Route History

at 01.01.50	BK	12G	--	8G
	RD	29G	17G	16G
	U	23G	11G	--

BLACKWALL TUNNEL, Canning Town, Barking By Pass, Dagenham, Heathway, Becontree Heath, Romford, North Street, Collier Row, Chase Cross, STAPLEFORD ABBOTS Royal Oak -; Passingford Bridge, Ongar Road, CHURCH LANE Ongar Road (One daily late pm journey)
Additional service to DAGENHAM Fords at various times to coincide with shifts.
Date of the withdrawal of the late Church Lane journey not known.

14.05.52	BK	12RTL	--	9RTL
	RD	27RTL	19RTL	16RTL
	U	23RT	13RT	--

G type replaced by RTL.

03.02.54	BK	12RTL	--	9RTL
	NS	7RT	--	--
	RD	28RTL	18RTL	16RTL
	U	14RT	13RT	--

Mon-Fri North Street (NS) allocation added at the expense of Upton Park (U).

19.05.54	BK	12RTL	--	9RTL
	NS	7RT	--	--
	RD	28RT	18RT	16RT
	U	14RT	13RT	--

Hornchurch (RD) allocation converted from RTL to RT type.

26.11.58	BK	7RT	--	--
	NS	7RT	5RT	--
	RD	16RT	12RT	15RT
	U	10RT	10RT	--

ONGAR Moreton Road, Stanford Rivers, Passingford Bridge, Stapleford Abbotts, Chase Cross, Collier Row, Romford, Rush Green, Becontree Heath, Heathway, DAGENHAM New Road (Sun) - POPLAR Blackwall Tunnel (Mon-Sat)
Additional service
STAPLEFORD ABBOTTS - DAGENHAM Fords or POPLAR - DAGENHAM Fords (MS)
Daily extended from Stapleford Abbots to Ongar via withdrawn 123.
Sunday withdrawn between Poplar and Dagenham, replaced by new 106A.
Saturday NS introduced. Sunday BK withdrawn

09.10.63	BK	7RT	--	--
	NS	14RT	3RT	--
	RD	5RT	12RT	12RT
	U	11RT	9RT	--

ONGAR Crispey Avenue - DAGENHAM New Road (Suns) - POPLAR (Mon-Sat)

Additional service
STAPLEFORD ABBOTS - DAGENHAM Fords or POPLAR - DAGENHAM Fords (Mon-Sat)
CHASE CROSS - DAGENHAM Assembly Plant (Mon-Fri pm jnys)
Extended in Ongar to Crispey Avenue and Mon-Fri pm journeys introduced to Fords Assembly Plant.

01.07.64	BK	9RT	--	--
	NS	14RT	3RT	3RT
	RD	5RT	12RT	9RT
	U	11RT	9RT	--

Sunday North Street (NS) allocation re-introduced

18.11.64	BK	9RT	--	--
	NS	14RT	5RT	--
	RD	5RT	12RT	9RT
	U	11RT	7RT	--

Sunday North Street (NS) allocation withdrawn.

31.12.66	BK	8RT	--	--
	NS	10RT	6RT	--
	RD	6RT	10RT	9RT
	U	9RT	9RT	--

Journeys to Fords Assembly Plant withdrawn.

18.07.70	NS	12RT	7RT	6RT
	U	15RT	10RT	--

ONGAR (Mon-Sat) - PASSINGFORD BRIDGE (Suns) - DAGENHAM (Suns) - POPLAR (Mon-Sat)
Daily journeys to Fords Works
Sunday withdrawn between Passingford Bridge and Chipping Ongar.
Barking (BK) and Hornchurch (RD) allocations withdrawn.

18.11.72	NS	13RT	7RT	5DMS
	U	15RT	12RT	--

ONGAR (Mon-Sat) - CHASE CROSS (Suns) - DAGENHAM (Suns) - POPLAR (Mon-Sat)
Daily journeys to Fords Works
Sunday withdrawn between Chase Cross and Passingford Bridge.
Sunday converted to double deck One Person Operation.

