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| 15.04.59 |
CT |
26RTL |
23RTL |
12RTL |
SMITHFIELD,
St John Street, Clerkenwell Road, Goswell Road, Angel, Essex Road, Balls
Pond Road, Dallston Junction, Graham Road, Hackney, mare Street, Well
Street, Lauriston Road, Victoria Park, Grove Road, Mile End, Burdett Road,
Limehouse, West India Dock Road, West Ferry Road, Manchester Road, CUBITT
TOWN Stebondale Street
NEW TROLLEYBUS REPLACEMENT ROUTE for Route
677
| 11.10.61 |
CT |
26RTL |
23RTL |
16RTL |
SMITHFIELD,
- CUBITT TOWN Stebondale Street (MS) - Cubitt Town, Prestons
Road, Cotton Street, POPLAR Blackwall Tunnel (Suns)
Sunday service extended from Cubitt Town to Poplar
replacing withdrawn 56 on this day.
| 18.11.64 |
CT |
30RTL |
28RTL |
16RTL |
PR |
-- |
4RTL |
-- |
SMITHFIELD,
- CUBITT TOWN Stebondale Street (MF) - POPLAR
Blackwall Tunnel (Sat/Sun)
Saturday service extended from Cubitt Town to Poplar
replacing withdrawn 56 on this day and PR allocation added.
| 23.01.66 |
CT |
30RTL |
28RTL |
14RTL |
PR |
-- |
4RTL |
-- |
SMITHFIELD
(MS) - ISLINGTON Angel (Suns) - CUBITT TOWN Stebondale
Street (MF) - POPLAR Blackwall Tunnel (Sat/Sun)
Sunday service withdrawn between Angel
and Smithfield.
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| 01.09.67 |
CT |
27RT |
26RT |
14RT |
PR |
-- |
4RTL |
-- |
Clapton (CT) allocation converted from RTL to RT.
| 07.09.68 |
CT |
27RT |
26RT |
14RT |
PR |
-- |
4RT |
-- |
Poplar (PR) allocation converted from RTL to RT.
| 05.10.68 |
CT |
27RT |
26RT |
13RT |
PR |
-- |
4RT |
2RT |
A small Sunday Poplar (PR) allocation added.
| 25.10.69 |
CT |
19RT |
21RT |
14RT |
PR |
11RT |
11RT |
-- |
SMITHFIELD
(MS) - ISLINGTON Angel (Suns) -POPLAR Blackwall
Tunnel
MF extended from Cubitt Town to Poplar
making this a daily operation to replace Route 56 which was withdrawn.
Sunday (PR) withdrawn.
| 16.01.71 |
CT |
10RT |
15RT |
11RT |
PR |
20RT |
11RT |
-- |
SMITHFIELD
(MS) -MILDMAY PARKl (Suns) -POPLAR BATHS
Daily extended in Poplar via East India
Dock Road and Newby Place (returning via Poplar High Street) to POPLAR
BATHS.
Sunday service withdrawn between Mildmay Park and Angel
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| 05.01.74 |
CT |
12DMS |
10DMS |
3DMS |
PR |
12DMS |
9DMS |
2DMS |
SMITHFIELD
(MS) - MILDMAY PARK (Suns) - CUBITT
TOWN Queen Hotel
Converted to OPO and withdrawn between
Cubitt Town and Poplar, this section covered by new crew route 277A
.
Sunday Poplar (PR) allocation introduced.
| 07.08.76 |
CT |
11DMS |
11DMS |
5DMS |
PR |
19DMS |
15DMS |
7DMS |
SMITHFIELD
(MS) - MILDMAY PARK (Suns) - POPLAR BATHS
Extended from Cubitt Town to Poplar Baths
replacing withdrawn 277A.
| 18.04.82 |
CT |
10DMS |
8DMS |
5DMS |
PR |
15T |
12T |
5T |
Poplar (PR) allocation converted to Leyland Titan operation.
| 04.09.82 |
CT |
5T |
6T |
2T |
PR |
15T |
12T |
6T |
SMITHFIELD
(MF except evgs,Sats) - ANGEL(MF evgs,Suns) -
POPLAR BATHS
MF evenings withdrawn between Angel and Smithfield but extended on Sunday
from Mildmay park to Angel.
