1924 London Transport Act 1924 allowed minor roads to now be used by buses.
01 Jun 1926 263 LONDON FIELDS Albion Road - LEYTON Essex County Cricket Ground introduced - operated by Aro Omnibus Co
263A LEYTON Town Hall - LEYTON Essex County Cricket Ground (short working)
14 Jun 1926 Havelock Motors also began to work this route
27 Oct 1926 Extended to FINSBURY PARK
Dec 1926 Fallowfield & Knight also began to work this route
May 1927 H H Clench also began to work this route
Oct 1927 Admiral acquired Fallowfield & Knight. Aro - H H Clench and Havelock merged.
09 Feb 1928 263 FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - LEYTON Essex County Cricket Ground (Mon-Sat)
263A LEYTON Town Hall - LEYTON (Essex County Cricket Ground) (short working)
Pro Bono Publico began to work this route
05 Aug 1928? 263 FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - CHINGFORD Royal Forest Hotel via Hoe Street (non op by LGOC) (Mon-Sat)
263A FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - LEYTON Essex County Cricket Ground (short working)
263B FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - CHINGFORD Prince Albert (Suns)
30 Nov 1929 263 FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - CHINGFORD Royal Forest Hotel via Hoe Street (non op by LGOC) (Mon-Sat)
263A FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - LEYTON Essex County Cricket Ground (short working)
263B FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - CHINGFORD Prince Albert (Suns)
263C SOUTH HACKNEY Queen`s Hotel - LEYTON Essex County Cricket Ground (new short working)
14 Sep 1930 263 FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - CHINGFORD Royal Forest Hotel via Hoe Street (non op by LGOC) (Mon-Sat)
263A FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - LEYTON Essex County Cricket Ground (Suns & short working)
263B withdrawn
263C SOUTH HACKNEY Queen`s Hotel - LEYTON Essex County Cricket Ground (short working)
30 Oct 1930 263 FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - CHINGFORD Royal Forest Hotel via Hoe Street (non op by LGOC) (Mon-Sat)
263A FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - LEYTON Essex County Cricket Ground (Suns & short working)
263B withdrawn
263C LONDON FIELDS The Havelock - LEYTON Essex County Cricket Ground (short working extended from South Hackney)
14 Dec 1932 263 FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - LEYTON Essex County Cricket Ground (Daily) (withdrawn from CHINGFORD Royal Forest Hotel via Hoe Street)
263A renumbered 263
263C LONDON FIELDS The Havelock - LEYTON Essex County Cricket Ground (short working)
01 Jul 1933 LGOC acquired by LPTB
04 Oct 1934 236 renumbered from 263 263C
236 FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - LEYTON Essex County Cricket Ground (later known as LEYTON HIGH RD Hainault Road (Daily)
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
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03.10.34 | AR |
9LTL |
9LTL |
7LTL |
T |
8LTL |
8LTL |
6LTL |
LEYTON GARAGE ( garage journeys ) - LEYTON
Hainault Road - Fairlop
Road - Grove Green Road - Ruckholt Road - Eastway - Hackney Wick - Victoria Park
Road - Westgate Street - Landsdowne Road - Albion Drive - Queensbridge Road - Dalston
Lane - Ridley Road - St Marks Rise - Shacklewell Lane - Crossway - King Henry's
