster Station and River Drive

18.11.64

4RLH

2RLH

UPMINSTER River Drive - CRANHAM ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday service withdrawn.

RLH73 near the end - as the bus stop is showing the changes about to take place

25.10.69

4RLH

2RLH


Part of the allocation book library which is for sale Allocation Books

19.09.70

15SMS

12SMS

5SMS

Converted to single deck one person operation.
EASTERN AVENUE Pettits Lane (Mon-Fri peaks) ROMFORD Parkside Hotel - Romford - Roneo Corner - Hornchurch - Upminster - Hall Lane - UPMINSTER PARK ESTATE (Suns) Cranham - St Mary's Lane - UPMINSTER STN ( Mon-Sat )
Route revised to run as above. This change should have been implemented in July but due to late delivery of the Swifts a temporary Route 193A was introduced instead.

12.09.72

16SMS

13SMS

6SMS

EASTERN AVENUE Pettits Lane (Mon-Fri peaks) - ROMFORD Parkside Hotel or ROMFORD Southern Way (Mon-Fri am peak jnys) - Roneo Corner - Hornchurch - Upminster Hall Lane - UPMINSTER PARK ESTATE (Suns) Cranham - St Mary's Lane - UPMINSTER STN ( Mon-Sat )
Mon-Fri am journeys to ROMFORD Southern Way introduced.


Taken from 1973 Red Book

31.01.76

16SMS

13SMS

6SMS

ROMFORD Parkside Hotel or ROMFORD Southern Way (Mon-Fri am peak jnys) - UPMINSTER PARK ESTATE (Suns) - Cranham - UPMINSTER STN ( Mon-Sat )
Withdrawn between Eastern Avenue and Parkside Hotel.

SMS415 with an unusual blind layout

19.03.77

RD51+

17SMS

13SMS

6SMS

ROMFORD Parkside Hotel or ROMFORD St Edwards School (Mon-Fri peak jnys) - Hornchurch - Upminster - Hall Lane - UPMINSTER PARK ESTATE (Sun am) Cranham - UPMINSTER STN (MS/Sun pm)
Sunday pm extended from Upminster Park Estate to Upminster Station via Cranham.

26.02.78

RD51+

17LS

13LS

6LS

ROMFORD Parkside Hotel or ROMFORD St Edwards School (Mon-Fri peak jnys) - UPMINSTER PARK ESTATE (Sun am) Cranham - UPMINSTER STN (MS/Sun pm)
Converted to Leyland National operation.

LS132 Romford Market westbound.

02.02.80

RD51+

17LS

14LS

6LS

ROMFORD St Edwards School (Mon-Fri peak jnys) - ROMFORD St Edwards Way - Hornchurch - Upminster - Hall Lane - UPMINSTER PARK ESTATE (Sun am) Cranham UPMINSTER STN (MS/Sun pm)
Withdrawn in Romford between St Edwards Way and Parkside Hotel.

28.11.81

RD51+

10T

6LS

ROMFORD St Edwards School (Mon-Fri peak jnys) - ROMFORD St Edwards Way - Upminster Park Estate - CRANHAM ( Mon-Sat ) St Mary's Lane - UPMINSTER STN (Suns)
MS withdrawn between Cranham and Upminster Station - this section replaced by revised 246.
Route converted to double deck on MS as no low bridge now although retained Nationals on Sunday.

Upminster(RD) show bus in General livery

04.09.82

RD51+

ROMFORD St Edwards School (Mon-Fri peak jnys) - ROMFORD St Edwards Way - Hornchurch - Upminster - Hall Lane - Upminster Park Estate - CRANHAM
Sunday extension from Cranham to Upminster withdrawn - replaced by a pm service on the 246 thus converted to double deck operation on that day.


Extracted from 1984 map drawn by © Darius Grigg

24.09.88

ROMFORD St Edwards School (Mon-Fri peak jnys) - ROMFORD St Edwards Way - Hornchurch - Upminster - Hall Lane - Upminster Park Estate - CRANHAM
Operation transferred to FRONTRUNNER SOUTH EAST

01.07.89

DM101+

13dd

11dd

8dd