Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
03.10.34
E
3S
4S
4S

WALTHAM CROSS - WALTHAM ABBEY Green Man ( Daily ) - Honey Lane - EPPING FOREST Volunteer ( Tue - Thur - Sat journeys ) - Woodridden Hill - WAKE ARMS ( Summer Suns )

Route 306 is indicated as the pre-October 1934 route number. The LOTS info that I have shows 306B - 306D - 306F all becoming Route 242 - with Route 306E (Watford - Barnet - Enfield) becoming Country Route 306 after October 1934. It seems that the 306B - 306D - 306F were entirely disconnected from the 306E - and I can't find a 306 without a suffix pre-October 1934 - but that's the crazy Bassom system for you - Can anyone add to this ?

Taken from 1934 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

05.06.40
E
5T
7T
5T

CHESHUNT Old Pond ( Sat pm ) - WALTHAM CROSS ( Mon-Fri / Sat am / Sun ) - WALTHAM ABBEY ( Daily ) - EPPING FOREST Volunteer ( Tue - Thur - Sat journeys ) - WAKE ARMS ( Summer Suns)
Sat pm extended from Waltham Cross to Cheshunt

22.01.41
E
8T
8T
10T

CHESHUNT Old Pond ( Sat pm ) - WALTHAM CROSS ( Mon-Fri / Sat am / Sun ) - WALTHAM ABBEY ( Daily ) - QUINTIN HILL ICI Works ( journeys ) -
EPPING FOREST Volunteer ( Tue - Thur - Sat journeys ) - WAKE ARMS ( Summer Suns)
Daily journeys extended from Waltham Abbey to Quintin Hill

29.10.41
E
10T
12T
11T

POTTERS BAR GARAGE - Northaw - Cuffley - Goffs Oak - Cheshunt - WALTHAM ABBEY ( Daily ) -QUINTIN HILL ICI Works ( journeys ) - EPPING FOREST Volunteer ( Tue - Thur - Sat journeys ) - WAKE ARMS ( Summer Suns)
Daily extended from Waltham Cross to Potters Bar which replaced lost sectionof Route 205

31.12.41
E
11T
12T
11T

POTTERS BAR GARAGE - WALTHAM ABBEY ( Daily ) -QUINTIN HILL ICI Works ( journeys ) - or HONEY LANE ISOLATION HOSPITAL ( journeys ) - EPPING FOREST Volunteer ( Sat journeys ) -
WAKE ARMS ( Summer Suns)
Withdrawn between Honey Lane Isolation Hospital and EPPING FOREST Volunteer except for Saturday journeys

08.04.42
E
11T
12T
11T

POTTERS BAR GARAGE - WALTHAM ABBEY ( Daily ) - or QUINTIN HILL ICI Works ( journeys ) - or HONEY LANE ISOLATION HOSPITAL ( journeys ) - EPPING FOREST Volunteer ( Sat journeys )
Summer Sunday extension from Waltham Abbey to Wake Arms suspended for the duration

Taken from1943 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

21.04.43
E
11T
12T
11T

POTTERS BAR GARAGE -- QUINTIN HILL ICI Works ( journeys ) - or HONEY LANE ISOLATION HOSPITAL - EPPING FOREST Volunteer ( Sat journeys )
Daily extended from Waltham Abbey to Honey Lane Hospital

25.10.44
E
8T+
9T+
7T
    1T/205 1T/205  

POTTERS BAR GARAGE -- HONEY LANE ISOLATION HOSPITAL - EPPING FOREST Volunteer ( Sat journeys )
Quintin Hill journeys withdrawn

Extracted from 1946 Red Book ( although it was yellow )

22.05.46
E
8T
9T
8T

POTTERS BAR GARAGE -- EPPING FOREST Wake Arms
Daily extended from Honey Lane Hospital to Wake Arms

26.10.49
E
8TD
7TD
7TD

POTTERS BAR GARAGE -- EPPING FOREST Wake Arms
Converted to TD operation

TD49

TD49 at Potters Bar garage

Photographer unknown

06.05.53
E
7RT
7RT
7RT

POTTERS BAR GARAGE -- EPPING FOREST Wake Arms
Converted to double deck operation


12.10.55
E
8RT
8RT
6RT

POTTERS BAR STATION - Mutton Lane - High Street - Potters Bar Garage - EPPING FOREST Wake Arms
Daily extended from Potters Bar Garage to Potters Bar Station via Mutton lane