Walk - Mildmay Grove - Grosvenor Avenue - Highbury Grove - Blackstock Road - FINSBURY
PARK Rock Street
See above for prior history - compliments of Roland Wilcox
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22.03.38 | AR |
9LTL |
9LTL |
7LTL |
T |
9LTL |
9LTL |
6LTL |
LEYTON GARAGE ( garage journeys ) - LEYTON
Hainault Road - FINSBURY PARK Rock Street ( Suns ) - STROUD GREEN The Stapleton ( Mon-Sat )
Mon-Sat extended via Stroud Green Road to STROUD GREEN Stapleton
14.05.41 | AR |
7LTL |
8LTL |
5LTL |
T |
8LTL |
7LTL |
5LTL |
LEYTON GARAGE ( garage journeys ) - LEYTON
Hainault Road - FINSBURY PARK Rock Street ( Sat pm / Suns ) - STROUD GREEN The Stapleton ( Mon-Fri / Sat am)
Sat pm withdrawn between Finsbury Park and STROUD GREEN Stapleton
21.04.43 | AR |
7LTL |
8LTL |
5LTL |
T |
8LTL |
7LTL |
5LTL |
LEYTON GARAGE ( garage journeys ) - LEYTON
Hainault Road - FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - STROUD GREEN The Stapleton ( Mon-Fri peaks / Sat am)
Mon-Fri service between Finsbury Park and Stroud Green restricted to peaks only
11.08.43 | AR |
7LTL |
8LTL |
5LTL |
T |
8LTL |
7LTL |
5LTL |
LEYTON GARAGE ( garage journeys ) - LEYTON
Hainault Road - FINSBURY PARK Plimsoll Road - STROUD GREEN The Stapleton ( Mon-Sat peaks )
Sat service between Finsbury Park and Stroud Green withdrawn between peaks
Extended from Rock Street to Plimsoll Road
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26.10.49 |
AR |
12TD |
12TD |
8TD |
T |
11TD |
11TD |
8TD |
LEYTON GARAGE ( garage journeys ) - LEYTON
Hainault Road - FINSBURY PARK Plimsoll Road - STROUD GREEN The Stapleton ( Mon-Sat peaks )
TD type introduced
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TD105 Plimsoll Road stand |
16.02.55 |
AR |
12TD |
12TD |
8TD |
T |
11TD |
11TD |
8TD |
LEYTON
Hainault Road - FINSBURY
PARK Plimsoll Road -: STROUD
GREEN Stapleton (Mon-Fri peaks)
Saturday withdrawn between Finsbury Park and Stroud
Green.
26.11.58 |
AR |
9RF |
9RF |
7RF |
T |
10RF |
8RF |
6RF |
LEYTON
Hainault Road - FINSBURY
PARK Plimsoll Road -: STROUD
GREEN Stapleton (Mon-Fri peaks)
Converted
from TD to RF.
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27.02.63 |
AR |
9RF |
9RF |
-- |
T |
10RF |
8RF |
-- |
LEYTON
Hainault Road - FINSBURY
PARK Plimsoll Road ( Mon-Sat ) - STROUD
GREEN Stapleton (Mon-Fri peaks)
Sunday service replaced by revised
210.
07.09.68 |
AR |
8RF |
8RF |
-- |
T |
10RF |
8RF |
-- |
LEYTONSTONE
STATION - FINSBURY PARK Plimsoll Road ( Mon-Sat ) -STROUD
GREEN Stapleton (Mon-Fri peaks)
Withdrawn
between Leytonstone Station and Leyton ( Hainault Road ) except for garage
journeys to Leyton Green, this section replaced by New Route 235
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Taken from September 1968 allocation book |
24.01.70 |
AR |
8RF |
8RF |
9RF |
T |
10RF |
8RF |
6RF |
LEYTONSTONE
STATION - FINSBURY PARK Plimsoll Road - STROUD GREEN Stapleton (Mon-Fri peaks) - Hornsey Rise - Archway - Highgate
Hill - Highgate Village - Hampstead Heath - Jack Straws Castle - GOLDERS
GREEN STATION (Suns)
Sunday service re-introduced and extended from Finsbury Park to Golders Green via Route
210
16.01.71 |
D |
8RF |
7RF |
8RF |
T |
10RF |
8RF |
6RF |
LEYTONSTONE
STATION - FINSBURY PARK - STROUD GREEN Stapleton (Mon-Fri peaks) -- GOLDERS
GREEN STATION (Suns)
Tottenham
(AR) allocation transferred to Dalston (D).
