01.09.40 |
ED |
3LT |
3LT |
2LT |
BECKENHAM
JUNCTION STN - Wickham Road - Hayes Lane - Westmoreland Road - BROMLEY NORTH STATION
This was a renumbering and double deck conversion of Route 254.
The policy at the time was that only single deck routes were numbered over 200 thus route was renumbered 126
29.10.41 |
ED |
5LT |
5LT |
2LT |
BECKENHAM
JUNCTION STN - Wickham Road - Hayes Lane - Westmoreland Road - BROMLEY NORTH STATION ( Suns ) - Grove Park - Mottingham - ELTHAM Southend Crescent ( Mon-Sat )
Mon-Sat extended from Bromley to Eltham
Taken from 1943 map drawn by Mike Harris |
Click map to expand |
19.04.44 |
ED |
7LT |
7LT |
4LT |
BECKENHAM
JUNCTION STATION - ELTHAM Southend Crescent
Sunday extended from Bromley to Eltham
25.10.44 |
ED |
7LT |
7LT |
4LT |
BECKENHAM
JUNCTION STN - BROMLEY NORTH STATION ( Sun am) - ELTHAM Southend Crescent ( Mon-Sat / Sun pm)
Sun am withdrawn between Bromley and Eltham
02.05.45 |
ED |
7LT |
7LT |
4LT |
BECKENHAM
JUNCTION STATION - ELTHAM Southend Crescent
Sunday am service reinstated between Bromley and Eltham
12.11.47 |
ED |
-- |
-- |
5LT |
TB |
8STL |
8STL |
-- |
BECKENHAM JUNCTION - ELTHAM
Mon-Sat Elmers End (ED) allocation moved to Bromley (TB)
24.03.48 |
ED |
-- |
3LT |
5LT |
TB |
8STL |
5STL+ |
-- |
|
1STL/61 |
BECKENHAM JUNCTION - ELTHAM
Part Bromley (TB) allocation moved to Elmers End (ED)
20.10.48 |
ED |
-- |
3RT |
6RT |
TB |
8STL |
5STL |
-- |
BECKENHAM JUNCTION - ELTHAM
RT type introduced at Elmers End (ED)
This May 1950 allocation book is in pdf form and has been photo copied - it is not the best reproduction but all the routes are included that were in service at the time |
11.10.50 |
ED |
-- |
3RT |
6RT |
TB |
8RTW |
5RTW+ |
-- |
|
1RT/94 |
BECKENHAM JUNCTION - ELTHAM
RTW type introduced at Bromley (TB)
21.02.51 |
ED |
-- |
-- |
11RT |
TB |
12RT |
12RT+1RT/94 |
-- |
BECKENHAM
JUNCTION STN - Park Langley - Bromley - Grove Park - Mottingham - Eltham -
Rochester Way - Hook Lane,Welling - Edison Road - PLUMSTEAD COMMON Woodman
Daily extended
from Eltham to Plumstead Common
RTW type replaced by RT
Saturday Elmers End (ED) allocation withdrawn.
02.05.51 |
TB |
12RT |
12RT+ |
9RT |
1RT/94 |
BECKENHAM JUNCTION - PLUMSTEAD COMMON
Elmers
End (ED) allocation withdrawn.
RT892 Plumstead Comman Woodman stand |
30.04.58 |
TB |
12RT |
12RT |
7RT |
BECKENHAM JUNCTION - PLUMSTEAD COMMON
08.05.63 |
TB |
8RT |
7RT |
5RT |
BECKENHAM
JUNCTION STN - Park Langley - Bromley - Grove Park - Mottingham - ELTHAM Well Hall
Station ( Mon-Sat ) - WELLING STATION (Sun)
Mon-Sat
withdrawn between Eltham and Plumstead Common - the Eltham to Welling section replaced by revised 124 and Welling to Plumstead Common replaced by 241 Mon-Fri - and 51/51C Saturday
Sunday withdrawn between
Welling and Plumstead Common - replaced by Route 51
26.10.68 |
TB |
11MB |
9MB |
5MB |
BECKENHAM
JUNCTION STN - ELTHAM
Well Hall Station ( Mon-Sat ) - Eltham Park - Welling - BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE (Suns)
Sunday service extended from Welling to Bexleyheath
Garage but diverted between Eltham and Wellnig via Eltham Park ( previous 160A routeing )
Converted to single deck OPO.
08.03.69 |
TB |
12MB |
109MB |
5MB |
BECKENHAM
JUNCTION STN - ELTHAM
Well Hall Station ( Mon-Sat ) - Eltham Park - Welling - BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE (Suns)
for reliability, the M-F PVR became 12 MB, and 10 MB on Sat (no change Su). Thus OMO conversion ultimately caused a 50% uplift in the required resource on M-F.
27.04.75 |
TB |
12DMS |
10DMS |
5DMS |
BECKENHAM
JUNCTION STN - ELTHAM
Well Hall Station ( Mon-Sat ) - BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE (Suns)
Converted
to double deck operation.
22.04.78 |
TB81+ |
9DMS |
8DMS |
3DMS |
BECKENHAM
JUNCTION STN - Park
Langley - Bromley - Grove Park - Mottingham - ELTHAM
Well Hall Station
Sunday
withdrawn between Eltham and Bexleyheath - replaced by Daily service on Route
124
21.10.79 |
TB81+ |
9LS |
8LS |
3LS |
BECKENHAM
JUNCTION STN - ELTHAM
Well Hall Station
Converted
to single deck operation with Leyland Nationals.
