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250 (and 255/555) Mondays to Fridays towards Debden Other direction Sat Sun
ECC ECC 255 RB 255 RB 255 255 555 255 555 255 255 255 255 Waltham Cross, Bus Station 0530 -- 0600 -- 0620 0650 0645 -- 0720 0720 0735 0745 0755 0815 0825 0855 0850 0915 Waltham Abbey, Quaker Lane 0535 0555 0605 0625 0625 0655 0650 0715 0725 0725 0743 0747 0800 0817 0830 0900 0857 0921 Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road 0541 0601 0611 0631 0631 0701 0701 -- 0731 0736 -- 0754 0806 0824 0836 0906 0904 0928 Upshire, Princesfield Road -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0721 -- -- 0750 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Wake Arms, Old Orleans 0548 0605 0618 0635 0638 0705 0709 0723 0736 0745 0756 0804 0811 0835 0842 0912 0915 0936 Rectory Lane, Church Lane -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0727 -- -- 0801 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Loughton, Homebase 0552 0609 0622 0639 0642 0709 0713 -- 0740 0749 -- 0808 0815 0839 0846 0916 0919 0940 Loughton Station 0558 0613 0628 0643 0648 0713 0721 RL 0746 0757 DE 0816 0821 0847 0852 0922 0927 0948 Borders Lane, Epping Forest College -- 0616 -- 0646 -- 0716 0726 -- 0749 0802 -- 0821 0824 0852 0855 0925 0932 0953 Debden Broadway -- 0618 -- 0648 -- 0718 0727 0732 0751 0803 0815 0822 0826 0853 0857 0927 0933 0954 LS LS 555 255 255 555 255 255 255 555 255 Waltham Cross, Bus Station HA 0925 0945 55 15 HA 25 45 1425 1445 1455 1515 1525 HA 1550 1555 Waltham Abbey, Quaker Lane 0923 0930 0951 00 21 23 30 51 1430 1451 1500 1521 1530 1548 1556 1600 Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road -- 0936 0958 Then 06 28 -- 36 58 1436 1458 1506 1528 1536 -- 1603 1606 Upshire, Princesfield Road 0930 -- -- at these -- -- 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1555 -- -- Wake Arms, Old Orleans 0936 0942 0906 minutes 12 36 36 42 06 1442 1506 1512 1539 1542 1601 1612 1612 Rectory Lane, Church Lane 0940 -- past the -- -- 40 -- -- until -- -- -- -- -- 1605 -- -- Loughton, Homebase -- 0946 0910 hour 16 40 -- 46 10 1446 1510 1516 1543 1546 -- 1616 1616 Loughton Station RL 0952 0918 22 48 RL 52 18 1452 1518 1522 1551 1552 RL 1624 1622 Borders Lane, Epping Forest College -- 0955 0923 25 53 -- 55 23 1455 1523 1525 1556 1555 -- 1629 1625 Debden Broadway 0947 0957 0924 27 54 47 57 24 1457 1525 1527 1557 1557 1612 1630 1627 LS LS LS 255 555 255 255 255 255 555 255 255 255 555 255 Waltham Cross, Bus Station 1620 1630 HA 1650 1705 1715 1735 1735 1800 1805 1806 1830 1835 1900 1915 1930 1933 2000 Waltham Abbey, Quaker Lane 1626 1635 1653 1656 1710 1721 1740 1741 1806 1810 1812 1837 1840 1906 1920 1935 1940 2005 Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road 1633 1641 -- 1703 1716 1728 1746 1748 1813 1816 -- 1845 1846 1912 1926 1942 -- 2012 Upshire, Princesfield Road -- -- 1702 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1822 -- -- -- -- 1949 -- Wake Arms, Old Orleans -- -- 1710 -- 1722 1739 1752 1759 1824 1822 1830 1854 1852 1919 1931 1949 -- 2019 Rectory Lane, Church Lane 1644 1647 1714 1714 -- -- -- -- -- -- 1834 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Loughton, Homebase 1648 1651 -- 1718 1726 1743 1756 1803 1828 1826 -- 1858 1856 1922 1934 1952 -- 2022 Loughton Station 1656 1657 RL 1726 1732 1751 1802 1811 1836 