Route History
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
26.04.61 |
EM |
17RM |
26RM |
12RM |
SMITHFIELD.
St John Street - Islington - Highbury - Holloway - Finsbury Park - Manor House -
Tottenham -Ponders End - WALTHAM CROSS (Mon-Fri/Sun)- Cheshunt - FLAMSTEAD END (Sats)
Trolleybus Replacement Route
for 679
 |
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First and last times when route introduced |
27.02.63 |
EM |
17RM |
28RM |
12RM |
SMITHFIELD - WALTHAM CROSS ( Mon-Fri / Sun ) - HAMMOND STREET Rising Sun ( Sats )
Saturday extended from Flamstead End to Hammond Street
replacing withdrawn 205.
 |
01.07.64 |
EM |
17RM |
28RM |
12RM |
SMITHFIELD - WALTHAM CROSS ( Mon-Fri / Suns ) - HAMMOND STREET Smiths Lane ( Sats )
Extended within Flamstead End to Smiths Lane.
 |
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23.01.66 |
EM |
17RM |
28RM |
7RM |
SMITHFIELD
- LOWER EDMONTON STN (Sun am) - WALTHAM CROSS (Mon-Fri/Sun pm)
- HAMMOND STREET (Sats)
Sunday morning withdrawn between Lower Edmonton and Waltham
Cross.
02.01.67 |
EM |
17RM |
28RM |
7RM |
SMITHFIELD
- LOWER EDMONTON STN (Sun am) - PONDERS END Enfield Garage (Mon-Fri)
- WALTHAM CROSS (Mon-Fripeaks/Sun pm) - HAMMOND STREET (Sats)
Mon-Fri withdrawn between Enfield Garage and Waltham
Cross except peaks.
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24.01.70 |
E |
6RM |
5RM |
-- |
EM |
40RM |
26RM |
13RM |
|
HT |
-- |
-- |
4RM |
SMITHFIELD
- WALTHAM CROSS (Suns) - HAMMOND STREET (Mon-Sat)
Mon-Fri extended from Waltham Cross to Hammond Street.
Mon-Sat Enfield (E) allocation and Sunday Highgate (HT) allocation introduced.
 |
18.07.70 |
E |
6RM |
5RM |
4RM |
EM |
41RM |
36RM |
13RM |
SMITHFIELD
- WALTHAM CROSS (Suns) - HAMMOND STREET (Mon-Sat)
Sunday
HT allocation transferred to E.
18.09.71 |
E |
6RM |
5RM |
6RM |
EM |
41RM |
36RM |
11RM |
HAMMOND
STREET (Mon-Sat) - WALTHAM CROSS (Suns) - Islington then St John
Street SMITHFIELD (Mon-Sat) or Goswell Rd - Aldersgate Street - Long
Lane - (return via East Poultry Avenue Charterhouse Street Lindsey Street) WEST SMITHFIELD (Suns)
Sunday service revised as above.
09.09.72 |
E |
6RM |
5RM |
6RM |
EM |
41RM |
36RM |
11RM |
HAMMOND
STREET (Mon-Sat) - WALTHAM CROSS (Suns) - Islington then St John
Street - SMITHFIELD (Mon-Sat) or Goswell Rd - Aldersgate Street - London Wall - LIVERPOOL ST ( Suns )
Sunday revised to terminate at Liverpool Street instead of West Smithfield
 |
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RM721 seen on a Sunday working at London Wall |
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10.03.73 |
E |
6RM |
5RM |
6RM |
EM |
39RM |
34RM |
7RM |
HAMMOND
STREET (Mon-Sat) - WALTHAM CROSS (Suns) - FINSBURY PARK (Suns) - HOLLOWAY Nags Head (Sun am jnys) - SMITHFIELD (Mon-Sat)
Sunday service withdrawn south of Finsbury Park except for early morning journeys to Holloway
Withdrawn
section replaced by new OPO route 279A.
 |
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23.03.74 |
E |
9RM |
7RM |
9RM |
EM |
36RM |
33RM |
7RM |
HAMMOND
STREET (Mon-Sat) - WALTHAM CROSS (Suns) - FINSBURY PARK (Suns) - HOLLOWAY Nags Head (Sun am jnys) - SMITHFIELD (Mon-Sat)
Revised schedule, Enfield receive larger share of allocation
10.04.76 |
E171+ |
7RM |
5RM |
7RM |
EM1+ |
38RM |
35RM |
7RM |
HAMMOND
STREET - FINSBURY PARK (Suns) - HOLLOWAY Nags Head (Sun
am jnys) - SMITHFIELD (Mon-Sat)
Sunday extended from Waltham Cross to Hammond Street
replacing withdrawn 205 and 205A.
