Route History

 

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
28.09.60
AP
5RT
3RT
5RT

HORNCHURCH GARAGE ( Nightly ) - HOLBORN CIRCUS ( Sat night ) - TRAFALGAR SQUARE ( Sun-Fri nights )
Route previously numbered 298

01.07.64
AP
5RT
3RT
5RT

ROMFORD STATION ( Nightly ) - HOLBORN CIRCUS ( Sat night ) - TRAFALGAR SQUARE ( Sun-Fri nights )
Withdrawn between Romford and Hornchurch
Sun-Fri meal relief point changed from Seven Kings Garage to Victoria (GM) buses running light from Trafalgar Square
Sat night meal relief point changed from Seven Kings to Liverpool Street - buses running light from Bank

24.08.65
AP
5RT
3RT
5RT

ROMFORD STATION ( Nightly ) - HOLBORN CIRCUS ( Sat night ) - VICTORIA ( Sun-Fri nights )
VICTORIA journeys revised to run in service via Whitehall and Victoria Street

 
Taken from1970 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

11.10.75
AP
5RT
3RT
5RT

ROMFORD STATION ( Nightly ) - HOLBORN CIRCUS ( Sat night ) - VICTORIA ( Sun-Fri nights )
Journeys towards Victoria revised to run via Victoria Street - Buckingham Palace Road - St Georges Drive - Warwick Way and Wilton Road instead of Vauxhall Bridge Rd and Wilton Road direct. This change was introduced in order that Victoria Station be served more efficiently

RT595 Ilford Broadway

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28.02.76
AP131+
5RM
3RM
5RM

ROMFORD STATION ( Nightly ) - HOLBORN CIRCUS ( Sat night ) - VICTORIA ( Sun-Fri nights )
Converted to RM operation

RM2020 Ilford Broadway

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09.10.76
BK251+
5RT
3RT
5RT

ROMFORD STATION ( Nightly ) - HOLBORN CIRCUS ( Sat night ) - VICTORIA ( Sun-Fri nights )
Allocation moved to Barking (BK)

26.05.78
BK251+
5DMSc
3DMSc
5DMSc

ROMFORD STATION ( Nightly ) - HOLBORN CIRCUS ( Sat night ) - VICTORIA ( Sun-Fri nights )
Converted to DMS type but remained crew operated

15.07.78
BK251+
5DMSc
5DMSc
5DMSc

ROMFORD STATION - VICTORIA ( Nightly )
Sat night extended from Holborn Circus to Victoria

DMS1488 NationalGallery

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17.05.80
NS191+
5Tc
5Tc
5Tc

ROMFORD STATION - VICTORIA ( Nightly )
Allocation moved from Barking (BK) to North Street (NS)

04.09.82
NS191+
5T
5T
5T

ROMFORD STATION - VICTORIA ( Nightly )
Converted to OPO

13.04.84
NS191+
5T
5T
5T

HAROLD HILL - VICTORIA ( Nightly )
Diverted at Romford to Harold Hill via Route 87 instead of Romford Station

T185 Harold Hill

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Extracted from July 1984 Night Owls leaflet

14.07.95
Renumbered N25

Garages

AP Seven Kings
Meal reliefs at garage - Liverpool Street - Victoria

BK Barking
Meal reliefs at Victoria

NS North Street  
Meal reliefs at Victoria

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2022
Date of edit   Sunday, 28.11.21