Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
05.11.39
BW
TB
TB
TB

ALDGATE  - Whitechapel Road  -  Mile End Gate  - Bow Road  -  Bow Church -  Stratford Broadway  -  Leytonstone High Road  -  Whipps Cross  -  LEYTON TB Depot
New Trolleybus service operated by  Bow depot
Replaced Tram Route #61

October 1943 first and last times

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
19.04.44
BW
TB
TB
TB
LB
TB
--
-

ALDGATE  - LEYTON TB Depot
Mon-Fri Lea Bridge (LB) allocation introduced

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
May 1948
BW
TB
TB
TB

ALDGATE  - LEYTON TB Depot
Mon-Fri Lea Bridge (LB) allocation withdrawn


July 1952 map drawn by Mike Harris
Extracted from 1952 historical map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

#1556 seen operating a short working journey at Stratford broadway

#1556 seen operating a short working journey at Stratford Broadway

© Chris Stanley


January 1959 first and last times

 

18.08.59
Last day of operation, replaced by Newe Route 26

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Thursday, 05.12.24