Route History

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263B withdrawn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263B withdrawn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14 Dec 1932 263 FINSBURY PARK Rock Street - LEYTON Essex County Cricket Ground (Daily) (withdrawn from CHINGFORD Royal Forest Hotel via Hoe Street)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
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

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

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

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.

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

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).

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

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.

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.

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)

	MRL125 Morning Lane busmap.co.uk

25.04.92

H240+

10midi

10midi

5midi

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

Current Blind

Operating Garages

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