Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
20.11.40
RD
2C
2C
1C
OMO operated        


EMERSON PARK Wingletye Lane - Ernest Road - Herbert Road - Wingletye Lane ( return via Parkstone Avenue ) Butts Green Road - Slewins Lane - Balgores Lane - Station Road - Gidea Park - Upper Brentwood Road - Min Road - Straight Road - Noak Hill Road - NOAK HILL Pentowan Cafe (Daily )
New route - replacing withdrawn Emerson Park to Gidea Park section of Route 250 - and withdrawn Gidea Park to Noak Hill section of Route 252

Taken from 1940 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk


02.04.41
RD
2C
2C
1C
OMO operated        

EMERSON PARK ( Mon-Sat ) - GIDEA PARK STATION ( Suns ) - NOAK HILL ( Daily )
Sunday withdrawn between Gidea Park and Emerson Park

29.10.41
RD
2C
2C
--
OMO operated        

EMERSON PARK - NOAK HILL ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday service withdrawn

22.05.46
RD
2C
2C
1C
OMO operated        

EMERSON PARK - NOAK HILL ( Daily )
Sunday service reinstated

20.07.49
RD
2T
2T
1T
Crew operated        

EMERSON PARK - NOAK HILL ( Daily )
Converted to crew operation and C type replaced by T

11.10.50
RD
3TD
3TD
1TD

EMERSON PARK - NOAK HILL ( Daily )
Service increase and T type replaced by TD


19.05.54
RD
1RT
1RT
1RT

EMERSON PARK - NOAK HILL ( Daily )
Converted to double deck ( RT )


Scanned from April 1958 Red Book, the complete book is available from the Sales List

19.08.58
Last day of operation - partly replaced by revision to Route 174

Garages

RD Hornchurch
Crew Changeover point not known although it was probably at the garage