03.01.40 |
AP |
-- |
-- |
4LT |
STRATFORD BROADWAY - Forest Gate - Manor Park - Ilford - Seven Kings - Barly Lane - LITTLE HEATH Haw Bush ( Suns pm )
This route was reintroduced after being withdrawn 15.10.39
Previous
Taken from 1940 map drawn by Mike Harris |
Click map to expand |
29.10.41 |
AP |
-- |
-- |
4LT |
STRATFORD BROADWAY - LITTLE HEATH Haw Bush ( Suns afts )
Sunday evening service withdrawn, restricted to afternoons only
20.10.48 |
AP |
-- |
-- |
4RT |
STRATFORD BROADWAY - LITTLE HEATH Haw Bush ( Suns afts )
Type change
13.04.49 |
AP |
-- |
-- |
4ST |
STRATFORD BROADWAY - LITTLE HEATH Haw Bush ( Suns afts )
Type change
26.10.49 |
AP |
-- |
-- |
4RTL |
STRATFORD BROADWAY - LITTLE HEATH Haw Bush ( Suns afts )
Type change
03.05.50 |
CL |
8RTL |
10RTL |
-- |
G |
81RT |
57RT |
57RT |
VICTORIA - Hyde Park Corner - Piccadilly - Bond Street - Oxford Circus - Holborn -
Bank - Aldgate - Mile End Road - Bow - Stratford - Forest Gate - Manor Park - Ilford -
Green Lane - Goodmayes - Becontree - BECONTREE HEATH - Rush
Green - HORNCHURCH STATION (Mon-Sat peaks)
The route previously Stratford to Little Heath was renumbered 25A.
This routeing
was previously numbered 25B
20.10.57 |
CL |
6RTL |
8RTL |
4RTL |
G |
69RT |
49RT |
39RT |
VICTORIA - BECONTREE HEATH - HORNCHURCH STATION (Mon-Sat peaks)
Sunday
(CL) Clay Hall allocation introduced.
26.11.58 |
CL |
5RTL |
-- |
4RTL |
G |
63RT |
45RT |
39RT |
VICTORIA
- BECONTREE HEATH
Additional Route: DAGENHAM EAST STN -
Ballards Road - DAGENHAM Fords (Mon-Fri peaks)
Withdrawn
between Becontree Heath and Hornchurch.
New Mon-Fri peak Route introduced
between Dagenham East and Fords replacing experimental Route 193.
Saturday CL allocation withdrawn
19.08.59 |
BW |
17RTL |
10RTL |
15RTL |
CL |
5RTL |
-- |
4RTL |
|
G |
60RT |
31RT |
37RT |
VICTORIA
- BECONTREE HEATH
Additional Route: DAGENHAM EAST STN -
Ballards Road - DAGENHAM Fords (Mon-Fri peaks)
Daily
Bow allocation introduced to partly replace withdrawn trolleybus routes 661 and 663
11.11.59 |
BW |
22RTL |
10RTL |
19RTL |
G |
60RT |
31RT |
37RT |
VICTORIA
- BECONTREE HEATH
Additional Route: DAGENHAM EAST STN -
Ballards Road - DAGENHAM Fords (Mon-Fri peaks)
Clay
Hall (CL) garage closed - buses and duties transferred to Bow (BW).
27.04.60 |
BW |
19RTL |
10RTL |
15RTL |
WH |
63RT |
31RT |
41RT |
VICTORIA
- BECONTREE HEATH
Additional Route: DAGENHAM EAST STN -
Ballards Road - DAGENHAM Fords (Mon-Fri peaks)
Forest
Gate (G) allocation withdrawn with garage closure - new West Ham (WH) allocation
introduced.
RTL387 Becontree Heath © Jeff Lloyd collection |
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03.01.62 |
BW |
21RTL |
11RTL |
15RTL |
WH |
55RTL |
28RTL |
32RTL |
VICTORIA
- BECONTREE HEATH
Additional Route: DAGENHAM EAST STN -
Ballards Road - DAGENHAM Fords (Mon-Fri peaks)
West
Ham (WH) allocation of RT's replaced by RT's.
RTL502 Stratford Broadway © Jeff Lloyd collection |
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01.02.66 |
BW |
37RTL |
37RTL |
15RTL |
WH |
44RTL |
13RTL |
20RM |
VICTORIA
- BECONTREE HEATH
Additional Route: DAGENHAM EAST STN -
Ballards Road - DAGENHAM Fords (Mon-Fri peaks)
West
Ham (WH) allocation Sunday buses changed to RM.
