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| 03.05.50 |
CL |
8RTL |
10RTL |
-- |
G |
81RT |
57RT |
57RT |
VICTORIA,
Hyde Park Corner, Piccadilly, Bond Street, Oxford Circus, Holborn,
Bank, Aldgate, Mile End Road, Bow, Stratford, Forest Gate, Manor Park, Ilford,
Green Lane, Goodmayes, Becontree, BECONTREE HEATH - Rush
Green, HORNCHURCH STATION (Mon-Fri peaks)
Previously Route 25B
| 16.10.57 |
CL |
6RTL |
8RTL |
4RTL |
G |
69RT |
49RT |
39RT |
Sunday (CL) Clay Hall allocation introduced.
| 26.11.58 |
CL |
5RTL |
-- |
4RTL |
G |
63RT |
45RT |
39RT |
VICTORIA
- BECONTREE HEATH
Additional service: DAGENHAM EAST STN,
Ballards Road, DAGENHAM Fords (Mon-Fri peaks)
Withdrawn
between Becontree Heath and Hornchurch. New Mon-Fri peak service introduced
between Dagenham East and Fords replacing experimental Route 193.
| 19.08.59 |
BW |
17RTL |
10RTL |
15RTL |
CL |
5RTL |
-- |
4RTL |
|
| G |
60RT |
31RT |
37RT |
Daily Bow allocation introduced to partly replace withdrawn trolleybus route 661/662
| 11.11.59 |
BW |
22RTL |
10RTL |
19RTL |
| G |
60RT |
31RT |
37RT |
Clay Hall (CL) garage closed, buses and duties transferred to Bow (BW).
| 27.04.60 |
BW |
19RTL |
10RTL |
15RTL |
| WH |
63RT |
31RT |
41RT |
Forest Gate (G) allocation withdrawn with garage closure, new West Ham (WH) allocation introduced.
| 03.01.62 |
BW |
21RTL |
11RTL |
15RTL |
| WH |
55RTL |
28RTL |
32RTL |
West Ham (WH) allocation of RT's replaced by RT's.
| 01.02.66 |
BW |
37RTL |
37RTL |
15RTL |
| WH |
44RTL |
13RTL |
20RM |
West Ham (WH) allocation Sunday buses changed to RM.
| 07.09.68 |
BW |
34RT |
25RT |
13RT |
| WH |
33RT |
21RT |
17RM |
RTL type replaced by RT.
| 25.10.69 |
BW |
31RT |
25RT |
7RM |
| WH |
20RT |
8RM |
14RM |
VICTORIA
(Mon-Fri) - OXFORD CIRCUS (Sat/Sun) - BECONTREE
HEATH
Additional service: DAGENHAM EAST STN,
Ballards Road, DAGENHAM Fords (Mon-Fri peaks)
Withdrawn between Oxford Circus and Victoria
at weekends
| 18.04.70 |
BW |
31RT |
25RT |
7RM |
| WH |
19RT |
8RT |
15RM |
West Ham reverted to RT operation on Saturdays
| 08.01.72 |
BW |
32RM |
26RM |
7RM |
| WH |
19RM |
7RM |
12RM |
Routemasters introduced on a daily basis.
| 19.10.75 |
BW |
32RM |
26RM |
12RML |
| WH |
19RM |
8RM |
8RM |
RML type introduced at Bow(BW) on Sundays spare from service 8.
| 19.03.77 |
BW |
32RM |
23RM |
12RML |
| WH |
22RM |
7RM |
6RML/2RM |
VICTORIA
(Mon-Fri) - OXFORD CIRCUS (Sat/Sun) - BECONTREE
HEATH - DAGENHAM Fords (Mon-Fri early am journeys)
Fords
works journeys restricted to a few projections from & to Becontree Heath.