17.10.56
E
8RT
8RT
6RT

SOUTH MIMMS Blanche Lane (Mon-Sat) - Cecil Road - Mutton Lane - POTTERS BAR GARAGE (Suns) - EPPING FOREST Wake Arms
Mon-Sat diverted at Mutton lane to South Mimms instead of Potters bar Station
Sunday withdrawn between Potters Bar Garage and Station

30.04.58
E
8RT
8RT
6RT

SOUTH MIMMS  ( Mon-Sat )  -  POTTERS BAR GARAGE ( Suns )  -  EPPING FOREST
See map below

Taken from1958 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

26.11.58
E
8RT
8RT
3RT

SOUTH MIMMS Blanche Lane (Mon-Sat) - CUFFLEY STATION (Suns) - EPPING FOREST Wake Arms
Sunday withdrawn between Cuffley Station & Potters Bar Garage - this section replaced by new 242A

11.10.61
E
8RT
8RT
--

SOUTH MIMMS - Potters Bar - Newhaw - Cuffley - Cheshunt - Waltham Cross - Watham Abbey - EPPING FOREST Wake Arms( Mon-Sat )
Sunday service withdrawn - the Cuffley to Waltham Cross section already served by 242A and Waltham Cross to Epping Forest section replaced by new 205A

RT1974 Potters Bar Garage

Photographer unknown

27.02.63
PB
12RT
10RT
--

SOUTH MIMMS  -  Potters Bar  -  Cuffley  -  Cheshunt  -  Waltham Cross  -  Waltham Abbey  -  Sewardstone Road  -  Kings Head Hill  -  CHINGFORD STATION ( Mon-Sat )
DIverted at Waltham Cross to Chingford via withdrawn Route 205
Allocation moved to Potters Bar (PB) which was a part of a chain reaction to put routes nearer to their home garage

30.11.68
PB
14MB
8MB
5MB

CHINGFORD STATION - POTTERS BAR White Horse (Suns)  -  SOUTH MIMMS (Mon-Sat)
Converted to single deck OPO operation and a Sunday service introduced replacing withdrawn 242A

 

-  SM36 Potters Bar Garage

 




28.09.75
PB
14DMS
8DMS
5DMS

CHINGFORD STATION - POTTERS BAR White Horse (Suns)  -  SOUTH MIMMS (Mon-Sat)
Converted to double deck operation

16.10.76
PB81+
11DMS
8DMS
3DMS

CHINGFORD STATION - POTTERS BAR STATION (Mon-Fri evgs/(Suns)  - SOUTH MIMMS (Mon-Fri except evgs/Sat)
Mon-Fri evenings withdrawn between Potters Bar Station & South Mimms
Sunday extended from POTTERS BAR White Horse to POTTERS BAR STATION

19.12.81
PB81+
11M
8M
3M

CHINGFORD STATION - POTTERS BAR STATION (Mon-Fri evgs/(Suns)  - SOUTH MIMMS (Mon-Fri except evgs/Sat)
DMS type replaced by M

23.04.83
PB81+
7M
5M
2M

CHINGFORD STATION - POTTERS BAR STATION
Withdrawn betwen Potters Bar Station & South Mimms

24.05.86
PB81+
6M
4M
2M

WALTHAM ABBEY - POTTERS BAR STATION
Withdrawn between Chingford & Waltham Abbey

01.04.89
PB81+
6M+
4M
2M
    1M/310A    
LONDON NORTHERN LOGO London Buses was divided into 12 business units - in preparation for sell-off.
Route 242 came under London Northern stewardship

 

M1115 High Street, Potters Bar

 

03.09.89
PB81+
6M
4M
2M

WALTHAM ABBEY - POTTERS BAR STATION - POTTERS BAR Cranborne Road (Mon-Fri peak journeys)
Mon-Fri peak journeys extended in Potters Bar from Station to Cranborne Road
Start of revised contract with Hertfordshire County Council thus not part of LRT any more

 

Operating Garage

E Enfield
Crew Changeoverpoint at Waltham Cross

PB Potters Bar
Crew Changeoverpoint at garage