1832 RL 1905 1902 1928 1939 1958 -- 2028 Borders Lane, Epping Forest College 1701 1700 -- 1731 1735 -- 1805 -- -- 1835 -- -- 1905 -- -- -- -- -- Debden Broadway 1702 1702 1721 1732 1737 -- 1807 -- -- 1837 1837 -- 1907 -- -- -- -- -- LS LS ECC ECC ECC RB RB RB Waltham Cross, Bus Station 2004 2108 2208 2308 Waltham Abbey, Quaker Lane 2009 2113 2213 2313 Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road 2015 2119 2219 2319 Wake Arms, Old Orleans 2020 2124 2224 2324 Loughton, Homebase 2023 2127 2227 2327 Loughton Station 2028 2132 2232 2332 Borders Lane, Epping Forest College -- -- 2335 Debden Broadway -- -- 2337
ECC - Operated for Essex County Council DE - Via Debden Estate HA - Commences from Harlow LS - Continues to Loughton Station RB - Operated by Regal Buses RL - Via Rectory Lane
250 (and 255/555) Mondays to Fridays towards Waltham Cross Other direction Sat Sun
255 255 255 255 555 255 255 555 255 255 Debden Broadway -- -- -- 0642 -- 0710 -- 0732 0740 0805 0810 0835 0840 0847 0905 0915 0935 0945 Borders Lane, Epping Forest College -- -- 0644 -- 0712 -- 0733 0742 0806 0812 0836 0842 0848 0906 0917 0936 0947 Loughton Station 0600 -- 0630 0647 0700 0715 0730 0738 0745 0811 0815 0841 0845 0854 0911 0920 0941 0950 Loughton, Homebase 0607 -- 0637 0651 0707 0719 0737 0745 0751 0819 0821 0849 0851 0901 0919 0926 0949 0956 Wake Arms, Old Orleans 0610 -- 0640 0655 0710 0723 0742 0750 0755 0823 0825 0854 0855 0905 0923 0930 0953 1000 Upshire, Princesfield Road -- -- -- -- -- -- 0800 -- -- -- -- -- 0914 -- -- -- -- Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road 0617 -- 0647 0659 0717 0727 0750 -- 0800 0830 0831 0902 0901 -- 0930 0936 1000 1006 Waltham Abbey, Leverton Way 0622 0635 0652 0705 0722 0733 0756 0815 0806 0835 0837 0908 0907 0922 0935 0942 1005 1012 Waltham Cross, Bus Station 0628 0640 0658 0710 0728 0738 0804 HA 0811 0841 0842 0915 0912 HA 0941 0947 1011 1017 555 255 255 555 255 555 DP 255 255 555 Debden Broadway 0947 05 15 35 45 47 1435 1445 1447 1515 1520 1535 1550 1605 1612 1620 Borders Lane, Epping Forest College 0948 06 17 36 47 48 1436 1447 1448 1517 1521 1536 1552 1606 1613 1622 Loughton Station 0954 Then 11 20 41 50 54 1441 1450 1454 1520 1527 1541 1555 1611 1619 1625 Loughton, Homebase 1001 at these 19 26 49 56 01 1449 1456 1501 1526 1535 1549 1601 1619 1626 1631 Wake Arms, Old Orleans 1005 minutes 23 30 53 00 05 until 1453 1500 -- 1530 1539 1553 1605 1623 1630 1635 Upshire, Princesfield Road 1014 past the -- -- -- -- 14 -- -- -- -- 1548 -- -- -- 1639 -- Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road -- hour 30 36 00 06 -- 1500 1506 -- 1536 -- 1600 1611 1630 -- 1641 Waltham Abbey, Leverton Way 1022 35 42 05 12 22 1505 1512 -- 1542 1556 1605 1617 1635 1647 1647 Waltham Cross, Bus Station HA 41 47 11 17 HA 1511 1517 -- 1547 HA 1611 1622 1641 1658 1652 HA ECC 255 255 555 255 255 255 255 555 ECC 255 255 RB 255 Debden Broadway 1635 1650 1715 1720 1721 1735 1755 -- -- 1825 -- 1837 1855 -- 1920 -- 2028 -- Borders Lane, Epping Forest College 1636 1652 1716 1722 1722 1736 1757 -- -- 1827 -- 1838 1857 -- 1922 -- 2030 -- Loughton Station, arr 1641 1655 1722 1725 1726 1742 1800 1800 1820 1830 1840 1842 1900 1915 1925 2002 2033 2032 Loughton Station, dep 1641 1655 1722 1725 1730 1742 1800 1800 1820 1830 1840 1900 1900 1915 1925 2002 2033 2032 Loughton Homebase 1649 1701 1730 