Route History

Date	Gar	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
15.04.59	CT	26RTL	23RTL	12RTL

SMITHFIELD - -CUBITT TOWN Stebondale Street
Trolleybus replacement for TB677

11.10.61

CT

26RTL

23RTL

16RTL

SMITHFIELD - CUBITT TOWN Stebondale Street ( Mon-Sat ) - Cubitt Town - Prestons Road - Cotton Street - POPLAR Blackwall Tunnel (Suns)
Sunday service extended from Cubitt Town to Poplar replacing Route 56 on this day.

18.11.64	CT	30RTL	28RTL	16RTL
	PR	--	4RTL	--

SMITHFIELD - - CUBITT TOWN Stebondale Street (Mon-Fri) - POPLAR Blackwall Tunnel (Sat/Sun)
Saturday service extended from Cubitt Town to Poplar replacing withdrawn 56 on this day and PR allocation added.

23.01.66	CT	30RTL	28RTL	14RTL
	PR	--	4RTL	--

SMITHFIELD ( Mon-Sat ) - ISLINGTON Angel (Suns) - CUBITT TOWN Stebondale Street (Mon-Fri) - POPLAR Blackwall Tunnel (Sat/Sun)
Sunday service withdrawn between Angel and Smithfield.

01.09.67	CT	27RT	26RT	14RT
	PR	--	4RTL	--

SMITHFIELD - CUBITT TOWN Queen Hotel( Mon-Sat ) - POPLAR Blackwall Tunnel (Suns)
Clapton (CT) allocation converted from RTL to RT.

07.09.68	CT	27RT	26RT	14RT
	PR	--	4RT	--

SMITHFIELD - CUBITT TOWN Queen Hotel( Mon-Sat ) - POPLAR Blackwall Tunnel (Suns)
Poplar (PR) allocation converted from RTL to RT.

05.10.68	CT	27RT	26RT	13RT
	PR	--	5RT	2RT

SMITHFIELD - CUBITT TOWN Queen Hotel( Mon-Sat ) - POPLAR Blackwall Tunnel (Suns)
A   small Sunday Poplar (PR) allocation added.

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25.10.69	CT	19RT	21RT	14RT
	PR	11RT	11RT	--

SMITHFIELD ( Mon-Sat ) - ISLINGTON Angel (Suns) -POPLAR Blackwall Tunnel
Mon-Fri extended from Cubitt Town to Poplar making this a daily operation to replace Route 56 which was withdrawn.
Sunday (PR) withdrawn.

16.01.71	CT	10RT	15RT	11RT
	PR	20RT	11RT	--

SMITHFIELD ( Mon-Sat ) -MILDMAY Park (Suns) -POPLAR BATHS
Daily extended in Poplar via East India Dock Road and Newby Place (returning via Poplar High Street) to POPLAR BATHS.
Sunday service withdrawn between Mildmay Park and Angel

05.01.74	CT	12DMS	10DMS	3DMS
	PR	12DMS	9DMS	2DMS

SMITHFIELD ( Mon-Sat ) - MILDMAY PARK (Suns) - CUBITT TOWN Queen Hotel
Converted to OPO and withdrawn between Cubitt Town and Poplar - this section covered by new crew route 277A .
Sunday Poplar (PR) allocation introduced.

07.08.76	CT71+	11DMS	11DMS	5DMS
	PR1+	19DMS	15DMS	7DMS

POPLAR BATHS  -  MILDMAY PARK ( Suns )  - SMITHFIELD ( Mon-Sat )
Extended from Cubitt Town to Poplar Baths replacing withdrawn 277A.

18.04.82	CT71+	10DMS	8DMS	5DMS
	PR1+	15T	12T	5T

POPLAR BATHS  -  MILDMAY PARK ( Suns )  - SMITHFIELD ( Mon-Sat )
Poplar (PR) allocation converted to Leyland Titan operation.

04.09.82	CT71+	5T	6T	2T
	PR1+	15T	12T	6T

POPLAR BATHS  -  ISLINGTON Angel (Mon-Fri evgs Suns ) ) - SMITHFIELD ( Mon-Fri except evgs / Sat)
Mon-Fri evenings withdrawn between Angel and Smithfield but extended on Sunday from Mildmay park to Angel.
Clapton (CT) allocation converted to Leyland Titan operation.

14.04.84	CT71+	5M	6M	2M
	PR1+	15T	12T	6T

POPLAR BATHS  -  ISLINGTON Angel (Mon-Fri evgs Suns ) ) - SMITHFIELD ( Mon-Fri except evgs / Sat)
Clapton (CT) allocation converted from Leyland Titan to MCW Metrobus operation.

02.11.85

CT71+

15M

14M

6M

POPLAR BATHS  -  ISLINGTON Angel (Mon-Fri evgs Suns ) ) - SMITHFIELD ( Mon-Fri except evgs / Sat)
Poplar (PR) allocation moved to Clapton (CT) with garage closure.

