Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
23.02.38
WG
14ST
17ST
12ST

ALEXANDRA PARK Victoria Hotel - Hornsey - Turnpike Lane - Westbury Avenue - Edmonton - Lea Valley Viaduct - North Circular Road - Crooked Billet - Waterworks Corner - Woodford Avenue - Gants Hill - ILFORD York Road
New Route

Extracted from June 1939 map drawn by Mike Harris
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22.11.39
WG
15LT
17LT
15LT

ALEXANDRA PARK Victoria Hotel - ILFORD Thorold Road
ST type replaced by LT

March 1940 first and last times - apologies for bad alignment

20.11.40
T
8LT
8LT
7LT
 
WG
9LT+
6LT
8LT
    1LT/21    

ALEXANDRA PARK Victoria Hotel - ILFORD Thorold Road
Leyton (T) allocation introduced

21.01.42
T
11LT+
8LT+
7LT
    1LT/35 3LT/38  
 
WG
5LT+
9LT
6LT
    1LT/21    

ALEXANDRA PARK Victoria ( Mon-Sat journeys ) - TURNPIKE LANE STN - ILFORD Thorold Road
Withdrawn between Turnpike Lane and Alexandra Park except for a few journeys Mon-Sat, this section served by 144A and 144B

28.10.42
T
13LT+
11T+
7LT
    3LT/38 1LT/35 3LT/38  
 
WG
4LT
4LT+
6LT
      3LT/144A
2LT/144B
 

TURNPIKE LANE STN - ILFORD Thorold Road
Withdrawn between Turnpike Lane and Alexandra Park

10.10.45
T
16LT+
11T+
9LT
    3LT/35 41LT/38
1LT/38A
 
 
WG
9LT
11T+
12LT
    +1LT/144A 1LT/29
1LT/144A
 

TURNPIKE LANE STN - ILFORD Thorold Road
SEE TIMETABLE BELOW


12.11.47
T
14RT+
13RT+
18RT
    3LT/35
3LT/38A
5LT/38  
 
WG
10LT+
21LT
6LT
    2LT/144B    

TURNPIKE LANE STN - ILFORD Thorold Road
RT type introduced at Leyton (T)

13.04.49
T
14RT+
15RT
18RT
    3LT/35
3LT/38A
   
 
WG
10B+
2RTL
3LT
15B+
4RTL
14B
    2LT/144B 1LT/144A  

TURNPIKE LANE STN - ILFORD Thorold Road
Hired Tilling Low bridge Bristols allocated to West Green (WG)

20.11.49
T
14RT+
15RTW
15RTW
    3RT/35
3RT/38A
   
 
WG
10B+
2RTL
3LT
15B+
15RTW
    2LT/144B 1LT/144A  

TURNPIKE LANE STN - ILFORD Thorold Road
Sunday RTW introduced at both garages

03.05.50
T
14RTW+
15RTW
15RTW
    3RT/35
3RT/38A
   
 
WG
10RTW+
12RTW
8RTL
15RTW
    2LT/144B 1RTW/144A  

TURNPIKE LANE STN - ILFORD Thorold Road
Bristol type withdrawn in favour of RTW

02.05.51
T
14RT
15RT
15RT
 
WG
10RTL
20RTL
15RTL

TURNPIKE LANE STN - ILFORD Thorold Road
RTW type withdrawn in favour of RT/RTL

13.01.52
AR
--
--
7RTL
 
T
14RT
15RT
15RT
 
WG
10RTL
20RTL
8RTL

TURNPIKE LANE STN - ILFORD Thorold Road
Sunday only Tottenham (AR) allocation introduced.

14.05.52
AR
--
--
7RTL
 
T
14RT
15RT
23RT
 
WG
10RTL
20RTL
--

TURNPIKE LANE STN - ILFORD Thorold Road
Sunday West Green (WG) allocation withdrawn in favour of increase at Leyton (T). A larger share of RTL's were allocated to the 144B to compensate

22.10.52
AR
--
--
10RTW
 
T
14RT
15RT
20RT
 
WG
10RTL
20RTL
--

TURNPIKE LANE STN - ILFORD Thorold Road
Sunday only (AR) allocation converted from RTL to RTW.


03.02.54
AR
--
--
10RTW
 
T
14RT
15RT
20RT
 
WG
10RTL
20RTL
--

TURNPIKE LANE STN - ILFORD York Road
Ilford terminus moved to YorkRoad


16.02.55
AR
--
--
5RTL
 
T
13RT
18RT
17RT
 
WG
9RTL
12RTL
--

TURNPIKE LANE STN - ILFORD York Road
Sunday only (AR) allocation reverted to RTL .

30.04.58
AR
--
--
4RTL
 
T
12RT+
16RT
15RT
    4RT/35
2RT/38
   
 
WG
9RTL+
10RTL
--
    2RTL/231    


26.11.58
AR
--
4RTL
4RTL
 
T
12RT
19RT
13RT
 
WG
9RTL
3RTL
--

TURNPIKE LANE STN - ILFORD York Road
Saturday (AR) allocation introduced.

07.05.60
AR
--
4RTL
--
 
T
12RT
19RT
13RT
 
WG
9RTL
3RTL
1RTL
 
WN
--
--
4RM

TURNPIKE LANE STN - ILFORD York Road
Sunday (AR) allocation withdrawn in favour of new Wood Green (WN) therefore introducing RM type and West Green 1RTL

12.10.60
AR
--
4RTL
--
 
T
12RT
19RT
17RT
 
WG
9RTL
3RTL
1RTL

TURNPIKE LANE STN - ILFORD York Road
Sunday Wood Green (WN) allocation withdrawn.

