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Routes 240/250/255/555

Waltham Cross - Waltham Abbey - Wake Arms - Loughton - Debden

Mondays to Fridays           Saturdays           Sundays

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Route record (places served and roads followed)

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)

Route record

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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