15.08.87

AG71+

15T

14T

6T

POPLAR BATHS  -  ISLINGTON Angel (Mon-Fri evgs Suns ) ) - SMITHFIELD ( Mon-Fri except evgs / Sat)
Clapton (CT) closure - allocation moved to Ash Grove (AG)

04.03.89

AG71+

11T

11T

6T

SMITHFIELD (Mon-Fri except evgs,Sats) - ANGEL(Mon-Fri evgs,Suns) - LIMEHOUSE ( Mon-Sat ) - POPLAR BATHS (Suns)
Mon-Sat withdrawn between Limehouse and Poplar - replaced by new D7

24.02.90

BW111+

9T

9T

7T

HIGHBURY & ISLINGTON STN - St Pauls Road - Balls Pond Road - LIMEHOUSE ( Mon-Sat ) - POPLAR BATHS (Suns)
Diverted at Canonbury via St Pauls Road to HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON STATION - the Smithfield section replaced by new 56.
Ash Grove allocation transferred to Bow (BW).

01.07.91

BW11+

11T

1OT

7T

HIGHBURY & ISLINGTON STN - - CANARY WHARF Westferry Circus ( Mon-Sat ) - POPLAR BATHS (Suns)
MS extended from Limehouse to CANARY WHARF

10.07.91

BW111+

11T

1OT

7T

HIGHBURY & ISLINGTON STN - CANARY WHARF Cartier Circle ( Mon-Sat ) - POPLAR BATHS (Suns)
MS extended CANARY WHARF Westferry Circus to Cartier Circle.

07.12.91	BW	11T	1OT	7T
	WH	5T	--	--

HIGHBURY & ISLINGTON STN - CANARY WHARF Cartier Circle ( Mon-Sat ) - POPLAR BATHS (Suns)
An additional Mon-Fri (except evening service) introduced between Canary Wharf and Mile End Station worked by buses from West Ham (WH)

09.05.92

BW111+

11T

1OT

7T

HIGHBURY & ISLINGTON STN - CANARY WHARF Cartier Circle ( Mon-Sat ) - POPLAR BATHS (Suns)
Mon-Fri supplementary service between Canary Wharf and Mile End Station withdrawn along with West Ham (WH) allocation.

20.03.93

BW111+

11T

1OT

6T

HIGHBURY & ISLINGTON STN - CANARY WHARF Cartier Circle
Withdrawn between Canary Wharf and Poplar - this section replaced by introduction of Sunday service on Route D7.

15.01.94

BW111+

12T

12T

5T

HIGHBURY & ISLINGTON STN - CANARY WHARF Cartier Circle (Suns) - Trafalgar Way - Aspen Way - Oreagano Drive - Coriander Avenue - Rosemary Drive - LEAMOUTH Saffron Avenue (return via Clove Crescent)
Mon-Sat extended from Canary Wharf to Leamouth.

26.12.94
HIGHBURY & ISLINGTON  -  ALL SAINTS STN
Special service for this day only operated by Capital Citybus

28.02.98

BW111+

12T

11T

5T

HIGHBURY & ISLINGTON  -  LEAMOUTH
Start of new contract

10.07.99

BW111+

12TA

11TA

5TA

HIGHBURY & ISLINGTON  -  LEAMOUTH
Converted from d/d to low floor dd

01.03.03

BW111+

20TA

18TA

15TA

HIGHBURY & ISLINGTON STN - LEAMOUTH Saffron Avenue
Contract renewed with Stagecoach (BW)
Sunday service extended from Canary Wharf to Leamouth as MS.
N277 introduced running every night - route as per 277

27.03.04	BW111+	20TA	18TA	15TA
Night service	BW101+	3TA	3TA	3TA

HIGHBURY & ISLINGTON STN - LEAMOUTH Saffron Avenue
"N277" number dropped - thus service now 24 hour

30.08.09	WH311+	22TA	21TA	16TA
Night service	WH301+	3TA	3TA	3TA

HIGHBURY & ISLINGTON STN - LEAMOUTH Saffron Avenue
Bow allocation withdrawn and transferred to West Ham (WH) - replaced by newly acquired Route 205

17.09.11	BW151+	21TA	19TA	17TA
Night service	WH301+	3TA	3TA	3TA

HIGHBURY & ISLINGTON STN - LEAMOUTH Saffron Avenue
Allocation moved back to Bow (BW) - this was connected to Upton Park garage closure.

31.08.13	BW151+	21TA	19TA	17TA
Night service	BW301+	3TA	3TA	3TA

HIGHBURY & ISLINGTON STN - LEAMOUTH Saffron Avenue
Night service allocation transferred to Bow (BW)

28.02.15	BW151+	21SC	19SC	17SC
Night service	BW301+	3SC	3SC	3SC

HIGHBURY & ISLINGTON STN - LEAMOUTH Saffron Avenue
Contract extended for two years