 |
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RT739 subs for a Routemaster in the hot Summer of 1976 |
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28.10.78 |
E171+ |
9RM |
9RM |
-- |
EM1+ |
14RM |
15RM |
-- |
SMITHFIELD
- WALTHAM CROSS (Mon-Sat)
Withdrawn between Waltham Cross and Hammond Street replaced
by new daily service 283.
 |
27.09.80 |
E171+ |
22RM |
22RM |
-- |
EM1+ |
10RM |
9RM |
-- |
SMITHFIELD - HAMMOND STREET (Mon-Sat)
Re-introduced between Waltham Cross and Hammond Street
replacing withdrawn service 283.
 |
DM976 Tottenham Garage |
03.08.85 |
E171+ |
8RM |
7RM |
-- |
EM1+ |
16RM |
19RM |
-- |
SMITHFIELD - WALTHAM CROSS (Mon-Sat)
Withdrawn between Waltham Cross and Hammond Street replaced
by Revised 259.
 |
01.02.86 |
E161+ |
24RM |
26RM |
-- |
SMITHFIELD - WALTHAM CROSS (Mon-Sat)
Edmonton
(EM) closes - allocation transferred to Enfield (E).
Running number sequence changed at Enfield
26.09.87 |
E161+ |
27M |
29M |
-- |
SMITHFIELD
- WALTHAM CROSS (Mon-Sat) - UPSHIRE (Mon-Sat nights)
Night journeys introduced between Waltham Cross and Upshire - replacing previous N90 bifurcated journeys via Waltham Abbey
Converted to OPO
 |
M464 Lower Edmonton Station shows off the Upper Case intemediate blind popular with Leaside at the time |
01.02.92 |
E161+ |
29M |
30M |
17M |
UPSHIRE (night jnys) - WALTHAM CROSS - HOLLOWAY - SMITHFIELD (Mon-Fri early am)
Mon-Sat withdrawn between Holloway and Smithfield except
for Mon-Fri journeys before 0700 - Smithfield section replaced by revised 153.
27.04.96 |
E161+ |
25M |
25M |
18M |
WALTHAM
CROSS - HOLLOWAY
Withdrawn
Holloway to Smithfield and Waltham Cross to Upshire.
20.08.99 |
E161+ |
25DLP |
25DLP |
18DLP |
WALTHAM
CROSS - HOLLOWAY
Start
of conversion to low floor operation
16.10.99 |
E161+ |
25DLP |
25DLP |
19DLP |
WALTHAM
CROSS - HOLLOWAY
Start
of new contract]
 |
DLP12 Tottenham High Road
|
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04.06.01 |
E161+ |
27DLP |
25DLP |
18DLP |
WALTHAM
CROSS - HOLLOWAY
Extra journeys introduced between Edmonton and Enfield Highway in the late afternoon
 |
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16.10.04 |
E161+ |
25DLP |
21DLP |
14DLP |
WALTHAM
CROSS - MANOR HOUSE STATION
Withdrawn between Manor House and Holloway
New contract commenced.
17.10.09 |
E151+ |
21DLA |
22DLA |
12DLA |
WALTHAM
CROSS - MANOR HOUSE STATION
Contract extended for two years
 |
DLA225 Waltham Cross
|
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15.10.11 |
E151+ |
28DLA |
18DLA |
15DLA |
WALTHAM
CROSS - MANOR HOUSE STATION
Contract renewal
 |
A lucky shot here with all three types parked on the Waltham Cross stand DLP93 - T226 - and VLW103 |
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15.10.16 |
E151+ |
33T |
23T |
16T |
WALTHAM
CROSS - MANOR HOUSE STATION
Contract renewal
 |
T246 Waltham Cross © Samuel Letsu |
16.10.21 |
E151+ |
29T |
24T |
17T |
WALTHAM
CROSS - MANOR HOUSE STATION
Contract extended for two years
14.10.23 |
E151+ |
30T |
24T |
17T |
WALTHAM
CROSS - MANOR HOUSE STATION
Contract renewal 7 years with new ES electric type buses eventually
New schedules introduced
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Current Blind
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Operating Garages
E
Enfield
Changeover point Ponders End
EM
Edmonton
Changeover point Tramway Avenue
HT
Highgate
Changeover point Nags Head
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