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| at
01.01.50 |
BK |
12G |
-- |
8G |
RD |
29G |
17G |
16G |
|
U |
23G |
11G |
-- |
BLACKWALL
TUNNEL,
Canning Town, Barking By Pass, Dagenham, Heathway, Becontree Heath, Romford,
North Street, Collier Row, Chase Cross, STAPLEFORD ABBOTS Royal Oak
-; Passingford Bridge, Ongar Road, CHURCH LANE Ongar Road (One
daily late pm journey)
Additional service to DAGENHAM Fords at various times to coincide with shifts.
Date of the withdrawal of the late Church Lane journey not known.
| 14.05.52 |
BK |
12RTL |
-- |
9RTL |
RD |
27RTL |
19RTL |
16RTL |
|
U |
23RT |
13RT |
-- |
G type replaced by RTL.
| 03.02.54 |
BK |
12RTL |
-- |
9RTL |
NS |
7RT |
-- |
-- |
|
RD |
28RTL |
18RTL |
16RTL |
|
U |
14RT |
13RT |
-- |
Mon-Fri North Street (NS) allocation added at the expense of Upton Park (U).
| 19.05.54 |
BK |
12RTL |
-- |
9RTL |
NS |
7RT |
-- |
-- |
|
RD |
28RT |
18RT |
16RT |
|
U |
14RT |
13RT |
-- |
Hornchurch (RD) allocation converted from RTL to RT type.
| 26.11.58 |
BK |
7RT |
-- |
9RTL |
NS |
7RT |
5RT |
-- |
|
RD |
16RT |
12RT |
15RT |
|
U |
10RT |
10RT |
-- |
ONGAR
Moreton Road, Stanford Rivers, Passingford Bridge, Stapleford Abbotts,
Chase Cross, Collier Row, Romford, Rush Green, Becontree Heath, Heathway,
DAGENHAM New Road (Sun) - POPLAR Blackwall Tunnel
(Mon-Sat)
Additional service
STAPLEFORD ABBOTTS - DAGENHAM Fords or POPLAR - DAGENHAM Fords
(MS)
Daily extended from Stapleford Abbots to Ongar via withdrawn
123.
Sunday withdrawn between Poplar and Dagenham, replaced by new
106A.
Saturday NS introduced. Sunday BK withdrawn.
| 09.10.63 |
BK |
7RT |
-- |
-- |
NS |
14RT |
3RT |
-- |
|
RD |
5RT |
12RT |
12RT |
|
U |
11RT |
9RT |
-- |
ONGAR Crispey Avenue - DAGENHAM New Road (Suns) - POPLAR (Mon-Sat)
Additional
service
STAPLEFORD ABBOTS - DAGENHAM Fords or POPLAR - DAGENHAM Fords (Mon-Sat)
CHASE CROSS - DAGENHAM Assembly Plant (Mon-Fri pm jnys)
Extended in Ongar to Crispey Avenue and Mon-Fri pm journeys
introduced to Fords Assembly Plant.
| 01.07.64 |
BK |
9RT |
-- |
-- |
NS |
14RT |
3RT |
3RT |
|
RD |
5RT |
12RT |
9RT |
|
U |
11RT |
9RT |
-- |
Sunday North Street (NS) allocation re-introduced
| 18.11.64 |
BK |
9RT |
-- |
-- |
NS |
14RT |
5RT |
-- |
|
RD |
5RT |
12RT |
9RT |
|
U |
11RT |
7RT |
-- |
Sunday North Street (NS) allocation withdrawn.
| 31.12.66 |
BK |
8RT |
-- |
-- |
NS |
10RT |
6RT |
-- |
|
RD |
6RT |
10RT |
9RT |
|
U |
9RT |
9RT |
-- |
Journeys to Fords Assembly Plant withdrawn.
| 18.07.70 | NS |
12RT |
7RT |
6RT |
U |
15RT |
10RT |
-- |
ONGAR
(Mon-Sat) - PASSINGFORD BRIDGE (Suns) - DAGENHAM
(Suns) - POPLAR (Mon-Sat)
Daily journeys to Fords Works
Sunday withdrawn between Passingford Bridge and Chipping
Ongar.
