Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
31.05.03
SF1+
25VLW
23VLW
17VLW

ALDGATE BUS STATION - Whitechapel Road - Cambridge Heath Road - Hackney - Clapton - Stamford Hill - Amhurst Park - Stamford Hill - Finsbury Park - HOLLOWAY Camden Road.
NEW ROUTE: replaces Aldgate to Holloway leg of Route 253.


14.06.08
SF1+
27VLW
25VLW
17VLW

ALDGATE  -  HOLLOWAY
Additional Monday-Friday 'with the flow' journeys towards Aldgate introduced
The contract was extended for two years about this time - exact date not known

29.05.10
SF1+
27VLW
25VLW
17VLW

ALDGATE  -  HOLLOWAY
Existing contract renewed

254

 

 

VLW137 Lea Bridge roundabout

 


20.08.11
AE101+
29VLW
26VLW
18VLW

ALDGATE  -  HOLLOWAY
Allocation moved to Ash Grove

 

 

T172 HOLLOWAY PRISON stop

 


06.06.15
AE101+
34VLW
30VLW
21VLW

ALDGATE  -  HOLLOWAY
Contract extended for two years

28.11.15
AE101+
34VLW
30VLW
21VLW

HOLLOWAY   -  WHITECHAPEL
Suspended between Whitechapel and Aldgtae due to delays with road works at Aldgate

30.04.16
AE101+
34DW
30DW
21DW

HOLLOWAY  -  ALDGATE
Road works completed, route restored to Aldgate

??.07.17
AE101+
34LT
30LT
21LT

ALDGATE  -  HOLLOWAY
Converted to LT type

LT353 and 465 at Minories Bus Station

© Richard Groves


04.09.21
AE101+
23LT
20LT
17LT

ALDGATE  -  HOLLOWAY
Frequency reduction

24.02.24
SF101+
23LT
20LT
17LT

ALDGATE  -  HOLLOWAY
Allocation moved to Stamford Hill (SF)

Garages

SF Stamford Hil
Changeovers at Stamford Hill Common

AE Ash Grove
Changeovers at Cambridge Heath, Victoria Park Road

 

 

Current Blind



254

 

Outer London Map
Extracted from 2014 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

Live visual

 

253 live 253 stands

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Friday, 15.03.24