Route History
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Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
31.01.81 |
WW1+ | 10DMS |
10DMS |
6DMS |
|---|
NEW OPO ROUTE: Replaced withdrawn section of Route 69.
 |
D1837 Chingford Mount |
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15.09.81 |
WW1+ |
10T |
10T |
6T |
CHINGFORD - LEYTON Downsell Road
Converted
to Leyland Titan operation.
 |
T327 Chnigford Mount |
|---|
04.09.86 |
T |
- |
- |
4LS |
| WW | 11T |
11T |
- |
CHINGFORD - LEYTON Downsell Road
Sunday
allocation transferred to Leyton (T) using single deck Nationals.
06.06.87
Route withdrawn - replaced by Route
69 revision.
19.11.88 |
WW |
11T |
11T |
4T |
CHINGFORD
STATION - Old Church Road - Chingford Mount - Walthamstow - Bakers
Arms - LEYTON Downsell Road
Route re-introduced.
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23.11.91 |
NP21+ |
12ON |
12ON |
4ON |
 |
Contract assigned to Capital Citybus |
|---|
CHINGFORD - LEYTON Downsell Road
New operator
 |
274 FDO Walthamstow Stadium |
|---|
26.02.00 |
NP21+ |
12TN |
13TN |
7TN |
 |
Contract renewal |
|---|
CHINGFORD - LEYTON Downsell Road
Converted
to low floor operation.
 |
TN854 Chingford Station
|
|---|
05.03.05 |
T81+ |
12TA |
13TA |
8TA |
 |
Contract reassigned |
|---|
CHINGFORD - LEYTON Downsell Road
Operated
by Stagecoach East London- Leyton (T)
Start of new contract.
06.03.10 |
T81+ |
14TA |
14TA |
9TA |
CHINGFORD - LEYTON Downsell Road
Contract renewal
 |
17796 Chingford Station |
|---|
13.11.11 |
T81+ |
19TA |
18TA |
11TA |
CHINGFORD STATION - Leyton Station - Temple Mill Lane - Leyton Road - Alma Street West - Station Avenue - STRATFORD CITY BUS STATION
Extended from Leyton to Stratford City.
 |
17924 Walthamstow Central Bus Station |
|---|
03.03.12 |
T81+ |
8TA |
8TA |
6TA |
WH421+ |
12TA |
10TA |
7TA |
CHINGFORD - STRATFORD CITY
Part of allocation moved from Leyton (T) to West Ham (WH) to make room for newly tendered Route 275
31.08.13 |
T81+ |
10TA |
9TA |
6TA |
WH421+ |
12TA |
11TA |
8TA |
CHINGFORD STATION - Station Road - The Green - The Ridgeway - Old Church Road - Chingford Mount - Chingford Mount Road - Chingford Road - Crooked Billet Roundabout - Chingford Road - Hoe Street - Selborne Road - Walthamstow Central Station Bus Station - Selborne Road - Hoe Street - Leyton Green - Leyton High Road - Leyton (Midland Road) Station - Leyton High Road - Leyton Station - Leyton High Road - Temple Mills Lane - Celebration Avenue - Stratford International Station - International Way - Roundhouse Lane - Westfield Avenue - Montfichet Road - STRATFORD CITY Bus Station
Rerouted between Downsell Road and Stratford City via East Village and Chobham Manor
CHINGFORD - STRATFORD CITY
Leyton (T) allocation withdrawn
07.03.15 |
WH421+ |
21TA |
22TA |
15TA |
CHINGFORD - STRATFORD CITY
Contract extended for two years
11.06.16 |
WH101+ |
21TA |
22TA |
14TA |
CHINGFORD - STRATFORD CITY
Running number sequence change
11.03.17 |
WH101+ |
22TA |
22TA |
14TA |
CHINGFORD STATION - STRATFORD CITY Bus Station
Contract renewal with Stagecoach
Evenings and Sunday frequency increase
CHINGFORD - STRATFORD CITY
Double run via Walthamstow Central Station withdrawn
 |
15108 at Stratford © Samuel Letsu |
|---|
06.02.21 |
WH101+ |
18SP |
21SP |
13SP |
CHINGFORD - STRATFORD CITY
New schedules, Mon-Fri reduced running times
 |
AD hybrid 11048 Chingford Station ,© Samuel Letsu |
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Operating Garages
NP
Northumberland Park
Driver changeover point was at Chingford Mount drivers used ferry vans from there to the garage.
WW
Walthamstow
Changeover
point outside garage
T
Leyton
Changeover
point at garage
WH West Ham
Changeover
point Stratford Bus Station or City
Weekend Early and late reliefs ran empty to Leyton (T) for meal breaks
Live visual
© Ian Armstrong 2021
Date of edit
Tuesday, 22.06.21
