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)
Addional service added Mon-Sat peaks between West India Docks and Smithfield
Saturday am peaks withdrawn betwee East Ham and Barking
Sunday evenings withdrawn throughout
Addional service added Mon-Sat peaks between West India Docks and Smithfield

Date	Gar	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
06.01.43	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)
Additional service mon-Sat peaks West India Docks and Smithfield
Saturday am peaks withdrawn betwee East Ham and Barking
Sunday evenings withdrawn throughout
Additional service Mon-Sat peaks withdrawn between Aldgate and Smithfield

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)
Additional service mon-Sat peaks West India Docks and Smithfield
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)
Additional service mon-Sat peaks West India Docks and Aldgate
Sunday evenings withdrawn throughout
Addional service withdrawn between Aldgate and Smithfield

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
Mon-Sat additonal journeys between West india Docks and Aldgate transferred to Route 569

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
11.10.50	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)
WEST INDIA DOCK - ALDGATE Minories Bus Station ( Mon-Fri peas / Sat am peak )
Mon-Fri peak and Sat am journeys introduced between Aldgate and West India Dock transferred fro Route 569

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