RTL437 waits on the the stand at Victoria
|
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07.09.68 |
BW |
34RT |
25RT |
7RM |
WH |
33RT |
21RT |
17RM |
VICTORIA
- BECONTREE HEATH
Additional Route: DAGENHAM EAST STN -
Ballards Road - DAGENHAM Fords (Mon-Fri peaks)
RTL
type replaced by RT.
25.10.69 |
BW |
31RT |
25RT |
7RM |
WH |
20RT |
8RM |
14RM |
VICTORIA (Mon-Fri) - OXFORD CIRCUS (Sat/Sun) - BECONTREE
HEATH
Additional Route: DAGENHAM EAST STN -
Ballards Road - DAGENHAM Fords (Mon-Fri peaks)
Withdrawn between Oxford Circus and Victoria
at weekends
18.04.70 |
BW |
31RT |
25RT |
7RM |
WH |
19RT |
8RT |
15RM |
VICTORIA (Mon-Fri) - OXFORD CIRCUS (Sat/Sun) - BECONTREE
HEATH
Additional Route: DAGENHAM EAST STN -
Ballards Road - DAGENHAM Fords (Mon-Fri peaks)
West
Ham reverted to RT operation on Saturdays
08.01.72 |
BW |
32RM |
26RM |
7RM |
WH |
19RM |
7RM |
12RM |
VICTORIA (Mon-Fri) - OXFORD CIRCUS (Sat/Sun) - BECONTREE
HEATH
Additional Route: DAGENHAM EAST STN -
Ballards Road - DAGENHAM Fords (Mon-Fri peaks)
Routemasters
introduced on a daily basis.
RM139 Fords Works working the peak hour shuttle
|
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19.10.75 |
BW |
32RM |
26RM |
12RML |
WH |
19RM |
8RM |
8RM |
VICTORIA (Mon-Fri) - OXFORD CIRCUS (Sat/Sun) - BECONTREE
HEATH
Additional Route: DAGENHAM EAST STN -
Ballards Road - DAGENHAM Fords (Mon-Fri peaks)
RML
type introduced at Bow(BW) on Sundays spare from Route
8.
19.03.77 |
BW1+ |
32RM |
23RM |
12RML |
WH211+ |
22RM |
7RM |
6RML 2RM |
VICTORIA (Mon-Fri) - OXFORD CIRCUS (Sat/Sun) - BECONTREE
HEATH - DAGENHAM Fords (Mon-Fri early am journeys)
Fords
works journeys restricted to a few projections from & to Becontree Heath.
RML type introduced at West Ham (WH) on Sundays.
22.04.78 |
BW1+ |
31RM |
23RM |
11RML |
WH211+ |
22RM |
8RM |
7RML 4RM |
VICTORIA - BECONTREE HEATH - DAGENHAM Fords (Mon-Fri early
am journeys)
Sat
and Sun Route re-introduced between Oxford Circus and Victoria.
31.05.80 |
BW1+ |
31RM |
23RM |
11RML |
WH211+ |
22RM |
8RM |
7RML 4RM |
VICTORIA - BECONTREE HEATH - DAGENHAM Fords (Mon-Fri early
am journeys)
Northbound buses divered daily after 2030 between Hyde Park Corner and Bond Street Station via Park Lane and Marble Arch instead of Berkely Square becuase of bad parking
31.01.81 |
BW1+ |
31RM |
23RM |
11RML |
WH211+ |
22RM |
8RM |
11RML |
VICTORIA - BECONTREE HEATH - DAGENHAM Fords (Mon-Fri early
am journeys)
VICTORIA terminus changed from Terminus Place to Bus Station
WH Sunday allocation converted to all RML
04.09.82 |
BW1+ |
14RM |
15RM |
7RML |
WH211+ |
27RM |
15RM |
10RM |
VICTORIA - ILFORD BROADWAY
Withdrawn
between Ilford Broadway and Becontree Heath - this section replaced by new route 225.
02.02.85 |
AP |
4Tc |
-- |
-- |
BW1+ |
15RM |
8RM |
-- |
|
WH211+ |
20RM |
13RM |
11T |
VICTORIA - ILFORD BROADWAY - SEVEN KINGS GARAGE (Mon-Fri garage journeys)
Mon-Fri
Seven Kings (AP) allocation introduced with Titan Crew buses but only operated between Aldgate and Seven Kings Garage
Sunday Bpw (BW) allocation withdrawn
.
Sunday Route converted to OPO
Crew T203 (AP) leaves Aldgate Bus Station for the home garage. |
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03.08.85 |
BW1+ |
15RM |
8RM |
-- |
WH211+ |
20RM |
13RM |
11T |
VICTORIA - ILFORD BROADWAY
Mon-Fri
Seven Kings (AP) allocation withdrawn.
