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Routes 240/250/255

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

Mondays to Fridays           Saturdays           Sundays

Route record (places served and roads followed)

250/255 Mondays to Fridays towards Debden      Other direction      Sat      Sun


                                                   ECC       ECC
                                              255  250  255  250  255  250  255  250  255  250  255  250  255  250  255  250  255  250
Waltham Cross, Bus Station                   0548  --  0618  --  0645 0650 0715 0720 0745 0750 0815 0818 0850 0855 0920 0925 0950 0955
Waltham Abbey, Quaker Lane                   0553 0555 0625 0625 0650 0655 0720 0728 0750 0758 0820 0826 0855 0903 0925 0933 0955 1003
Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road    0558 0601 0628 0631 0656 0700 0726 0733 0756 0804 0826 0832 0901 0909 0931 0938 1001 1008
Wake Arms, Old Orleans                       0604 0605 0634 0635 0706 0707 0736 0740 0803 0812 0833 0840 0908 0916 0938 0945 1008 1015
Loughton, Homebase                           0606 0609 0636 0639 0710 0711 0740 0744 0806 0816 0836 0844 0911 0920 0941 0949 1011 1019
Loughton Station                             0610 0613 0640 0643 0715 0717 0745 0750 0813 0822 0843 0850 0915 0926 0945 0955 1015 1025
Borders Lane, Epping Forest College          0613 0616  --  0646 0718 0720 0748 0753 0817 0826 0847 0855 0918 0929 0948 0958 1018 1028
Debden Broadway                              0615 0618  --  0648 0720 0722 0750 0755 0820 0830 0850 0900 0920 0931 0950 1000 1020 1030

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                                              255          250   250             250  255  250  255  250  255  250  255  250  255  250
Waltham Cross, Bus Station                   1020           25 50 55 20         1525 1555 1600 1630 1635 1700 1705 1730 1735 1800 1805
Waltham Abbey, Quaker Lane                   1025 Then      33 55 03 25         1533 1600 1608 1635 1643 1705 1713 1735 1743 1805 1810
Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road    1031 at these  38 01 08 31         1538 1606 1613 1641 1648 1711 1718 1741 1748 1811 1816
Wake Arms, Old Orleans                       1038 minutes   45 08 15 38         1545 1613 1620 1648 1655 1718 1725 1748 1755 1818 1822
Loughton, Homebase                           1041 past the  49 11 19 41 until   1549 1615 1624 1651 1659 1721 1729 1751 1759 1821 1826
Loughton Station                             1045 hour      55 15 25 45         1555 1619 1630 1655 1705 1725 1735 1755 1805 1825 1832
Borders Lane, Epping Forest College          1048           58 18 28 48         1558 1622 1633 1658 1708 1728 1738 1758 1808 1828 1835
Debden Broadway                              1050           00 20 30 50         1600 1624 1635 1700 1710 1730 1740 1800 1810 1830 1837

                                                                            ECC  ECC  ECC
                                              255  250  255  250  255  250  250  250  250
Waltham Cross, Bus Station                   1830 1835 1900 1905 2000 2005 2108 2208 2308
Waltham Abbey, Quaker Lane                   1835 1840 1905 1910 2005 2010 2113 2213 2313
Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road    1841 1846 1911 1916 2011 2016 2119 2219 2319
Wake Arms, Old Orleans                       1848 1852 1918 1921 2018 2021 2124 2224 2324
Loughton, Homebase                           1851 1855 1921 1924 2021 2024 2127 2227 2327
Loughton Station                             1855 1900 1925 1929 2025 2029 2132 2232 2332
Borders Lane, Epping Forest College          1858 1903 1928  --  2028  --   --   --  2335
Debden Broadway                              1900 1905 1930  --  2030  --   --   --  2337
ECC - Operated for Essex County Council by Regal Buses
Reversed text - earlier bus in next column.

250/255 Mondays to Fridays towards Waltham Cross      Other direction      Sat      Sun


                                              250  255  255  250  250  255  250  255  250  255  250  255  250  255  250  255  250  255
Debden Broadway                               --  0625  --  0642 0710 0725 0730 0800 0803 0830 0837 0905 0910 0935 0940 1005 1010 1035
Borders Lane, Epping Forest College           --  0626  --  0644 0712 0726 0732 0801 0805 0831 0839 0906 0912 0936 0942 1006 1012 1036
Loughton Station                              --  0630 0645 0647 0715 0730 0736 0805 0809 0835 0843 0910 0916 0940 0946 1010 1016 1040
Loughton, Homebase                            --  0637 0650 0651 0721 0735 0742 0810 0815 0840 0849 0915 0922 0945 0952 1015 1022 1045
Wake Arms, Old Orleans                        --  0640 0653 0655 0725 0738 0749 0813 0822 0843 0854 0918 0927 0948 0957 1018 1027 1048
Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road     --  0647 0700 0659 0731 0745 0755 0820 0828 0850 0900 0925 0933 0955 1003 1025 1033 1055
Waltham Abbey, Quaker Lane                   0640 0652 0705 0705 0737 0750 0802 0830 0835 0900 0906 0935 0939 1005 1009 1035 1039 1105
Waltham Cross, Bus Station                   0645 0658 0710 0710 0742 0755 0812 0840 0845 0910 0913 0940 0946 1010 1016 1040 1046 1110