Barking (BK) and Hornchurch (RD) allocations withdrawn.
| 18.11.72 | NS |
13RT |
7RT |
5DMS |
U |
15RT |
12RT |
-- |
ONGAR
(Mon-Sat) - CHASE CROSS (Suns) - DAGENHAM
(Suns) - POPLAR (Mon-Sat)
Daily journeys to Fords Works
Sunday withdrawn between Chase Cross and Passingford
Bridge.
Sunday converted to double deck One Person Operation.
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| 16.06.73 | NS |
13RT |
7RT |
5DMS |
CHASE
CROSS - DAGENHAM New Road - FORDS WORKS (jnys)
Withdrawn between Chase Cross and Ongar, replaced by
new 175A
Withdrawn between Dagenham and Poplar, replaced by new 173
Upton Park (U) allocation withdrawn withdrawn in favour of 173.
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| 11.10.75 | NS |
13RMA |
10RMA |
5DMS |
RT type replaced by RMA type.
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| 04.09.76 | NS |
13RT |
10RT |
5DMS |
RMA type replaced by RT type
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| 19.03.77 | NS |
13RM |
10RM |
5DMS |
RT type replaced by Routemasters
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| 17.11.79 | NS |
12RM |
10RM |
5T |
NORTH
ROMFORD Hillrise Estate - DAGENHAM New Road - FORDS WORKS (journeys)
Extended at North Romford to Hillrise Estate.
| 25.07.81 | NS |
12RM |
11RM |
5T |
PASSINGFORD
BRIDGE (Mon-Sat) - HILLRISE ESTATE (Suns) - DAGENHAM
- Fords Works (jnys)
Mon-Sat extended from Chase Cross to Passingford Bridge
replacing withdrawn section of Route 103.
| 29.03.82 | NS |
12Tc |
11Tc |
5T |
RM type replaced by Crew Titans.
| 04.09.82 | NS |
12Tc |
11Tc |
5T |
PASSINGFORD
BRIDGE (MS evg jny/Sat am jny) - HILLRISE ESTATE
(Suns) - DAGENHAM - Fords (jnys)
Journeys to Passingford Bridge cut back
| 04.12.82 | NS |
12Tc |
11Tc |
5T |
HILLRISE
ESTATE - DAGENHAM - DAGENHAM Fords (jnys)
Withdrawn between North Romford and Passingford Bridge.
| 23.04.83 | NS |
10T |
8T |
3T |
Converted to One Person Operation.
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| 25.10.86 | NS |
10T |
8T |
3T |
HILLRISE
ESTATE - DAGENHAM - DAGENHAM Fords (MF/Sun jnys)
Saturday journeys to Fords withdrawn.
| 03.01.87 | NS |
10T |
8T |
3T |
HILLRISE
ESTATE - DAGENHAM - DAGENHAM Fords (jnys)
Saturday journeys to Fords re-instated.
| 21.11.87 | NS |
10T |
8T |
3T |
HILLRISE
ESTATE - DAGENHAM - FORDS (jnys) or DAGENHAM DOCK
(MF peaks)
Mon-Fri peak journeys to Dagenham Dock introduced.
| 14.09.91 | NS |
9T |
8T |
3T |
HILLRISE
ESTATE - DAGENHAM Fords
All journeys to Fords now, Dagenham Dock journeys
withdrawn
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| 28.04.01 | NS |
10TAS |
10TAS |
3TAS |
New contract commenced, double deck low floor buses introduced, date unknown.
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| 13.01.07 | NS |
12TAS |
12TAS |
6TAS |
Rerouted via Rom Valley Way to call at Romford Queens Hospital.
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NS
North Street
Changeover point outside garage
RD
Hornchurch
Changeover point ROMFORD STATION
BK
Barking
Changeover point BECONTREE HEATH ?
U
Upton Park
Changeover point not known
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