Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
22.10.52
BK
3SRT
3RTL
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G
3SRT
3RT
7RT

LEYTONSTONE Green Man (One am peak journey towards Leytonstone only) - GANTS HILL (Sun pm) - NEWBURY PARK STN (Mon-Fri peaks) - Eastern Avenue - Little Heath - -; ROMFORD - Gidea Park - Faringdon Avenue - Petersfield Avenue - HAROLD HILL Dagnam Park Drive return via Dagnam Park Drive and Petersfield Avenue

12.08.53
NS
7SRT
6SRT
7RTL

LEYTONSTONE (One am peak journey towards Leytonstone only) -GANTS HILL (Mon-Fri peaks/Sun pm) - ROMFORD North Street - HAROLD HILL
Mon-Fri peaks extended from Newbury Park to Gants Hill and reallocated to new North Street (NS) garage

06.10.54
NS
7RT
6RT
7RT

LEYTONSTONE (One am peak journey towards Leytonstone only) -GANTS HILL (Mon-Fri peaks/Sun pm) - ROMFORD North Street - HAROLD HILL
SRT and RTL replaced by RT type.

17.10.56
NS
7RT
6RT
4RT

LEYTONSTONE (One am peak journey towards Leytonstone only) -GANTS HILL (Mon-Fri peaks) - ROMFORD - HAROLD HILL
Sunday withdrawn between Romford and Gants Hill.

30.04.58
NS
7RT
6RT
4RT

LEYTONSTONE (One am peak journey towards Leytonstone only) -GANTS HILL (Mon-Fri peaks) - ROMFORD - HAROLD HILL

Taken from 1958 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

1958 first and last times

26.11.58
NS
7RT
7RT
2RT

COLLIER ROW Clockhouse Lane (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat) - ROMFORD (Mon-Fri/Sun) - HAROLD HILL
Diverted at Romford to Collier Row.

RT1564 on the 66A leaving North Street(NS)Garage in 1965.

© L.Murphy.

19.07.69
NS
8RT
8RT
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COLLIER ROW (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat) - ROMFORD  Parkside Hotel (Mon-Fri) - HAROLD HILL ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday service withdrawn.

Taken from 1970 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

18.07.70
Route withdrawn

Garages

G Forest Gate
Meal relief point ?

NS North Street
Meal relief point outside garage