Route History

 

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
21.02.51
AM
5RTL
5RTL
4RTL

WOOLWICH Earl of Chatham - ERITH Prince of Wales
New service serving new roads



Taken from 1952 map drawn by Mike Harris
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04.05.55
AM
5RT
5RT
3RT

WOOLWICH Earl of Chatham - ERITH Prince of Wales
RT type introduced.

17.10.56
AM
5RT
5RT
--

WOOLWICH - ERITH ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday service withdrawn - replaced by an extension of Route 53 from Plumstead Garage.

30.04.58
AM
5RT
5RT
--


08.05.63
AM
5RT
4RT
4RT

WOOLWICH - ERITH
Sunday service re-introduced - the 53 extension withdrawn.

01.07.64
AM
5RT
4RT
6RT

ERITH - WOOLWICH ( Mon-Sat ) - CRYSTAL PALACE (Suns)
Sunday extended from Woolwich to Crystal Palace via Route 122.

Taken from 1964 map drawn by Mike Harris
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RT2070 Erith Prince of Wales Stand in Avenue Road. Behind is Abbey Wood (AW) - RM180 (VLT180) on route 99. Abbey Wood ran the 180 weekdays at the time and the buses used on route 99 on a Sunday..

Everything in the picture has gone even Erith Odeon seen above the bus rooftop. The road is now a dual carriageway called James Watt Way.

© John King

RT835 blinded for a Sunday working seen at RT835 is on Plumstead High Street

Part of Jeff Lloyd collection


23.08.69
AM
6MB
5MB
2MB

ERITH - WOOLWICH
Sunday withdrawn between Woolwich and Crystal Palace.
Converted to single deck one person operation.


MB650 Erith

MB650 Erith Town Centre

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10.11.74
AM
6DMS
5DMS
2DMS

ERITH  -  WOOLWICH
Converted to double deck operation.

DMS537 Wickham Lane, Plumstead

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1976 Map

1976 map click to expand

22.04.78
AM41+
6DMS
6DMS
3DMS

ERITH - WOOLWICH Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Extended from Woolwich to Queen Elizabeth Hospital via Woolwich New Road and Ha Ha Road.



27.04.80
AM41+
6MD
6MD
3MD

ERITH - WOOLWICH Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Converted to MD type

31.10.81
PD41+
6MD
6MD
3MD

ERITH - WOOLWICH Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Allocation moved to new Plumstead Garage (PD)

MD29

MD29 Powis Street, Woolwich

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04.09.82
BX101+
6DMS
7DMS
--

ERITH - WOOLWICH Queen Elizabeth Hospital ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday service withdrawn -
Reverted to DMS type with the transfer to Bexley heath Garage (BX)


08.08.83
BX101+
6T
7T
--

ERITH - WOOLWICH Queen Elizabeth Hospital ( Mon-Sat )
Converted to Leyland Titan.

T746 White Hart, Erith

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02.11.85
PD41+
6T
5T
--

WOOLWICH QEH - Plumstead - Erith - Manor Road - SLADE GREEN STATION
Extended from Erith to Slade Green Station replacing withdrawn section of Route 99 and re-allocated to PD.

22.03.86
PD41+
5L
5L
--

WOOLWICH QEH - Plumstead - Erith - Manor Road - SLADE GREEN STATION
Converted to Leyland Olympian.

L102 Woolwich New Road

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16.01.88
Route withdrawn - replaced by B12 and 422

Operating Garages

PD Plumstead
Changeover point at garage

AM Plumstead
Changeover point at garage

BX Bexleyheath
Changeover at Carlton Road Erith - and had a blind for cuts etc - other changeovers were at Erith and some at BX garage

 

© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Monday, 05.02.24