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                                              250  255  250             250   250          250  255  250  255  250  255  250  255  250
Debden Broadway                              1040 1105 1110           35 40 05 10         1410 1435 1440 1505 1510 1540 1545 1610 1615
Borders Lane, Epping Forest College          1042 1106 1112 Then      36 42 06 12         1412 1436 1442 1506 1512 1541 1549 1611 1618
Loughton Station                             1046 1110 1116 at these  40 46 10 16         1416 1440 1446 1510 1516 1545 1553 1615 1622
Loughton, Homebase                           1052 1115 1122 minutes   45 52 15 22         1422 1445 1452 1515 1522 1550 1559 1620 1628
Wake Arms, Old Orleans                       1057 1118 1127 past the  48 57 18 27 until   1427 1448 1457 1518 1527 1553 1607 1623 1635
Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road    1103 1125 1133 hour      55 03 25 33         1433 1455 1503 1525 1533 1600 1613 1630 1641
Waltham Abbey, Quaker Lane                   1109 1135 1138           05 08 35 38         1438 1505 1510 1535 1540 1610 1620 1640 1648
Waltham Cross, Bus Station                   1116 1140 1145           10 15 40 45         1445 1510 1517 1540 1547 1615 1627 1645 1655

                                                                                                          ECC  ECC  ECC 
                                              255  250  255  250  255  250  255  250  255  250  250  255  250  250  250
Debden Broadway                              1640 1645 1710 1717 1745 1750 1820 1825 1850 1855 1920 1920 2028  --   --
Borders Lane, Epping Forest College          1641 1648 1711 1719 1746 1752 1821 1827 1851 1857 1922 1921 2030  --   --
Loughton Station                             1645 1652 1715 1723 1750 1756 1825 1830 1855 1900 1925 1925 2033 2138 2233
Loughton, Homebase                           1650 1658 1720 1729 1755 1802 1830 1836 1900 1905 1930 1930 2038 2143 2238
Wake Arms, Old Orleans                       1653 1705 1723 1735 1758 1807 1833 1840 1903 1909 1934 1933 2041 2146 2241
Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road    1700 1711 1730 1741 1805 1813 1840 1846 1910 1914 1939 1940 2046 2151 2246
Waltham Abbey, Quaker Lane                   1710 1718 1740 1748 1815 1818 1850 1852 1920 1920 1945 1950 2052 2157 2252
Waltham Cross, Bus Station                   1715 1725 1745 1755 1820 1825 1855 1858 1925 1925 1950 1955 2057 2202 2257
ECC - Operated for Essex County Council by Regal Buses
Reversed text - earlier bus in next column.

250/255 Saturdays towards Debden      Other direction      Mon-Fri      Sun


                                              ECC
                                              250  255  250  255  250  255  250  255  250  255  250  255  250  255  250  255  250  255
Waltham Cross, Bus Station                    --  0650 0655 0720 0725 0750 0755 0820 0825 0850 0855 0920 0925 0950 0955 1020 1025 1050
Waltham Abbey, Quaker Lane                   0623 0655 0700 0725 0730 0755 0800 0825 0830 0855 0900 0925 0933 0955 1003 1025 1033 1055
Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road    0629 0701 0706 0731 0736 0801 0806 0831 0836 0901 0906 0931 0938 1001 1008 1031 1038 1101
Wake Arms, Old Orleans                       0633 0708 0710 0738 0741 0808 0811 0838 0842 0908 0912 0938 0945 1008 1015 1038 1045 1108
Loughton, Homebase                           0637 0711 0714 0741 0745 0811 0815 0841 0846 0911 0916 0941 0949 1011 1019 1041 1049 1111
Loughton Station                             0641 0715 0718 0745 0751 0815 0821 0845 0852 0915 0922 0945 0955 1015 1025 1045 1055 1115
Borders Lane, Epping Forest College           --  0718 0721 0748 0754 0818 0824 0848 0855 0918 0925 0948 0958 1018 1028 1048 1058 1118
Debden Broadway                               --  0720 0723 0750 0756 0820 0826 0850 0857 0920 0927 0950 1000 1020 1030 1050 1100 1120

