Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
27.10.84
PR121+
8LS
6LS
--

STOKE NEWINGTON ( Mon-Sat except evenings ) - Amhurst Road - Hackney - High Street Homerton -  HACKNEY WICK ( Mon-Sat evenings )  - Carpenters Road - Stratford - Manor Road -
West Ham Station - CANNING TOWN Hermit Road ( Mon-Sat )
NEW ROUTE : replaces 278 between Stoke Newington and Stratford and 173 between Stratford and Canning Town.


 

LS141 (PR) Tramway Avenue, Stratford

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02.11.85
WH231+
7LS
7LS
--

STOKE NEWINGTON ( Mon-Sat except evenings )  - Amhurst Road - Hackney - High Street Homerton - Hackney Wick - Carpenters Road - STRATFORD Bus Station ( Mon-Sat evenings )  - Manor Road - West Ham Station - Canning Town - New Barn Street - Newham Way - Tollgate Road - EAST BECKTON District Centre ( Mon-Sat )
Extended from Canning Town to East Beckton replaces withdrawn section of Route 56 -
Evening service withdrawn between Stratford and Hackney Wick

November 1985 route change leaflet Map taken from 1985 leaflet

21.06.86
WH231+
8LS
7LS
--

STOKE NEWINGTON - Amhurst Road - Hackney - High Street Homerton - Hackney Wick - Carpenters Road - Stratford - Manor Road - West Ham Station - Canning Town - New Barn Street - Newham Way - Prince Regent Lane - Strait Road - EAST BECKTON District Centre ( Mon-Sat )
Diverted via Prince Regent Lane instead of Tollgate Road.

28.02.87
WH51+
8LS
7LS
--

STOKE NEWINGTON - EAST BECKTON District Centre (Mon-Sat except evenings)
Evening service withdrawn.

20.07.87
WH51+
8LS
7LS
--

STOKE NEWINGTON - EAST BECKTON District Centre (Mon-Sat except evenings)
Rerouted southbound via Marshgate Lane - Pudding Mill Lane - and Stratford High Street instead of Carpenters Road.

04.06.88
WH51+
8LS
7LS
--

STOKE NEWINGTON - Amhurst Road - Hackney - High Street Homerton - Hackney Wick - Stratford - Manor Road - West Ham Station - Canning Town - New Barn Street - Newham Way - Prince Regent Lane - Connaught Road - City Airport - Albert Road - NORTH WOOLWICH Free Ferry (MS except evenings)
Rerouted at Plaistow to North Woolwich instead of East Beckton.
Duty schedule join with Route S2

24.03.90
BW231+
11RB
10RB
5RB

STOKE NEWINGTON - Amhurst Road - Hackney - High Street Homerton - Hackney Wick - Carpenters Road - Stratford - Manor Road - West Ham Station - Canning Town - New Barn Street - Newham Way - Prince Regent Lane - Connaught Road - City Airport - Albert Road - NORTH WOOLWICH Free Ferry
Converted to midibus operation and transferred to Bow (BW).
Evening service and Sunday service introduced.

RB13 North Woolwich

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26.09.92
SD231+
10RB/MRL
10RB/MRL
6RB/MRL

STOKE NEWINGTON  -  NORTH WOOLWICH
BW allocation moved to Stratford (SD)

MRL74

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25.09.93
SD231+
10RB/MRL
10RB/MRL
6RB/MRL

STOKE NEWINGTON - Amhurst Road - Hackney - High Street Homerton - Hackney Wick - Carpenters Road - Stratford - Manor Road - West Ham Station - Canning Town - New Barn Street - Newham Way - Prince Regent Lane - Spine Road - Stansfield Road - Tollgate Road - EAST BECKTON District Centre
Rerouted at Prince Regent Station to East Beckton. - withdrawn section replaced by New Route 473

28.02.98
SD231+
11SLD
12SLD
8SLD
stagecoachlogo
New contract

STOKE NEWINGTON  -  EAST BECKTON
Start of new contract

 

