Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
25.09.93
DX1+
6dd
6dd
3dd
New route

STRATFORD Bus Station - West Ham Lane - Plaistow - Greengate - Prince Regents Lane - Prince Regent Station - Connaught Bridge - City Airport - Silvertown - Albert Road - NORTH WOOLWICH Free Ferry
NEW ROUTE replaces Route 173 between Stratford and Greengate and 276 between Greengate and City Airport

Grey Green 118

 

 

Grey Green 118 North Woolwich

 

02.03.96
U201+
7S
7S
3S
NEW CONTRACT commenced - operation transferred to Stagecoach East London (U)

STRATFORD  - NORTH WOOLWICH
New contract

473 leaflet, click for timetable
1996 map, click to enlarge

 

 

S36 North Woolwich

 

10.96
U201+
7VN
7VN
3VN

STRATFORD  - NORTH WOOLWICH 
Scania type replaced by Volvo Olympian.

 

VN12 North Woolwich

© Michael Wadham

 

26.06.99
BW21+
7VA
8VA
4VA

STRATFORD  - NORTH WOOLWICH
Allocation moved to Bow (BW)

 

 

VA51 Stratford

 

05.04.03
BW21+
11TAS
10TAS
9TAS

STRATFORD  - NORTH WOOLWICH 
Converted to low floor dd.


30.08.03
U21+
11TAS
9TAS
8TAS

STRATFORD  - NORTH WOOLWICH 
Allocation moved back to Upton Park (U) - to help provide room for Route 15 at Bow (BW).

17.09.11
WH381+
10TAS
8TAS
10TAS

STRATFORD  - NORTH WOOLWICH 
Upton Park garage closure - allocation moved to West Ham (WH)

 

 

Trident 18271 City Airport

 

06.04.13
WH381+
10TA
9TA
10TA

STRATFORD - LONDON CITY AIRPORT
Withdrawn between London City Airport and North Woolwich due to Crossrail works

05.10.13
WH381+
10TA
9TA
10TA

STRATFORD - NORTH WOOLWICH
Service restored to North Woolwich but temporarily diverted westbound away from Silvertown. Silvertown timing point omitted westbound

01.05.14
WH381+
10TA
9TA
10TA

Taken from 2014 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

11.06.16
WH751+
10TA
9TA
10TA

STRATFORD  - NORTH WOOLWICH 
Running number change

30.03.19
HO201+
9VN
9VN
6VN
Contract reassigned

STRATFORD  -  NORTH WOOLWICH
New Operator

WH31113 Stratford

© Edward S

09.07.22
HO201+
9VN
9VN
6VN
logo
Lea Interchange depot and routes acquired by Stagecoach (as Lea Interchange Bus Co).

STRATFORD  -  NORTH WOOLWICH
New Operator

30.03.24
DS121+
9WVN
9WVN
6WVN
GAL-Blue Triangle logo
Contract won by Blue Triangle working from Henly Road (DS)

STRATFORD  -  NORTH WOOLWICH
New Contract eventually with new buses
Joint duty schedule with Route 262

Current Blind



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Garages

DS Henly Road
CHANGEOVER | ALBERT ROAD
Towards North Woolwich on Albert Road at BUS STOP C (Fernhill Street).
Towards Stratford on Albert Road at BUS STOP S (Fernhill Street)

LI Lea Interchange
Crew Changeover point at Stratford Bus Station

BW Bow
Crew Changeover point at garage, buses running light from Stratford

U Upton Park
Crew Changeover point PLAISTOW Greengate

WH Canning Town
Crew Changeover point Stratford Bus Station

DX Barking
Crew Changeover point not known

Live Visual

 

473 Route Guide