Route History

Date of introduction
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
16.01.88
BX221+
4RH/MR
4RH/MR
5RH/MR
Jointly operated with Route B15
New Daily midibus route operated by Bexleybus

BEXLEYHEATH Shopping Centre  -  Bexleyheath Broadway  -  Townley Road  -  Upton Road  -  Mount Road  -  Brook Lane  -  Sandhurst Road  -  Danson Road  -  Blackfen Road  -  Ramilees Road  -  Sherwood Park Avenue  -  Burnt Oak Lane  -  Days Lane  -  Halfway Street  -  AVERY HILL ROAD
Mon-Sat evenings and Sunday between Bexleyheath Broadway and Danson Road runs via Crook Log

Bexleybus 75 Bexleyheath Shopping Centre

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26.11.88
BX221+
7RH/MR
7RH/MR
2RH/MR

ERITH  -  Manor Road  -  Slade Green  -  Parkside Avenue  -  Barnehurst  -  Bexleyheath -  Upton Road ( Mon-Sat except evgs )  -  Danson Road  ( Mon-Sat evgs/Suns )  -  Blendon  -  AVERY HILL
Extended from Bexleyheath to Erith via withdrawn B14

19.01.91
BX221+
7RH/MR
7RH/MR
--
Contract novated to London Central

ERITH  -  Manor Road  -  Slade Green  -  Parkside Avenue  -  Barnehurst  -  Bexleyheath -  Upton Road   -  Blendon  -  AVERY HILL ROAD ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday service withdrawn
Mon-Sat revised to run via Upton Road at all times

MR61 Bexleyheath Broadway

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27.04.91
BX221+
7RH/MR
7RH/MR
--

ERITH   -  Blendon  -  Halfway Street  -  Avery Hill Road  -  Southwood Road ( return via Cadwallon Road,  Thaxted Road - and Foots Cray Road  -  NEW ELTHAM STATION ( Mon-Sat )
Extended from Avery Hill Road to New Eltham Station

 

MR55 Bexleyheath Shopping Centre

 


22.06.91
BX221+
7RH/MR
7RH/MR
--

ERITH  -  NEW ELTHAM STATION ( Mon-Sat )
Loop working in New Eltham introduced via Southwood Road - Green Lane and foots Cray Road instead of terminating via Cadwallon Road and Thaxted Road

01.04.95
BX221+
8MRL
8MRL
--

ERITH  -  NEW ELTHAM STATION ( Mon-Sat )
Converted to MRL type

MRL237 Mayplace Road

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Extracted from 1995 map drawn y Mike Harris
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22.09.96
BX221+
8MRL
8MRL
4MRL

ERITH Cross Street  -  NEW ELTHAM STATION ( Daily )
Sunday service reintroduced


23.01.99
NF
4sd
4sd
2sd
Contract reassigned to Arriva Kent Thameside

BEXLEYHEATH Shopping Centre  -  NEW ELTHAM STATION
Withdrawn between Bexleyheath and Erith - replaced by New Route 469
New Eltham terminal working revised

Taken from 1999 map drawn by Mike Harris
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Dennis Dart Paladin
3156 for some reason has the number on a red background

 


24.01.04
DT81+
5cadet
5cadet
2cadet

BEXLEYHEATH Shopping Centre  -  NEW ELTHAM STATION
Contract renewal - allocation moved to Dartford (DT)

Wrightbus Cadet
3956 Bexleyheath

24.01.09
DT81+
5cadet
5cadet
2cadet

BEXLEYHEATH Shopping Centre  -  NEW ELTHAM STATION
Contract renewal

25.01.14
DT81+
5cadet
5cadet
2cadet

BEXLEYHEATH Shopping Centre  -  NEW ELTHAM STATION
Contract extended for two years

23.01.16
DT81+
6ENR
5ENR
3ENR

BEXLEYHEATH Shopping Centre  -  NEW ELTHAM STATION
Contract renewal| with new buses

ENR4 seen at ?

© Eamonn Kentell


29.10.16
DT81+
6ENR
5ENR
3ENR
logo Contract novated with Arriva to
Arriva London North

BEXLEYHEATH Shopping Centre  -  NEW ELTHAM STATION
Under new management

15.06.19
DT401+
6ENR
5ENR
4ENR

BEXLEYHEATH Shopping Centre  -  NEW ELTHAM STATION
RUNNING NUMBER sequence change

ENR6 Bexleyheath

© MrLewishamBoy


23.01.21
DT401+
6ENR
5ENR
4ENR

BEXLEYHEATH Shopping Centre  -  NEW ELTHAM STATION
Contract extended for two years

21.01.23
BX51+
4SEe
4SEe
3SEe
logo
Contract reassigned

BEXLEYHEATH Shopping Centre  -  NEW ELTHAM STATION
New Contract under Tranche 822 awarded to London Central (previously Arriva London North), operating out of Bexleyheath garage (BX).
New 50-capacity electric single deck buses with a maximum length of 9.8m to be specified.
Route cut back to new stand at Townley Road, Bexleyheath and reduced Monday to Saturday daytime frequencies to 3bph.

SEe169 Upton Road

SEe169 Upton Road, Bexleyheath

© Bexleybus

Current Blind



B13

 

Garages

BX Bexleyheath
Changeover point Bexleyheath Shopping Centre

NF Northfleet
Changeover point Bexleyheath Shopping Centre

DT Dartford 
Changeover point Bexleyheath Shopping Centre

 

Route B13 guide