Route History

06.03.89
WW
5midi
5midi
3midi
NEW SERVICE

LEYTONSTONE STATION - Green Man - Wanstead - Snaresbrook Stn - Hollybush Hill - Woodford High Road - George Lane - The Viaduct - South Woodford Stn - Chigwell Road - Woodford Bridge - Manor Road - CLAYBURY HOSPITAL
New Route replacing Route 206 between Leytonstone & Claybury Hospital operated by Eastern National from their Walthamstow depot

Thamesway 804 Daisy Road South Wodford

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23.11.91
DD
5midi
5midi
3midi

LEYTONSTONE STATION - CLAYBURY HOSPITAL
Operation transferred to County Bus (Townlink) operating from Debden base

936 George Green

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30.11.96
DD
5midi
5midi
3midi

LEYTONSTONE STATION - Green Man - Wanstead - Snaresbrook Stn - Hollybush Hill - Woodford High Road - George Lane - The Viaduct - South Woodford Stn - Chigwell Road - Woodford Bridge - Manor Road - WOODFORD BRIDGE
Withdrawn between Woodford Bridge and Claybury Hospital

03.05.97
DD
5midi
5midi
3midi

LEYTONSTONE BUS STATION - Green Man - Wanstead - Snaresbrook Stn - Hollybush Hill - Woodford High Road - George Lane - The Viaduct - South Woodford Stn - Chigwell Road - Maybank Road - St Barnabas Road - Woodford Bridge - Manor Road - WOODFORD BRIDGE
Rerouted to new bus station at Leytonstone via Gainsborough Road - New Bridge - Fillebrook Road - and Grove Green Road returning via Drayton Road

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26.02.00
DD
8midi
8midi
5midi

LEYTON TOWN HALL - York Road - Ruckholt Road - Warren Road - Francis Road, Grove Green Road - Cathall Road - Leytonstone High Road - Green Man - Wanstead - Snaresbrook Stn - Hollybush Hill - Woodford High Road - George Lane - The Viaduct - South Woodford Stn - Chigwell Road - Maybank Road - St Barnabas Road - Woodford Bridge - Manor Road - WOODFORD BRIDGE
Extended from Leytonstone to Leyton. It was proposed to extend to Asda at Leyton and also to Repton Park at Woodford Bridge but both terminals were not ready for bus operation
Rerouted between South Woodford and Woodford Bridge via St Barnabas Road

05.03.05
EC201+
9ADL
9ADL
9ADL

LEYTON ASDA, - Marshall Road - Ruckholt Road - Warren Road - Francis Roa - Grove Green Road - Cathall Road - Leytonstone High Road - Green Man - Wanstead - Snaresbrook Stn - Hollybush Hill - Woodford High Road - George Lane - The Viaduct - South Woodford Station - Chigwell Road - Maybank Road - St Barnabas Road - Woodford Bridge - Manor Road -
WOODFORD BRIDGE
Extended from Leyton Town Hall to Asda
Operation transferred from Debden (DD) to Edmonton (EC)

ADL67 seen in Leytonstone High Road is unusual as the blind is set to Repton Park - which was a proposed terminal on the site of Claybury Hospital but was never implemented

ADL76 showing the new ASDA  destination and also still in Arriva East Herts livery


25.02.12
LI
10DM
9DM
7DM
Contract reassigned

 

DM44269 Wanstead High Street

 


22.06.13
LI
10DM
9DM
7DM
Contract novated to Tower Transit

Leyton Asda - Marshall Road - Orient Way - Ruckholt Road - Warren Road - Francis Road - Grove Green Road - Cathall Road - High Road Leytonstone - Leytonstone High Road Station - High Road Leytonstone (junction with Harvey Road for Leytonstone Station) - Green Man Roundabout - Cambridge Park - Wanstead Station - High Street - Snaresbrook Station - High Street - Hollybush Hill - Woodford Road - High Road - George Lane - The Shrubberies - The Viaduct - Mulberry Way - Daisy Road - Cowslip Road - South Woodford Station - George Lane - Chigwell Road - Maybank Road - Gordon Road - St Barnabas Road - Woodford - Broadmead Road - Chigwell Road - Cross Road - Woodford Bridge Manor Road/Cross Road

25.02.17
LI101+
10DMV
9DMV
7DMV

LEYTON Asda  -  WOODFORD BRIDGE
Contract renewal

DMV44226

© Terry Mong Win

26.02.22
LI101+
10DMV
9DMV
7DMV

LEYTON Asda  -  WOODFORD BRIDGE
Contract extended for two years

09.07.22
LI101+
10DMV
9DMV
7DMV
LOGO Lea Interchange depot and routes acquired by Stagecoach (as Lea Interchange Bus Co).

LEYTON MILLS  -  WOODFORD BRIDGE
New operator

37574

37574 has gained a new display for Leyton

© Clash Star


07.09.24
LI101+
2EV
2EV
2EV

WHIPPS CROSS  -  LOUGHTON STATION
Restructured to run from Loughton Station via the current 549 route to South Woodford Station via Buckhurst Hill Station, Roding Valley Station, Woodford Station, Broadmead Road, Charlie Brown's Roundabout and South Woodford Station. From South Woodford Station route W14 will follow the current W12 route to Wanstead High Street via Hermon Hill, Charnwood Drive, Colvin Gardens, Elmcroft Avenue, Nightingale Lane, Stanstead Road and Grosvenor Road. From Wanstead High Street buses will run via Snaresbrook Station, Snaresbrook Road and Lea Bridge Road to start and finish at Whipps Cross Bus Interchange. 

37577 Whipps Cross

37577 Whipps Cross on the first day of running to Loughton

© Kris Lake


Diagram of September 2024 changes

 

 

Map at 2019

Taken from map drawn by Mike Harris
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Garages

LI Lea Interchange
Crew Changeover point changeover at Leyton Library, a  room rented by Stagecoach for meal relief purposes
FROM SEPTEMBER 2024 ?

EC Edmonton
Crew Changeover point was Leyton Asda. Ferry vehicles used from here to the garage.

DD Debden
Crew Changeover point not known

WW Walthamstow ( Eastern National )
Crew Changeover point not known

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2023
Date of edit   Thursday, 12.09.24