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Taken from January 1971 Red Book |
17.04.71 |
D |
8SMS |
6SMS |
3SMS |
T |
9SMS |
9SMS |
4SMS |
CONVERTED
TO SINGLE DECK OPO.
LEYTONSTONE
STATION - FINSBURY PARK Plimsoll Road - STROUD
GREEN Stapleton (Mon-Fri peaks)
Additional Mon-Fri peak service between Dalston Garage
and Leytonstone via Morning Lane - Wick Road and Hackney Wick.
This route had the honour of being the last crew operated single deck route
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SMS579 Leyton Town Hall on a peak hour journey |
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16.10.76 |
D |
8SMS |
7SMS |
4SMS |
T |
9SMS |
9SMS |
4SMS |
LEYTONSTONE
STATION - FINSBURY PARK Plimsoll Road - STROUD
GREEN Stapleton (Mon-Fri peaks)
Additional Mon-Fri peak service between Dalston Garage
and Leytonstone via Morning Lane - Wick Road and Hackney Wick.
21.05.78 |
D81+ |
8LS |
6LS |
3LS |
T31+ |
9LS |
9LS |
4LS |
LEYTONSTONE
STATION - FINSBURY PARK Plimsoll Road - STROUD
GREEN Stapleton (Mon-Fri peaks)
Converted
to Leyland National operation.
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LS274 Leytonstone Station blinded for the diversionary route via Morning Lane. The blind here shows via Eastway which was later amended to show Leyton & Hackney |
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25.04.81 |
AG221+ |
7LS |
6LS |
3LS |
T31+ |
10LS |
9LS |
4LS |
LEYTONSTONE
STATION - FINSBURY PARK Plimsoll Road - STROUD
GREEN Stapleton (Mon-Fri peaks)
Dalston
Garage (D) closure - allocation moved to Ash Grove (AG)
24.04.82 |
AG221+ |
7LS |
6LS |
3LS |
T31+ |
10LS |
9LS |
4LS |
LEYTONSTONE
STATION - FINSBURY PARK Plimsoll Road - STROUD
GREEN Stapleton (Mon-Fri peaks)
Diverted
between Mildmay Grove and Grosvenor Avenue via Mildmay Park - Newington Green
Road - Beresford Road and Petherton Road.
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04.09.82 |
T31+ |
10LS |
12LS |
6LS |
LEYTONSTONE
STATION - FINSBURY PARK STATION
Withdrawn
between Finsbury Park and Stroud Green and peak journeys via Morning Lane
withdrawn.
Ash Grove (AG) allocation withdrawn.
06.06.87 |
T201+ |
11LS |
13LS |
7LS |
FINSBURY
PARK STN - Highbury
Barn - Newington Green - Dalston - Hackney Wick - Eastway - Leytonstone Stn - Hainault
Road - Leyton Green - Bakers Arms - Hoe Street - WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL STATION
Extended from Leytonstone Station to Walthamstow
Central Station.
17.10.87 |
T201+ |
12LS |
13LS |
9LS |
FINSBURY
PARK STN - WALTHAMSTOW
CENTRAL STATION ( Mon-Sat ) - Church Hill - Fulbourne Road - Highams Park -
Chingford Hatch - CHINGFORD STATION (Suns)
Sunday service extended from Walthamstow Central Station
to Chingford Station via withdrawn 212.
19.11.88 |
T201+ |
12LS |
13LS |
9LS |
FINSBURY
PARK STN - Dalston -
Hackney - Ponsford Street - Homerton Hospital - Homerton Grove - Marsh Hill - Homerton
Road - Lee Conversancy Road - Eastway - HACKNEY WICK
Withdrawn between Hackney Wick and Chingford -
replaced by W15 and re-introduced Sunday 212.
Rerouted via Homerton Hospital.
Leyton allocation retained although buses ran out of service from Hackney
Wick to Garage.
27.05.89 |
CT1+ |
10MRL |
10MRL |
4MRL |
FINSBURY
PARK STN - Highbury
Barn - Canonbury - Newington Green - Mathias Road - Boleyn
Road - Crossway - Dalston - Hackney - Homerton Hospital - HACKNEY
WICK
Rerouted at Newington Green as shown above.
