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| 01.01.50 |
AR |
36RTW |
30RTW |
22RTW |
ARCHWAY STN, Hornsey Rise, Crouch End Broadway, Turnpike Lane, West Green Road, Broad Lane, Ferry Lane, TOTTENHAM HALE -: Forest Road, Grove Road, Southend Road, South Woodford, Woodford Avenue, Gants Hill, ILFORD STATION (Mon-Sat peaks only)
| 26.11.58 |
AR |
29RTW |
23RTW |
11RTW |
J |
-- |
-- |
7RT |
ARCHWAY
- TOTTENHAM HALE -: ILFORD STATION (Mon-Fri peaks)
Sat withdrawn between Tottenham Hale and Ilford
Sunday Holloway (J) allocation introduced.
| 27.04.60 |
AR |
19RTW |
17RTW |
11RTW |
J |
-- |
-- |
7RT |
|
WH |
8RM |
11RM |
-- |
ARCHWAY
STN - TOTTENHAM HALE (Suns) -: Forest Road,
Blackhorse Road, Markhouse Road, Leyton Station, Maryland Station, STRATFORD
BROADWAY (MS)
Withdrawn between Tottenham Hale and Ilford and diverted
instead via Leyton to Stratford as part of Stage
6 of the trolleybus replacement program.
Mon-Sat West Ham (WH) allocation introduced.
| 11.05.60 |
AR |
19RTW |
17RTW |
18RTW |
WH |
8RM |
11RM |
-- |
Sunday only Holloway (J) allocation withdrawn
| 11.10.61 |
AR |
19RTW |
17RTW |
18RTW |
WH |
14RM |
18RM |
-- |
ARCHWAY
- TOTTENHAM HALE (Suns) -: Stratford, Plaistow, Balaam Street, New Barn
Street, Freemasons Road, VICTORIA & ALBERT DOCKS (MS)
Extended from Stratford to Victoria & Albert Docks
to partly replace withdrawn 249A.
| 01.02.64 |
AR |
19RM |
17RM |
14RM |
WH |
14RM |
18RM |
-- |
RTW class withdrawn in favour of Routemasters.
| 07.09.68 |
AR |
18RM |
18RM |
10RM |
ARCHWAY
- TOTTENHAM HALE
Withdrawn between Tottenham Hale and Victoria
& Albert Docks, replaced by new 241.
West Ham (WH) allocation withdrawn.
| 05.01.74 |
AR |
17RM |
16RM |
7RML |
Sunday only RML type introduced (spare from 243)
| 28.10.78 |
AR |
18RM |
16RM |
7RM |
Rerouted northbound in Tottenham via Town Hall Approach and Phillip Lane
| 25.07.81 |
AR |
18RM |
16RM |
7RM |
ARCHWAY
- TOTTENHAM HALE (Suns) -: Ferry Lane, Jarrow Road, FERRY LANE ESTATE
(Mon-Sat)
Mon-Sat extended over new roads to FERRY LANE ESTATE
| 04.09.82 |
AR |
5RM |
-- |
-- |
WN |
10RM |
12RM |
6RM |
Tottenham
(AR) weekend allocation withdrawn.
Daily Wood Green (WN) allocation introduced.
| 28.04.84 |
AR |
5RM |
-- |
-- |
WN |
10RM |
13RM |
6RM |
HIGHGATE
The Wellington (Mon-Fri except peaks/Sat shop hours), Highgate Village,
Highgate Hill, ARCHWAY - TOTTENHAM HALE (Suns) -: FERRY
LANE ESTATE (Mon-Sat)
Extended from Archway to Highgate.
| 03.08.85 |
AR |
5RM |
-- |
-- |
WN |
10RM |
12RM |
6RM |
ARCHWAY
- TOTTENHAM HALE (Suns) -: FERRY LANE ESTATE (Mon-Sat)
Withdrawn between Archway and Highgate.
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| 02.11.85 |
AR |
-- |
7M |
6M |
WN |
18M |
7M |
-- |
CONVERTED
TO ONE PERSON OPERATION
Allocation change as above
| 05.11.88 |
AR |
-- |
11M |
6M |
HT |
8M |
-- |
-- |
|
WN |
10M |
4M |
-- |
Part of Mon-Fri Wood Green (WN) allocation transferred to Holloway (HT)
| 01.02.92 |
AR |
-- |
4M |
-- |
HT |
8M |
-- |
-- |
|
WN |
10M |
12M |
6M |
ARCHWAY
- TOTTENHAM HALE
Allocation
change as above
Withdrawn between Tottenham Hale and Ferry Lane Estate, replaced by extending
W4 from Tottenham Hale instead.
| 29.01.94 |
ED |
16ON |
10ON |
5ON |
ROUTE TRANSFERRED TO MTL London Suburban Buses based at Edmonton Depot.
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| 01.06.96 |
WN |
18M |
15M |
6M |
ROUTE TRANSFERRED TO LEASIDE BUSES.
| 20.06.98 |
AR |
18M |
15M |
6M |
Re-allocated to Tottenham (AR)
| 04 |
AR |
20LFDD |
19LFDD |
6M |
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WH
West Ham
Changeover
point Plaistow Broadway ?
AR
Tottenham
Changeover
point Seven Sisters or "The Swan"
WN
Wood Green
Changeover
point Turnpike Lane Station
HT
Highgate
Changeover
point Archway stand
J
Holloway
Changeover
point Archway stand
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