Route History


Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
04.09.82
NS111+
13T
12T
3T

GIDEA PARK STN (Mon-Fri peaks) Straight Road - NOAK HILL - Tees Drive (Daily) Harold Hill - Gooshays Drive - Harold Wood - Gubbins Lane - Gidea Park - Brentwood Road - Romford - COLLIER ROW White Hart (Suns) Romford Road - Hainault Forest - New North Road - Hainault Stn - Barkingside - Gants Hill - ILFORD (Mon-Sat)
Route 247A renumbered.

This has been extracted from the Feb 1985 allocation book and is part of a collection of 20 books which are available for sale
THE 1980,s collection has 20 books - the 1990's collection has 25 books
The collections are £6 each - £5 going to Great Ormonde Street Hospital
13.07.85
NS111+
13T
12T
4T

GIDEA PARK (Mon-Fri peaks) - NOAK HILL - BARKINGSIDE (Suns) - ILFORD (Mon-Sat)
Sunday service extended from Collier Row to Barkingside.

02.11.85
NS111+
12T
11T
5T

GIDEA PARK (Mon-Fri peaks) - NOAK HILL - ILFORD
Sunday service extended from Barkingside to Ilford.

 

Volvo B10M with Alexander PS bodywork in corporate colours stands in for a Titan at Romford 


21.06.86
AP81+
10T
12T
--
 
NS111+
6T
8T
7T

ILFORD - CHIGWELL ROW or ROMFORD STN (MS evgs/Suns) - GIDEA PARK (MS except evgs)
Withdrawn north of Gidea Park Station. Further withdrawn Mon-Sat evenings Romford Station to Gidea Park Station.
Additional daily service introduced between Ilford and Chigwell Row via withdrawn service 150.
Daily Seven Kings (AP) allocation introduced.

T137

 

 

T137 seen in Ilford on a Chigwell Row journey

busmap.co.uk

 


07.02.87
AP81+
10T
12T
--
 
NS111+
6T
8T
7T

ILFORD - CHIGWELL ROW or ROMFORD Bus Station
Withdrawn between Romford and Gidea Park.

21.11.87
AP81+
16T
19T
--
 
NS111+
--
--
9T

ILFORD - CHIGWELL ROW or ROMFORD Bus Station|
Mon-Sat Romford (NS) allocation withdrawn

26.03.88
AP81+
10T
13T
--
 
NS111+
--
--
T ex 150

ILFORD - ROMFORD Bus Station
ILFORD - CHIGWELL ROW section re-numbered150

07.04.90
AP81+
10T
13T
--
 
NS111+
--
--
7T

ROMFORD Bus Station - Collier Row - Collier Row Road - Whalebone Lane North - Romford Road - Hainault Forest - New North Road - Hainault Stn - Barkingside - Gants Hill - ILFORD
Re-routed between Collier Row and Chigwell Row via Collier Row Road and Whalebone Lane North to serve bowling alley complex near Marks Gate - instead of Hoghill Road.

01.09.90
AP81+
4T
5T
--
 
NS111+
6T
8T
7T

ROMFORD  -  ILFORD
Mon-Sat North Street (NS) allocation introduced.

14.09.91
AP
4T
5T
--
 
NS
6T
8T
7T

ROMFORD  -  ILFORD
Sunday service re-routed via Hoghill Road because of traffic congestion (Sunday car boot sale).

20.03.93
NS
10DW
10DW
4DW

ROMFORD Bus Station - BARKINGSIDE Tanners Lane
Converted to midibus operation and withdrawn between Barkingside and Ilford
Seven Kings (AP) allocation withdrawn.

 

 

DW167 Romford stand

 


13.11.93
NS
10DRL
10DRL
4DRL

ROMFORD  -  BARKINGSIDE
Vehicle type change,

 

 

DRL111 Romford


27.03.99
NS
10SLD
10SLD
4SLD

ROMFORD  -  BARKINGSIDE
Converted to low floor s/d operation.

34092 Romford Station


27.03.04
NS411+
11TAS
11TAS
5TAS

ROMFORD  -  BARKINGSIDE
New contract retained by Stagecoach.
New low floor double deckers introduced.

 

17542 Collier Row


26.03.11
NS411+
11TAS
11TAS
5TAS

ROMFORD  -  BARKINGSIDE
Contract renewal

Click map to enlarge
Taken from 2014 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

26.03.16
NS411+
11TAS
11TAS
5TAS

ROMFORD Bus Station - BARKINGSIDE Tanners Lane
Contract extended for two years

24.04.17
NS411+
11TAS
11TAS
5TAS

 

An example of the Route Branding can be seen here on 17985

© Lawrence Living


24.03.18
NS411+
11E
11E
5E

ROMFORD Bus Station - BARKINGSIDE Tanners Lane
Contract renewal

19735

19735 ROMFORD

© Lawrence Living


25.03.23
NS411+
11E
11E
5E

ROMFORD Bus Station - BARKINGSIDE Tanners Lane
Contract extended for two years

Current Blind



247

Operating Garages

AP Seven Kings
Changeover point ?

NS Romford - North Street
Changeover point outside garage.

 

 

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Friday, 21.07.23