Route History

Date of introduction	Gar	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
27.10.84	PR121+	8LS	6LS	--

STOKE NEWINGTON ( Mon-Sat except evenings ) - Amhurst Road - Hackney - High Street Homerton -  HACKNEY WICK ( Mon-Sat evenings )  - Carpenters Road - Stratford - Manor Road -
West Ham Station - CANNING TOWN Hermit Road ( Mon-Sat )
NEW ROUTE : replaces 278 between Stoke Newington and Stratford and 173 between Stratford and Canning Town.

02.11.85

WH231+

7LS

7LS

--

STOKE NEWINGTON ( Mon-Sat except evenings )  - Amhurst Road - Hackney - High Street Homerton - Hackney Wick - Carpenters Road - STRATFORD Bus Station ( Mon-Sat evenings )  - Manor Road - West Ham Station - Canning Town - New Barn Street - Newham Way - Tollgate Road - EAST BECKTON District Centre ( Mon-Sat )
Extended from Canning Town to East Beckton replaces withdrawn section of Route 56 -
Evening service withdrawn between Stratford and Hackney Wick

21.06.86

WH231+

8LS

7LS

--

STOKE NEWINGTON - Amhurst Road - Hackney - High Street Homerton - Hackney Wick - Carpenters Road - Stratford - Manor Road - West Ham Station - Canning Town - New Barn Street - Newham Way - Prince Regent Lane - Strait Road - EAST BECKTON District Centre ( Mon-Sat )
Diverted via Prince Regent Lane instead of Tollgate Road.

28.02.87

WH51+

8LS

7LS

--

STOKE NEWINGTON - EAST BECKTON District Centre (Mon-Sat except evenings)
Evening service withdrawn.

20.07.87

WH51+

8LS

7LS

--

STOKE NEWINGTON - EAST BECKTON District Centre (Mon-Sat except evenings)
Rerouted southbound via Marshgate Lane - Pudding Mill Lane - and Stratford High Street instead of Carpenters Road.

04.06.88

WH51+

8LS

7LS

--

STOKE NEWINGTON - Amhurst Road - Hackney - High Street Homerton - Hackney Wick - Stratford - Manor Road - West Ham Station - Canning Town - New Barn Street - Newham Way - Prince Regent Lane - Connaught Road - City Airport - Albert Road - NORTH WOOLWICH Free Ferry (MS except evenings)
Rerouted at Plaistow to North Woolwich instead of East Beckton.
Duty schedule join with Route S2

24.03.90

BW231+

11RB

10RB

5RB

STOKE NEWINGTON - Amhurst Road - Hackney - High Street Homerton - Hackney Wick - Carpenters Road - Stratford - Manor Road - West Ham Station - Canning Town - New Barn Street - Newham Way - Prince Regent Lane - Connaught Road - City Airport - Albert Road - NORTH WOOLWICH Free Ferry
Converted to midibus operation and transferred to Bow (BW).
Evening service and Sunday service introduced.

RB13 North Woolwich busmap.co.uk

26.09.92

SD231+

10RB/MRL

10RB/MRL

6RB/MRL

STOKE NEWINGTON  -  NORTH WOOLWICH
BW allocation moved to Stratford (SD)

25.09.93

SD231+

10RB/MRL

10RB/MRL

6RB/MRL

STOKE NEWINGTON - Amhurst Road - Hackney - High Street Homerton - Hackney Wick - Carpenters Road - Stratford - Manor Road - West Ham Station - Canning Town - New Barn Street - Newham Way - Prince Regent Lane - Spine Road - Stansfield Road - Tollgate Road - EAST BECKTON District Centre
Rerouted at Prince Regent Station to East Beckton. - withdrawn section replaced by New Route 473

28.02.98

SD231+

11SLD

12SLD

8SLD

STOKE NEWINGTON  -  EAST BECKTON
Start of new contract

18.09.99

SD231+

12SLD

12SLD

7SLD

STOKE NEWINGTON - Amhurst Road - Hackney - High Street Homerton - Hackney Wick - Carpenters Road - Stratford - Manor Road - West Ham Station - Canning Town - New Barn Street - Newham Way - Prince Regent Lane - NEWHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL
Withdrawn between Newham General Hospital and East Beckton
Diverted in Homerton to serve hospital

18.09.04

SD231+

18DL

14DL

10DL

STOKE NEWINGTON - NEWHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL
Contract renewal with new buses.

25.02.06

SD231+

16SLD

16SLD

10SLD

STOKE NEWINGTON - NEWHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL
Revised frequencies

02.07.07

SD231+

16SLD

16SLD

10SLD

STOKE NEWINGTON - NEWHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL
Diverted between Stratford and Hackney Wisk via Bow Interchange - East Cross Route - Wick Lane - and Wansbeck Road instead of Carpenters Road which was closed

23.02.08

WH231+

18DL

15DL

10DL

STOKE NEWINGTON - NEWHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL
Stratford (SD) closed. allocation moved to new base at Canning Town named West Ham (WH)

05.07.08

WH231+

19DL

16DL

11DL

STOKE NEWINGTON - NEWHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL
Rerouted at Bow via Fairfield Road instead of A12 East Cross route

21.02.09

WH231+

19DL

16DL

11DL

STOKE NEWINGTON - NEWHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL
Optare Tempo type introduced

06.02.10

WH231+

19DL

16DL

11DL

STOKE NEWINGTON - NEWHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL
Extended with Newham Hospital to Gateway Surgical Centre

17.09.11

SI101+

19SE

16SE

11SE

Operating Garages

LI Lea Interchange
Changeover point Trowbridge Esate Hackney Wick and Bow Church

BW Bow
Changeover point ?

PR Poplar
Changeover point ?

SD Stratford
Changeover point HACKNEY WICK Waterden Road

WH West Ham
Changeover point West Ham Stn

SI Silvertown
Changeover point CANNING TOWN Hermit Road
There are also changeovers at Newham Hospital stand but for start and finish duties only