02.01.62
AR
--
7RTL
--
 
T
12RT
19RT
17RT
 
WN
9RT
--
1RT

TURNPIKE LANE STN - ILFORD York Road
West Green garage closed - operation transferred to Wood Green (WN)
West Green RTL's were sent to West Ham for Route 25 and West Ham sent RT's to Wood Green to replace RTL's

22.12.62
AR
--
7RM
--
 
T
12RT
19RT
17RT
 
WN
9RT
--
1RT

TURNPIKE LANE STN - ILFORD York Road
Tottenham introduce Routemasters spare from Route 73.

08.05.63
AR
--
4RM
--
 
T
12RT
19RT
10RT
 
WN
10RT
--
1RT
 
WW
--
--
4RM

TURNPIKE LANE STN - ILFORD York Road
Sunday only WW re-introduced with Routemasters

09.10.63
T
12RT
20RT
10RT
 
WN
10RT
4RT
1RM
 
WW
--
--
4RM

TURNPIKE LANE STN - ILFORD York Road
Saturday only Tottenham (AR) allocation transferred to Wood Green (WN)
Sunday WN allocation converted to RM

18.11.64
T
--
--
8RT
 
WN
10RT
6RM
1RM
 
WW
13RT
13RM
4RM

TURNPIKE LANE STN - ILFORD York Road
Monday-Saturday Leyton (T) allocation transferred to Walthamstow.

31.12.66
T
--
--
6RT
 
WN
6RT
7RM
1RM
 
WW
17RT
12RM
2RM

TURNPIKE LANE STN - ILFORD York Road
A new union agreement forced a reallocation

07.09.68
WN
5RT
5RM
1RM
 
WW
11RT
12RM
10RM

TURNPIKE LANE STN - ILFORD York Road
Sunday only Leyton (T) allocation withdrawn.
The Wood Green scheme commenced thus all shorts between Turnpike Lane and "Cambrdige" were transferred to new flat fare W1

RT2139 seen on the North Circular Road performing a short working to EDMONTON Park Road which was later to be called UPPER EDMONTON

© Malcolm Allan


22.03.69
WN
5RT
5RM
1RM
 
WW
11RT
12RT
10RM

TURNPIKE LANE STN - ILFORD York Road
Route 123 was partialy reallocated from Walthamstow to Palmers Green thus leaving WW with insufficent RM's thus converted back to RT onSaturday


18.04.70
WN91+
5RT
6RM
1RM
 
WW141+
11RT
12RT
9RM

TURNPIKE LANE STN - Walthamstow - Hale End Road - Forest Road - South Woodford - ILFORD STN
Diverted at Waterworks Corner to run via Woodford New Road - Hale End Road and then Wadham Road


RT3334 Park Road, Edmonton stand

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05.01.74
WN
6DMS
5DMS
3DMS
 
WW
14DMS
10DMS
5DMS

TURNPIKE LANE STN  -  ILFORD STATION
Convered to OPO

CLICK THE IMAGE FOR MORE DETAIL

Interesting to note that after 0030 double fares were charged


DMS527 turning left onto NCR at the Angel Edmonton

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Map 1976


19.03.77
WN91+
16DMS
15DMS
6DMS
 
WW141+
11DMS
6DMS
3DMS

MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY  -  Hornsey.  -  Turnpike Lane -  ILFORD STATION
Extended from Turnpike Lane to Muswell Hill via Hornsey.

19.09.81
WN91+
16M
15M
6M
 
WW141+
12T
5T
4T

MUSWELL HILL BROADWAY  -  Hornsey.  -  Turnpike Lane -  ILFORD STATION
Daimlers replaced by Titans and Metrobuses.

M630 Muswell Hill Broadway

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04.09.82
WW141+
16T
11T
11T

MUSWELL HILL (Suns) - TURNPIKE LANE ( Mon-Sat ) - ILFORD
Mon-Sat withdrawn between Turnpike Lane and Muswell Hill - replaced by new 144A.
Wood Green allocation transferred to
144A.

T322 at the Cambridge

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06.06.87
WW141+
8T
7T
8T

MUSWELL HILL
(Suns) - TURNPIKE LANE ( Mon-Sat ) - ILFORD
Monday-Saturday evenings withdrawn.
Sunday evenings withdrawn Lower Edmonton to Ilford except garage journeys to Walthamstow Garage.

19.11.88
WW141+
T ex 97A
T ex 97A
8T

MUSWELL HILL (Suns) - TURNPIKE LANE (MS) - Edmonton - Hall Lane  -  Chingford Mount - New Road - Larkshall Road - CHINGFORD STATION
Re-routed at Lea Valley viaduct to Chingford Station via Route 102

18.11.89
WW141+
5T
5T
8T

MUSWELL HILL (Suns) - TURNPIKE LANE ( Mon-Sat ) - CHINGFORD STATION
Route regains independent allocation.

16.11.91
Route withdrawn - replaced by new 444 and amended 144A.

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Operating Garage

T Leyton
Changeover point Crooked Billet
Garage journeys left line of route at Crooked Billet and then via Hoe Street
or Waterworks Corner then via Whipps Cross and Lea Bridge Road

WW Walthamstow
Changeover point Crooked Billet ?

AR Tottenham
Changeover point Angel

WN Wood Green
Changeover point Turnpike Lane Stn

WG West Green
Changeover point Turnpike Lane Stn