Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
20.11.40
RD
4ST
4ST
4ST

COLLIER ROW Clockhouse Lane - North Street - Romford - Roneo Corner - Hornchurch Road - Abbs Cross Road - Elm Park Avenue - Rainham Road - RAINHAM White Post Corner
New Route ( 253 double decked and renumbered )

25.03.42
RD
4STL
4STL
4STL

HAVERING PARK Hunters Grove - RAINHAM White Post Corner
Extended at Collier Row to Havering Park

Taken from 1943 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk


25.02.48
RD
5G
5G
5G

HAVERING PARK Hunters Grove - RAINHAM War Memorial
Converted to G type
Withdrawn between RAINHAM War Memorial and White Post Corner

Taken from Summer 1949 Red Book

14.05.52
RD
6STL
7STL
4RTL

HAVERING PARK Hunters Grove - RAINHAM War Memorial
Mon-Fri converted to STL and Sunday to RTL.


06.08.52
RD
6STL
7RTL
4RTL

HAVERING PARK Hunters Grove - RAINHAM War Memorial
Diverted at Elm Park via Rosewood Avenue and Wood Lane in order that Elm Park Station could be served.



19.05.54
RD
6RT
7RT
4RT

HAVERING PARK Hunters Grove - RAINHAM War Memorial
Converted to RT operation.

21.01.59
RD
6RT
7RT
4RT

HAVERING PARK Hunters Grove - RAINHAM War Memorial
Diverted at South Hornchurch to serve Mungo Park Road and Southend Road instead of via Rainham Road.

RT3584
RT3584 Havering Park ?

10.07.66
RD
13RM
13RM/2RT
6RM

HAVERING PARK Hunters Grove - RAINHAM War Memorial
Converted from RT to RM operation - buses coming from Upton Park where Route 15 was upgraded to RML.

07.09.68
RD
14RML
14RML
1RT
6RML

HAVERING PARK Hunters Grove - RAINHAM War Memorial
Converted from RM to RML.

Taken from September 1968 Red Book

18.11.72
RD
16RML
16RML
5RML

HAVERING PARK Hunters Grove - RAINHAM War Memorial
Mon-Fri allocation increased - hence Saturday RT ended.

RML2400
RML2400 outside North Street Garage

16.06.73
RD
19DMS
19DMS
5DMS

HAVERING PARK Hunters Grove - RAINHAM War Memorial
Converted to Double Deck One Person Operation
Extended from Hunters Grove to Fairbank Road at Havering Park


01.03.75
RD
19DMS
19DMS
5DMS

HAVERING PARK Hunters Grove - RAINHAM War Memorial
Mon-Fri between peaks and Sat shopping hours some journeys bifurcated in a loop via Stanley Road South, Frederick Rd, Lowen Rd, Lower Mardyke Avene, New Road to Cherry Tree Lane thus serving Mardyke Estate



24.04.76
RD
19DMS
20DMS
5DMS

HAVERING PARK Firbank Road - RAINHAM Mardyke Estate (Mon-Fri and Saturday shopping hours) or RAINHAM War Memorial.
Mon-Fri peak service introduced to Mardyke Estate

Map taken from April 1976 map drawn by Mike Harris
 

04.12.78
RD1+
19T
20T
5T

HAVERING PARK Firbank Road - RAINHAM Mardyke Estate (Mon-Fri and Saturday shopping hours) or RAINHAM War Memorial.
Converted from DMS to Titan operation.

T6
A grubby T6 waits at the Parkside Hotel stand

21.06.86
RD1+
15T
20T
5T

HAVERING PARK Firbank Road - RAINHAM Mardyke Estate (Mon-Fri and Saturday shopping hours) or RAINHAM War Memorial (Mon-Sat evenings and Sundays) - RAINHAM Abbey Wood Lane (Mon-Sat except evenings)
Mon-Sat daytime extended from Rainham War Memorial to Abbey Wood Lane


07.02.87
RD1+
15T
20T
5T

HAVERING PARK Firbank Road - RAINHAM Mardyke Estate or RAINHAM Abbey Wood Lane
Service revised to operate at all times to both Mardyke Estate and Abbey Wood Lane

24.09.88
DM
dd
dd
dd
 

WE

dd

dd

dd

HAVERING PARK Firbank Road - RAINHAM Abbey Wood Lane - WENNINGTON Wagon & Horses
Route 165 continue to run between Rainham andHavering Park but will be operated by Ensignbus

The buses that currently runto and from Mardyke Estate will be renumbered 365 and will also be operated by Ensignbus
Garage journeys will operate in service to Wennington

280
Capital Citybus 280

01.09.90
DM
dd
dd
dd

HAVERING PARK Firbank Road - RAINHAM Abbey Wood Lane - WEST THURROCK Lakeside (journeys)
Journeys extended to Lakeside

281
Metrobus CC281

12.01.91
DM
15dd
19dd
9dd

HAVERING PARK Firbank Road - RAINHAM Abbey Wood Lane - WEST THURROCK Lakeside (journeys)
Diverted in Rainham via Tescos.

14.09.91
DM
7dd
7dd
3dd

ROMFORD MARKET - RAINHAM Abbey Wood Lane
Withdrawn between Romford and Havering Park - this section replaced by Route 365.

29.09.01
DM
12M
11M
6M

ROMFORD MARKET - Brentwood Road - Slewins Lane - North Street - Hornchurch High Street - Abbs Cross Lane,
Elm Park - South Hornchurch - Rainham - Upminster Road - RAINHAM Abbey Wood lane
Rerouted between Romford and Hornchurch via Emerson Park

Scanned from LRT leaflet dated 29.06.02

25.11.06
DM
11DMC
11DMC
6DMC

ROMFORD Brewery - RAINHAM Abbey Wood lane
Extended from Romford Market to Brewery via St Edwards Way and Waterloo Road

DMC41512
DMC41512 Romford

27.09.08
DM
11DML
11DML
6DML

ROMFORD Brewery - RAINHAM Abbey Wood lane
Contract renewal

06.11.10
DM
11DML
11DML
6DML

ROMFORD Brewery - RAINHAM Abbey Wood lane
Re-routed towards Rainham from Western Road via Grimshaw Way and Slaney Road.

DML44046
DML44046 Rainham Tesco

29.09.13
RM101+
11EM
11EM
6EM
Contract reassigned

ROMFORD Brewery - RAINHAM Abbey Wood lane
Operation transferred from First to Stagecoach East London (RM)

36558
36558 Hornchurch

04.03.17
RM101+
11EM
11EM
6EM

ROMFORD Brewery - RAINHAM Abbey Wood lane
Part double deck operation introduced

19834

19834 Hornchurch

© Lawrence Living

24.05.17
ROMFORD Brewery - RAINHAM Abbey Wood lane
Double deck operation ceased

29.09.18
RM101+
12SE
12SE
8SE

ROMFORD Brewery - RAINHAM Abbey Wood lane
Contract renewal

36578

36578 Romford

© Alf Hayes


30.09.23
RM101+
12SE
12SE
7SE

ROMFORD Brewery - RAINHAM Abbey Wood lane
Contract extended for two years

 

Live visual

 

 

Current Blind



165

Operating Garages

RD Hornchurch
Changeover point outside garage

DM Dagenham
Changeover point Romford Station

RM Rainham
Changeover point RAINHAM Tesco

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Friday, 24.11.23