02.11.85 |
BW1+ |
35RM |
21RM |
-- |
WH211+ |
-- |
-- |
11T |
VICTORIA - ILFORD BROADWAY
Mon-Sat
West Ham (WH) allocation transferred to Bow (BW).
This was a series of re-allocations
connected with the closure of Poplar (PR) garage.
28.02.87 |
BW1+ |
35RM |
22RM |
-- |
WH211+ |
-- |
-- |
19T |
VICTORIA - ILFORD BROADWAY - BECONTREE HEATH (Suns)
Sunday
extended from Ilford to Becontree Heath
16.01.88 |
BW1+ |
53T |
38T |
20T |
VICTORIA - BECONTREE HEATH
Sat and Sun Route diverted between Aldgate
and Bank via Tower of London.
Daily conversion to One Person Operation.
Sunday
only West Ham (WH) allocation withdrawn and this was replaced by a Sunday only allocation Route 8
24.02.90 |
BW1+ |
32T |
28T |
21T |
WH301+ |
14T |
11T |
-- |
VICTORIA - BECONTREE HEATH
Mon-Sat
West Ham (WH) allocation re-introduced.
23.09.91 |
AP141+ |
10T |
-- |
-- |
BW1+ |
29T |
28T |
21T |
|
WH301+ |
-- |
11T |
-- |
VICTORIA - BECONTREE HEATH
Mon-Fri
West Ham allocation transferred to Seven Kings (AP)
23.11.91 |
AP141+ |
10T |
-- |
-- |
WH301+ |
29T |
39T |
21T |
VICTORIA - BECONTREE HEATH
Sunday-Friday
Bow allocation transferred to West Ham (WH)
18.07.92 |
AP141+ |
10T |
-- |
-- |
WH301+ |
26T |
36T |
17T |
OXFORD
CIRCUS - BECONTREE HEATH
Withdrawn
between Oxford Circus and Victoria - replaced by diverting Route
8
DA26 seen at Stratford on a short working
|
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10.10.92 |
AP141+ |
10T |
8T |
-- |
BW1+ |
25T |
28T |
17T |
OXFORD
CIRCUS - BECONTREE HEATH - Fords Works (Mon-Fri
early am journeys)
Mon-Fri early journeys extended to Fords - replacing
withdrawn 129 journeys .
Sat Seven Kings allocation introduced.
West Ham garage closed.
RN1 Seen at Becontree Heath shortly before the route was cut back to Ilford |
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20.03.93 |
BW1+ |
29T |
25T |
16T |
OXFORD
CIRCUS - ILFORD
Converted to OPO operation
Withdrawn
between Ilford and Becontree Heath / Dagenham
Sat and Sun Route diverted via New Change and
Cannon Street.
AP allocation withdrawn.
18.09.93 |
BW1+ |
29T |
25T |
16T |
OXFORD CIRCUS - ILFORD BROADWAY
Sat and Sun Route diverted via Lower Thames Street.
04.08.96 |
BW1+ |
27VA |
25Va |
17VA |
OXFORD CIRCUS - ILFORD BROADWAY
Volvo
dd introduced.
26.06.99 |
DM |
30TN |
29TN |
20TN |
Contract reassigned |
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OXFORD CIRCUS - ILFORD BROADWAY
Contract
transferred to First Capital and converted to low floor operation - but with
MCW Metrobuses helping out until all TN 20th August
27.04.00 |
DM |
30TN/TAL |
29TN/TAL |
20TN/TAL |
OXFORD CIRCUS - ILFORD BROADWAY
TAL
type introduced ( Dennis Trident - Alexander ALX400 10.5m)
TAL945 at Centre Point with a crew operated 55 following
|
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02.06.00 |
DM |
30TAL |
29TAL |
20TAL |
OXFORD CIRCUS - ILFORD BROADWAY
TN
type withdrawn.
23.03.02 |
R |
30TAL |
29TAL |
20TAL |
OXFORD CIRCUS - ILFORD BROADWAY
Transferred
to a new depot at Rainham -Ferry Lane
26.06.04 |
WA1+ |
37MA |
34MA |
20MA |
Contract reassignes |
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OXFORD CIRCUS - ILFORD BROADWAY
New
Contract commenced with Stagecoach and converted to single deck Artic operation - allocation moved to Waterden Road - Hackney Wick
23060 Bank Junction
|
---|
24.08.06 |
WA1+ |
37MA |
34MA |
21MA |
Contract transferred |
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OXFORD CIRCUS - ILFORD BROADWAY
Stagecoach sold its London bus operations to Macquarie Bank.