RML type intorduced at West Ham (WH) on Sundays.
| 22.04.78 |
BW |
31RM |
23RM |
11RML |
| WH |
22RM |
8RM |
7RML/4RM |
VICTORIA
- BECONTREE HEATH - DAGENHAM Fords (Mon-Fri early
am journeys)
Sat
and Sun service re-introduced between Oxford Circus and Victoria.
| 04.09.82 |
BW |
14RM |
15RM |
7RML |
| WH |
27RM |
15RM |
10RM |
VICTORIA
- ILFORD BROADWAY
Withdrawn
between Ilford Broadway and Becontree Heath, this section replaced by new
route 225.
| 02.02.85 | AP |
4Tc |
-- |
-- |
| BW |
15RM |
8RM |
-- |
|
| WH |
20RM |
13RM |
11T |
VICTORIA
- ILFORD BROADWAY - SEVEN KINGS GARAGE
(Mon-Fri garage journeys)
Mon-Fri
Seven Kings (AP) allocation introduced with Titan Crew buses.
Sunday service converted to OPO
| 03.08.85 |
BW |
15RM |
8RM |
-- |
| WH |
20RM |
13RM |
11T |
VICTORIA
- ILFORD BROADWAY
Mon-Fri
Seven Kings (AP) allocation withdrawn.
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| 02.11.85 |
BW |
35RM |
21RM |
-- |
| WH |
-- |
-- |
11T |
Mon-Sat West Ham (WH) allocation transferred to Bow (BW). This was a series of re-allocations connected with the closure of Poplar (PR) garage.
| 28.02.87 |
BW |
33RM |
22RM |
-- |
| WH |
-- |
-- |
19T |
VICTORIA
- ILFORD BROADWAY - BECONTREE HEATH (Suns)
Sunday
service extended from Ilford to Becontree Heath
| 16.01.88 |
BW |
53T |
38T |
20T |
VICTORIA
- BECONTREE HEATH
Sat and Sun service diverted between Aldgate
and Bank via Tower of London.
Daily conversion to One Person Operation.
Sunday
only West Ham (WH) allocation withdrawn.
| 24.02.90 |
BW |
32T |
28T |
21T |
| WH |
14T |
11T |
-- |
Mon-Sat West Ham (WH) allocation re-introduced.
| 23.09.91 | AP |
10T |
-- |
-- |
| BW |
29T |
28T |
21T |
|
| WH |
-- |
11T |
-- |
MF West ham allocation transferred to Seven Kings (AP)
| 23.11.91 | AP |
10T |
-- |
-- |
| WH |
29T |
39T |
21T |
Sunday-Friday Bow allocation transferred to West Ham (WH)
| 18.07.92 | AP |
10T |
-- |
-- |
| WH |
26T |
36T |
17T |
OXFORD
CIRCUS - BECONTREE HEATH
Withdrawn
between Oxford Circus and Victoria, replaced by diverting service
8.
| 10.10.92 | AP |
10T |
8T |
-- |
| BW |
25T |
28T |
17T |
OXFORD
CIRCUS - BECONTREE HEATH - Fords Works (Mon-Fri
early am journeys)
Mon-Fri early journeys extended to Fords, replacing
withdrawn 129 journeys .
Sat Seven Kings allocation introduced.
West Ham garage closed.
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| 20.03.93 | BW |
29T |
25T |
16T |
OXFORD
CIRCUS - ILFORD
Withdrawn
east of Ilford
Sat and Sun service diverted via New Change and
Cannon Street. AP allocation withdrawn.
| 18.09.93 | BW |
29T |
25T |
16T |
Volvo dd introduced.
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| 26.06.99 | DM |
30TN/M
|
29TN/M
|
20TN/M
|
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| 27.04.00 | DM |
30TN/TAL
|
29TN/TAL
|
20TN/TAL
|
TAL type introduced ( Dennis Trident - Alexander ALX400 10.5m)
|
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| 02.06.00 | DM |
30TAL
|
29TAL
|
20TAL
|
TN type withdrawn.
|
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| 23.03.02 | R |
30TAL
|
29TAL
|
20TAL
|
Transferred to a new depot at Rainham -Ferry Lane
|
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| 26.06.04 | WA |
37Artic
|
32Artic
|
20Artic
|
New Contract commenced with Stagecoach and converted to single deck Artic operation.
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AP
Seven Kings
Changeover point at garage or Ilford.
WH
West Ham
Changeover point at Stratford
G
Forest Gate
Changeover point at Forest Gate
BW
Bow
Changeover point at Bow Church
DM
Dagenham
Changeover
point at Ilford
R
Rainham
Changeover
point at Ilford
WA
Waterden Road, Hackney Wick
Changeover
point at Bow Church DLR Station
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