12.11.47

AP

3LT

3LT

2LT

ILFORD STATION, Cranbrook Road, The Drive, Eastern Avenue, REDBRIDGE STN
Prior to this date the route had run from Ilford to THE DRIVE Wanstead Lane.

05.05.48	AP	4LT	--	--
	G	--	4STL	2STL

Weekend allocation moved to Forest Gate (G)

20.10.48	AP	4RT	--	--
	G	--	4STL	2STL

Seven Kings converted to RT operation.

26.10.49	AP	4RTL	--	--
	G	--	4STL	2STL

RT type replaced by RTL.

03.05.50	AP	4RTL	--	--
	G	--	4RT	2RT

Forest Gate (G) converted to RT type.

30.06.54	AP	3RTL	--	--
	G	--	7RT	2RT
	U	6RT	--	--

NORTH WOOLWICH Free Ferry (MF peaks) - ROYAL ALBERT DOCK (Sat peaks) - Manor Way, EAST HAM White Horse (MS) High Street North, Gladstone Avenue, Browning Road, Little Ilford Lane, ILFORD STN (Suns) - The Drive, REDBRIDGE STN
MS extended from Ilford to East Ham and further extended MS peaks to ROYAL ALBERT DOCK and further extended MF peaks to NORTH WOOLWICH.
MF Upton Park allocation added.

06.10.54	AP	3RTL	--	--
	G	--	7RT	--
	U	6RT	--	--

NORTH WOOLWICH (MF peaks) - ROYAL ALBERT DOCK (Sat peaks) - EAST HAM (MS) - REDBRIDGE STN (MS)
Sunday service withdrawn. The Drive section was left unserved on Sundays until March 1955 when new Route 148A was introduced.

20.08.58	AP	6RTL	--	--
	U	7RT	9RT	--

Forest Gate (G) allocation withdrawn.

26.11.58	AP	6RT	--	--
	U	7RT	9RT	--

Seven Kings allocation converted to RT type.

01.07.64	AP	3RT	--	--
	U	9RT	9RT	--

ROYAL ALBERT DOCK (MS peaks) - EAST HAM (MS) - REDBRIDGE (MS)
Withdrawn between Royal Albert Dock and North Woolwich.

27.01.65

U

12RT

9RT

--

Seven Kings (AP) allocation withdrawn.

03.10.66

U

12RT

9RM

--

Saturday service converted to RM.

18.07.70

U

13RT

9RML

--

Saturday converted to RML using buses spare from Route 15.

03.07.71

U

12SMS

11SMS

4SMS

ROYAL ALBERT DOCK (MS peaks) - EAST HAM - REDBRIDGE (MS) - LEYTONSTONE (Suns)
Converted to single deck OPO
Sunday service introduced between East Ham and Leytonstone

16.11.75

U

12DMS

11DMS

4DMS

Converted to double deck operation.

22.04.78

U

12DMS

11DMS

3DMS

EAST HAM White Horse - REDBRIDGE STN
MF withdrawn between East Ham and Royal Albert Dock, and Sunday withdrawn between Redbridge and Leytonstone thus standardising sevice.

26.04.81

U

10T

10T

3T

DMS type replaced by Titans.

25.06.83

U

7T

8T

2T

REDBRIDGE STN - EAST HAM White Horse (MS) or Barking Road, Upton Park, Prince Regent Lane, VICTORIA & ALBERT DOCKS (Daily)
Part of MS and all of Sunday service rerouted at East Ham Town Hall via Route 5 to Greengate and 262 to V & A Docks, this enabling the new Newham General Hospital to be served.

02.11.85

U

10T

10T

3T

REDBRIDGE STN, The Drive, Ilford, Browning Road, East Ham, Barking Road, Prince Regent Lane, Victoria Dock Road, Munday Road, Radland Road, Tarling Road, ( return via Appleby Road) KIER HARDIE ESTATE
Rerouted at Victoria Dock Road via Route 241 to Kier Hardie Estate.

21.06.86

U

10T

10T

4T

ILFORD Hainult Street - KIER HARDIE ESTATE
Withdrawn between Ilford and Redbridge and diverted at Ilford via Route 25 to the Hainult Street stand.

06.06.87	AP	--	--	7T
	U	10T	11T	--

SEVEN KINGS GARAGE (Sun garage journeys) ILFORD Hainult Street - KIER HARDIE ESTATE (MS) Victoria Dock Road, Freemasons Road, New Barn Street, Balaam Street, Plaistow, Plaistow Road, Stratford Broadway, STRATFORD Bus Station (Suns)

20.03.93	BK	--	--	8T
	U	7T	7T	--

ILFORD Hainult Street - KIER HARDIE ESTATE (MS) Victoria Dock Road, Freemasons Road, New Barn Street, Balaam Street, Plaistow, Plaistow Road, Stratford Broadway, STRATFORD Bus Station (Suns)
Sunday only AP allocation moved to Barking (BK)

25.09.93	BK	11T	12T	--
	U	--	--	4midi

ILFORD - KIER HARDIE ESTATE
Sunday withdrawn between Kier Hardie Estate and Ilford, replaced by reintroduced 241.
Sunday service also converted to midibus and transferred to Upton Park (U) the MS allocation moved from U to BK.

19.07.97

BK

11T

12T

6T

Sunday allocation moved from Upton Park (U) to Barking (BK) and converted from midibus status to double deck.

01.05.99	BK	--	--	6T
	U	13S	12S	--

ILFORD - Kier Hardie Estate, CANNING TOWN STATION.
MS BK allocation moved to Upton Park and extended from Kier Hardie Estate to Canning Town Station via 241.

26.08.00	BK	--	--	6T
	U	13TAS	12TAS	--

Converted to low floor double deck operation.

13.10.01

U

13TAS

13TAS

5TAS

Sunday only BK allocation moved to Upton Park (U)

10.05.04

U

15TAS

14TAS

10TAS

Start of new contract, retained by Stagecoach East London (U). Earlier first and last buses to meet tube connections.

01.09.07

U

18TAS

19TAS

14TAS

Daily frequency increase.

G Forest Gate
Changeover point at Ilford

AP Seven Kings
Changeover point at Ilford

BK Barking
Changeover point at Ilford

U Upton Park
Changeover point at Upton Park

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