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| 30.06.48 |
L |
17STD |
25STD |
24STD |
T |
-- |
4LT |
-- |
LEYTONSTONE Green Man, Wanstead, High Road Woodford, Woodford Wells, Loughton, Wake Arms, EPPING TOWN
| 03.05.50 |
L |
16STD |
25STD |
20STD |
T |
-- |
3RT |
-- |
| 11.10.50 |
L |
16STD |
24STD |
20STD |
Leyton (T) allocation withdrawn.
| 02.12.53 |
L |
16STD |
22STD |
15STD |
New
Loughton Garage opened.
| 19.05.54 |
L |
9STD |
13STD |
20STD |
Leytonstone
to Loughton shorts extended to Debden and renumbered
20A.
| 06.10.54 |
L |
9STD |
13STD |
11STD |
LEYTONSTONE
- EPPING - EPPING St Margarets Hospital
(Sun journeys)
Sunday journeys to St Margarets Hospital
introduced.
| 16.03.55 |
L |
8RT |
11RT |
11RT |
STD type replaced by RT.
| 27.02.63 |
L |
8RT |
11RT |
11RT |
LEYTONSTONE - EPPING - EPPING St Margarets Hospital (Daily journeys)
| 03.10.65 |
L |
-- |
4RT |
-- |
LEYTONSTONE
- EPPING (Sat) - EPPING St Margarets
Hospital (Sat journeys)
Sunday-Friday replaced by new OPO
route 20B.
31.12.66
Route withdrawn.
| 07.12.68 |
L |
13RT |
7RT |
6RT |
WALTHAMSTOW
CENTRAL STN, Leyton, Whipps Cross, Woodford, Woodford Wells,
LOUGHTON STATION
Route re-introduced partly replacing
former 38A
| 14.06.69 |
L |
12MB |
8MB |
6MB |
Converted
to single deck One Person Operation
WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL STN - EPPING TOWN -
EPPING St Margarets Hospital (daily journeys)
Extended from Loughton to Epping via former 20B
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| 24.04.76 |
L |
10DMS |
8DMS |
6DMS |
Converted to double deck DMS operation.
| 09.10.76 |
L |
8DMS |
8DMS |
4DMS |
WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL
STN, Leyton, Whipps Cross, Woodford Wells, Loughton, Chester
Road, DEBDEN BROADWAY
Re-routed at Loughton via Chester Road
to Debden Broadway.
| 28.01.82 |
L |
8T |
8T |
6T |
DMS type replaced by Leyland Titan.
| 04.09.82 |
L |
9LS |
8LS |
3LS |
WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL
- DEBDEN BROADWAY (loop via Debden Est or
Rectory Lane)
SDO jnys diverted to West Hatch School
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| 24.05.86 |
EN |
dd |
dd |
dd |
L allocation
transferred to Eastern National
WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL STN, Leyton, Whipps Cross, Woodford
Wells, Loughton, Debden Estate, DEBDEN STATION
Operation transferred to Eastern Nation under
LRT/Essex County Council tendering process.
Loop working between Goldings Hill and Debden Station withdrawn.
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| 07.03.92 |
GG |
8sd |
7sd |
3sd |
Operation transferred to Grey Green (Barking)
| 01.06.98 |
GG |
8sd |
8sd |
3sd |
SDO journeys |
H |
dd |
-- |
-- |
SDO journeys |
NP |
3dd |
-- |
-- |
Capital Citybus introduced, covering school journeys only
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| 23.04.01 |
DX |
8sd |
8sd |
5sd |
SDO journeys |
NP |
3dd |
-- |
-- |
First Capital (H) allocation withdrawn.
| 11.02.02 |
DX |
8sd |
8sd |
5sd |
SDO journeys |
H |
3dd |
-- |
-- |
First Capital (NP) allocation transferred to Hackney (H)
| 09.03.02 |
DX |
8sd/3dd |
8sd |
5sd |
First Capital allocation withdrawn.
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| 26.04.03 |
DX |
11VLW |
11VLW |
6VLW |
Converted to low floor double deck operation.
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| 24.03.07 |
EC |
10DLA |
10DLA |
5DLA |
New contract commenced and allocation moved to Edmonton (EC)

L Loughton
T Leyton
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