1731 1737 1750 1806 1807 1827 1836 1847 1908 1905 1922 1930 2009 2038 2039 Wake Arms, Old Orleans 1653 1705 1735 1735 1742 1755 1810 1812 1832 1840 1852 1910 1909 1925 1934 2012 2041 2042 Upshire, Princesfield Road -- -- -- -- 1751 -- -- -- -- -- -- 1915 -- -- -- -- -- -- Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road 1700 1711 1744 1741 -- 1804 1815 1821 1841 1845 1901 NF 1914 1934 1939 2019 2046 2049 Waltham Abbey, Leverton Way 1705 1717 1750 1747 1800 1810 1851 1827 1847 1851 1907 -- 1920 1940 1945 2024 2052 2054 Waltham Cross, Bus Station 1711 1722 1756 1752 1810 1818 1826 1834 1854 1856 1914 -- 1925 1945 1950 2029 2057 2059 HA ECC ECC RB RB Loughton Station 2138 2233 Loughton, Homebase 2143 2238 Wake Arms, Old Orleans 2146 2241 Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road 2151 2246 Waltham Abbey, Leverton Way 2157 2252 Waltham Cross, Bus Station 2202 2257
ECC - Operated for Essex County Council DP - Commences from Debden Park School HA - Continues to Harlow NF - Continues to Ninefields North, Edward Court RB - Operated by Regal Buses
250 (and 255/555) Saturdays towards Debden Other direction Mon-Fri Sun
ECC 555 555 555 RB 255 255 255 255 HA 255 HA HA Waltham Cross, Bus Station -- 0648 0655 0718 0725 0748 0755 0818 0825 0848 55 18 25 48 1825 1848 Waltham Abbey, Quaker Lane 0623 0653 0700 0723 0730 0753 0800 0823 0830 0853 Then 00 23 30 53 1830 1853 Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road 0629 0659 0706 0729 0736 0759 0806 0829 0836 0859 at these 06 29 36 59 1836 1859 Wake Arms, Old Orleans 0633 0706 0710 0736 0741 0806 0811 0836 0842 0906 minutes 12 36 42 06 1842 1906 Loughton, Homebase 0637 0709 0714 0739 0745 0809 0815 0839 0846 0909 past the 16 39 46 09 until 1846 1909 Loughton Station 0641 0715 0718 0745 0751 0815 0821 0845 0852 0915 hour 22 45 52 15 1852 1915 Borders Lane, Epping Forest College -- -- 0721 -- 0754 -- 0824 -- 0855 -- 25 --55 -- 1855 -- Debden Broadway -- -- 0723 -- 0756 -- 0826 -- 0857 -- 27 --57 -- 1857 -- ECC ECC ECC ECC 255 RB RB RB RB Waltham Cross, Bus Station 1904 2003 2008 2108 2208 2308 Waltham Abbey, Quaker Lane 1909 2010 2013 2113 2213 2313 Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road 1915 2015 2019 2119 2219 2319 Wake Arms, Old Orleans 1920 2020 2024 2124 2224 2324 Loughton, Homebase 1923 2023 2027 2127 2227 2327 Loughton Station 1928 2028 2032 2132 2232 2332 Borders Lane, Epping Forest College -- -- 2035 -- -- 2335 Debden Broadway -- -- 2037 -- -- 2337
ECC - Operated for Essex County Council HA - Commences from Harlow RB - Operated by Regal Buses
250 (and 255/555) Saturdays towards Waltham Cross Other direction Mon-Fri Sun
ECC RB 555 555 255 555 255 555 255 255 Debden Broadway -- 0715 -- -- 0745 -- 0815 -- 45 -- 15 -- 1645 -- 1715 -- Borders Lane, Epping Forest College -- 0717 -- -- 0747 -- 0817 Then -- 47 -- 17 -- 1647 -- 1717 -- Loughton Station 0650 0720 0718 0748 0750 0818 0820 at these 48 50 18 20 1648 1650 1718 1720 1748 Loughton, Homebase 0654 0724 0726 0756 0756 0826 0826 minutes 56 56 26 26 1656 1656 1726 1726 1756 Wake Arms, Old Orleans 0658 0728 0730 0800 0800 0830 0830 past the 00 00 30 30 until 1700 1700 1730 1730 1800 Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road 0702 0732 0736 0806 0805 0836 0836 hour 06 06 36 36 1706 1706 1736 1736 1806 Waltham Abbey, Leverton Way 0708 0738 0741 0811 