Route History

 

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
06.03.89
U
5RMC
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EAST BECKTON Cyprus - Stansfield Road - Custom House - Keir Hardie Estate - Silvertown Way - NON STOP - St Katherine Dock - Tower Gateway - Aldgate - Liverpool Street - St Paul's - Aldwych - TRAFALGAR SQUARE (Mon-Fri pm peaks ) - Piccadilly Circus - OXFORD CIRCUS ( Mon-Fri am peaks )
New Mon-Fri peak service am towards Oxford Circus and pm from Trafalgar Square

RMC1490

RMC1490 waits for an afternoon departure from Canada House

© John Parkin

03.06.89
U
5RMC
3RMC
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EAST BECKTON Cyprus - OXFORD CIRCUS ( Mon-Fri except evenings/ Sat shopping hours)
Mon-Fri daytime and Saturday shopping hours introduction

02.06.90
U
5RMC
3RMC
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EAST BECKTON Cyprus ( Mon-Fri peaks / Sat shopping hours ) - TRAFALGAR SQUARE ( Mon-Fri pm peaks ) - OXFORD CIRCUS ( Mon-Fri am peaks/ Sat shopping hours)
Mon-Fri withdrawn between peaks

23.11.91
U
9T
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EAST BECKTON Cyprus - TRAFALGAR SQUARE ( Mon-Fri with the flow peaks )
Saturday withdrawn
Mon-Fri withdrawn between Trafalgar Square and Oxford Circus
Converted to OPO operation

T653

T653 Canada House stand

This image available with the
Titan download

18.07.92
U
11S
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Jointly operated with Route D11

Converted to Scania type and jointly operated with Route D11

22.05.93
U
7S
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EAST BECKTON Winsor Park Estate - TRAFALGAR SQUARE ( Mon-Fri with the flow peaks )
Extended in East Beckton to Winsor Park Estate
Diverted at Limehouse via Limehouse Link and Lea Crossing thus no longer serving Commercial Road

X15 central
east section
Both maps extracted from Stagecoach map drawn by Mike Harris
The Greater London Bus Map

15.05.95
Last day of operation - DLR now operational service not needed

Garages

U Upton Park
Changeover point not known