Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
14.10.00
NS301+
5T/VN
5T/VN
5T/VN


HAROLD WOOD STATION - Church Road - Petersfield Avenue - Faringdon Avenue - Gallows Corner - Upper Brentwood Road - Gidea Park Station - Heath Park Road - Romford Station - South Street - ROMFORD MARKET
New Route replacing withdrawn section of Route 296 between Romford and Harold Wood

VN117 with an unusual blind layout - seen at St Edwards Way

30.08.03
NS301+
5TAS
5TAS
6TAS

HAROLD WOOD STATION - Church Road - Petersfield Avenue - Faringdon Avenue - Gallows Corner - Upper Brentwood Road - Gidea Park Station - Heath Park Road - Romford Station - South Street - St Edwards Way - Waterloo Road - ROMFORD The Brewery
Daily extended from Romford Market to The Brewery

15.01.05
NS301+
6TAS
5TAS
5TAS

HAROLD WOOD STN  -  ROMFORD The Brewery
Mon-Sat frequency increase

25.11.06
NS301+
9TAS
8TAS
7TAS

HAROLD WOOD STN  -  ROMFORD Queens Hospital
Extended from The Brewery to Queen's Hospital via Waterloo Road and Rom Valley Way

Trident 17562 bound for Queens Hospital

16.10.10
NS301+
8TAS
9TAS
7TAS

HAROLD WOOD STN  -  ROMFORD Queens Hospital
Contract renewal

Enviro 19737 Romford Town Centre

17.10.15
NS301+
8E
8E
5E

HAROLD WOOD STN  -  ROMFORD Queens Hospital
Contract renewal

12.10.19
RM301+
8E
8E
8E

HAROLD WOOD STN  -  ROMFORD Queens Hospital
Allocation moved from North Street (NS) to Rainham (RM)

Current Blind



496

 

Operating Garage

NS North Street
Crew Changeover point at NS Garage - out of service journeys from Queens Hospital

RM Rainham
Mon-Sat crew changeover point at Romford Station but with a few at Queens Hospital.
Evening meal reliefs at garage

Taken from 2014 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

Live visual

 


 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Thursday, 16.03.23