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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Withdrawn between Becontree Heath and Hornchurch.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Daily Bow allocation introduced to partly replace withdrawn trolleybus route 661/662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Forest Gate (G) allocation withdrawn with garage closure, new West Ham (WH) allocation introduced.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Withdrawn between Oxford Circus and Victoria at weekends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.

RM96 at the Dagenham East stand
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.

RML2657 Becontree Heath
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.

RM32 & 2277 - Stephen Williamson
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.

RM1776
28.02.87
BW
33RM
22RM
--
 

WH

--

--

19T

VICTORIA - ILFORD BROADWAY - BECONTREE HEATH (Suns)
Sunday service extended from Ilford to Becontree Heath

RM1171  leaves Terminus Place
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.

DA27 Stratford Broadway
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

Sat and Sun service diverted via Lower Thames Street
.

Leyland Titan T631
04.08.96
BW
27T/VA/VN
25T/VA/VN
17T/VA/VN

Volvo dd introduced.

VA48 Ilford stand VN30 Oxford Circus stand
26.06.99
DM
30TN/M
29TN/M
20TN/M

Contract transferred to First Capital and converted to low floor operation, but with MCW Metrobuses helping out until all TN 20th August
First Capital 323 seen in Holborn
27.04.00
DM
30TN/TAL
29TN/TAL
20TN/TAL

TAL type introduced ( Dennis Trident - Alexander ALX400 10.5m)

TAL946 ST Gile's Circus
02.06.00
DM
30TAL
29TAL
20TAL

TN type withdrawn.

TNL1035 at St Paul's
23.03.02
R
30TAL
29TAL
20TAL

Transferred to a new depot at Rainham -Ferry Lane

Expermintal fuel bus seen at Holborn Circus ( M Wharmby)
26.06.04
WA
37Artic
32Artic
20Artic

New Contract commenced with Stagecoach and converted to single deck Artic operation.

Stagecoach Artic 23046 about to enter Oxford Street

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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