Route History
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
24.09.88 |
PT41+ |
ex 165 |
ex 165 |
ex 165 |
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New service |
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WENNINGTON
Waggon & Horses - Wennington Road - Rainham Broadway - Rainham Road - Cherry Tree Lane (garage
journeys) - MARDYKE ESTATE - Frederick Road - New Road - Cherry
Tree Lane - Southend Road - Mungo Park Road - Elm Park Station - Abbs Cross Road -
Hornchurch Road - Roneo Corner - Romford Station - ROMFORD MARKET (Mon-Fri mid-day) - North Street - ROMFORD Parkside Hotel (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat/Sun) - Collier Row Lane - Collier Row - Clockhouse Lane - HAVERING PARK Hunters Grove (MS evenings)
NEW ROUTE operated by EnsignBus from their Purfleet base operated jointly with Route 165
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284 Romford Station |
29.09.90 |
DM41+ |
ex 165 |
ex 165 |
ex 165 |
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Ensignbus operations sold to Capital Citibus and operated from Dagenham - vehicles displayed Ensign Citybus |
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WENNINGTON
Waggon & Horses (garage
journeys) - MARDYKE ESTATE - ROMFORD MARKET (Mon-Fri mid-day) -ROMFORD Parkside Hotel (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat/Sun) -
HAVERING PARK Hunters Grove (MS evenings)
New operator
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107 Romford Station |
14.09.91 |
DM51+ |
8ON |
7ON |
3ON |
MARDYKE ESTATE - HAVERING PARK Hunters Grove
Daily service revised to run from Mardyke Estate
to Havering Park replacing Route 165 between Romford
and Havering Park.
Wennington journeys withdrawn.
Diverted during shopping hours via Rainham Texco
28.09.96 |
DM51+ |
8dd |
7dd |
3dd |
MARDYKE ESTATE - HAVERING PARK Hunters Grove
NEW
CONTRACT - no change of contractor or service.
29.09.01 |
DM51+ |
10M |
10M |
6M |
MARDYKE ESTATE - HAVERING PARK Hunters Grove
Contract renewal
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25.11.06 |
DM51+ |
10TN |
10TN |
6TN |
MARDYKE ESTATE - HAVERING PARK Hunters Grove
Rerouted via Queens Hospital
 |
TN33054 Collier Row Lane |
27.09.08 |
DM |
10DN |
10DN |
6DN |
3TN |
3TN |
3TN |
 |
Contract renewal and all night service introduced making 24hr service |
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MARDYKE ESTATE - HAVERING PARK Hunters Grove
New operator
 |
33548 North Street |
28.09.13 |
RM161+ |
10sc |
10sc |
6sc |
NS51+ |
4SC |
4SC |
4sc |
 |
Contract reassigned |
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HAVERING PARK - ORCHARD VILLAGE
The Mardyke Estate terminal point moved fromLower Mardyke Road to New Road and has been renamed ORCHARD VILLAGE as part of Havering Council's beautification policy !!
New contract - operation transferred from First to Stagecoach East London (RM) and night service to (NS)
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Scania 15031 at Romford with the new destination shown © Busoccultation |
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29.09.18 |
RM161+ |
15sc |
15sc |
10sc |
| Night | NS941+ |
3SC |
3SC |
3sc |
HAVERING PARK - ORCHARD VILLAGE
Contract extended for two years
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19715 Mercury Gardens performing a short working © Mark McWalter |
26.09.20 |
RM161+ |
15sc |
15sc |
10sc |
| Night | NS941+ |
3SC |
3SC |
3sc |
HAVERING PARK - ORCHARD VILLAGE
Contract renewal
Current Blind
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Operating Garages
Ensignbus - Purfleet
Crew changeover point
Romford Station
First Capital - Dagenham
Crew changeover point
Romford Station
RM Rainham
Crew changeover point
Romford Station. ferry vans used to shutle drivers to and from garage
Live visual
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