Route History
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
11.06.39 |
LB |
TB |
TB |
TB |
BLOOMSBURY Red Lion Square - Clerkenwell Road - Old Street - Shoreditch - Cambridge Heath - Hackney Road - Hackney - Clapton - Lea Bridge Road - LEYTON GREEN ( Suns ) - Leyton Station - LEYTON Downsell Road ( Mon-Sat )
New Trolleybus service operated by Lea Bridge (LB) .... then known as Leyton
Replaced Tram Route 55
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
21.06.39 |
HT |
TB |
TB |
TB |
CT |
TB |
-- |
-- |
BLOOMSBURY Red Lion Square - Clerkenwell Road - Old Street - Shoreditch - Cambridge Heath - Hackney Road - Hackney - Clapton - Lea Bridge Road - LEYTON GREEN ( Suns ) - Leyton Station - LEYTON Downsell Road ( Mon-Sat )
Mon-Fri allocation added from Clapton (CT) ...then known as Hackney
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
02.08.39 |
LB |
TB |
TB |
TB |
BLOOMSBURY Red Lion Square - Clerkenwell Road - Old Street - Shoreditch - Cambridge Heath - Hackney Road - Hackney - Clapton - Lea Bridge Road - LEYTON GREEN ( Suns ) - Leyton Station - LEYTON Downsell Road ( Mon-Sat )
Clapton (CT) allocation withdrawn
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
02.08.39 |
CT |
TB |
TB |
TB |
LB |
TB |
TB |
TB |
BLOOMSBURY Red Lion Square - Clerkenwell Road - Old Street - Shoreditch - Cambridge Heath - Hackney Road - Hackney - Clapton - Lea Bridge Road - LEYTON GREEN ( Suns ) - Leyton Station - LEYTON Downsell Road ( Mon-Sat peak hours)
Clapton (CT) allocation introduced daily
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
08.05.40 |
CT |
TB |
TB |
TB |
LB |
TB |
TB |
TB |
BLOOMSBURY Red Lion Square - LEYTON GREEN ( Mon-Sat ) or Whipps Cross - WOODFORD Napier Arms ( Suns )
Mon-Sat withdrwn between Leyton Green and Downsell Road
Sunday diverted at Bakers Arms to WOODFORD Napier Arms
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
16.04.41 |
CT |
TB |
TB |
TB |
LB |
-- |
-- |
TB |
BLOOMSBURY Red Lion Square - LEYTON GREEN ( Mon-Sat ) or Whipps Cross - WOODFORD Napier Arms ( Suns )
Mon-Sat Lea Bridge (LB) withdrawn
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
31.05.42 |
CT |
TB |
TB |
TB |
BLOOMSBURY Red Lion Square - LEYTON GREEN ( Mon-Sat ) or Whipps Cross - WOODFORD Napier Arms ( Suns )
Sunday only Lea Bridge (LB) withdrawn
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
28.10.42 |
CT |
TB |
TB |
TB |
LB |
-- |
-- |
TB |
BLOOMSBURY Red Lion Square - LEYTON GREEN ( Mon-Sat ) or Whipps Cross - WOODFORD Napier Arms ( Suns )
Sunday only Lea Bridge (LB) reinstated
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
21.04.43 |
CT |
TB |
TB |
TB |
BLOOMSBURY Red Lion Square - LEYTON GREEN ( Mon-Sat ) or Whipps Cross - WOODFORD Napier Arms ( Suns )
Sunday only Lea Bridge (LB) withdrawn
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
20.10.43 |
CT |
TB |
TB |
TB |
LB |
-- |
-- |
TB |
BLOOMSBURY Red Lion Square - LEYTON GREEN ( Mon-Sat ) or Whipps Cross - WOODFORD Napier Arms ( Suns )
Sunday only Lea Bridge (LB) reinstated
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
19.04.44 |
CT |
TB |
TB |
TB |
BLOOMSBURY Red Lion Square - LEYTON GREEN ( Mon-Sat ) or Whipps Cross - WOODFORD Napier Arms ( Suns )
Sunday only Lea Bridge (LB) withdrawn
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
25.10.44 |
CT |
TB |
TB |
TB |
LB |
-- |
-- |
TB |
BLOOMSBURY Red Lion Square - LEYTON GREEN ( Mon-Sat ) or Whipps Cross - WOODFORD Napier Arms ( Suns )
Sunday only Lea Bridge (LB) reinstated
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
02.05.45 |
CT |
TB |
TB |
TB |
BLOOMSBURY Red Lion Square - LEYTON GREEN ( Mon-Sat ) or Whipps Cross - WOODFORD Napier Arms ( Suns )
Sunday only Lea Bridge (LB) withdrawn
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
25.11.45 |
CT |
TB |
TB |
TB |
LB |
-- |
-- |
TB |
BLOOMSBURY Red Lion Square - LEYTON
 |
GREEN ( Mon-Sat ) or Whipps Cross - WOODFORD Napier Arms ( Suns )
Sunday only Lea Bridge (LB) reinstated
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
22.10.52 |
CT |
30TB |
17TB |
9TB |
LB |
5TB |
5TB |
3TB ex 581 |
BLOOMSBURY Red Lion Square - LEYTON GREEN ( Mon-Sat ) or Whipps Cross - WOODFORD Napier Arms ( Suns )
Sunday only Lea Bridge (LB) reinstated
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
16.10.57 |
CT |
26TB |
12TB |
8TB |
LB |
5TB ex 581 |
5TB ex 581 |
3TB ex 581 |
BLOOMSBURY Red Lion Square - LEYTON GREEN ( Mon-Sat ) LEYTON Downsell Road (Mon-Fri peak jnys / Sat sh ) or Whipps Cross - WOODFORD Napier Arms ( Suns )
Allocation as above
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Taken from November 1958 Red Book although dated 17.10.56 |
14.04.59
Last day of operation, replaced by revised Route 170
Operating Depots
LB Lea Bridge
Changeover
outside depot
CT Clapton
Changeover outside depot
