Route History
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
| 03.10.34 | CL |
15STL |
14STL |
-- |
OLD
FORD - Bethnal Green - Shoreditch - Liverpool Street - Monument - LONDON BRIDGE STN (Mon-Fri except evenings/Sat peaks)
Prior to this date the route was numbered 160
 |
|---|
Taken from 1934 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk |
15.11.39 |
CL |
STL ex 8 |
8STL |
-- |
OLD FORD - LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Sat peaks )
Withdrawn outside Mon-Fri peaks
15.05.40 |
CL |
STL ex 8 |
8STL |
-- |
OLD FORD - LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Fri except evenings / Sat peaks )
Service reinstated between Mon-Fri peaks
26.05.45 |
CL |
STL ex 8 |
8STL |
-- |
OLD FORD - LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Fri except evenings / Sat am)
Saturday service introduced between Sat peaks
24.06.45 |
CL |
STL ex 8 |
8STL |
STL ex 8 |
OLD FORD - LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Sat except evgs / Sun am)
Sunday service added between 1030 and 1300
03.05.50 |
CL |
RTL ex 8 |
RTL ex 8 |
RTL ex 8 |
OLD FORD - LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Sat except evgs / Sun am)
Converted from STL to RTL
 |
RTL773 seen in Bishopsgate |
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02.05.51 |
CL |
RTW ex 8 |
RTW ex 8 |
RTW ex 8 |
OLD FORD - LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Sat except evgs / Sun am)
Converted to RTW type
16.10.57 |
CL |
15RTW |
8RTW |
29RTW |
OLD FORD - LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Sat except evgs / Sun am)
Route
receives own allocation - Sunday joint operation with Route
8B
30.04.58 |
CL |
15RTW |
8RTW |
31RTW |
 |
|---|
Scanned from April 1958 Red Book - the complete book is available from the Sales List |
11.11.59 |
BW |
14RTW |
8RTW |
23RTW |
OLD FORD - LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Sat except evgs / Sun am)
Clay
Hall CL garage closes - operation transferred to BW Bow - Sunday allocation
includes Route 8B
 |
An unknown RT in Bishopdgate © John Parkin |
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18.11.64 |
BW |
14RTW |
8RTW |
RTW
ex 8 |
OLD FORD - LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Sat except evgs / Sun am)
Sunday
joint operation with Route 8B withdrawn.
 |
RTW99 waits at London Bridge with an RM on Route 18 |
|---|
01.01.65 |
BW |
14RM |
8RM |
RM
ex 8 |
OLD FORD - LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Sat except evgs / Sun am)
RTW
type converted to RM.
 |
RM102 London Bridge Station |
|---|
07.09.68 |
BW |
13RM |
7RM |
ex RM/8 |
OLD FORD - LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Sat except evgs / Sun am)
Allocation book below
 |
|---|
Part of the allocation book library which is for sale Allocation Books |
25.10.69 |
BW |
13RM |
-- |
-- |
OLD
FORD - LONDON BRIDGE STN (Mon-Fri except evenings)
Saturday & Sunday Route withdrawn - Route
8 augmented to compensate.
 |
RM1303 Ruston Street, Old Ford stand |
|---|
10.01.76 |
BW91+ |
13RM |
-- |
-- |
OLD FORD - LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Sat except evgs / Sun am)
Revised to operate in Old Ford both directions via Roman Road - St Stephen's
Road and Old Ford Road. Eastbound routeing via Driffield Road discontinued.
28.10.78 |
BW91+ |
9RML |
-- |
-- |
OLD FORD - LONDON BRIDGE ( Mon-Sat except evgs / Sun am)
RM
type converted to RML
 |
RML2390 seen operating a garage journey via Mile End |
|---|
28.07.84 |
BW91+ |
7RML |
-- |
-- |
OLD
FORD - LONDON BRIDGE STN (Mon-Fri peaks)
Route
reduced to peak hours only.
21.06.86 |
WH91+ |
9T |
-- |
-- |
OLD
FORD - LONDON BRIDGE STN (Mon-Fri peaks)
Converted
to One Person Operation
Operation transferred from Bow (BW) to West Ham
(WH)
 |
T436 waits for the off at London Bridge Jeff Lloyd collection |
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21.11.87 |
WH91+ |
5T |
-- |
-- |
WEST
HAM GARAGE (journeys) - SHOREDITCH (Mon-Fri
peaks) - LONDON BRIDGE (Mon-Fri peaks)
Withdrawn between Old Ford and Shoreditch except for West Ham garage journeys
04.03.89
Route withdrawn
Operating Garages
BW
Bow
Changeover
point OLD FORD canteen or Garage
CL
Clay Hall
Changeover
point OLD FORD canteen
WH
West Ham
Spreadover
duties - therefore all changeovers at garage
