Route History

22.10.52	AM	27RTL	20RTL	10RTL
	P	34RT	29RT	9RT

CAMDEN TOWN, Gt Portland Street, Oxford Circus, Charing Cross, Westminster, Elephant, Old Kent Road, New Cross, Deptford Broadway, Blackheath, Charlton, Woolwich, PLUMSTEAD COMMON (MS) - PLUMSTEAD GARAGE (Suns)
Renumbered from 53A.

04.05.55	AM	26RT	20RT	15RT
	P	30RT	27RT	4RT

RTL type at AM replaced by RT.

17.10.56	AM	25RT	16RT	14RT
	P	30RT	26RT	7RT

CAMDEN TOWN - PLUMSTEAD COMMON (MS), Wickham Lane, King Harolds Way, Bedonwell Road, Carlton Road, ERITH
(Suns)
Sunday extended from Plumstead Garage via 122A to Erith.

26.11.58	AM	22RT	17RT	7RT
	NX	29RT	25RT	13RT

Old Kent Road (P) closure, allocation transferred to New Cross (NX)

	RT2048 is seen in Great Portland Street, note the UPPER CASE blind This image is on the Nostalgia1 CD

08.05.63	AM	23RT	19RT	6RT
	NX	29RT	20RT	11RT

CAMDEN TOWN - PLUMSTEAD COMMON (MS) - PLUMSTEAD GARAGE (Suns)
Withdrawn between Plumstead Garage and Erith, 122A re-introduced.

01.07.64	AM	16RT	9RT	--
	NX	36RT	29RT	16RT

Sunday Plumstead (AM) allocation withdrawn.

23.01.66	AM	16RT	11RT	8RT
	NX	36RT	23RT	11RT

Sunday Plumstead (AM) re-introduced.

01.07.67	AM	15RM	10RM	8RM
	NX	34RT	19RT	10RT

Plumstead (AM) allocation converted to Routemaster operation.

01.09.67	AM	15RM	10RM	8RM
	NX	34RM	19RM	10RM

New Cross (NX) allocation converted to Routemaster operation.

23.08.69	AM	8RM	--	7RM
	NX	41RM	26RM	10RM

Saturday Plumstead (AM) allocation withdrawn.

24.01.70

NX

49RM

26RM

17RM

Plumstead (AM) allocation withdrawn.

08.01.77

NX1+

48MD

23MD

16MD

Scania double deck replace RM type.
Rerouted in Blackheath

	MD161Trafalgar Square This image is on the Nostalgia2 CD

31.10.81

NX1+

48RM

23RM

16RM

CAMDEN TOWN - PLUMSTEAD COMMON (MS) - PLUMSTEAD STN (Suns)
Sunday Route diverted at Plumstead Common to new PD garage.
RM type return

27.10.84

NX1+

43RM

25RM

14RM

PARLIAMENT HILL FIELDS (MS,) Kentish Town, CAMDEN TOWN (Suns) - PLUMSTEAD COMMON (MS) - PLUMSTEAD STATION (Suns)
MS extended from Camden Town to Parliament Hill Fields replacing withdrawn section of Route 3.

	A fully laden RM1758(NX) loads up at the Arsenal Station stop in General Gordon Place This image is on the Nostalgia1 CD

03.08.85	NX1+	30RM	15RM	13RM
	PD241+	13RM	10RM	6RM

Daily Plumstead (PD) allocation added.

04.04.87	NX1+	24RM	17RM	11RM
	PD241+	14RM	8RM	5RM

OXFORD CIRCUS - PLUMSTEAD COMMON - PLUMSTEAD STN (garage jnys)
Withdrawn between Oxford Circus and Parliament Hill Fields, this section replaced by new minibus Route C2,

16.01.88	NX1+	17T	20T	13T
	PD241+	28L	10L	6L

Converted to double deck one person operation.

19.11.88	NX1+	7T	12T	--
	PD241+	38L	23L	26L

Sunday New Cross (NX) allocation withdrawn.

	T739 outside Canada House This image is on the Titan CD

27.04.91	NX1+	--	11T	--
	PD241+	48L	23L	26L

MF New Cross (NX) allocation withdrawn.

19.06.93

PD241+

42L

27L

18L

New Cross (NX) allocation withdrawn.

1998

PD241+

45VN

27VN

24VN

Vehicle type change to Volvo

	VN113 Charing Cross This image available on the Stagecoach CD

2001

PD241+

49TA

27TA

24TA

Converted to low floor double deck operation.

	Trident TA273 Whitehall This image available on the Stagecoach CD

01.07.02	PD241+	49TA	27TA	24TA
	BT	M	--	--

MF additional peak Route introduced between Elephant & Castle and New Cross Sainsbury's worked by Titans from Blue Triangle

	M27 (Blue Triangle) helps out New Kent Road This image available on the Metrobus CD
	TA140 celebrates the Golden Jubille at Charing Cross This image available on the Stagecoach CD

15.02.03

PD241+

32TA

27TA

17TA

TRAFALGAR SQUARE - PLUMSTEAD COMMON - PLUMSTEAD STN (garage jnys)
Withdrawn between Trafalgar Square and Oxford Circus, replaced by new bendy bus Route 453.

29.07.06

PD241+

27TA

27TA

17TA

Contract renewal

30.07.11	PD241+	27E	27E	17E
Night service	PD301+	7E	7E	7E

Contract renewal with new Enviro buses

	Trident Enviro 19822 Thomas Street Woolwich This image available on the Stagecoach CD
	Scania Omnicity 15036 Woolwich Arsenal Station This image available on the Stagecoach CD

Operating Garages

AM Plumstead
Changeover point at garage

PD Plumstead
Changeover point at garage

NX New Cross
Changeover point at garage

P Old Kent Road
Changeover point at garage

Thank you to the Stagecoach London team for proviiding background information

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