0811 0841 0842 11 12 41 42 1711 1712 1741 1742 1811 Waltham Cross, Bus Station 0713 0743 0746 0816 0816 0846 0847 16 17 46 47 1716 1717 1746 1747 1816 HA HA HA HA ECC ECC ECC ECC 255 255 255 RB 255 RB RB RB Debden Broadway 1745 -- 1815 -- 1845 -- 1933 -- 2028 -- -- Borders Lane, Epping Forest College 1747 -- 1817 -- 1847 -- 1935 -- 2030 -- -- Loughton Station 1750 1818 1820 1848 1850 1918 1938 2030 2033 2138 2233 Loughton, Homebase 1756 1826 1826 1856 1856 1926 1943 2038 2038 2143 2238 Wake Arms, Old Orleans 1800 1830 1830 1900 1900 1930 1946 2042 2041 2146 2241 Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road 1805 1836 1835 1906 1905 1936 1951 2050 2046 2151 2246 Waltham Abbey, Leverton Way 1811 1841 1841 1911 1911 1941 1957 2054 2052 2157 2252 Waltham Cross, Bus Station 1816 1846 1846 1916 1916 1946 2002 -- 2057 2202 2257
ECC - Operated for Essex County Council HA - Continues to Harlow RB - Operated by Regal Buses
240/250 Sundays/Public Holidays (not Christmas/Boxing Days) towards Debden (operated for Essex County Council by Regal Buses) Other direction Mon-Fri Sat
240 240 240 240 240 240 240 251 Waltham Cross, Bus Station 0835 0935 1035 1135 1235 1335 1435 1535 1635 1735 1835 1935 2035 2135 2235 2259 Waltham Abbey, Quaker Lane 0841 0941 1041 1141 1241 1341 1441 1541 1641 1741 1841 1941 2041 2141 2241 2304 Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road 0849 0949 1049 1149 1249 1349 1449 1549 1649 1749 1849 1949 2049 2149 2249 -- Upshire, Princesfield Road -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2311 Wake Arms, Old Orleans 0853 0953 1053 1153 1253 1353 1453 1553 1653 1753 1853 1953 2053 2153 2253 2316 Loughton, Homebase 0857 0957 1057 1157 1257 1357 1457 1557 1657 1757 1857 1957 2057 2157 2257 2319 Loughton Station 0904 1004 1104 1204 1304 1404 1504 1604 1704 1804 1904 2004 2104 2204 2304 2324 Borders Lane, Epping Forest College 0907 -- 1107 -- 1307 -- 1507 -- 1707 -- 1907 -- 2107 -- 2307 2328 Oakwood Hill, River Hill -- 1007 -- 1207 -- 1407 -- 1607 -- 1807 -- 2007 -- 2207 -- -- Debden Broadway 0910 1010 1110 1210 1310 1410 1510 1610 1710 1810 1910 2010 2110 2210 2310 2330
240/250 Sundays/Public Holidays (not Christmas/Boxing Days) towards Waltham Cross (operated for Essex County Council by Regal Buses) Other direction Mon-Fri Sat
251 240 240 240 240 240 240 240 Debden Broadway 0742 0814 0914 1014 1114 1214 1314 1414 1514 1614 1714 1814 1914 2014 2114 2214 Oakwood Hill, River Hill -- -- 0917 -- 1117 -- 1317 -- 1517 -- 1717 -- 1917 -- 2117 -- Borders Lane, Epping Forest College 0744 0817 -- 1017 -- 1217 -- 1417 -- 1617 -- 1817 -- 2017 -- 2217 Loughton Station 0748 0821 0921 1021 1121 1221 1321 1421 1521 1621 1721 1821 1921 2021 2121 2221 Loughton, Homebase 0753 0828 0928 1028 1128 1228 1328 1428 1528 1628 1728 1828 1928 2028 2128 2228 Wake Arms, Old Orleans 0756 0832 0932 1032 1132 1232 1332 1432 1532 1631 1732 1832 1932 2032 2132 2232 Upshire, Princesfield Road 0801 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road -- 0837 0937 1037 1137 1237 1337 1437 1537 1637 1737 1837 1937 2037 2137 2237 Waltham Abbey, Leverton Way 0808 0845 0945 1045 1145 1245 1345 1445 1545 1645 1745 1845 1945 2045 2145 2245 Waltham Cross, Bus Station 0813 0851 0951 1051 1151 1251 1351 1451 1551 1651 1751 1851 1951 2051 2151 2251
Note: There is no service on Christmas Day or Boxing Day.
