London Buses route 147

London Buses route 147 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. The service is currently contracted to East London.

History
The route began in 1947 as a short route between Ilford and Redbridge. It was operated by 4 LTs from Seven Kings garage.

In 1954, the route was given a lengthy southern extension from Ilford to the North Woolwich Ferry. By 1958, the route was served by RTs.

1964 saw the route cut back to Royal Albert Dock, and converted to Routemaster operation. The route was converted to OPO operation with standee single decks. The unreliability of such buses saw their replacement with Daimler Fleetlines.

The same reliability problems saw their replacement with Leyland Titans, a type which remained on the route for an unbroken 19 years. The late 1980s saw the route curtailed at Ilford.

Little happened over the next ten years, until the route was extended to Canning Town, and the stalwart Titans replaced by low-floor Dennis Tridents. A new contract was won for the route by the existing operator, East London in 2004.

Current route

 * Canning Town Station
 * Keir Hardie Estate
 * Custom House Station
 * Prince Regent Station
 * Plaistow
 * Upton Park
 * East Ham Station
 * Manor Park
 * Ilford Hill for Ilford Station
 * Ilford High Road Hainault Street