Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
25.09.93
U331+
7DRL
7DRL
4DRL

WANSTEAD PARK STATION - Woodgrange Road - Romford Road - Green Street - Upton Park - Plaistow - Barking Road - Canning Town - Poplar - BLACKWALL STATION
NEW ROUTE - mainly replacing Route 58 between Upton Park and Canning Town


 

 

DRL141 Blackwall Station

 


16.09.95
U331+
7S
7S
4S

WANSTEAD PARK STN  -  BLACKWALL STATION DLR
Converted to double deck operation using Scanias

S52 Woodgrange Road

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01.05.99
U331+
7S
7S
4S

WANSTEAD PARK STATION - CANNING TOWN STN
Route withdrawn between Canning Town and Blackwall Station - this was a measure to combat delays and make service more reliable as there were often long delays on this section.

Map issued with leaflet dated 1 May 1999

08.01.00
U331+
7TA
7TA
5TA

WANSTEAD PARK STATION - CANNING TOWN STN
Converted to low floor double deck operation using Tridents

14.10.01
BW131+
--
--
5TA
 
U331+
7TA
7TA
--

WANSTEAD PARK STATION - CANNING TOWN STN
Sunday allocation transferred to Bow (BW)

31.08.03
U331+
7TA
7TA
5TA

WANSTEAD PARK STATION - CANNING TOWN STN
Sunday allocation moved back to Upton Park (U)

TA87 Canning Town

08.05.04
U331+
7TA
7TA
5TA

WANSTEAD PARK STATION - CANNING TOWN STN
Contract renewal

09.05.09
U331+
7TA
7TA
5TA

WANSTEAD PARK STATION - CANNING TOWN STN
Contract extended for two years

07.05.11
U331+
8TAS
8TAS
5TAS

WANSTEAD PARK STATION - CANNING TOWN STN
Contract renewal

17.09.11
WH321+
8TAS
8TAS
5TAS

WANSTEAD PARK STATION - CANNING TOWN STN
Upton Park (U) - allocation moved to West Ham (WH))

 

 

18458 Canning Town Station stand

 


07.05.16
WH321+
8TAS+
8TAS
5TAS
  WH752 1ex / 473    

WANSTEAD PARK STATION - CANNING TOWN STN
Contract extended for two years

15075 shows the running number 752 which was used on the 473 previously

© Alisha


11.06.16
WH701+
8TAS
8TAS
5TAS

WANSTEAD PARK STATION - CANNING TOWN STN
Running number change and crosslink withdrawn

Enviro 19743

© Alisha

 


05.05.18
WH701+
8TAS
8TAS
5TAS

WANSTEAD PARK  -  CANNING TOWN
Contract renewal

20.04.19
WH701+
8E
9E
6E
  WH403 1 ex / 678    

WANSTEAD PARK  -  CANNING TOWN
Crosslink reintroduced using bus ex 678

11032 Canning Town stand

© Anthony Moore


21.05.22
WH321+
10E
10E
7E

Wanstead Park Station - Woodgrange Road - Forest Gate Station - Woodgrange Road - Romford Road - Green Street - Upton Park Station - Green Street - Barking Road - Plaistow - Barking Road - Canning Town Station - Silvertown Way - Silvertown Viaduct - Silvertown Way - West Silvertown Station - North Woolwich Road - Pontoon Dock Station - North Woolwich Road - Silvertown Thames Barrier
Extended from Canning Town to Silvertown
Running number sequence change

06.05.23
WH321+
10E
10E
7E

Wanstead Park Station- Silvertown Thames Barrier
Contract extended for two years

11038

 

 

 

11038 seen at Canning Town heading for new destination

© Shaan's Transport Photos

 

 

 

 


03.05.25
DS451+
10EH
10EH
6EH
GAL Blue Triangle logo
New operator

Wanstead Park Station- Silvertown Thames Barrier
Contract reassigned to GAL Blue Triangle (DS)

2023 Map

2023 map
Taken from 2023 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

 

Current Blind



330

Operating Garages

BW Bow
Changeover point not known

U Upton Park
Changeover point Boleyn

WH West Ham ( Canning Town )
Changeover point Canning Town Bus Station

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© Ian Armstrong 2025
Date of edit   Thursday, 01.05.25