29.12.07 |
RM1+ |
42MA |
38MA |
25MA |
Night |
RM101+ |
13MA |
15MA |
15MA |
OXFORD CIRCUS - ILFORD BROADWAY
Allocation moved to Rainham - Waterden Road closed for Olympic Stadium - construction
31.05.08 |
WH601+ |
43MA |
34MA |
28MA |
Night |
WH701+ |
13MA |
15MA |
15MA |
OXFORD CIRCUS - ILFORD BROADWAY
Allocation moved to West Ham (WH)
14.10.10 |
WH601+ |
43MA |
34MA |
28MA |
Night |
WH701+ |
13MA |
15MA |
15MA |
Stagecoach buy back from Macquarie Bank. |
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OXFORD CIRCUS - ILFORD BROADWAY
Contract moved to Stagecoach t/a East London
23061 Holborn |
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25.06.11 |
LI |
59VN |
52VN |
42VN |
Night |
LI |
19VN |
29VN |
29VN |
Contract reassigned |
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OXFORD CIRCUS - ILFORD BROADWAY
New contract awarded to First London (LI) and converted to double deck operation
VN36158 seen on a fine day at Stratford Broadway
|
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22.06.13 |
LI |
59VN |
52VN |
42VN |
Night |
LI |
19VN |
29VN |
29VN |
Contract novated to Tower Transit |
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OXFORD CIRCUS - ILFORD BROADWAY
Operation passed to Tower Transit - operationally no change
VN37957 at Ilford © Mark Mcwalter |
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28.09.13 |
LI11+ |
59VN |
53VN |
42VN |
Night |
LI901+ |
19VN |
29VN |
29VN |
OXFORD CIRCUS - ILFORD BROADWAY
Short working buses to City Thameslink Station curtailed at Bank running to Mansion House Station to turn
13.02.16 |
LI11+ |
59VN |
53VN |
42VN |
Night |
LI901+ |
19VN |
29VN |
29VN |
OXFORD CIRCUS - ILFORD BROADWAY
Short workings further cut back to Mile End
15.09.18 |
LI11+ |
40VN |
36VN |
34VN |
Night |
LI901+ |
ex25 |
ex25 |
ex25 |
OXFORD CIRCUS - ILFORD
Route revised to run just end to end at reduced frequencies thus Ilford to Mile End shorts withdrawn, mainly compensated by change to Revised 425
VN36156 Ilford © Lawrence Living |
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01.12.18 |
LI11+ |
32VN |
29VN |
22VN |
HOLBORN CIRCUS - ILFORD BROADWAY
Daytime service withrawn between Holborn Circus and Oxford Circus, night service remained the same but renumbered N25
WH31124 Stratford © Lawrence Living |
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Taken from 2018 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk |
23.05.20 |
BW1+ |
31ADE |
29ADE |
22ADE |
Contract reassigned |
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HOLBORN CIRCUS - ILFORD BROADWAY
Contract reassigned to Stagecoach using new buses
11394 Aldgate © Samuel Letsi |
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HO Lea Interchange
Changeover point at Bow Church DLR Station
AP
Seven Kings
Changeover point at garage or Ilford.
WH
West Ham
Changeover point at Stratford
A bit of a correction for your site regarding the 25s. When I joined in 1974, we WH crews used to have our meal relief point and crew changeover as Forest Gate, Monday to Saturday but on undays, a number of the duties took their meal reliefs at Ilford. That is we actually came off the bus and another crew took it over and then in about '76, that all went to the wall and all the crew changes and meal reliefs were at Stratford, which was much better
Back in 74 - 76 we used to have a lot of staff cuts which meant a lot of buses were left on the stand at Forest Gate for long periods. Actually there was more than one stand there - Finden Road behind the Nick was used by buses s heduled for Forest Gate to Vic or Oxford Circus so our staff cuts were always put on one of 3 stands in side roads off of the other side of Green Street. I only used to work lates so we'd have a wonderful time sometimes, at about 9 o'clock at night going from stand to stand searching for our bus. Sometimes it hadn't been in service since it was parked on the stand at 10 o'clock that morning so in the Winter, Boy were they cold !! They took forever to start and when they did, they filled the streets up with exhaust fumes. The residents must have loved us
David Laine
G
Forest Gate
Changeover point at Forest Gate
BW
Bow
Changeover point at Bow Church
DM
Dagenham
Changeover
point at Ilford
R
Rainham
Changeover
point at Ilford
WA
Waterden Road - Hackney Wick
Changeover
point at Bow Church DLR Station
CL Clay Hall
Changeover
point Bow Road / Fairfield Road
Garage journeys left line of route at Mile End Station then via Routes 677 and 8