Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
11.10.61
WH91+
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5RM

STRATFORD - Plashet Road - Green Street - Upton Park - East Ham - Barking - Goodmayes Lane - LITTLE HEATH Haw Bush (Suns)
NEW ROUTE:
Mon-Sat Route 162 diverted at Barking to Mayesbrook Park - Sunday service remained but renumbered 162A

 

RM86 parked at Stratford

 


Scanned from July 1964 Red Book

Taken from 1964 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

30.01.65
WH
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7RM
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STRATFORD - Plashet Road - Green Street - Upton Park - East Ham - Barking - Barking Garage - Lodge Avenue - MAYESBROOK PARK Roundhouse (Sat)
Sunday service withdrawn
Saturday service introduced and diverted at Barking to Mayesbrook Park replacing Route 162 between Upton Park and Mayesbrook Park


01.02.66
WH
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7RML
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STRATFORD - MAYESBROOK PARK Roundhouse (Sat)
Converted to RML operation.

31.12.66
U
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6RM
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STRATFORD - MAYESBROOK PARK Roundhouse (Sat)
Allocation moved to Upton Park (U)


07.09.68
U
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6RML
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STRATFORD - MAYESBROOK PARK Roundhouse (Sat)
Converted to RML using buses spare from Route 15

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

18.04.70
U
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4RML
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STRATFORD - BARKING GARAGE ( Saturdays )
Withdrawn between Barking Garage and Mayesbrook Park

September 1971 first and last times

RML2515 Barking North Street turning into London Road

Jeff Lloyd collection

 

23.10.71
Last day of operation

Operating Garage

U Upton Park
Changeover point Priory Rd

WH West Ham
Changeover point Boleyn or maybe Stratford ?