Previous Routes
- For approximately five months between September 2008 and January 2009, TWH operated route 55 (Loughton to Harlow via Debden, Epping and North Weald) in direct competition with Imperial Buses' route H1, providing a better service than Imperial Buses. Imperial Buses competed with "unnecessary tactics", so eventually route 55 had to be withdrawn.
- Along with route 55, TWH operated the L55 and the N55 variants. The N55 followed the same route as the 55 but ran on Friday and Saturday nights providing a night bus from Loughton to Harlow for the first time. The L55 also followed the 55 route, running from Harlow to Debden and then on to Lakeside shopping centre. Both the L55 and N55 lasted about as long as the 55, although the N55 started operations later on in November 2008.
- After the unsuccessful first version of route 55, TWH began operating route NWF (North Weald Flyer) between North Weald and Epping, with an extension to Harlow during non-peaks and Saturdays. This lasted until September 2009 when it was withdrawn due to low patronage. Towards the end of its operation, the route was operated by a wide variety of buses, including Routemasters and open top buses.
- From 29 September 2009, TWH began operating new routes 55 and X55. Route 55 operated between Ongar and Epping (with one non-return journey to Harlow) on Mondays to Saturdays, and route X55 operated a few return journeys on the Loughton-Harlow corridor on school and college days. These infrequent services were withdrawn in December 2009.
- Following the withdrawal of route H1, the 55 (Loughton to Harlow) returned again on Mondays to Fridays from 21 December 2009 (with the Saturday service being replaced by a new Saturday-only H1 operated under contract to Essex County Council by Regal Busways). The first few weeks of the re-introduced 55 was funded by Essex County Council until 4 January 2010 where it was operated commercially. The re-introduced 55 lasted only a few months until its withdrawal on 2 April 2010 where it has been replaced by the 555 operating a more lengthy route between Loughton and Harlow through Waltham Abbey and Waltham Cross.
- TWH expanded route 555, meaning there was a shortage of buses and drivers for the 392, so the route passed to Roadrunner Coaches of Harlow on 1 September 2010. Part of the rota for route 392 is route 14, which operators have to take over when taking over the 392. It operated one non-return Mon-Fri morning peak hour journey in Harlow between Staple Tye and Templefields Industrial Area. TWH took over the 14 and 392 routes on 1 September 2009 and gave them up to Roadrunner Coaches on 1 September 2010.
- In February 2011, the 255 and 555 routes were sold to newly formed Lea Valley Buses. Service 355 (Waltham Cross to Harlow) was also sold to Lea Valley Buses, but the service never ran due to Transport for London not allowing the service to enter Waltham Cross Bus Station. In July 2011, Lea Valley Buses went into administration, meaning the 255 passed to Roadrunner Coaches and the 555 passed back to TWH.
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