Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
19.05.54
L
8STD
12STD
5STD

LEYTONSTONE Green Man  -  DEBDEN BROADWAY
This new Route introduced to serve the new Debden Estate - the resources made available by extending route 20 short workings from Loughton Garage to Debden.

16.03.55
L
8RT
10RT
5RT

LEYTONSTONE Green Man  -  DEBDEN BROADWAY
STL type replaced by RT,


30.04.58
L
8RT+
10RT+
5RT
    1RT/20 1RT/38A  

The keen observer will notice that the route duplicates Green Line 720 / 720A between Loughton and Leytonstone
Taken from 1958 map drawn by Mike Harris
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07.09.68
L
12RT
10RT
4RT

LEYTONSTONE Green Man  -  DEBDEN BROADWAY
Mon-Fri Route increased with Route 20 withdrawal.

RT4579 is seen leaving the Debden terminus

© Malcolm Allan


09.10.76
L21+
8DMS
5DMS
4DMS

LEYTONSTONE Green Man  -  EPPING St Margarets Hospital. 
Converted to One Person Operation.
The northern section exchanged with Route 20.

 

DMS606 Green Man stand

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26.01.82
L21+
8T
7T
4T

LEYTONSTONE Green Man  -  EPPING St Margarets Hospital
DMS type replaced by Leyland Titan.

T416 Green Man stand at Leytonstone

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24.04.82
L21+
1T
1T
--

CHIGWELL West Hatch School (SDO journeys)  Chigwell Rise - Roding Lane - Buckhurst Hill - Palmerston Road - Loughton High Road - LOUGHTON STATION,  -  EPPING St Margarets Hospital (Mon-Fri except evenings and Saturday shopping hours)
Sunday w.ithdrawn between Loughton and Leytonstonea
Route restricted at other times to Mon-Fri except evenings and Saturday shopping hours partly replaced by Route 235 between Woodford Wells and Leytonstone

04.09.82
L21+
1LS
1LS
--

CHIGWELL West Hatch School ( SDO journeys )  -  LOUGHTON STATION  -  EPPING St Margarets Hospital ( Mon-Fri except evenings and Saturday shopping hours)
Converted from double deck T operation to single deck Leyland National operation.

LS185 driver is checking his timecard whilst in the grounds of
St Margaret's Hospital

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04.12.82
Route withdrawn - partly replaced by new 201.

Garages

L Loughton
Crew Changeover point at garage