Route History
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
27.04.60 |
WH |
16RM |
13RM |
5RM |
VICTORIA
& ALBERT DOCKS - Connaught Road - Victoria Dock Road - Freemasons Road - New Barn Street - Balaam Street - Plaistow
Broadway - Clegg Street - Stopford Road - Upton Lane - Forest Gate - Woodford Road - WANSTEAD FLATS (Suns) - Forest Road - Dames Road - Cann Hall Road - Crownfield
Road - Leyton High Road - Bakers Arms - Hoe Street - Walthamstow - CHINGFORD
MOUNT ( Mon-Sat )
New trolleybus replacement route for southern section of Trolleybus 687 (Leyton High Road to Victoria & Albert Docks)
 |
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03.01.62 |
WH |
15RM |
8RM |
-- |
VICTORIA
& ALBERT DOCKS - Freemasons Road - New Barn Street - Balaam Street - Plaistow
Broadway -
Clegg Street - Stopford Road - Upton Lane - Forest Gate - Woodgrange Road - Forest
Lane - Leyton High Road -
Bakers Arms - Hoe Street - Walthamstow - CHINGFORD MOUNT ( Mon-Sat )
Diverted via Forest Lane instead of Wanstead Flats and
diverted on Sundays to Stratford and renumbered 278A.
 |
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 |
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27.01.65 |
WH |
14RM+ |
8RM |
-- |
| 4RTL/25 |
VICTORIA
& ALBERT DOCKS -
Plaistow - Forest Gate - Leyton High Road - Bakers Arms - Walthamstow -
Chingford Mount - Mansfield Hill - YARDLEY LANE ESTATE ( Mon-Sat )
Extended from Chingford Mount to Yardley Lane Estate.
 |
|---|
07.09.68 |
WH |
11RM |
8RM |
-- |
| +4RT/25 |
WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL
& VICTORIA & ALBERT DOCKS ( Mon-Sat )
Withdrawn between Walthamstow Central and Yardley Lane
Estate - this section replaced by new 276.
 |
|---|
18.04.70 |
WH |
8RM+ |
6RM |
-- |
| 1RT/25 |
WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL
& VICTORIA & ALBERT DOCKS ( Mon-Sat )
Service
reduction
08.01.72 |
WH41+ |
9RM |
6RM |
-- |
WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL
& VICTORIA & ALBERT DOCKS ( Mon-Sat )
RT
operation withdrawn.
 |
RM22 Walthamstow Central © Malcolm Allan |
|---|
28.10.72 |
WH |
9DMS |
6DMS |
-- |
WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL
& VICTORIA & ALBERT DOCKS ( Mon-Sat )
Converted
to One person double deck operation.
16.06.73 |
WH61+ |
8DMS |
6DMS |
-- |
LEYTON Grange Park Road
- VICTORIA & ALBERT DOCKS ( Mon-Sat )
Withdrawn between Leyton and Walthamstow
Central.
 |
DMS122 Victoria & Albert Docks |
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 |
|---|
31.01.76 |
WH61+ |
10DMS |
7DMS |
-- |
WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL - VICTORIA & ALBERT DOCKS ( Mon-Sat )
Extended from Leyton to Walthamstow
Central
 |
|---|
19.03.77 |
WH61+ |
12DMS |
9DMS |
-- |
VICTORIA & ALBERT DOCKS - CHINGFORD MOUNT ( Mon-Sat )
Extended from Walthamstow
Central to Chingford Mount.
 |
|---|
31.01.81 |
WH61+ |
9DMS |
5DMS |
-- |
VICTORIA
& ALBERT DOCKS - Plaistow - Forest Gate - Maryland Station - STRATFORD
Bus Station ( Mon-Sat ) or Leyton - WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL STN (Mon-Fri peaks)
Diverted at Forest Lane to Stratford Bus Station but
Mon-Fri peak service went to Walthamstow
Central Stn.
