Barking to lose 179 bus service

Edited 16 October following clarification from TfL


When ELT routes EL1 and EL2 start up in February, the 179 route will terminate at Ilford and no longer serve Ilford Lane and Barking. I missed the consultation on this - it's now a done deal.

The letter I have from TfL says the bus frequency in Ilford Lane will be 16 buses per hour (combined 169, EL1, EL2).

The two separate routes that will make up the ELT are:

• Ilford to Dagenham Dock via Barking town centre
• Barking town centre to Dagenham Dock via Barking Riverside

The second of these clearly won't serve Ilford Lane.

TfL responded to my query saying that from early next spring the 369 route will cease, EL2 will run between Ilford and Dagenham Dock and EL1 will run the same route but terminate at Thames View Estate. EL3 will start up in 2013 and run between Barking and Dagenham Dock via Barking Riverside.