Operated by Arriva the Shires (most of Mon-Sat 250), Regal Busways (Mon-Sat 250 journeys and Sunday 250/240) or Travel with Hunny (255/555)
Timetables revised 31/01/11 (250/240; all journeys once again serve Waltham Cross Bus Station); 18/01/11 (255/555)
Waltham Cross - Waltham Abbey - Shernbroke Road - Wake Arms - Loughton - Debden
Waltham Cross Bus Station - Eleanor Cross Road - Waltham Cross Station - Eleanor Cross Road -
Station Road - High Bridge Street - Waltham Abbey - Green Yard - Leverton Way - Quaker Lane - Sun Street -
Sewardstone Road - Farm Hill Road - Honey Lane - Shernbroke Road - Honey Lane - Skillet Hill - Woodridden Hill -
Wake Arms Roundabout - Goldings Hill - Church Hill - High Road - Old Station Road - Station Approach -
Loughton Station - Station Approach - Alderton Hill - Alderton Hall Lane - Border's Lane - Chigwell Lane -
The Broadway - Burton Road - Debden Station
Note: The Mon-Fri 555 and the last Sunday journey (which runs as 251) use the normal 251 route as above to Farm Hall Road and
Broomstick Hall Road - Ninefields - Wnters Way - Ninefields - Upshire Road to Upshire Princesfield Road, then
continue via
Upshire Road - Woodgreen Lane - Woodgreen Road to Woodridden Hill and as above to Debden Station.
The Mon-Fri 555 service operates via Rectory Lane between the Goldings Hill/Church Hill junction and Chigwell Lane and continues from
Debden Station to Loughton Station via Burton Drive - The Broadway - Chigwell Lane - Border's Lane - Alderton Hall Lane - Alderton Hill -
Station Approach.
One Mon-Fri 555 morning journey operates via Debden Estate between Rectory Lane/Pyrles Lane and
Loughton High Road/Traps Hill, running via Pyrles Lane - Chester Road - Willingale Road - Colebrook Lane - Jessel Drive -
Burney Drive - Westall Road - Etheridge Road - Willingale Road to The Broadway and on to Loughton Station
Note: Alternate Sunday journeys run as 240, running as above to Alderton Hill then via Roding Road - Oakwood Hill -
Chigwell Lane - The Broadway - Burton Road - Debden Station.
Debden - Loughton - Wake Arms - Shernbroke Road - Waltham Abbey - Waltham Cross
Debden Station - Burton Drive - The Broadway - Chigwell Lane - Border's Lane - Alderton Hall Lane - Alderton Hill -
Station Approach - Loughton Station - Station Approach - Old Station Road - High Road - Church Hill - Goldings Hill -
Wake Arms Roundabout - Woodridden Hill - Skillet Hill - Honey Lane - Shernbroke Road - Honey Lane - Shernbroke Road -
Honey Lane - Farm Hill Road - Sewardstone Road - Sun Street - Quaker Lane - Leverton Way - Green Yard -
Waltham Abbey - High Bridge Street - Station Road - Eleanor Cross Road - Waltham Cross Station -
Eleanor Cross Road - Waltham Cross Bus Station
Note: The Mon-Fri 555 and the first Sunday journey (which runs as 251)
run as above as far as Woodridden Hill then via
Woodgreen Road - Woodgreen Lane - Upshire Road to Upshire Princesfield Road then via normal 251 route via
Upshire Road - Ninefields - Winters Way - Ninefields - Broomstick Hall Road to Farm Hall Road and as above to Waltham Cross Bus Station.
Note: Alternate Sunday journeys run as 240, running from Debden Station via Burton Drive - The Broadway -
Chigwell Lane - Oakwood Hill - Roding Road to Alderton Hill then as above to Waltham Cross Bus Station.
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