04.09.82 |
WH71+ |
9LS |
7LS |
-- |
VICTORIA
& ALBERT DOCKS - STRATFORD (Mon-Sat evgs) Hackney Wick - Hackney - Amhurst Road - STOKE
NEWINGTON (Mon-Sat except evgs)
Extended from Stratford to Stoke Newington except evenings - replacing Route S3.
Converted to single deck Leyland National operation.
Withdrawn between Forest Lane and Walthamstow Central Stn.
 |
LS306 Stratford Bus Station
|
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 |
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Extracted from 1984 map drawn by © Darius Grigg |
27.10.84 |
WH71+ |
6T |
5T |
-- |
VICTORIA
&ALBERT DOCKS - Stratford - Bow Church - Devons Road - LIMEHOUSE ( Mon-Sat )
Converted from single deck LS to double deck Titan operation.
Withdrawn between Stratford and Stoke Newington - this
section replaced by new 276 - and diverted instead
via withdrawn 86 section to Limehouse.
 |
T499 Stratford High Street |
|---|
03.08.85 |
WH71+ |
7T |
6T |
-- |
NORTH
WOOLWICH (Mon-Sat
except evgs) Albert Road - Silvertown - Connaught Road - VICTORIA & ALBERT
DOCKS (Mon-Sat evgs) - LIMEHOUSE
Extended from Victoria & Albert Docks to North Woolwich - except evenings.
 |
28.02.87 |
WH71+ |
7T |
8T |
-- |
NORTH
WOOLWICH (Mon-Sat
except evgs) - VICTORIA & ALBERT DOCKS (Mon-Sat evgs) - LIMEHOUSE (Mon-Fri peaks/evgs/Sat except eves) Stepney East - East Smithfield - Tower Hill - ALDGATE (Mon-Fri except peaks & eves/Sat except evgs)
Extended from Limehouse to Aldgate as shown above.
 |
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Click image for times |
21.11.87 |
WH71+ |
7LS |
6LS |
-- |
NORTH
WOOLWICH - LIMEHOUSE (Mon-Sat
except evgs)
Withdrawn between Limehouse and Aldgate and also whole
evening service.
04.06.88 |
WH71+ |
6LS |
6LS |
-- |
EAST BECKTON
District Centre -
Manor Way - Strait Road - Connaught Road - Freemasons Road - Plaistow - Forest
Gate - Maryland - Stratford - Bow - LIMEHOUSE (Mon-Sat except evgs)
Diverted at Victoria & Albert Docks to East Beckton
instead of North Woolwich.
25.05.91 |
BW241+ |
-- |
-- |
2RB |
WH71+ |
6LS |
6LS |
-- |
EAST BECKTON (Mon-Sat except evgs) - STRATFORD Bus Station (Sun afts) - LIMEHOUSE (Mon-Sat except evgs/Sun afts)
Sunday afternoon service introduced with minibuses from
BW between Stratford and Limehouse, replacing Route 86 Sunday extension
23.11.91 |
BW241+ |
-- |
-- |
2RB |
WH71+ |
7MRL |
7MRL |
EAST BECKTON (Mon-Sat except evgs) - STRATFORD Bus Station (Sun afts) - LIMEHOUSE (Mon-Sat except evgs/Sun afts)
Converted to midibus service.
 |
RB23 Burdett Road seen with the lazy blind for Sunday service
|
|---|
09.05.92 |
WH71+ |
7MRL |
6MRL |
-- |
EAST BECKTON - LIMEHOUSE ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday withdrawn
 |
MRL121 by Bow flyover |
|---|
26.09.92 |
SD271+ |
7MRL+ |
6MRL |
-- |
| 1MRL/241 |
EAST BECKTON - LIMEHOUSE ( Mon-Sat )
Change
of allocation with WH garage closure
25.09.93
Route withdrawn.
Operating Garages
BW
Bow
Changeover
point Bow Church
WH
West Ham
Changeover point Plaistow Broadway
SD
Stratford
Changeover point Stratford Bus Station
