Route History
27.04.60 |
AR |
7RTW+ |
4RTW |
-- |
| 1RTL/73 | ||||
WW |
15RM |
8RM |
4RM |
MANOR
HOUSE - Tottenham Hale - Forest Road - Walthamstow - South Woodford - Southend
Road - Gants Hill - ILFORD STATION
TROLLEYBUS REPLACEMENT ROUTE for TB 623 and part replacement
for withdrawn section of service 41.
01.02.64 |
AR |
8RM |
6RM |
-- |
WW |
15RM |
4RM |
8RM |
MANOR HOUSE - ILFORD STATION
Tottenham
(AR) replace RTW's with Routemasters.
03.10.65 |
WW |
21RM |
10RM |
8RM |
MANOR HOUSE - ILFORD STATION
Tottenham
(AR) allocation withdrawn in favour of an increase at Walthamstow (WW).
09.09.68 |
WN |
-- |
8RM |
6RM |
WW |
29RM |
15RM |
5RM |
ENFIELD -
ILFORD STATION
Re-Routed at Tottenham Hale to Enfield instead of
Manor House replacing withdrawn section of Route 275.
Manor House section replaced by new Route 241.
Revised to run in two sections
ENFIELD TOWN & WALTHAMSTOW Beacontree Avenue replacing withdrawn 269 between Enfield and Turnpike Lane
TOTTENHAM HALE & ILFORD
Saturday & Sunday Wood Green (WN) allocation introduced.
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Extracted from September 1968 allocation book |
22.03.69 |
AD |
12RM |
-- |
- |
WN |
-- |
8RM |
4RM |
|
WW |
19RM |
15RM |
7RM |
ENFIELD TOWN - ILFORD STATION
Mon-Fri
Palmers Green (AD) allocation added at the expense of Walthamstow (WW).
Walthamstow
compensated by part of Route 34 allocation from AD.
08.04.72 |
AD |
13RM |
-- |
- |
WN |
-- |
7RM |
3RM |
|
WW |
16RM |
13RM |
6RM |
ENFIELD TOWN - ILFORD STATION
PVR change
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RM652 Beal Road, Ilford |
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05.01.74 |
AD |
13RM |
-- |
- |
WN |
-- |
7RM |
-- |
|
WW |
16RM |
13RM |
9RM |
ENFIELD TOWN - ILFORD STATION
Sunday Wood Green (WN) withdrawn
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RM221 Blackhorse Road Station
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14.12.75 |
AD |
13RM |
-- |
- |
WN |
-- |
7DM |
-- |
|
WW |
16RM |
13RM |
9RM |
ENFIELD TOWN - ILFORD STATION
Saturday
(WN) allocation converted to crew Daimler operation
 |
DM1180 Enfield Town
|
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19.03.77 |
WW31+ |
23DMS |
16DMS |
8DMS |
WINCHMORE
HILL - ILFORD
CONVERTED TO ONE PERSON OPERATION and
withdrawn between Winchmore Hill and Enfield Town.
Palmers Green (AD) and Wood Green (WN) allocations withdrawn.
 |
DMS2164 Westbury Avenue
|
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15.09.81 |
WW31+ |
24T |
18T |
8T |
WINCHMORE
HILL - ILFORD
Daimler
(DMS) replaced by Leyland Titan (T).
 |
T289 Cranbrook Road, Ilford |
|---|
02.02.85 |
WW31+ |
18T |
18T |
7T |
WINCHMORE
HILL - ILFORD
Rerouted
towards Ilford via Turnpike Lane Stn.
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T350 Palmers Green, The Triangle |
|---|
19.11.88 |
WW31+ |
16T |
15T |
7T |
WOOD GREEEN
GARAGE - ILFORD
Withdrawn
between Wood Green and Winchmore Hill, this section adequately covered by Routes 29 and W2
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T371 on a short working dressed in the new corporate livery
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23.07.91 - 28.07.91
TOTTENHAM HIGH ROAD - GANTS HILL STATION
Due to industrial action at London Forest a temporary contract set up with Grey Green and London BusLines
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26.10.91 |
DM1+ |
16ON |
16ON |
6ON |
 |
Operation transferred to Capital Citybus Dagenham Depot |
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WOOD GREEN
Redvers Road - ILFORD Hainault Street
Terminal at Wood Green changed.