 

SLD120 unknown location

 


18.09.99
SD231+
12SLD
12SLD
7SLD
stagecoachlogo
Start of New contract

STOKE NEWINGTON - Amhurst Road - Hackney - High Street Homerton - Hackney Wick - Carpenters Road - Stratford - Manor Road - West Ham Station - Canning Town - New Barn Street - Newham Way - Prince Regent Lane - NEWHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL
Withdrawn between Newham General Hospital and East Beckton

Diverted in Homerton to serve hospital

1999 leaflet, click for timetable 1999 map, click to enlarge


18.09.04
SD231+
18DL
14DL
10DL

STOKE NEWINGTON - NEWHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL
Contract renewal with new buses.

25.02.06
SD231+
16SLD
16SLD
10SLD

STOKE NEWINGTON - NEWHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL
Revised frequencies

02.07.07
SD231+
16SLD
16SLD
10SLD

STOKE NEWINGTON - NEWHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL
Diverted between Stratford and Hackney Wisk via Bow Interchange - East Cross Route - Wick Lane - and Wansbeck Road instead of Carpenters Road which was closed

Map showing new routeing

23.02.08
WH231+
18DL
15DL
10DL

STOKE NEWINGTON - NEWHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL
Stratford (SD) closed. allocation moved to new base at Canning Town named West Ham (WH)

05.07.08
WH231+
19DL
16DL
11DL

STOKE NEWINGTON - NEWHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL
Rerouted at Bow via Fairfield Road instead of A12 East Cross route

21.02.09
WH231+
19DL
16DL
11DL

STOKE NEWINGTON - NEWHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL
Optare Tempo type introduced

 

 

Optare Tempo 29002 at Hackney Wick


06.02.10
WH231+
19DL
16DL
11DL

STOKE NEWINGTON - NEWHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL
Extended with Newham Hospital to Gateway Surgical Centre

 

 

34333 Stratford


17.09.11
SI101+
19SE
16SE
11SE
Docklands logo Contract reassigned to Go Ahead ( Dockland )

STOKE NEWINGTON - NEWHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL
New operator

276 MAP
Taken from 2014 North East London bus map drawn by TFL

18.02.12
SI101+
19SE
16SE
11SE

STOKE NEWINGTON - NEWHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL
Eastbound buses diverted via Amhurst Road instead of Dalston Lane in Hackney

SE138 Canning Town

Bexleybus

 

17.09.16
SI101+
19SE
16SE
11SE

STOKE NEWINGTON - NEWHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL
Contract renewal

750 Stratford Bus Station

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18.09.21
SI101+
17SE
16SE
12SE

STOKE NEWINGTON - NEWHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL
Contract extended for two years

16.09.23
L1-301+
17SE
16SE
14SE
STAGECOACH LOGO
Contract reassigned

STOKE NEWINGTON - NEWHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL
New contract

36357 Hackney Central Station

36357 Hackney Central Station seen on the first day

© Samuel Letsu

27.04.24
L1-301+
17ev
16ev
14ev

STOKE NEWINGTON - NEWHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL
New electric  vehicles start to appear

66044

66044 Carpenters Road, Stratford, bus behind behind curtailed at Plaistow

© Samuel Letsu

CURRENT BLIND



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Operating Garages

LI Lea Interchange
Changeover point Trowbridge Esate Hackney Wick and Bow Church

BW Bow
Changeover point ?

PR Poplar
Changeover point ?

SD Stratford
Changeover point HACKNEY WICK Waterden Road

WH West Ham
Changeover point West Ham Stn

SI Silvertown
Changeover point CANNING TOWN Hermit Road
There are also changeovers at Newham Hospital stand but for start and finish duties only

276 MAP
Taken from 2014 North East London bus map drawn by TFL

GA-L Route guide

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Saturday, 06.07.24