07.09.68
T
21RT
12RT
12RT

LONDON BRIDGE STN, Monument, Bishopsgate, Shoreditch, Kingsland Road, Dalston Junction, Dalston Lane, Pembury Road, Clapton, Lea Bridge Road, Bakers Arms, WHIPPS CROSS
NEW ROUTE replacing 38A between Whipps Cross and Clapton, 35 between Leyton and Shoreditch,

RT1656 Kingsland Road - Jim Blake
16.01.71
T
19RT+1RT/55
12RT
11RM

Sunday service converted to Routemaster operation.

15.05.71
T
19RML+1RML/262
10RML
11RML

Daily service converted to RML operation.

31.01.81
T
17RM
8RM
8RM+1RML/38

Reverted to Routemaster operation.

04.09.82
T
16RM
6RML
7RML+1RML/38

Reverted to RML operation at weekends.

26.02.83
T
11RM
6RML
6RML+1RML/38

LONDON BRIDGE - LEYTON GREEN (MF except evgs) - WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL STN (MF evgs/Sat/Sun)
Withdrawn between Bakers Arms and Whipps Cross but diverted instead to Walthamstow Central Stn

RM556 is seen heading for the "new destination" photo by kind permission of Stephen Williams RML2585 waits at London Bridge Station - photo by Stephen Williams
02.02.85
T
11RM
6RML
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WW
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9T

LONDON BRIDGE - LEYTON GREEN (MF except evgs) - WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL STN (MF evgs/Sat/Sun) - WALTHAMSTOW GARAGE
(gar jnys)
Sunday converted to OPO and Leyton (T) allocation transferred to Walthamstow (WW)

03.08.85
WW
13T
9T
9T

Daily converted to OPO and MS allocation transferred to Walthamstow (WW)

06.06.87
WW
14T
9T
9T

LONDON BRIDGE - WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL STN -; WALTHAMSTOW GARAGE (gar jnys)
MF evening service extended from Leyton Green to Walthamstow Central Stn.

19.11.88
T
14T
7T
8T

LONDON BRIDGE - WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL STN
Walthamstow (WW) garage closed, allocation transferred to Leyton (T)

24.02.90
T
14T
10T
8T

LONDON BRIDGE STN, Monument, Bishopsgate, Shoreditch, Hackney Road, Cambridge Heath,Hackney, Lower Clapton Road, Clapton, Lea Bridge Road, Bakers Arms, WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL STN
Diverted at Shoreditch via Hackney instead of Dalston.

28.02.98
T
14dd
12dd
8dd

Start of new contract

T255 Walthamstow Central T437 Liverpool Street Scania S65 at London Bridge Station
T556 Clapton Garage VN162 Liverpool Street Trident TA2 at London Bridge Station

T Leyton
Changeover point Bakers Arms

WW Walthamstow
Changeover point at garage

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