Clapton (CT) allocation converted to Leyland Titan operation.
| 14.04.84 |
CT |
5M |
6M |
2M |
PR |
15T |
12T |
6T |
Clapton (CT) allocation converted from Leyland Titan to MCW Metrobus operation.
| 02.11.85 |
CT |
15M |
14M |
6M |
Poplar (PR) allocation moved to Clapton (CT) with garage closure.
| 15.08.87 |
AG |
15T |
14T |
6T |
Clapton (CT) closure, allocation moved to Ash Grove (AG)
| 04.03.89 |
AG |
11T |
11T |
6T |
SMITHFIELD
(MF except evgs,Sats) - ANGEL(MF evgs,Suns) -
LIMEHOUSE (MS) - POPLAR BATHS (Suns)
Mon-Sat withdrawn between Limehouse and Poplar,
replaced by new D7
| 24.02.90 |
BW |
9T |
9T |
7T |
HIGHBURY
& ISLINGTON STN, St Pauls Road, Balls Pond Road -
LIMEHOUSE (MS) - POPLAR BATHS (Suns)
Diverted at Canonbury via St Pauls Road to HIGHBURY
AND ISLINGTON STATION, the Smithfield section replaced by new
56.
Ash Grove allocation transferred to Bow (BW).
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| 01.07.91 |
BW |
11T |
1OT |
7T |
HIGHBURY
& ISLINGTON STN, Dalston, Hackney, Victoria Park, Mile End,
Limehouse, West India Dock Road, West Ferry Road, CANARY WHARF
Westferry Circus (MS) - POPLAR BATHS (Suns)
MS extended from Limehouse to CANARY WHARF
| 10.07.91 |
BW |
11T |
1OT |
7T |
HIGHBURY
& ISLINGTON STN, Dalston, Hackney, Victoria Park, Mile End,
Limehouse, West India Dock Road, West Ferry Road, CANARY WHARF
Cartier Circle (MS) - POPLAR BATHS (Suns)
MS extended CANARY WHARF Westferry
Circus to Cartier Circle.
| 07.12.91 |
BW |
11T |
1OT |
7T |
WH |
5T |
-- |
-- |
An additional MF (except evening service) introduced between Canary Wharf and Mile End Station worked by buses from West Ham (WH)
| 09.05.92 |
BW |
11T |
1OT |
7T |
MF supplementary service between Canary Wharf and Mile End Station withdrawn along with West Ham (WH) allocation.
| 20.03.93 |
BW |
11T |
1OT |
6T |
HIGHBURY
& ISLINGTON STN - CANARY WHARF Cartier Circle
Withdrawn between Canary Wharf and Poplar
| 15.01.94 |
BW |
12T |
12T |
5T |
HIGHBURY
& ISLINGTON STN - CANARY WHARF Cartier Circle
(Suns) - Trafalgar Way, Aspen Way, Oreagano Drive, Coriander Avenue, Rosemary
Drive, LEAMOUTH Saffron Avenue (return via Clove Crescent)
MS extended from Canary Wharf to Leamouth.
| 28.02.98 |
BW |
12T |
11T |
5T |
Start of new contract
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| 10.07.99 |
BW |
12TA |
11TA |
5TA |
Converted from d/d to low floor dd
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| 01.03.03 |
BW |
20TA |
18TA |
15TA |
HIGHBURY
& ISLINGTON STN - LEAMOUTH Saffron Avenue
Contract renewed with Stagecoach (BW)
Sunday service extended from Canary Wharf to Leamouth as MS.
N277 introduced running every night, route as per 277
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PR
Poplar
Changeover at Blackwall Tunnel
BW
Bow
Changeover at Mile End Station
AG
Ash Grove
Changeover at Well Street ?
CT
Clapton
Changeover point at H Garage, Well Street
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