Route History

19.11.88
WW211+
3MR
3MR
--
New Mon-Sat midi route

WANSTEAD Woodbine Place - High Street - Grosvenor Road - Stanstead Road - Nightingale Lane - Elmcroft Avenue - Colvin Gardens - Charnwood Drive - Chigwell Road - George Lane - South Woodford Station - Mulberry Way - The Viaduct - George Lane - Woodford Road - Snaresbrook - Snaresbrook Road - Lea Bridge Road - Whipps Cross Roundabout - Whipps Cross Road - Whipps Cross Roundabout - Lea Bridge Road - Shernhall Street - Church Lane - Church End - Vestry Road - East Avenue - Wingfield Road - Grosvenor Park Road - Hoe Street - Selborne Road - WALTHAMSTOW South Grove ( Mon-Sat except evgs )

 

 

Metrorider MR28 Walthamstow Central

 


23.11.91
WW41+
3 midi
3 midi
--
Contract reassigned

WANSTEAD  -  WALTHAMSTOW South Grove
New operator

w11

 

 

Mercedes 259 Walthamstow Central

 


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PE
3 midi
3 midi
--

WANSTEAD  -  WALTHAMSTOW South Grove|
Walthamstow allocation transferred to Ponders End (PE)

28.01.95
PE
3 midi
3 midi
--

WANSTEAD Woodbine Plac - Grosvenor Road - Stanstead Road - Nightingale Lane - Elmcroft Avenue - Colvin Gardens - Charnwood Drive - Chigwell Road - George Lane - South Woodford Station - Mulberry Way - The Viaduct - George Lane - Woodford Road - Snaresbrook - Snaresbrook Road - Lea Bridge Road - Whipps Cross Roundabout - Whipps Cross Road,grounds of Whipps Cross Hospital - Whipps Cross Roundabout - Lea Bridge Road - Shernhall Street - Church Lane - Church End - Vestry Road - East Avenue - Wingfield Road - Grosvenor Park Road - Hoe Street - Selborne Road - Willow Walk - Palmerston Road - Billet Road - Folly Lane - Banbury Road - Sinnott Road - COGAN AVENUE ESTATE ( Mon-Sat except evgs )
Diverted in Walthamstow to Cogan Avenue and rerouted via grounds of Whipps Cross Hospital

22.06.96
PE
4 midi
4 midi
3 midi

WANSTEAD Woodbine Place - COGAN AVENUE ESTATE ( Daily )
Sunday service introduced and Mon-Sat evening service

click for times

26.06.98
PE
5 midi
5 midi
3 midi
Contract reassigned

WANSTEAD Woodbine Place - COGAN AVENUE ESTATE ( Daily )
New operator


 

 

First 576 Vario at Woodbine Place

 


26.02.00
PE
5 midi
5 midi
3 midi

WANSTEAD - WALTHAMSTOW Coppermill Lane
Rerouted at Walthamstow via withdrawn Route W17 to Coppermill Lane - Cogan Avenue section replaced by revised W15

02.06.01
H161+
5MM
5MM
3MM

WANSTEAD - WALTHAMSTOW Coppermill Lane
PE allocation replaced by Hackney (H)

25.03.09
NP911+
5OS
5OS
3OS

WANSTEAD - WALTHAMSTOW Coppermill Lane
Hackney (H) allocation transferred to Northumberland Park (NP)

 

Optare OS 3702 seen in South Woodford

 


06.03.10
HK61+
6OS
6OS
4OS
Contract reassigned

WANSTEAD - WALTHAMSTOW Coppermill Lane
New contract with Hackney Community Transport (HK) operating from Ash Grove

OS9 Wanstead stand

OS9 Woodbine Place

© John King


14.11.12
HK61+
6OS
6OS
4OS

WANSTEAD - WALTHAMSTOW Coppermill Lane
Introduction of new turning point at St James Street

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

04.03.17
HK61+
7OS
7OS
4OS

WANSTEAD - WALTHAMSTOW Coppermill Lane
Contract renewal


12.08.17
AW61+
6OS
6OS
4OS

WANSTEAD - WALTHAMSTOW Coppermill Lane
Allocation moved from Ash Grove (HK) to Walthamstow (AW)

05.03.22
AW61+
5OS
5OS
4OS

WANSTEAD - WALTHAMSTOW Coppermill Lane
Allocation moved from Ash Grove (HK) to Walthamstow (AW)

27.08.22
AW61+
5OS
5OS
4OS
New operator

WANSTEAD - WALTHAMSTOW Coppermill Lane
Operation sold to Stagecoach

Current Blind

 



w012

 

Garages

WW Walthamstow ( London Forest )
Crew Changeover point was on Selborne Road outside Walthamstow Central

WW Walthamstow ( Thamesway )
Crew Changeover point at was on Selborne Road outside Walthamstow Central

PE Ponders End
Crew Changeover point at ?

H Hackney
Crew Changeover point at ?

HK Ash Grove - information by  Andrew Strachan
The W12 drivers changeover on Selborne Road - adjacent to the bus station - either side of the Road.
Up until a year or so ago - the changeover was Wanstead - Woodbine Place during the day - and evening breaks were taken at the garage - with buses being run in and out - clearly inefficient. Incidentally - a change to the garage run-in at HK and AE - was effected from 30/9 - whereby all CT and Arriva buses - from 1800-2359 enter the depot from Sheep Lane - ie the back door - and not via Ash Grove. This is to alleviate congestion.?

AW Walthamstow
Crew Changeover point at Selborne Road

 

© Ian Armstrong 2023
Date of edit   Saturday, 14.10.23