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Route History
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26.10.49 |
P |
-- |
5RT |
14RT |
TL |
17RT |
11RT |
-- |
LEWISHAM Rennel Street, Blackheath, Prince of Wales Road, Shooters Hill Road, Shooters Hill, Dover Road, Belle Grove Road, Welling High Street, WELLING Guy Earl of Warwick
11.10.50 |
P |
-- |
5RT |
9RT |
TL |
17RT |
13RT |
5RT |
Catford (TL) allocation introduced.
02.05.51 |
P |
-- |
18RT |
14RT |
TL |
17RT |
-- |
-- |
Catford (TL) weekend allocation withdrawn.
22.10.52 |
NX |
-- |
-- |
14RT |
P |
-- |
18RT |
-- |
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TL |
17RT |
-- |
-- |
Sunday Old Kent Road (P) allocation transferred to New Cross (NX)
16.10.57 |
NX |
15RT |
15RT |
11RT |
Old Kent Road (P) and Catford (TL) allocations transferred to New Cross (NX)
8
May 1963 |
BX |
4RT |
4RT |
3RT |
NX |
15RT |
15RT |
7RT |
ELTHAM
Well Hall Station, Blackfen, Blendon, Park Hill Road, Bexley, Bexleyheath,
Welling, Shooters Hill, Blackheath, Prince of Wales Road, LEWISHAM
Rennel Street
Extended from Welling to Eltham to part replace Route 195 which was witrhdrawn. Bexleyheath (BX) allocation
introduced.
30.01.71 |
BX |
13RT |
5RT |
4RT |
NX |
11RT |
10RT |
-- |
ELTHAM
Well Hall (MS) - BEXLEYHEATH (Suns) - LEWISHAM
Sunday withdrawn between Bexleyheath and Eltham,
Gravel Hill section left unserved but Blendon to Eltham still covered by Route
132.
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08.01.72 |
BX |
19RT |
8RT |
4RT |
NX |
-- |
6RT |
-- |
Mon-Fri New Cross (NX) allocation withdrawn
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01.03.75 |
BX |
19RT |
7RT |
4RT |
NX |
-- |
7RM |
-- |
Saturday only (NX) allocation converted to Routemaster operation.
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22.04.78 |
BX |
15DMS |
15DMS |
4DMS |
SLADE
GREEN STATION, Colyers Lane, Bexleyheath, Welling, Shooters Hill,
Blackheath, LEWISHAM Bus Station.
Peak hour journeys diverted to Bexley Station
Diverted at Bexleyheath to Slade Green replacing withdrawn
section of Route 132, And the Bexleyheath to Eltham
section replaced by revised 132.
CONVERTED TO DOUBLE DECK ONE PERSON OPERATION.
New Cross (NX) allocation withdrawn
08.03.83 |
BX |
17T |
15T |
4T |
Converted to Leyland Titan operation.
24.05.86 |
BX |
15L |
14L |
4L |
Converted to Olympian operation.
16.08.86 |
NX |
15T/L |
21T/L |
5T/L |
Allocation transferred to New Cross using mixed Titans and Olympians
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19.01.91 |
BX |
9T |
9T |
4T |
NX |
7T/L |
8T/L |
-- |
Daily Bexleyheath (BX) allocation introduced and Sunday New Cross (NX) withdrawn.
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05.02.00 |
BX |
15PVL |
16PVL |
7PVL |
SLADE
GREEN STATION - LEWISHAM Bus Station
MF special journeys to Bexley Station withdrawn.
New Cross (NX) allocation withdrawn.
Converted to low floor double deck operation.
23.02.02 |
BX1+ |
9PVL |
11PVL |
7PVL |
NX121+ |
6PVL |
6PVL |
-- |
Mon-Sat New Cross (NX) allocation re-introduced.
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29.01.05 |
BX1+ |
15PVL |
16PVL |
7PVL |
Contract renewal, NX allocation transferred to BX
30.01.10 |
BX1+ |
15PVL |
16PVL |
7PVL |
Contract extended for two years
Operating Garages
P
Old Kent Road
Changeover point Lewisham
NX
New Cross
Changeover point Lewisham
TL
Catford
Changeover point Lewisham
BX Bexleyheath
Changeover point Bexleyheath Market Place before April
1978 and then outside garage
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