02.11.85 |
TB81+ |
8T |
8T |
3T |
BECKENHAM
JUNCTION STN - ELTHAM
Well Hall Station (Suns) - Well Hall Road - Shooters
Hill Police Station - WOOLWICH
Thomas Street (Mon-Sat)
Mon-Sat
extended from Eltham to Woolwich via Route 161
Converted
to double deck Titan operation
07.03.87 |
TB81+ |
8LS |
8LS |
3LS |
BECKENHAM
JUNCTION STN - ELTHAM
Well Hall Station (Suns) - WOOLWICH
Thomas Street (Mon-Sat)
Converted
back to single deck Leyland National operation
26.03.88 |
TB81+ |
8LS |
8LS |
3LS |
BECKENHAM
JUNCTION STN - ELTHAM
Well Hall Station (MS
evgs/Suns) -- WOOLWICH
Thomas Street (Mon-Sat
except evgs)
Withdrawn
between Eltham and Woolwich MS evenings
29.07.89 |
TB81+ |
6LS/T |
7LS/T |
3T |
BECKENHAM
JUNCTION STN - Eltham
Church - ELTHAM Southend Crescent (MS daytime) or ELTHAM STATION (MS evgs and all day
Sundays)
Withdrawn between Eltham Church and Woolwich
but diverted instead via Eltham High Street to Southend Crescent except MS
evgs and all day Sunday when terminated at Eltham Station.
Sunday service converted to double deck operation.
Rerouted between Mottingham and Grove Park via Dunkery Road instead of Grove
Park Road.
11.08.90 |
TB81+ |
6DT/MRL |
6DT/MRL |
6DT/MRL |
BECKENHAM
JUNCTION STN - Eltham Church - ELTHAM Southend Crescent
Withdrawn between Eltham Church and Eltham
Station.
Converted to midibus operation.
25.05.91 |
TB81+ |
6MRL |
6MRL |
3MRL |
BECKENHAM
JUNCTION STN - ELTHAM Southend Crescent
Dart
operation ceased.
14.03.92 |
TB151+ |
12MRL |
12MRL |
7MRL |
BECKENHAM
JUNCTION STN - ELTHAM Southend Crescent
MA
type introduced.
12.03.94 |
LM |
7midi |
7midi |
4midi |
New operator |
BROMLEY
SOUTH STATION - ELTHAM Southend Crescent
Operation transferred to Kentish Bus operating
from a base at Deptford
Withdrawn between Bromley South and Beckenham
Junction - this section replaced by new Route
162
28.07.96 |
DT |
8midi |
8midi |
5midi |
BROMLEY
SOUTH STATION - ELTHAM Southend Crescent
Operation
transferred from Deptford to Dartford.
14.09.97 |
DT53+ |
5dart |
5dart |
3dart |
NF |
3dart |
2dart |
2dart |
BROMLEY
SOUTH STATION - ELTHAM Southend Crescent
Northfleet
allocation added.
22.01.99 |
DT71+ |
9dart |
8dart |
6dart |
BROMLEY
SOUTH STATION - ELTHAM Southend Crescent
Northfleet
allocation withdrawn.
02.09.00 |
DT71+ |
9dart |
9dart |
6dart |
BROMLEY
SOUTH STATION - ELTHAM Southend Crescent
Revised to stand in Eltham High Street
instead of Southend Crescent.
17.03.01 |
DT71+ |
9SLF |
9SLF |
6SLF |
BROMLEY
SOUTH STATION - ELTHAM High Street
Converted to low floor single deck operation
02.06.07 |
DT70+ |
10SLF |
10SLF |
6SLF |
BROMLEY
SOUTH STATION - ELTHAM High Street
New
schedule introduced to aid reliability
Arriva 3299 is on diversion from route 126 due to a burst water main. seen here in William Barefoot Drive, Mottingham. In the distance Shooters Hill with the distinctive water tower. © John King |
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15.03.08 |
DT70+ |
10SLF |
10SLF |
6SLF |
BROMLEY
SOUTH STATION - ELTHAM High Street
Contract renewal
23.03.13 |
MB40+ |
11sd |
10sd |
6sd |
27.04.13 |
MB40+ |
11SE |
10SE |
6SE |
BROMLEY
SOUTH STATION - ELTHAM High Street
Bromley stand changed to Ringers Road
GO AHEAD LONDON 899, PO59KGE, BROMLEY |
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24.03.18 |
MB40+ |
11SE |
11SE |
7SE |
BROMLEY
SOUTH STATION - ELTHAM High Street
Contract extended for two years
20.03.21 |
MB40+ |
11SE |
11SE |
7SE |
BROMLEY
SOUTH STATION - ELTHAM High Street
Contract Renewal
Taken from 2023 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk |
MB Metrobus iBus Garage Code (94)
Changeover
point at Widmore Road, Bromley
ED
Elmers End
Changeover point Beckenham Junction
TB
Bromley
Changeover
point Bromley North Street Mon - Fri - Sat until 1300
Westmoreland Road Sat after 1300 and all day Suns
DT
Dartford
Changeover
point Bromley North & changed to Eltham High Street Stand a year before the takeover
NF
Northfleet
Changeover
point ?