Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
| 03.10.34 | BK |
2DA |
2DA |
2DA |
Joint operation with 252A |
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ROMFORD Birch Road - Romford Station - Gidea Park - Gallows Corner - NOAK HILL Pentowan ( Daily OMO )
Prior to this date had been numbered G5
| 28.11.34 | BK |
3DA |
3DA |
3DA |
Joint operation with 252A |
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ROMFORD Birch Road - Romford Station - Gidea Park - Gallows Corner - NOAK HILL The Bear ( Daily ) - NOAK HILL Pentowan ( Daily journeys ) OPO
Withdrawn between Bear and Pentowan except for irregular journeys
| 31.07.35 | BK |
3DM |
3DM |
3DM |
Joint operation with 252A |
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ROMFORD Birch Road - NOAK HILL The Bear ( Daily ) - NOAK HILL Pentowan ( Daily journeys ) OPO
Type change
| 11.09.35 | BK |
2DM 1C |
2DM 1C |
2DM 1C |
Joint operation with 252A |
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ROMFORD Birch Road - NOAK HILL The Bear ( Daily ) - NOAK HILL Pentowan ( Daily journeys ) OPO
Type change
| 27.05.36 | BK |
3C |
3C |
3C |
ROMFORD Birch Road - NOAK HILL The Bear ( Daily ) - NOAK HILL Pentowan ( Daily journeys ) OPO
Type change
Joint allocation ceased
| 09.12.36 | RD |
4DA |
4DA |
4DA |
ROMFORD Birch Road - Romford Station - Gidea Park - Gallows Corner - NOAK HILL Pentowan ( Daily OMO )
Full daily service restored to Pentowan
Diverted in Romford to run direct via Brentwood Road instead of Victoria Road and Albert Road
BK allocation replaced by Hornchurch (RD)
Type change
| 17.02.37 | BK |
4C |
4C |
4C |
ROMFORD Birch Road - NOAK HILL Pentowan ( Daily OMO )
Type change
| 20.11.40 | RD |
3C |
3C |
2C |
ROMFORD Birch Road - ROMFORD STATION ( Daily OMO )
Withdrawn between Romford Station and Noak Hill
Section between Gidea Park and Noak Hill replaced by New Route 238
| 20.07.49 | RD |
4T |
4T |
2T |
ROMFORD Birch Road - ROMFORD STATION ( Daily crew )
Converted to crew operation
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22.10.52 |
RD |
4Tsd |
4Tsd |
2TD |
ROMFORD Birch Road - ROMFORD STATION
Sunday
operation converted to TD operation
06.05.53 |
RD |
4TD |
4TD |
2Tsd |
ROMFORD Birch Road - ROMFORD STATION
Mon-Sat
operation converted to TD operation.
08.01.58 |
RD |
4RT |
4RT |
1RT |
COLLIER
ROW Lowshoe Lane - White Hart Lane - Mawney Road ,High Street - ROMFORD STATION
Extended from Birch Road to Collier Row and converted
to double deck operation (RT)
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Scanned from April 1958 Red Book, the complete book is available from the Sales List |
26.11.58 |
RD |
7RT |
8RT |
2RT |
COLLIER
ROW Lowshoe Lane White Hart Lane - Mawney Road - Romford - Rainham Road -
Elm Park Avenue - The Broadway - Coronation Drive - South End Road - SOUTH
HORNCHURCH Wood Lane
Extended from Romford to South Hornchurch via withdrawn Route 123.
20.01.60 |
RD |
7RT |
8RT |
2RT |
SOUTH
HORNCHURCH - COLLIER ROW Lowshoe Lane -Lodge Lane - COLLIER ROW
Stapleford Gardens (Mon-Fri 3 school jnys in each peak)
Mon-Fri school journeys extended with Collier Row as above.
18.07.70 |
RD |
10RT |
6RT |
2RT |
SOUTH
HORNCHURCH - COLLIER ROW Lowshoe Lane - COLLIER ROW Turpin Avenue (Mon-Fri school times)
Extended
in Collier Row from Abridge Gardens to Turpin Avenue
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13.03.71 |
RD |
11SMS |
7SMS |
2SMS |
SOUTH
HORNCHURCH - COLLIER ROW Turpin Avenue
Converted to cattle truck operation and extended
to Turpin Avenue at all times
18.11.72 |
RD |
10SMS |
7SMS |
2SMS |
SOUTH
HORNCHURCH - COLLIER ROW Lowshoe Lane ( Mon-Sat ) - COLLIER ROW Turpin
Ave (Mon-Fri peaks/Suns)
Cut back in Collier Row to Lowshoe Lane except Mon-Fri peaks
and Sunday
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02.02.74 |
RD |
10SMS |
7SMS |
2SMS |
SOUTH
HORNCHURCH - COLLIER ROW Lowshoe Lane ( Mon-Sat ) - COLLIER ROW Turpin
Ave (Mon-Fri peaks) - HAVERING PARK Firbank Road (Suns)
Sunday service extended from Collier Row to Havering
Park via Cornell Way.
