Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
07.09.68
L
13RT
7RT
6RT

WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL STN - Leyton - Whipps Cross - Woodford - Woodford Wells - LOUGHTON STATION
Route re-introduced partly replacing  former 38A
which was withdrawn

Scanned from September 1968 Red Book

RT4463 seen at Walthamstow Central

Part of Jeff Lloyd collection
Photographer unknown


14.06.69
L
12MB
8MB
6MB

Converted to single deck One Person Operation
WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL STN
- EPPING TOWN - EPPING St Margarets Hospital (daily journeys)
Extended from Loughton to Epping via former 20B

MB635 at the Wake Arms

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01.01.70
L
12MB
8MB
6MB

Taken from 1970 map drawn by Mike Harris
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24.04.76
L
10DMS
8DMS
6DMS

WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL STN - EPPING TOWN - EPPING St Margarets Hospital (daily journeys)
Converted to double deck DMS operation.

DMS606 at St Margaret's Hospital before the route was
cut back to Debden

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09.10.76
L1+
8DMS
8DMS
4DMS

WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL STN - Leyton - Whipps Cross - Woodford Wells - Loughton - Chester Road - DEBDEN BROADWAY
Re-routed at Loughton via Chester Road to Debden Broadway.
Route 20A was withdrawn from this section and diverted instead to Epping .

28.01.82
L1+
8T
8T
6T

WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL STN - DEBDEN BROADWAY
DMS type replaced by Leyland Titan.

T393 seen at LOUGHTON Crown

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04.09.82
L1+
9LS
8LS
3LS

WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL - DEBDEN BROADWAY (loop via Debden Est or Rectory Lane)
SDO jnys diverted to West Hatch School

Leyland National LS183 Walthamstow Central

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24.05.86
EN
dd
dd
dd
Contract reassigned

L allocation transferred to Eastern National
WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL STN - Leyton - Whipps Cross - Woodford Wells - Loughton - Debden Estate - DEBDEN STATION
Operation transferred to Eastern Nation under LRT/Essex County Council tendering process.
Loop working between Goldings Hill and Debden Station withdrawn.

EN3096 at Walthamstow Central

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07.03.92
DX
8sd
7sd
3sd
Contract reassigned

Grey Green 857 at Walthamstow Central

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01.06.98
DX51+
8sd
8sd
3sd
 
H
dd
--
--
 
NP
3dd
--
-

WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL  -  DEBDEN STATION
Capital Citybus introduced - covering school journeys only 

139
Schoolday journey at Woodford Wells CapitalCitybus 139

Taken from 1999 map drawn by Mike Harris
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23.04.01
DX51+
8sd
8sd
5sd
School Journeys
NP
3dd
--
--
First Capital (H) allocation withdrawn.
TN817
  TN817 waits at Debden for one of the Mon-Fri SDO journeys


09.03.02
DX51+
8sd
3dd
8sd
5sd

WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL  -  DEBDEN STATION
First Capital SDO journeys transferred to Arriva

L523 WOODFORD GREEN Leyland Olympian Northern Counties L523 seen at "The Castle"

26.04.03
DX51+
11VLW
11VLW
6VLW

WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL  -  DEBDEN STATION
Converted to low floor double deck operation.

VLA129 Normally seen on Route 128 - VLA129 wanders onto our route at Woodford Green Autumn 2005. Also unusual is the short working to Debden Estate

29.01.07
DX51+
10VLW
10VLW
6VLW

WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL  -  DEBDEN STATION
Terminal at Debden changed to Vere Road instead of Burton Road

VLW106 Wright Eclipse Gemini VLW106 at Woodford Green

24.03.07
EC51+
10DLA
10DLA
5DLA

WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL  -  DEBDEN STATION
New contract commenced and allocation moved to Edmonton (EC)

dla303 DLA303 Walthamstow Central Bus Station

24.03.12
BE201+
10WVL
9WVL
4WVL
logo Contract reassigned to Blue Triangle

WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL  -  DEBDEN STATION
New contract awarded to GoAhead  ( Blue Triangle ) operating from the Rainham base.

WVL204 LOUGHTON

WVL458 Loughton

© Thomas Drake


22.06.13
NP171+
10WVL
9WVL
4WVL
logo Contract novated within Go-Ahead group
to London General (NP)

WVL359 Loughton Station

© Anthony Moore


25.03.17
NP171+
11WVL
10WVL
4WVL

WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL STN - DEBDEN STATION
Contract extended for two years

23.03.19
AW41+
10EH
10EH
5EH
Contract reassigned to CT Plus

DEBDEN  -  WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL
Contract reassigned to CT Plus

2550e

2550e Walthamstow Central

© Busocculation


Click map to enlarge
Taken from 2018 map drawn by Mike Harris
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27.08.22
AW41+
10EH
10EH
5EH
logo Contract transferred to Stagecoach

DEBDEN  -  WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL
Contract reassigned to Stagecoach

12544 Debden Station

12544 seen at the first stop at Debden after leaving the stand

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23.03.24
AW41+
10EH
10EH
5EH

DEBDEN  -  WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL
Contract renewal 6 years

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Live visual

 

 

Operating Garages

L Loughton
Changeover point outside garage

EC Edmonton
Up to May 2009 buses ran light from Walthamstow Central to garage for breaks
Changeover point Hainault Court stop in Lea Bridge Road
drivers used to come by car from EC via the A406 and wait in the stand here where there is a generous bay

DX Barking
Changeover point Walthamstow Central

NP Northumberland Park
Changeover point Walthamstow Central

BE Blue Triangle - Rainham
Meal Relief point Walthamstow Central

AW Walthamstow
Meal Relief point Walthamstow Central

 

 

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Wednesday, 20.03.24