Route History

 

04.03.89
EN
5midi
5midi
3midi
NEW SERVICE

WOODFORD WELLS Horse & Well - Woodford Green - South Woodford - Hermon Hill - Wanstead - Cambridge Park - Green Man Roundabout - LEYTONSTONE STATION (Mon-Sat except evgs / Sun 1100-2000 )
New Daily midibus route replacing Route 235 operated by Eastern National from a depot in Walthamstow - confusingly the code used was WW the same as the erstwhile London Forest garage hence the EN code shown above

29.07.90
PE
5midi
5midi
3midi
Contact reassigned

WOODFORD WELLS  -  LEYTONSTONE 
Operation transferred to Thamesway

Thamesway 800 Leytonstone Station

 


30.01.95
PE
5midi
5midi
3midi
 
DX
1dd
--
--

WOODFORD WELLS  -  LEYTONSTONE 
Double deck Schoolday journeys introduced between Wanstead and Woodofrd Wells operated by Grey Green

 

Grey Green 150 Woodford Wells stand

 


05.05.97
PE
6midi
5midi
3midi
 
DX
1dd
--
--

WOODFORD WELLS Horse & Well - LEYTONSTONE BUS STATION (Mon-Sat except evgs / Sun 1100-2000 )
Terminal at Leytonstone now new bus station

Scanned from leaflet dated 26.11.97

26.09.98
PE41+
6midi
5midi
3midi
 
DX
1dd EX 66
   

WOODFORD WELLS - LEYTONSTONE BUS STATION (Mon-Sat except evgs / Sun 1100-2000 )
Diverted between Wanstead and Leytonstone via Cambridge Road and Holltbus Hill
The SDO westbound journeys also went via a different routeing this time - via Blake Hall Road and Bush Road

Service now operated by First Capital except for SDO journeys which stayed with Arriva but were altered as above

11.03.00
DD
6sd
5sd
5sd
 
DX
1dd EX 66
   
LOGO Contract reassigned

WOODFORD WELLS - LEYTONSTONE BUS STATION
New contract awarded to Arriva East Herts and Essex operating from Debden depot - Arriva London NE still operate SDO journeys
Full evening service introduced

 

3481 Woodford Green

 


28.04.03
DD
6sd
5sd
5sd
 
EC
1M
   

WOODFORD WELLS - LEYTONSTONE BUS STATION
Double deck journey reallocated to Leaside Travel (EC)

 

 

M1332 Leaside Travel at Woodford Wells stand

 


05.03.05
EC221+
6ADL
6ADL
4ADL
 
EC614
1DLA
   
logo Contract reassigned

WOODFORD WELLS - LEYTONSTONE BUS STATION
Main service now operated by Arriva London North (EC)

 

ADL77 George lane, South Woodford

 


10.03.07
HK51+
5DE
5DE
4DE
 
HK56
1EO
   
Contract reassigned

WOODFORD WELLS - LEYTONSTONE BUS STATION
New Contract with HCT including double deck school journeys
Double deck journeys now followed the same routeing as main service thus withdrawn Blake Hall Road and Bush Road

 

HDC16 Leytonstone High Road

 


10.03.12
HK51+
5DE
5DE
4DE
 
HK56
1EO
   

WOODFORD WELLS - LEYTONSTONE BUS STATION
Contract renewal - reduced Saturday service

 

 

DE1 Leytonstone bus stand

 

 

 


11.03.17
HK51+
5DE
5DE
4DE
Double deck
HK56
1dd
   

WOODFORD WELLS Horse & Well - LEYTONSTONE BUS STATION
Contract renewal

12.03.22
HK51+
7DE
5DE
3DE

WOODFORD WELLS Horse & Well - LEYTONSTONE BUS STATION
Contract extended for two years

15.10.22
HK51+
7DE
5DE
3DE
logo
As part of Stagecoach's purchase of HCT, transferred from HCT to Stagecoach

WOODFORD WELLS Horse & Well - LEYTONSTONE BUS STATION
HCT purchased by Stagecoach

37793

37793 Leytonstone stand

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12.03.22
HK51+
7ev
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?

WOODFORD WELLS Horse & Well - LEYTON Retail Park
Extended from Leytonstone Bus Station via the current W14 route to Leyton Mills Retail Park via Leytonstone High Road Station, Cathall Road, Grove Green Road and Leyton Library.
Route W13 will also be increased in frequency, from every 20 to every 15 minutes during the daytime on Saturdays and from every 30 to every 20 minutes during the evenings and all day on Sundays

Diagram of September 2024 changes

 

Current Blind

 



W13

Garages

WW Walthamstow ( Eastern National )
Crew Changeover point not known

PE Ponders End ( Thameswayl )
Crew Changeover point not known

DD Debden ( Arriva East Herts)
Crew Changeover point not known

EC Edmonton ( Arriva London North)
Crew Changeover point not known

DX Barking ( Grey Green )
Crew Changeover n/a

HK Ash Grove
Crew Changeover point Leytonstone - crews usiing the Central Line from Bethnal Green

 

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