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| 19.08.59 |
BK |
21RT |
15RT |
11RT |
BARKINGSIDE
High Street, Tanners Lane, Horns Road, Newbury Park, Ley Street,
Ilford, Ilford Lane, BARKING London Road
Trolleybus
replacement route for 691
| 11.11.59 |
BK |
21RT |
15RT |
11RT |
BARKINGSIDE
High Street - BARKING London Road - Ripple Road, Movers Lane, THAMES
VIEW ESTATE Remploy Factory (MF peak journeys)
MF peak journeys introduced to THAMES VIEW ESTATE Remploy
Factory
| 28.02.62 |
BK |
21RT |
15RT |
11RT |
HAINAULT
INDUSTRIAL ESTATE (MF peak journeys) Forest Road, Elmbridge Road,
New North Road, Fenpiece Road, BARKINGSIDE High Street - BARKING -
THAMES VIEW ESTATE Remploy Factory (MF peak jnys)
MF peak journeys extended from Barkingside to Hainault
Industrial Estate
| 09.10.63 |
AP |
5RT |
-- |
-- |
| BK |
13RT |
15RT |
8RT |
MF Seven Kings (AP) allocation added.
| 01.03.64 |
AP |
5RT |
-- |
-- |
| BK |
13RT |
15RM |
8RM |
Weekend Routemaster allocation introduced.
| 07.04.65 |
AP |
9RT+1RT/148 |
-- |
-- |
| BK |
-- |
16RM |
7RM |
CLAYBURY
Caterham Avenue (MS) Basildon Avenue, Hurstleigh Gardens, Fullwell
Avenue, BARKINGSIDE Fulwell Cross (Suns) - BARKING
- THAMES VIEW ESTATE Remploy Factory (MF peak journeys)
Route diverted at Barkingside to Caterham Avenue, the
journeys to Hainult Industrial Estate continued but were renumbered
169B.
The Barking (BK) allocation transferred to the 169B
| 18.04.66 |
AP |
10RT |
-- |
-- |
| BK |
-- |
16RM |
7RM |
CLAYBURY
CaterhM Avenue (MS) - BARKINGSIDE (Suns) - BARKING
London Road
Remploy Factory journeys withdrawn.
| 07.09.68 |
AP |
10RT |
4RT |
-- |
| BK |
-- |
14RM |
4RT |
CLAYBURY
Caterham Avenue - BARKING London Road
Saturday Seven Kings (AP) allocation introduced.
Sunday service extended from Barkingside High Street to Caterham Avenue.
| 19.07.69 |
AP |
5RT |
11RT |
-- |
| BK |
11RT |
5RM |
4RT |
MF Barking (BK) allocation re-introduced with the 169B withdrawal.
| 18.07.70 |
BK |
16RT |
15RT |
4RT |
Seven Kings (AP) allocation withdrawn.
| 31.07.71 |
AP |
-- |
-- |
4RT |
| BK |
16RT |
15RT |
-- |
Sunday Barking (BK) allocation transferred to Seven Kings (AP)
| 01.09.73 |
BK |
19DMS |
17DMS |
3DMS |
CLAYBURY
The Glade - BARKING (MS) - BARKING Oban
Road (Suns)
Daily service converted to One Person Operation.
Sunday extended from Barking London Road to Gascoigne Estate.
| 01.06.80 |
BK |
16T |
17T |
5T |
Converted from DMS to Titan opertation
| 04.09.82 |
BK |
18T |
17T |
7T |
CLAYBURY
- THAMES VIEW ESTATE
Extended from Barking to Thames View Estate
replacing Route 179 and 199
on this section.
| 04.11.83 |
BK |
18T |
17T |
7T |
CLAYBURY
- THAMES VIEW ESTATE or REMPLOY WORKS (Fri mid-day journey)
Remploy Works journey introduced on Friday afternoon.
| 21.11.87 |
BK |
16T |
18T |
5T |
CLAYBURY
- THAMES VIEW ESTATE
Remploy Works journey withdrawn.
| 14.09.91 |
BK |
9T |
10T |
4T |
CLAYBURY
- BARKING Town Centre
Withdrawn between Barking and Thames View
Estate, this section replaced by New Routes B1 and B2
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| 20.03.93 |
BK |
9DA |
9DA |
4DW |
Daily converted to single deck operation but Sunday to midibus.
| 17.07.94 |
BK |
9DA |
10DA |
7DW |
Sunday new jointly compiled schedule with Route 387.
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| 17.09.95 |
BK |
9DA |
10DA |
7DRL |
Sunday service upgraded from DW to DRL.
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| 24.03.01 |
BK |
9DA |
10DA |
8DA |
New contract awarded, all night service commenced (N169) and Sunday converted from DRL to DA.
After this date I am a little confused when the DA type was withdrawn and replaced by TA type ?

AP
Seven Kings
Changeover point Ilford Hainault Street
BK
Barking
Changeover point London Road, Barking
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