                                                           255   255
                                              250             250   250          250  255  250  255  250  250  255  250  255  250  255
Waltham Cross, Bus Station                   1055           20 25 50 55         1455 1520 1525 1555 1555 1625 1630 1655 1700 1725 1730
Waltham Abbey, Quaker Lane                   1103 Then      25 33 55 03         1503 1525 1533 1600 1603 1633 1635 1700 1705 1730 1735
Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road    1108 at these  31 38 01 08         1508 1531 1538 1606 1608 1638 1641 1706 1711 1736 1741
Wake Arms, Old Orleans                       1115 minutes   38 45 08 15         1515 1538 1545 1613 1615 1645 1648 1712 1718 1742 1748
Loughton, Homebase                           1119 past the  41 49 11 19 until   1519 1541 1549 1615 1619 1649 1651 1716 1721 1746 1751
Loughton Station                             1125 hour      45 55 15 25         1525 1545 1555 1619 1625 1655 1655 1722 1725 1752 1755
Borders Lane, Epping Forest College          1128           48 58 18 28         1528 1548 1558 1622 1628 1658 1658 1725 1728 1755 1758
Debden Broadway                              1130           50 00 20 30         1530 1550 1600 1624 1630 1700 1700 1727 1730 1757 1800

                                                                            ECC  ECC  ECC  ECC
                                              250  255  250  255  250  255  250  250  250  250
Waltham Cross, Bus Station                   1755 1800 1825 1830 1905 1900 2008 2108 2208 2308
Waltham Abbey, Quaker Lane                   1800 1805 1830 1835 1910 1905 2013 2113 2213 2313
Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road    1806 1811 1836 1841 1916 1911 2019 2119 2219 2319
Wake Arms, Old Orleans                       1812 1818 1842 1848 1921 1918 2024 2124 2224 2324
Loughton, Homebase                           1816 1821 1846 1851 1924 1921 2027 2127 2227 2327
Loughton Station                             1822 1825 1852 1855 1929 1925 2032 2132 2232 2332
Borders Lane, Epping Forest College          1825 1828 1855 1858  --  1928 2035  --   --  2335
Debden Broadway                              1827 1830 1857 1900  --  1930 2037  --   --  2337
ECC - Operated for Essex County Council by Regal Buses

250/255 Saturdays towards Waltham Cross      Other direction      Mon-Fri      Sun


                                              ECC                                                            255   255
                                              250  250  255  255  250  255  250  255  250  255  250             250   250          250
Debden Broadway                               --  0715  --  0740 0745 0810 0815 0840 0845 0905 0910           35 40 05 10         1640
Borders Lane, Epping Forest College           --  0717  --  0741 0747 0811 0817 0841 0847 0906 0912 Then      36 42 06 12         1642
Loughton Station                             0650 0720  --  0745 0750 0815 0820 0845 0850 0910 0916 at these  40 46 10 16         1646
Loughton, Homebase                           0654 0724  --  0750 0756 0820 0826 0850 0856 0915 0922 minutes   45 52 15 22         1652
Wake Arms, Old Orleans                       0658 0728  --  0753 0800 0823 0830 0853 0900 0918 0927 past the  48 57 18 27 until   1657
Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road    0702 0732 0730 0800 0805 0830 0836 0900 0906 0925 0933 hour      55 03 25 33         1703
Waltham Abbey, Quaker Lane                   0708 0738 0740 0810 0811 0840 0842 0910 0912 0935 0938           05 08 35 38         1708
Waltham Cross, Bus Station                   0713 0743 0745 0815 0816 0845 0847 0915 0917 0940 0945           10 15 40 45         1715

                                                                                      ECC  ECC  ECC  ECC 
                                              255  250  255  250  255  250  255  250  250  250  250  250
Debden Broadway                              1710 1715 1740 1745 1810 1815 1840 1845 1933 2028  --   --
Borders Lane, Epping Forest College          1711 1717 1741 1747 1811 1817 1841 1847 1935 2030  --   --
Loughton Station                             1715 1720 1745 1750 1815 1820 1845 1850 1938 2033 2138 2233
Loughton, Homebase                           1720 1726 1750 1756 1820 1826 1850 1856 1943 2038 2143 2238
Wake Arms, Old Orleans                       1723 1730 1753 1800 1823 1830 1853 1900 1946 2041 2146 2241
Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road    1730 1736 1800 1805 1830 1835 1900 1905 1951 2046 2151 2246
Waltham Abbey, Quaker Lane                   1740 1742 1810 1811 1840 1841 1910 1911 1957 2052 2157 2252
Waltham Cross, Bus Station                   1745 1747 1815 1816 1845 1846 1915 1916 2002 2057 2202 2257
ECC - Operated for Essex County Council by Regal Buses
Reversed text - earlier bus in next column.

240/250 Sundays/Public Holidays (not Christmas/Boxing Days) towards Debden (operated for Essex County Council by Regal Buses)    Other direction   Mon-Fri   Sat


                                              250  240  250  240  250  240  250  240  250  240  250  240  250  240  250  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  250  240  250  240  250  240  250  240  250  240  250  240  250  240  250
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 Roadrunner Buses (255)

Timetables revised 06/06/12 (240/250: 05/09/11)

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 last Sunday journey (which runs as 251) use the normal 251 route as above to Farm Hall Road and Broomstick Hall Road - Ninefields - Winters 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.
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 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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