London Bus Route 123

27.04.60	AR	7RTW+	4RTW	--
		1RTL/73
	WW	15RM	8RM	4RM

MANOR HOUSE - Tottenham Hale - Forest Road - Walthamstow - South Woodford - Southend Road - Gants Hill - ILFORD STATION
TROLLEYBUS REPLACEMENT ROUTE for TB 623 and part replacement for withdrawn section of service 41.


Scanned from 1961 Red Book


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01.02.64	AR	8RM	6RM	--
	WW	15RM	4RM	8RM

MANOR HOUSE - ILFORD STATION
Tottenham (AR) replace RTW's with Routemasters.

03.10.65

21RM

10RM

8RM

MANOR HOUSE - ILFORD STATION
Tottenham (AR) allocation withdrawn in favour of an increase at Walthamstow (WW).

09.09.68	WN	--	8RM	6RM
	WW	29RM	15RM	5RM

ENFIELD - ILFORD STATION
Re-Routed at Tottenham Hale to Enfield instead of Manor House replacing withdrawn section of Route 275. Manor House section replaced by new Route 241.
Revised to run in two sections
ENFIELD TOWN & WALTHAMSTOW Beacontree Avenue replacing withdrawn 269 between Enfield and Turnpike Lane
TOTTENHAM HALE & ILFORD
Saturday & Sunday Wood Green (WN) allocation introduced.


Extracted from September 1968 allocation book Note that there were no through buses Enfield to Ilford

22.03.69	AD	12RM	--	-
	WN	--	8RM	4RM
	WW	19RM	15RM	7RM

ENFIELD TOWN - ILFORD STATION
Mon-Fri Palmers Green (AD) allocation added at the expense of Walthamstow (WW).
Walthamstow compensated by part of Route 34 allocation from AD.

08.04.72	AD	13RM	--	-
	WN	--	7RM	3RM
	WW	16RM	13RM	6RM

ENFIELD TOWN - ILFORD STATION
PVR change

RM652 Beal Road, Ilford

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05.01.74	AD	13RM	--	-
	WN	--	7RM	--
	WW	16RM	13RM	9RM

ENFIELD TOWN - ILFORD STATION
Sunday Wood Green (WN) withdrawn

14.12.75	AD	13RM	--	-
	WN	--	7DM	--
	WW	16RM	13RM	9RM

ENFIELD TOWN - ILFORD STATION
Saturday (WN) allocation converted to crew Daimler operation

DM1180 Enfield Town

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19.03.77

WW31+

23DMS

16DMS

8DMS

WINCHMORE HILL - ILFORD
CONVERTED TO ONE PERSON OPERATION and withdrawn between Winchmore Hill and Enfield Town.
Palmers Green (AD) and Wood Green (WN) allocations withdrawn.

15.09.81

WW31+

24T

18T

WINCHMORE HILL - ILFORD
Daimler (DMS) replaced by Leyland Titan (T).

T289 Cranbrook Road, Ilford

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02.02.85

WW31+

18T

WINCHMORE HILL - ILFORD
Rerouted towards Ilford via Turnpike Lane Stn.

19.11.88

WW31+

16T

15T

WOOD GREEEN GARAGE - ILFORD
Withdrawn between Wood Green and Winchmore Hill, this section adequately covered by Routes 29 and W2

23.07.91 - 28.07.91
TOTTENHAM HIGH ROAD - GANTS HILL STATION
Due to industrial action at London Forest a temporary contract set up with Grey Green and London BusLines

26.10.91

DM1+

16ON

6ON

	Operation transferred to Capital Citybus Dagenham Depot

WOOD GREEN Redvers Road - ILFORD Hainault Street
Terminal at Wood Green changed.

Capital Citybus 258 Clements Road, Ilford

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27.04.96

DM1+

17ON

16ON

13ON

WOOD GREEN Wolves Lane - ILFORD Hainault Street
Terminal at Wood Green changed.

Front entrance 127 at Gants Hill

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08.07.98

17ON

13ON

	Capital Citybus acquired by First Group

WOOD GREEN Wolves Lane - ILFORD Hainault Street
New operator

First Capital 406 Westbury Avenue

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26.02.00

18ON

17ON

13ON

WOOD GREEN Wolves Lane - ILFORD Hainault Street
Start of new contract

	First Capital 143 Tottenham Hale


Scanned from Feb 2000 leaflet

23.03.02

18TNL

17TNL

13TNL

WOOD GREEN Redvers Road - ILFORD
Allocation moved to Rainham.

TNL1088 Wood Green High Road

05.03.05

AR131+

18VLA

15VLA

	Contract reassigned

WOOD GREEN Redvers Road - ILFORD
NEW CONTRACT - awarded to Arriva London North - operated from Tottenham Garage (AR)

06.03.10

AR131+

18VLA

12VLA

WOOD GREEN Redvers Road - ILFORD
Contract extended for two years

03.03.12

AR131+

18VLA

12VLA

WOOD GREEN Redvers Road - ILFORD
Contract renewal

	VLA87 Gants Hill

01.03.14	AR131+	--	18VLA	12VLA
	EC131+	19VLA	--	--

WOOD GREEN Redvers Road - ILFORD
Partly reallocated from Tottenham (AR) to Edmonton (EC) although worked by Tottenham drivers

21.07.14	AR131+	--	18VLA	12VLA
	EC131+	19VLA	--	--

ILFORD - WOOD GREEN
Diverted temporarily eastbound via Lordship Lane omitting Turnpike Lane Station

08.11.14	AR131+	--	18DW	12DW
	EC131+	19DW	--	--

ILFORD - WOOD GREEN
Service eastbound restored via Turnpike Lane Station

	DW436 Wood Green

19/20.08.16	AR131+	--	5DW	13DW
	EC131+	19DW	13DW	--
Night service	AR31+	--	4DW	4DW

ILFORD - WOOD GREEN
Friday & Saturday all night service added in connection with Victoria Line running all night

15.10.16	AR131+	19DW	18DW	13DW
Night service	AR31+	--	4DW	4DW

ILFORD - WOOD GREEN
Edmonton (EC) allocation withdrawn

04.03.17	AR131+	19DW	18DW	13DW
Night service	AR31+	--	4DW	4DW

ILFORD - WOOD GREEN
Contract extended for two years

Arriva London HV254

02.03.19	AR131+	19DW	18DW	13DW
Night service	AR31+	--	4DW	4DW

ILFORD - WOOD GREEN
Contract renewal

11.04.20

AR131+

19DW

18DW

13DW

ILFORD - WOOD GREEN
Weekend all night service suspended

12.09.20

AR131+

20DW

13DW

ILFORD - WOOD GREEN
Rerouted westbound via Tottenham Hale Bus Station

25.08.23	AR131+	22DW	22DW	14DW
Night service	AR31+	4DW	4DW	4DW

ILFORD - WOOD GREEN
All night service introduced EVERY night

DW476 Forest Road, Walthamstow

02.03.24	AR131+	22DW	22DW	14DW
Night service	AR31+	4DW	4DW	4DW

ILFORD - WOOD GREEN
Contract ectended for two years

Current Blind

Operating Garages

AD Palmers Green
Changeover point outside garage.

WN Wood Green
Changeover point outside garage.

AR Tottenham
Changeover point Monument Way E/B Bruce Grove Station w/b
Night duties are single spell

EC Edmonton
Changeover point Monument Way

WW Walthamstow
Changeover point Bell Corner

DM Dagenham
Changeover point Ilford

R Rainham
Changeover point Ilford

Route History

Current Blind

Operating Garages

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