Converted to midibus operation and transferred to Clapton (CT)
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MRL125 Morning Lane |
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25.04.92 |
H240+ |
10midi |
10midi |
5midi |
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Contract reassigned to Capital Citybus |
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FINSBURY
PARK STN - HACKNEY
WICK
New operator
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624 Valette Street, Hackney |
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07.06.97 |
NP241+ |
11midi |
10midi |
8midi |
FINSBURY
PARK STN - HACKNEY
WICK
Operation
transferred to Northumberland Park (NP)
31.01.98 |
H241+ |
11midi |
10midi |
8midi |
FINSBURY
PARK STN - HACKNEY
WICK
Operation
transferred back to Hackney (H)
30.09.00 |
H241+ |
15DML |
15DML |
11DML |
FINSBURY
PARK STN - HACKNEY
WICK
Service
increased. - Darts allocated.
16.04.04 |
H |
15DML |
15DML |
11DML |
Night Service |
H |
4DML |
4DML |
4DML |
FINSBURY
PARK STN - HACKNEY
WICK
N
prefix dropped on night service thus now 24hr service
30.04.05 |
H |
15DML |
15DML |
10DML |
Night Service |
H |
3DML |
3DML |
3DML |
FINSBURY
PARK STN - HACKNEY
WICK
Contract renewal
15.12.07 |
LI |
15DML |
15DML |
10DML |
Night Service |
LI |
3DML |
3DML |
3DML |
FINSBURY
PARK STN - HACKNEY
WICK
Allocation move to Lea Interchange (LI)
01.05.10 |
LI |
15DMC |
15DMC |
10DMC |
Night Service |
LI |
3DMC |
3DMC |
3DMC |
FINSBURY
PARK STN - HACKNEY
WICK
Contract extended for two years
28.04.12 |
LI |
15DMV |
15DMV |
10DMV |
Night Service |
LI |
3DMV |
3DMV |
3DMV |
FINSBURY
PARK STN - HACKNEY
WICK
Contract renewal
06.10.12 |
LI |
15DMV |
15DMV |
10DMV |
FINSBURY
PARK STN - HACKNEY
WICK
Night service withdrawn
23.06.13 |
LI |
15DMV |
15DMV |
10DMV |
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Contract novated to Tower Transit |
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FINSBURY
PARK STN - HACKNEY
WICK
New operator
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DMV44255 Eastway stand
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29.04.17 |
LI 521+ |
17WV |
17WV |
11WV |
FINSBURY
PARK STN - HACKNEY
WICK
Contract renewal with new Wrightbus Streetlite single deckers
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WV46216 Finsbury Park Interchange
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31.03.18 |
LI 521+ |
14WV |
14WV |
11WV |
HACKNEY WICK Eastway stand - FINSBURY PARK STATION
Frequency cut and service return to Eastway stand
after temporary withdrawal from that point
30.04.22 |
LI 521+ |
14WV |
14WV |
11WV |
HACKNEY WICK Eastway stand - FINSBURY PARK STATION
Contract extended for two years
27.05.22 |
LI |
14WV |
14WV |
11WV |
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Tower Transit purchased by Stagecoach |
HACKNEY WICK Eastway stand - FINSBURY PARK STATION
Contract extended for two years
27.05.22 |
LI |
14WV |
14WV |
12WV |
HACKNEY WICK Eastway stand - FINSBURY PARK STATION
Contract retained by Stagecoach Lea Interchange for six years, with existing single deckers.
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D
Dalston
Changeover
point ?
CT
Clapton
Changeover
point ?
AG
Ash Grove
Changeover
point ?
T
Leyton
Changeover
point at garage
H
(First) Hackney
Changeover
point Hackney Wick stand ?
NP
Northumberland Park
Changeover
point ?
Lea Interchange
Changeover
point Hackney Wick Eastway stand