Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
03.10.34
U
32TD
30TD
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VICTORIA STATION  ( Mon-Fri / Sat am ) - Hyde Park Corner - Piccadilly - Bond Street - Oxford Circus - Holborn - Bank - ALDGATE ( Sat pm ) - Mile End Road - Bow - Stratford - Forest Gate -  Manor Park  -  High Street North  -  EAST HAM White Horse ( Mon-Sat )
RENUMBERED from 126

07.10.36
U
38TD
30TD
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VICTORIA STATION  ( Mon-Fri / Sat am ) - ALDGATE ( Sat pm ) -  EAST HAM White Horse ( Mon-Sat ) -  Royal Albert Dock  -  NORTH WOOLWICH Free Ferry ( Mon-Sat peaks )
Mon-Sat peaks extended from East Ham to North Woolwich via Route 101

09.12.36
AP
7LT
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--
U
39TD
33TD
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VICTORIA STATION  ( Mon-Fri / Sat am ) - EAST HAM White Horse ( Mon-Sat ) -  NORTH WOOLWICH Free Ferry ( Mon-Sat peaks )
Sat pm service extended from Aldgate to Victoria

06.10.37
AP
7LT
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--
U
38LT
39LT
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VICTORIA STATION  ( Mon-Fri / Sat am ) - Hyde Park Corner - Piccadilly - Bond Street - Oxford Circus - Holborn - Bank - Aldgate  - Mile End Road - Bow - Stratford - Forest Gate - Green Street  -  FOREST GATE GARAGE  ( Mon-Sat )  -  Plashet Grove  -  High Street North  -  East Ham  -  Royal Albert Dock  -  NORTH WOOLWICH Free Ferry  ( Mon-Sat peaks)
Mon-Sat withdrawn between Forest Gate and East Ham
Mon-Sat peak service to North Woolwich diverted via Green Street and Plashet Grove to East Ham and then back on same route to North Woolwich

Upton Park allocation converted to LT type

18.10.39
AP
6LT
--
--
U
39LT
39LT
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VICTORIA  ( Mon-Sat )  -  MILE END ( Mon-Fri )  -  STRATFORD ( Sats )  -  ROYAL ALBERT DOCK ( Mon-Sat pm peak )  -  NORTH WOOLWICH ( Mon-Sat am peak )
Mon-Fri withdrawn between Mile End and Forest Gate Garage except for peak journeys to Royal Albert Dock and North Woolwich
Sat withdrawn between Stratford and Forest Gate Garage except for peak journeys to Royal Albert Dock and North Woolwich
Evening service withdrawn throughout

29.11.39
AP
6LT
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--
U
39LT
39LT
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VICTORIA  ( Mon-Sat )  -  MILE END ( Mon-Fri )  -  STRATFORD ( Sats )  - FOREST GATE GARAGE ( Mon-Sat peaks )  -  ROYAL ALBERT DOCK ( Mon-Sat pm peak journeys )  - 
NORTH WOOLWICH
( Mon-Sat am peak journeys ) No evening service
Mon-Sat peak journeys beyond Forest Gate Garage reduced to journeys only

13.12.39
G
32STL
35STL
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VICTORIA  ( Mon-Sat )  -  MILE END ( Mon-Fri / Sat am peaks)  -- FOREST GATE GARAGE ( Mon-Sat peaks / Sat afts)  -  ROYAL ALBERT DOCK ( Mon-Fri pm peak journeys )  - 
NORTH WOOLWICH
( Mon-Fri am peak journeys ) No evening service
Sat withdrawn between Mile End and Stratford except for am peaks and afternoon service to Forest Gate Garage
Seven Kings (AP) and Upton Park (U) allocations withdrawn in favour of Forest Gate (G)

03.01.40
G
32STL
35STL
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U
12ST
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VICTORIA  ( Mon-Fri / Sat am )  -  MILE END ( Mon-Fri / Sat am peaks)  --  FOREST GATE GARAGE ( Mon-Sat peaks)  -  ROYAL ALBERT DOCK ( Mon-Fri pm peak journeys )  - 
NORTH WOOLWICH
( Mon-Fri am peak journeys ) No evening service
Sat pm service withdrawn
Mon-Fri Upton Park (U) allocation reintroduced

15.05.40
U
23LT
33LT
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VICTORIA  ( Mon-Fri / Sat am )  -  MILE END ( Mon-Fri / Sat am peaks)  -- FOREST GATE GARAGE ( Mon-Sat peaks)  -  ROYAL ALBERT DOCK ( Mon-Fri pm peak journeys )  - 
NORTH WOOLWICH
( Mon-Fri am peak journeys ) No evening service
Mon-Sat Forest Gate (U) allocation withdrawn.

28.10.42
U
9ST
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VICTORIA  ( Mon-Fri peaks )  -  NORTH WOOLWICH ( Mon-Fri peaks ) No evening service )
Service reduced to Mon-Fri peak hours

21.04.43
G
12STL
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VICTORIA  ( Mon-Fri peaks )  -  NORTH WOOLWICH ( Mon-Fri peaks ) No evening service
Upton Park (U) allocation transferred to Forest Gate (G)

Extracted from June 1946 map drawn by Mike Harris
The Greater London Bus Map

13.02.46
G
12STL
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Taken from Feb 1946 Red Book

 

11.11.47
Last day of operation

Operating Garages

AP Seven Kings
Changeover at FOREST GATE Green Street ?

G Forest Gate
Changeover at garage

U Upton Park
Changeover at Forest Gate Garage ?

 

 

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Date of edit   Sunday, 10.09.23