Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
14.06.69
E
6MBS
5MBS
3MBS

CHASE FARM HOSPITAL - Gordon Hill - Enfield Town - Park Avenue - Village Road - Church Street - LOWER EDMONTON STATION
New flat fare OPO route replacing Route 128

Taken from 1970 map drawn by Mike Harris
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24.03.73
E
6MBS
6MBS
3MBS

CHASE FARM HOSPITAL - Gordon Hill - Enfield Town - Park Avenue - Village Road - Church Street - LOWER EDMONTON STATION ( Mon-Fri peak) -: Bounces Road - PICKETTS LOCK CENTRE
( except Mon-Fri peak / Sat / Sun )
Extended from Lower Edmonton to Picketts Lock Centre

MBS474 Lower Edmonton Station

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23.03.74
EM111+
7DMS
7DMS
6DMS

CHASE FARM HOSPITAL - LOWER EDMONTON STATION ( Mon-Fri peak) - PICKETTS LOCK CENTRE( except Mon-Fri peak / Sat / Sun )
Converted to double deck operation and moved from Ponders End (E) to Edmonton (EM)

07.08.76
EM111+
8DMS
7DMS
4DMS

CHASE FARM HOSPITAL - LOWER EDMONTON STATION ( Mon-Fri am peak) -- PICKETTS LOCK CENTRE ( except Mon-Fri am peak/Sat/Sun ) or EDMONTON Tramway Avenue ( garage journeys )
Extended from Lower Ldmonton to Picketts Lock Mon-Fri pm peak and garage journeys extended in service to Edmonton Tramway Avenue

DMS880 PICKETTS LOCK CENTRE

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09.04.82
EM111+
8M
8M
5M

CHASE FARM HOSPITAL - LOWER EDMONTON STATION ( Mon-Fri am peak) -- PICKETTS LOCK CENTRE ( except Mon-Fri am peak/Sat/Sun ) or EDMONTON Tramway Ave ( garage journeys)
DMS type replaced by Metrobus

W8



03.08.85
EM111+
3M
5M
5M
 
PB61+
5M
4M
--

CHASE FARM HOSPITAL - LOWER EDMONTON STATION ( Mon-Fri am peak) -- PICKETTS LOCK CENTRE ( except Mon-Fri am peak/Sat/Sun ) or EDMONTON Tramway Ave ( garage journeys)
Mon-Sat Potters Bar allocation added

01.02.86
PB61+
9M
9M
5M

CHASE FARM HOSPITAL - LOWER EDMONTON STATION ( Mon-Fri am peak) -:- PICKETTS LOCK CENTRE ( except Mon-Fri am peak/Sat/Sun )
Edmonton (EM) allocaion withdrawn due to garage closure

06.06.87
PB61+
9M/S
9M/S
5M/S

POTTERS BAR GARAGE ( Sun garage journeys ) - CHASE FARM HOSPITAL - LOWER EDMONTON STN ( Mon-Fri am peak) -: PICKETTS LOCK CENTRE ( except Mon-Fri am peak/Sat/Sun )
Sun garage journeys now operate in service

V30 Lower Edmonton Station

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02.02.92
PB61+
9M
9M
5M

POTTERS BAR GARAGE ( MS pm - Sun garage journeys ) - CHASE FARM HOSPITAL - PICKETTS LOCK CENTRE
Route now registered to run two Mon-Sat late night journeys to Potters Bar Garage

 

M971 Lower Edmonton Hertford Road

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26.10.94
PB61+
9M
9M
5M
London Northern purchased by MTL

PICKETTS LOCK CENTRE  - CHASE FARM HOSPITAL -: POTTERS BAR GARAGE ( Mon-Sat pm / Suns )
New operator

25.07.98
NP91+
9M
9M
6M
Contract rassigned to First Capital

CHASE FARM HOSPITAL - LEE VALLEY LEISURE COMPLEX
New operator
Potters Bar garage journeys withdrawn

 

First Capital 223 Hertford Road, Lower Edmonton

© Peter Horrex

 


24.06.99
NP91+
9TN
9TN
6TN

CHASE FARM HOSPITAL - LEE VALLEY LEISURE COMPLEX
Start of conversion to low floor type buses

 

 

The generous blind box on TN867 allows no less than 8 via points all with double name

© Peter Horrex

 


26.07.03
PB321+
13DLD
14DLD
9DLD
Contract reassigned to Metroline (PB) using single deckers

CHASE FARM HOSPITAL - LEE VALLEY LEISURE COMPLEX
New operator

 

DLD74 Enfield

© Peter Horrex

 


02.09.03
PB321+
13TP
14TP
9TP

CHASE FARM HOSPITAL - LEE VALLEY LEISURE COMPLEX
Converted to double deck - the DLD type transferred to Perivale for Route 297

TP464 Lower Edmonton

© Peter Horrex


26.07.08
PB321+
13TP
14TP
9TP

CHASE FARM HOSPITAL - LEE VALLEY LEISURE COMPLEX
Contract extended for two years


24.07.10
PB321+
14TP
14TP
9TP

CHASE FARM HOSPITAL - LEE VALLEY LEISURE COMPLEX
Contract renewal

Taken from 2014 map drawn by Mike Harris
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25.07.15
PB321+
15TE
14TE
9TE

CHASE FARM HOSPITAL - LEE VALLEY LEISURE COMPLEX
Contract extended for two years

TE1076 Enfield Town

© Peter Horrex


22.07.17
PB321+
15TE
14TE
10TE

CHASE FARM HOSPITAL - LEE VALLEY LEISURE COMPLEX
Contract renewal

VW1833 Gordon Hill

© Samuel Letsu


23.07.22
PB321+
16TE
15TE
10TE

CHASE FARM HOSPITAL - LEE VALLEY LEISURE COMPLEX
Contract extended for two years

TE1439 Enfield

TE1439 St Stephens Church, Enfield

© Peter Horrex


November 2025
PB321+
16BDE
15BDE
10BDE

CHASE FARM HOSPITAL - LEE VALLEY LEISURE COMPLEX
ELECTRIC BUSES introduced

BDE3011 Chase Farm

BDE3011 Chase Farm Hospital

© Samuel Letsu

Consultation details for Route W8

TfL are proposing the restructuring of route W8 to run between Chase Farm Hospital and Tottenham Hale Station via Meridian Water.

This will provide a direct link to healthcare and transport hubs, while serving the new development. Route W8 uses double-deck buses, helping to ensure that sufficient capacity would be provided for the new development. A new bus-only road will run east to west through Meridian Water, with new stops planned.
These proposals have been developed in partnership with LB Enfield to meet the specific needs of the area.

Current Blind



Garages

E Ponders End
Crew Changeover point at Enfield Town ?

EM Edmonton
Crew Changeover point at Lower Edmonton Station ?

PB Potters Bar
Crew Changeover point at garage

NP Northumberland Park
Crew Changeover point at Edmonton Green ?

Live visual

 

 

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 1996-2026
Date of edit   Saturday, 24.01.26