Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
18.07.70
NS
7RT
7RT
--

COLLIER ROW Turpin Avenue - Lodge Lane - Collier Row Lane - Romford Stn - Victoria Road - Gidea Park - Slewins Lane - HORNCHURCH St Georges Hospital ( Mon-Sat )
NEW ROUTE part replacing withdrawn section of Route 66 and part of withdrawn 66A.

13.03.71
NS
7SMS
6SMS
--

COLLIER ROW  -  ST GEORGE'S HOSPITAL
Converted to One Person single deck operation.

Scanned from September 1971 Red Book

02.02.74
NS
7SMS
6SMS
--

HAVERING PARK Firbank Road - Cornell Way - Collier Row - Romford - Gidea Park - HORNCHURCH St Georges Hospital ( Mon-Sat )
Extended in Collier Row to Firbank Road.

 

SMS240 seen in Havering Park Aug 76 before the route was converted to double deck operation

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03.03.75
NS
7SMS
6SMS
--

HAVERING PARK Firbank Road - HORNCHURCH St Georges Hospital ( Mon-Sat )
Timetable below

1975 times

07.11.76
NS171+
7DMS
6DMS
--

HAVERING PARK Firbank Road - HORNCHURCH St Georges Hospital ( Mon-Sat )
Converted to double deck operation.

 

 

 

DMS2077 ST GEORGES HOSPITAL JULY 1979

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05.11.79
NS171+
7T
6T
--

HAVERING PARK Firbank Road - HORNCHURCH St Georges Hospital ( Mon-Sat )
Converted to Leyland Titan operation.

04.09.82
NS171+
7T
6T
3T

HAVERING PARK Firbank Rd - HORNCHURCH St Georges Hospital
Sunday service introduced.

21.06.86
NS171+
9T
8T
3T

HAVERING PARK Firbank Rd - Collier Row - Romford - Brentwood Road - Gidea Park - Harold Wood Stn - Gooshays Drive - Harold Hill - NOAK HILL Tees Drive - Noak Hill Rd - Straight Rd - Gallows Corner - GIDEA PARK STN (Mon-Fri peaks)
Diverted at Romford to Noak Hill and Gidea Park instead of Hornchurch.

1986 map

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Allocation Books

15.02.88
NS171+
8T
8T
3T

HAVERING PARK Firbank Rd - NOAK HILL Tees Drive
Withdrawn between Noak Hill and Gidea Park Stn

T26 Romford Station September 1988

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20.03.93
NS471+
8T
8T
3DW

HAVERING PARK Firbank Rd - NOAK HILL Tees Drive
Sunday converted to midibus operation.

13.11.93
NS471+
8T
8T
3DRL

HAVERING PARK Firbank Rd - NOAK HILL Tees Drive
Sunday DW converted to DRL

27.03.99
NS471+
8T
8T
3T

HAVERING PARK Firbank Rd - NOAK HILL Tees Drive
Sunday service converted to double deck.

Scanned from March 1999 leaflet

01.08.00
NS471+
8TA
8TA
3TA

HAVERING PARK Firbank Rd - NOAK HILL Tees Drive
Converted to low floor operation.

23.06.01
NS471+
8TA
8TA
3TA

HAVERING PARK Firbank Road - NOAK HILL North Hill Drive
Noak Hill terminal changed to North Hill Drive instead of Tees Drive

27.03.04
NS471+
11TAS
11TAS
6TAS

HAVERING PARK Firbank Road - NOAK HILL North Hill Drive
Contract renewal

 

 

17447 Romford Station

 


26.03.11
NS471+
11TAS
10TAS
6TAS

HAVERING PARK Firbank Road - NOAK HILL North Hill Drive
Contract renewal

30.04.16
NS471+
12E/MMC
11E/MMC
6E/MMC

HAVERING PARK Firbank Road - NOAK HILL North Hill Drive
Contract renewal with new buses

10305 Romford Station

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01.05.21
NS471+
12E/MMC
11E/MMC
6E/MMC

HAVERING PARK Firbank Road - NOAK HILL North Hill Drive
Contract extended for two years

29.04.23
NS471+
12EH
11EH
6EH

HAVERING PARK Firbank Road - NOAK HILL North Hill Drive
Contract extended for two years


Current Blind



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Historical Timetables


Operating Garage

NS North Street - Romford
Changeover point garage

2023 map

2023 map
Taken from 2023 map drawn by Mike Harris
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Live visual

 

 

 

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Date of edit   Wednesday, 15.10.25

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