 |
Capital Citybus 258 Clements Road, Ilford |
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27.04.96 |
DM1+ |
17ON |
16ON |
13ON |
WOOD GREEN
Wolves Lane - ILFORD Hainault Street
Terminal at Wood Green changed.
 |
Front entrance 127 at Gants Hill |
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08.07.98 |
DM |
17ON |
17ON |
13ON |
 |
Capital Citybus acquired by First Group |
|---|
WOOD GREEN
Wolves Lane - ILFORD Hainault Street
New operator
 |
First Capital 406 Westbury Avenue
|
|---|
26.02.00 |
DM |
18ON |
17ON |
13ON |
WOOD GREEN
Wolves Lane - ILFORD Hainault Street
Start
of new contract
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First Capital 143 Tottenham Hale |
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Scanned from Feb 2000 leaflet |
23.03.02 |
R |
18TNL |
17TNL |
13TNL |
WOOD GREEN
Redvers Road - ILFORD
Allocation
moved to Rainham.
 |
TNL1088 Wood Green High Road
|
|---|
05.03.05 |
AR131+ |
18VLA |
18VLA |
15VLA |
 |
Contract reassigned |
|---|
WOOD GREEN
Redvers Road - ILFORD
NEW
CONTRACT - awarded
to Arriva London North - operated from Tottenham Garage (AR)
06.03.10 |
AR131+ |
18VLA |
18VLA |
12VLA |
WOOD GREEN
Redvers Road - ILFORD
Contract extended for two years
03.03.12 |
AR131+ |
18VLA |
18VLA |
12VLA |
WOOD GREEN
Redvers Road - ILFORD
Contract renewal
 |
VLA87 Gants Hill |
|---|
01.03.14 |
AR131+ |
-- |
18VLA |
12VLA |
EC131+ |
19VLA |
-- |
-- |
WOOD GREEN
Redvers Road - ILFORD
Partly reallocated from Tottenham (AR) to Edmonton (EC) although worked by Tottenham drivers
21.07.14 |
AR131+ |
-- |
18VLA |
12VLA |
EC131+ |
19VLA |
-- |
-- |
ILFORD - WOOD GREEN
Diverted temporarily eastbound via Lordship Lane
omitting Turnpike Lane Station
08.11.14 |
AR131+ |
-- |
18DW |
12DW |
EC131+ |
19DW |
-- |
-- |
ILFORD - WOOD GREEN
Service eastbound restored via Turnpike Lane Station
 |
DW436 Wood Green |
|---|
19/20.08.16 |
AR131+ |
-- |
5DW |
13DW |
EC131+ |
19DW |
13DW |
-- |
|
| Night service | AR31+ |
-- |
4DW |
4DW |
ILFORD - WOOD GREEN
Friday & Saturday all night service added in connection with Victoria Line running all night
15.10.16 |
AR131+ |
19DW |
18DW |
13DW |
| Night service | AR31+ |
-- |
4DW |
4DW |
ILFORD - WOOD GREEN
Edmonton (EC) allocation withdrawn
04.03.17 |
AR131+ |
19DW |
18DW |
13DW |
| Night service | AR31+ |
-- |
4DW |
4DW |
ILFORD - WOOD GREEN
Contract extended for two years
 |
Arriva London HV254 © Bernard Fahey |
|---|
02.03.19 |
AR131+ |
19DW |
18DW |
13DW |
| Night service | AR31+ |
-- |
4DW |
4DW |
ILFORD - WOOD GREEN
Contract renewal
11.04.20 |
AR131+ |
19DW |
18DW |
13DW |
ILFORD - WOOD GREEN
Weekend all night service suspended
12.09.20 |
AR131+ |
20DW |
20DW |
13DW |
ILFORD - WOOD GREEN
Rerouted westbound via Tottenham Hale Bus Station
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Operating Garages
AD
Palmers Green
Changeover point outside garage.
WN
Wood Green
Changeover point outside garage.
AR
Tottenham
Changeover point Monument Way E/B Bruce Grove Station w/b
EC Edmonton
Changeover point Monument Way
WW
Walthamstow
Changeover point Bell Corner
DM Dagenham
Changeover
point Ilford
R
Rainham
Changeover point Ilford
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