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| - The H1 started in September 2001 to act as the only bus service linking Loughton and Debden to Harlow replacing the Harlow to Debden section on route 502 which previously operated from Harlow to Romford. The route originally served Princess Alexandra Hospital and Harlow Town Station in Harlow, but the route was soon shortened just to serve the bus station. In May 2007, the extension was re-instated and terminated at Edinburgh Way Tesco. On 17 November 2007, the route was extended from Edinburgh Way to Old Harlow Post Office, and a loop was introduced around Loughton and Debden so that it served Epping Forest College, Borders Lane and Newmans Lane. On 22 March 2008, the extension between Edinburgh Way and Old Harlow was discontinued and a revised routing around Loughton and Debden was intro
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| - The H1 started in September 2001 to act as the only bus service linking Loughton and Debden to Harlow replacing the Harlow to Debden section on route 502 which previously operated from Harlow to Romford. The route originally served Princess Alexandra Hospital and Harlow Town Station in Harlow, but the route was soon shortened just to serve the bus station. In May 2007, the extension was re-instated and terminated at Edinburgh Way Tesco. On 17 November 2007, the route was extended from Edinburgh Way to Old Harlow Post Office, and a loop was introduced around Loughton and Debden so that it served Epping Forest College, Borders Lane and Newmans Lane. On 22 March 2008, the extension between Edinburgh Way and Old Harlow was discontinued and a revised routing around Loughton and Debden was introduced so that it served Traps Hill and Newmans Lane, with the loop no longer in operation. Following the introduction of route 55, the H1 had timetable changes with the Harlow Bus Station to Edinburgh Way section withdrawn, shortly after those changes the Loughton and Debden loop was re-instated on 10 November 2008 also due to the competition with route 55. After route 55 was withdrawn, service resumed to normal around the Loughton and Debden areas. Imperial gave notice of cessation of the route with effect from 18 December 2009. From 19 December 2009, Regal Busways continued to operate the Saturday service, with the Monday to Friday service replaced by route 55 (see below). From 21 December 2009, Travel with Hunny route 55 acted as a replacement for the Monday to Friday H1 service, opertating an hourly Mon-Fri service between Loughton and Harlow via Debden, Ivy Chimneys, Epping and North Weald. The 55 has since been withdrawn and replaced by route 555 operating between Loughton and Harlow via Waltham Abbey and Waltham Cross. On 21 September 2010, it was proposed that the remaining Saturday service on the H1 should be withdrawn due to a lack of passengers. It is still not certain if the route will be withdrawn or what date is proposed. In February 2011, it was confirmed that the route would be withdrawn after 2 April 2011 with no direct replacement, despite a petition signed by many local residents
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