Route History

 

 

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
03.10.34
H
NS/STL
NS/STL
--
Joint allocation with Route 6

WATERLOO  - Stamford Street - Blackfriars Bridge -  Ludgate Circus ( return via Fleet Street and Aldwych ) - Bank - Liverpool Street - Shoreditch - Hackney Road - Cambridge Heath - Hackney - Well Street - HACKNEY WICK - ( Mon- Sat am peaks )

27.02.35
H
STL
STL
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WATERLOO - HACKNEY WICK ( Mon- Sat am peaks ) - Eastway - LEYTON TOWN HALL ( journeys )
Mon-Sat journeys projected to Leyton Town Hall

04.10.39
H
STL
STL
--

WATERLOO - Aldwych - Fleet Street -Ludgate Circus - Bank - Liverpool Street - Shoreditch - Hackney Road - Cambridge Heath - Hackney - Well Street - HACKNEY WICK - ( Mon- Sat am peaks ) - LEYTON TOWN HALL ( journeys )
Eastbound routeing now the same as westbound via Aldwych

11.10.50
H
STL
STL
--
Full timetable as shown in 11.10.50 Red Book
02.05.51
H
RTW
RTW
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WATERLOO -HACKNEY WICK - ( Mon- Sat am peaks ) - LEYTON TOWN HALL ( journeys )
STL type converted to RTW.

16.10.57
H
RTW
RTW
--

WATERLOO  -  HACKNEY WICK  ( Mon-Fri / Sat am )  -  LEYTON TOWN HALL ( Mon-Sat peaks )
A  Mon-Sat regular service introduced instead of just peaks as shown in April 1958 timetable above


29.01.64
H
RTW
17RTW
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WATERLOO STN - HACKNEY WICK - LEYTON (Mon-Fri pm peak/Sat pm jnys)
Saturday service revised to run all day instead of just am.
This would replace Route 6 which was withdrawn on Saturday

Extracted from July 1964 Red Book
RTW150 at the Waterloo stand

01.04.65
H
RM ex 6
14RM
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WATERLOO STN - HACKNEY WICK - LEYTON (Mon-Fri pm peak/Sat pm jnys)
RM type introduced.

RM1939 RM1939 at the Law Courts "SHOWING HACKNEY STADIUM"

01.09.66
H
RML
13RML
--

WATERLOO STN - HACKNEY WICK - LEYTON (Mon-Fri pm peak/Sat pm jnys)
RML type introduced.

31.12.66
H
RML
2RML
--

WATERLOO - ST PAULS (Sat am) - HACKNEY WICK (Mon-Fri/Sat am garage journeys) - LEYTON Town Hall (Mon-Fri pm peaks)
Mon-Fri reduced to peak Route only.
Saturday withdrawn between St Pauls and Leyton except for garage journeys.

11.11.67
H
RML
2RML
--

WATERLOO - FARRINGDON STREET (Sat am) - HACKNEY WICK (Mon-Fri/Sat am garage journeys) - LEYTON Town Hall (Mon-Fri pm peaks)
Saturday terminal changed from St Pauls to Farringdon Street.

07.09.68
H
--
12RML
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MARYLEBONE STATION (Sat except evgs) - Baker Street - OXFORD CIRCUS (Sat evgs) Piccadilly Circus - Charing Cross - Aldwych - St Pauls - Bank ,Liverpool Street - Shoreditch - Hackney - HACKNEY WICK (Sats)
Mon-Fri withdrawn and Saturday diverted at Strand to Marylebone via Route 6 and Baker Street.

17.01.70
Last day of operation (replaced by 6)

Taken from 1970 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk
Click map to expand

Garage

H Hackney Well Street
Changeover point outside garage
The changes on 31.12.66 would seem that meal reliefs on Saturday were at Waterloo