Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
27.04.60
WH
13RM+
11RM+
10RM
    3RT/25 2RM/278  


VICTORIA & ALBERT DOCKS - Freemasons Road - New Barn Street - Balaam Street - Plaistow Station  -  STRATFORD (Mon-Fri evenings) -  Maryland  -  Leyton - Hoe Street  -  Walthamstow - CHINGFORD MOUNT (Sundays) - Old Church Road - CHINGFORD Royal Forest Hotel (Mon-Fri except evenings/Sats)
Trolleybus 697 replacement

RM85 seen at ?

Part of Jeff Lloyd collection

11.10.61
WH
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10RM

VICTORIA & ALBERT DOCKS - CHINGFORD MOUNT (Suns)
Mon-Sat service withdrawn - Victoria & Albert Docks to Stratford section replaced by revised 41 service. The remainder covered by strengthened 249.

October 1961 first and last times

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

01.02.66
WH
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8RML

VICTORIA & ALBERT DOCKS - CHINGFORD MOUNT (Suns)
RM type replaced by RML

October 1965 first and last times

07.09.68
Route withdrawn - Routes 69 and New 241 replaced

Operating Garage

WH West Ham
Changeover point outside Plaistow Broadway