01.03.75 |
RD |
10DMS |
7DMS |
2DMS |
SOUTH
HORNCHURCH - COLLIER ROW Lowshoe Lane ( Mon-Sat ) - COLLIER ROW Turpin
Ave (Mon-Fri peaks) - HAVERING PARK Firbank Road (Suns)
Converted
to double deck operation (DMS)
14.12.78 |
RD91+ |
10T |
7T |
3T |
SOUTH
HORNCHURCH - COLLIER ROW Lowshoe Lane ( Mon-Sat ) - COLLIER ROW Turpin
Ave (Mon-Fri peaks) - HAVERING PARK Firbank Road (Suns)
Converted
to Leyland Titan operation.
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T15 Romford Station © John Parkin |
28.11.81 |
RD91+ |
10LS |
7LS |
3LS |
SOUTH
HORNCHURCH - COLLIER ROW Lowshoe Lane ( Mon-Sat ) - COLLIER ROW Turpin
Ave (Mon-Fri peaks) - HAVERING PARK Firbank Road (Suns)
Converted
to Leyland National single deck operation.
04.09.82 |
RD91+ |
8T |
6T |
2T |
SOUTH
HORNCHURCH - COLLIER ROW Lowshoe Lane - COLLIER ROW Turpin Avenue (Mon-Fri peaks)
Withdrawn between Collier Row and Havering
Park .
29.09.84 |
RD91+ |
10T |
8T |
3T |
COLLIER
ROW Turpin Avenue (Mon-Fri peaks) - COLLIER ROW Lowshoe Lane White Hart
Lane - Mawney Road - Romford - Rainham Road - Elm Park Avenue - The Broadway - Coronation
Drive - South End Road - South Hornchurch - Airfield Way - Suttons La - HORNCHURCH
White Hart
Extended from South Hornchurch to HORNCHURCH White
Hart
21.06.86 |
RD91+ |
10T |
9T |
3T |
COLLIER
ROW Turpin Avenue (Mon-Fri peaks) - COLLIER ROW Lowshoe Lane - Hornchurch -
Emerson Park - Slewins Lane - GIDEA PARK STN
Extended from Hornchurch to Gidea Park via withdrawn
section of Route 294.
03.09.88 |
dd |
dd |
dd |
COLLIER
ROW Turpin Avenue (Mon-Fri peaks) - COLLIER ROW Lowshoe Lane - Hornchurch -
Emerson Park - Slewins Lane - GIDEA PARK STN
Operated
by FRONTRUNNER SOUTH EAST
01.07.89 |
DM81+ | 10dd |
9dd |
3dd |
| Contract reassigned |
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Part of the allocation book library which is for sale |
01.09.90 |
DM91+ | 10dd |
9dd |
3dd |
GIDEA
PARK STATION - COLLIER ROW Lowshoe Lane - Lodge Lane - Cornell
Way - Firbank Road - Clockhouse Lane - Chase Cross Road - CHASE CROSS Bower
Park School (SDO journeys)
Mon-Fri peak journeys to Lodge Lane extended to Chase Cross
14.09.91 |
DM91+ | 8T |
6T |
2T |
HORNCHURCH
Town Centre - COLLIER ROW Lowshoe Lane - CHASE CROSS Bower Park
School (SDO journeys)
Withdrawn between Hornchurch and Gidea Park
28.09.96 |
DM91+ | 8T |
6T |
2T |
HORNCHURCH
Town Centre - COLLIER ROW Lowshoe Lane
Withdrawn between Collier Row and Chase Cross -
replaced by 651
29.09,01 |
DM91+ | 11T |
12T |
6T |
HORNCHURCH
Town Centre - COLLIER ROW Lowshoe Lane
PVR increase
23.03.02 |
R81+ | 11TNL |
12TNL |
6TNL |
HORNCHURCH
Town Centre - COLLIER ROW Lowshoe Lane
Allocation moved to Rainham (R)
17.12.05 |
DM |
11TNL |
12TNL |
6TNL |
HORNCHURCH
Town Centre - COLLIER ROW Lowshoe Lane
Allocated to new garage at Dagenham Chequers Lane
30.09.06 |
DM |
11TNL |
12TNL |
6TNL |
HORNCHURCH
Town Centre - COLLIER ROW Lowshoe Lane
Contract extended for two years
27.09.08 |
DM |
12DN |
12DN |
6DN |
HORNCHURCH
Town Centre - COLLIER ROW Lowshoe Lane
Renewed contract - new buses
28.09.13 |
RM121+ |
11TE |
12TE |
6TE |
| Start of new contract with Stagecoach East London (RM) |
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HORNCHURCH - COLLIER ROW
Start of new contract
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Scania 15025 Romford © Lawrence Living |
29.09.18 |
RM121+ |
13TE+ |
10TE |
10TE |
| 1TE/372 |
COLLIER ROW - HORNCHURCH
Contract renewal
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19833 Romford © Lawrence Living |
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11081 Hornchurch © Edward S |
30.09.23 |
RM121+ |
13TE+ |
10TE |
11TE |
| 1TE/372 |
COLLIER ROW - HORNCHURCH
Contract extended for two years
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RD Hornchurch
Changeover point
Romford Station
DM Dagenham
Changeover point
Romford Station
R Rainham
Changeover point
Romford Station
RM Rainham
Changeover point
Romford Station
SUNDAY reliefs at garage, buses running light from Collier Row or Hornvhurch hence high PVR