Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
25.01.03
HK21+
11HTL
10HTL
8HTL
NEW ROUTE

HACKNEY WICK - Bethnal Green - Shoreditch - Bank - MANSION HOUSE STN
Hackney Wick Eastway - Wick Road - Victoria Park Road - Mare Street - Cambridge Heath Station - Cambridge Heath Road - Bethnal Green (Central Line) Station - Bethnal Green Road - Shoreditch High Street - Norton Folgate - Liverpool Street Station - Bishopsgate - Threadneedle Street - Bank Station - Queen Victoria Street - Mansion House Station

MANSION HOUSE STN - Bank - Shoreditch - Bethnal Green - HACKNEY WICK
MANSION HOUSE STN - Queen Victoria Street - Bank Station - Threadneedle Street - Bishopsgate - Liverpool Street Station - Norton Folgate - Shoreditch High Street - Bethnal Green Road - Bethnal Green (Central Line) Station - Cambridge Heath Road - Cambridge Heath Station - Mare Street - Hackney - Well Street - Cassland Road - Wick Road - Hackney Wick Eastway
NEW ROUTE
serving new Road ( Victoria Park Road)

25.09.04
HK21+
11HTL
10HTL
8HTL

BLACKFRIARS STATION - Queen Victoria Street - Bank - Shoreditch - Bethnal Green - HACKNEY WICK
Extended from Mansion House Stn along Queen Victoria Street to BLACKFRIARS STATION


16.08.08
HK21+
13HTL
11HTL
10HTL

TEMPLE STATION - Victoria Embankment - Blackfriars - Queen Victoria Street - Bank - Shoreditch - Bethnal Green - HACKNEY WICK
Extended from Blackfriars to Temple Station - buses continue along Victoria Embankment to stand in Northumberland Avenue - returning via Whitehall and Whitehall Place

 

 

HTL13 Mansion House

 


01.11.08
HK21+
13HTL
11HTL
10HTL

EMBANKMENT STATION - Victoria Embankment - Blackfriars - Queen Victoria Street - Bank - Shoreditch - Bethnal Green - HACKNEY WICK
Extended from Temple Station to Embankment Station livening up a previous dead running


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HK21+
13HTL
11HTL
10HTL

HACKNEY  WICK  -  EMBANKMENT
Hackney Wick stand altered from Eastway to Chapman Road.

23.01.10
HK21+
13HTL
11HTL
10HTL

HACKNEY WICK  -  EMBANKMENT
Contract renewal

HTL10 with the bad blind display used at the time seen at Liverpool Street

© Michael Wadham


24.03.12
HK21+
13HTL
11HTL
10HTL

HACKNEY WICK  -  BLACKFRIARS
Withdrawn between Blackfriars and Embankment

14.12.13
HK21+
14HTL
14HTL
10HTL

STRATFORD CITY  -  Montfitchet Road  -  Westfield Avenue  -  Waterden Road  -  Eastway  -  Hackney Wick  -  BLACKFRIARS
Extended from Hackney Wick to Stratford City

24.01.15
HK21+
15HTL
13HTL
10HTL

STRATFORD CITY  -  BLACKFRIARS
Contract extended for two years

HEA1 turning left into Mare Street at Bethnal Green

© Lawrence Living


21.01.17
HK21+
15E
13E
10E

STRATFORD CITY  -  BLACKFRIARS
Contract renewal with new ADL E40H buses

SD2 at Stratford

© Graham Walker


08.04.17
HK161+
18E
17E
13E

STRATFORD CITY BUS STATION  - Montfichet Road - Westfield Avenue - Waterden Road - Eastway - Wick Road - Victoria Park Road - Mare Street - Cambridge Heath Road - Bethnal Green Road - Shoreditch High Street - Norton Folgate - Bishopsgate - Wormwood Street - London Wall - Museum Of London Roundabout - St Martin's Le Grand - Cheapside - New Change - Cannon Street - Friday Street - Queen Victoria Street - Blackfriars Bridge - Blackfriars Road - St George's Circus - London Road - Elephant And Castle - Newington Causeway  -  ELEPHANT & CASTLE
Withdrawn between Bishopsgate and Blackfriars and diverted instead via Route 100 to Elephant & Castle
RUNNING NUMBER SEQUENCE CHANGE

Taken from 2018 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

15.06.19
HK161+
11E
11E
11E

STRATFORD CITY  -  LIVERPOOL STREET
Withdrawn between Liverpool Street and Elephant & Castle

12.10.19
HK161+
13E
12E
11E

STRATFORD CITY  -  LONDON BRIDGE STN
Extended from LIverpool Street to London Bridge partly compensating for Route 48 withdrawal

06.02.21
HK161+
12E
12E
11E

STRATFORD CITY  -  LONDON BRIDGE STN
Mon-Fri running times reduced

22.01.22
HK161+
12E
12E
11E

STRATFORD CITY  -  LONDON BRIDGE STN
Contract extended for two years

20.01.24
HK161+
12E
12E
11E

STRATFORD CITY  -  LONDON BRIDGE STN
Contract renewal

 

Current Blind



388

 

Operating Garage

HK Ash Grove
Crew changeover point at garage

 

Live visual

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Monday, 22.01.24