16.06.73

NS

13RT

7RT

5DMS

CHASE CROSS - DAGENHAM New Road - FORDS WORKS (jnys)
Withdrawn between Chase Cross and Ongar, replaced by new 175A
Withdrawn between Dagenham and Poplar, replaced by new 173
Upton Park (U) allocation withdrawn withdrawn in favour of 173.

11.10.75

NS21+

13RMA

10RMA

5DMS

RT type replaced by RMA type.

04.09.76

NS21+

13RT

10RT

5DMS

RMA type replaced by RT type

19.03.77

NS21+

13RM

10RM

5DMS

RT type replaced by Routemasters

17.11.79

NS21+

12RM

10RM

5T

NORTH ROMFORD Hillrise Estate - DAGENHAM New Road - FORDS WORKS (journeys)
Extended at North Romford to Hillrise Estate

25.07.81

NS21+

12RM

10RM

5T

PASSINGFORD BRIDGE (Mon-Sat) - HILLRISE ESTATE (Suns) - DAGENHAM - Fords Works (jnys)
Mon-Sat extended from Chase Cross to Passingford Bridge replacing withdrawn section of Route 103.

29.03.82

NS21+

12Tc

11Tc

5T

RM type replaced by Crew Titans.

04.09.82

NS21+

12Tc

11Tc

5T

PASSINGFORD BRIDGE (MS evg jny/Sat am jny) - HILLRISE ESTATE (Suns) - DAGENHAM - Fords (jnys)
Journeys to Passingford Bridge reduced

04.12.82

NS21+

12Tc

11Tc

5T

HILLRISE ESTATE - DAGENHAM - DAGENHAM Fords (jnys)
Withdrawn between North Romford and Passingford Bridge.

23.04.83

NS21+

10T

8T

3T

Converted to One Person Operation.

25.10.86

NS21+

10T

8T

3T

HILLRISE ESTATE - DAGENHAM - DAGENHAM Fords (MF/Sun jnys)
Saturday journeys to Fords withdrawn.

03.01.87

NS21+

10T

8T

3T

HILLRISE ESTATE - DAGENHAM - DAGENHAM Fords (jnys)
Saturday journeys to Fords re-instated.

21.11.87

NS21+

10T

8T

3T

HILLRISE ESTATE - DAGENHAM - FORDS (jnys) or DAGENHAM DOCK (MF peaks)
Mon-Fri peak journeys to Dagenham Dock introduced.

14.09.91

NS21+

10T

8T

3T

HILLRISE ESTATE - DAGENHAM Fords
All journeys to Fords now, Dagenham Dock journeys withdrawn

28.04.01

NS321+

10TAS

10TAS

3TAS

New contract commenced, double deck low floor buses introduced, date unknown.

15.10.05

NS321+

11TAS

10TAS

3TAS

HILLRISE ESTATE - DAGENHAM Fords - DAGENHAM Fords Foundry (Sat & Sun)
Weekends curtailed at Fords Foundry due to the closure of access to Ford Main Works at these times.

25.11.06

NS321+

12TAS

12TAS

6TAS

HILLRISE ESTATE - DAGENHAM New Road - DAGENHAM Fords ( see below )
Weekend extension to Foundry withdrawn
Monday - Friday: First bus through to 2300, buses will serve Ford Main Works.
Saturday: First bus through to 0700, buses will serve Ford Main Works.
At all other times (after 2300 Mon-Fri; after 0700 Saturday and all day Sundays and Public Holidays), buses will terminate at Dagenham, New Road

13.01.07

NS321+

12TAS

12TAS

6TAS

Rerouted via Rom Valley Way to call at Romford Queens Hospital.

02.10.10

NS321+

12TAS

12TAS

6TAS

Westbound journeys now omit to serve Becontree Heath Bus Station

16.10.10

NS321+

12TAS

12TAS

6TAS

Contract extended for two years

Operating Garages

NS North Street
Changeover point outside garage

RD Hornchurch
Changeover point ROMFORD STATION

BK Barking
Changeover point BECONTREE HEATH ?

U Upton Park
Changeover point CANNING TOWN Prince Regent Lane
One Saturday duty DAGENHAM Chequers

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