Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
10.06.40
PR
TB
TB
TB
WH
TB
TB
TB

ALDGATE  - Commercial Road -  Stepney  -  Limehouse  -  POPLAR Aberfeldy Street ( Sat off peak )  -  Cannington Town  -  Plaistow  -  UPTON PARK Boley ( Mon-Fri/ Sat peaks )
New trolleybus route replacing Tram 67

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
04.12.40
PR
TB
TB
TB
WH
TB
TB
TB

ALDGATE  - Commercial Road -  Stepney  -  Limehouse  -  POPLAR Aberfeldy Street (Mon-Fri evgs / Sat off peak )  -  Cannington Town  -  Plaistow  -  UPTON PARK Boley ( Mon-Fri) - East Ham  -  BARKING BROADWAY ( Sat pm )

SMITHFIELD  -  Old Street  -  Shoreditch  - Aldgate -  POPLAR Aberfeldy Street (Suns )
Saturday pm extended from Upton Park to Barkig
Sunday introduced between Smithfied and Poplar

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
23.07.41
PR
TB
TB
TB
WH
TB
TB
TB

SMITHFIELD ( Suns )  -  ALDGATE ( Mon-Sat )  -  POPLAR  ( Mon-Fri evgs / Sat /Suns )  -  EAST HAM Town Hall ( Mon-Fri except evgs / Sat peaks )  -  BARKING (Mon-Fri except evgs / Sats )
Mon-Fri daytime extended from Upton Park to East Ham Town Hall
Saturday except peaks extended from  Poplar to Barking

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
29.10.41
PR
TB
TB
TB
WH
TB
TB
TB

SMITHFIELD ( Suns )  -  ALDGATE ( Mon-Sat )  -  POPLAR  ( Mon-Fri evgs / Sat /Suns )  -  EAST HAM Town Hall ( Mon-Fri except evgs )  -  BARKING (Mon-Fri except evgs / Sats except peaks)
Mon-Fri daytime extended from Upton Park to East Ham Town Hall
Saturday between peaks extended from  Poplar to Barking

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
01.04.42
PR
TB
TB
TB
WH
TB
TB
TB

SMITHFIELD ( Suns )  -  ALDGATE ( Mon-Sat )  -  POPLAR  ( Mon-Fri evgs / Sat /Suns pm)  -  EAST HAM Town Hall ( Mon-Fri except evgs )  -  BARKING (Mon-Fri except evgs / Sats Suns am / evgs)
Saturday extend fromPoplar to Barking at all times
Sunday am and evenings extended from Poplar to Barking

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
03.05.42
PR
TB
TB
TB
WH
TB
TB
TB

SMITHFIELD ( Suns )  -  ALDGATE ( Mon-Sat )  -  POPLAR  ( Mon-Fri evgs / Sat /Suns pm)  -  EAST HAM Town Hall ( Mon-Fri except evgs )  -  BARKING (Mon-Fri except evgs / Sats / Suns)
Sunday afternoons extended from Poplar to Barking

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
28.10.42
PR
TB
TB
TB
WH
TB
TB
TB

SMITHFIELD ( Suns excpt evgs)  -  ALDGATE ( Mon-Sat )  -  POPLAR  ( Mon-Fri evgs / Sat /Suns pm)  -  EAST HAM ( Mon-Fri except evgs and pm peaks/ Sat am peaks)  - 
BARKING
(Mon-Fri except evgs and pm pekas/ Sats except am peak / Suns except evgs)
Saturday am peaks withdrawn betwee East Ham and Barking
Sunday evenings withdrawn throughout

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
21.04.43
PR
TB
TB
TB
WH
TB
TB
TB

SMITHFIELD ( Suns )  -  ALDGATE ( Mon-Sat )  -  POPLAR  ( Mon-Fri evgs / Sat /Suns pm)  -  EAST HAM Town Hall ( Mon-Fri except evgs )  -  BARKING (Mon-Fri except evgs / Sats / Suns)
Sunday evening service reinstated
Mon-Fri pm peaks extended from East Ham to Barking

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
20.10.43
PR
TB
TB
TB
WH
TB
TB
TB

SMITHFIELD ( Suns excpt evgs)  -  ALDGATE ( Mon-Sat )  -  BARKING (Mon-Sat/ Suns except evgs)
Sunday evenings withdrawn throughout

October 1943 first and last times
Taken from October 1943 Tram and Trolleybus timetable

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
19.04.44
PR
TB
TB
TB
WH
TB
TB
TB

SMITHFIELD ( Suns )  -  ALDGATE ( Mon-Sat )  -  POPLAR  ( Mon-Fri evgs / Sat /Suns pm)  -  EAST HAM Town Hall ( Mon-Fri except evgs )  -  BARKING (Mon-Fri except evgs / Sats / Suns)
Sunday evening service reinstated

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
25.10.44
PR
TB
TB
TB
WH
TB
TB
TB

SMITHFIELD ( Suns excpt evgs)  -  ALDGATE ( Mon-Sat )  -  POPLAR  ( Mon-Fri evgs / Sat /Suns pm)  -  EAST HAM ( Mon-Fri except evgs and pm peaks/ Sat am peaks)  - 
BARKING
(Mon-Fri except evgs and pm pekas/ Sats except am peak / Suns except evgs)
Sunday evenings withdrawn throughout

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
02.05.45
PR
TB
TB
TB
WH
TB
TB
TB

SMITHFIELD ( Suns )  -  ALDGATE ( Mon-Sat )  -  POPLAR  ( Mon-Fri evgs / Sat /Suns pm)  -  EAST HAM Town Hall ( Mon-Fri except evgs )  -  BARKING (Mon-Fri except evgs / Sats / Suns)
Sunday evening service reinstated

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
25.11.45
PR
TB
TB
TB
WH
TB
TB
TB

SMITHFIELD ( Suns )  -  ALDGATE ( Mon-Sat )  -  BARKING (Daily)
Mon-Fri evening service extended from Poplar to Barking

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
13.04.49
PR
58TB
48TB
28TB
WH
11TB+
7/669
1/687
10TB
2/689
7TB
The Poplar allocation included Route 569 and 665

BARKING BROADWAY  -  ALDGATE ( Mon-Fri )   - Commercial Street  -  Old Street  -  SMITHFIELD ( Mon-Fri peaks, Sat, Sun)
Service amended to run as above

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
1952 ?
PR
58TB
48TB
28TB
WH
11TB+
7/669
1/687
10TB
2/689
7TB
The Poplar allocation included Route 569 and 665

BARKING BROADWAY  - WEST INDIA DOCK ( Mon-Fri peaks )  -  ALDGATE ( Mon-Fri )   - Commercial Street  -  Old Street  -  SMITHFIELD ( Mon-Fri peaks, Sat, Sun)
Mon-Fri peak journeys introduced between Smithfield and West India Dock ( date unknown )

June 1958 first and last times
Taken frm November 1958 Red Book

 

10.11.59
Last day of operation, replaced by Route 5


Operating Depots

PR Poplar
Changeover at Aberfeldy Street

WH West Ham
Changeover at Greengate

 

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Date of edit   Thursday, 28.11.24