N253


Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Sun-Thur
nights
Friday
night
Saturday
night
03.09.93
SF221+
4L
4L
4l
New Service

ALDGATE - Whitechapel - Bethnal Green - Hackney - Clapton - Stamford Hill - Amhurst Park - Manor House - Finsbury Park - Holloway - Camden Town - EUSTON Bus Station
NEW ROUTE


25.11.94
SF221+
5L
5L
5L

ALDGATE - Whitechapel - Bethnal Green - Hackney - Clapton - Stamford Hill - Amhurst Park - Manor House - Finsbury Park - Holloway - Camden Town -Euston - Gower Street - Charing Cross Road - TRAFALGAR SQUARE
Extended from Euston to Trafalgar Square

L347 seen New Years Eve 1994 at the Aldwych terminus

busmap.co.uk


12.05.95
CT221+
5L
5L
5L

ALDGATE  -  TRAFALGAR SQUARE
Allocation moved from Stamford Hill (SF) to Clapton (CT)

29.05.98
CT221+
5L
6L
6L

ALDGATE - TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD STATION
Withdrawn between TCR and Trafalgar Square

19.07.02
CT221+
5DLA
5DLA
5DLA

ALDGATE - TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD STATION
Converted to low floor operation

31.03.06
SF221+
8DLA
8DLA
8DLA

ALDGATE - TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD STATION
Allocation moved from Clapton (CT) to Stamford Hill (SF)

04.09.09
SF221+
11VLW
13VLW
13VLW

ALDGATE - TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD STATION
Prior to this date had been mixed DLA/VLW

29.06.12
SF221+
11DW
13DW
13DW

ALDGATE - TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD STATION
Converted to DW type

06.06.15
SF221+
9HV
14HV
14HV

ALDGATE  - TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD STN
Contract renewal

HV81 Euston

© Aubrey Morandarte


Taken from 2017 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

24.11.18
SF221+
4LT
8LT
8LT

ALDGATE  -  TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD
Revised schedule

LT833 Tottenham Court Road

© Aubrey Morandarte


06.06.20
SF221+
5LT
8LT
8LT

ALDGATE  -  TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD
Contract extended for two years

06.11.20
CT221+
5LT
8LT
8LT

ALDGATE  -  TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD
Allocation moved to Clapton (CT) due to Stamford Hill closure

06.11.23
CT221+
6LT
9LT
9LT

MORNINGTON CRESCENT STN - HACKNEY CENTRAL STN
Withdrawn betwen Mornington Cresent and Euston due to Eversholt Stret being closed for HS2 works

27.04.24
CT221+
6LT
9LT
9LT

EUSTON STATION - HACKNEY CENTRAL STN
Restored betwen Mornington Cresent and Euston .

01.06.24
CT221+
6LT
10LT
10LT

EUSTON STATION - HACKNEY CENTRAL STN
Restored betwen Mornington Cresent and Euston .


Garages

CT Clapton
Meal reliefs at Aldgate Bus Station

SF Stamford Hill
Meal reliefs at   Aldgate Bus Station

 

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Wednesday, 12.06.24