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Route History
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01.01.50 |
C |
33STL |
34STL |
29STL |
BROMLEY
BY BOW Edgar Road, Poplar, Blackwall Tunnel, Blackwall Lane, Westcombe
Hill, Blackheath, Lewisham, Catford, Perry Hill, Lower Sydenham, Sydenham
Road, Westwood Hill, CRYSTAL PALACE
The above allocation includes the 108A and remains this way throughout the 108A lifetime
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06.05.53 |
C |
26STL/10RTL |
17STL/17RTL |
30RTL |
RTL type introduced
17.03.54 |
C |
31RTL |
33RTL |
30RTL |
STL type withdrawn
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12.10.60 |
C |
19RTL |
29RTL |
24RTL |
BROMLEY
BY BOW - LOWER SYDENHAM (M-F) - CRYSTAL
PALACE (Sat/Sun)
MF service withdrawn between Lower Sydenham and Crystal
Palace, replaced by new 108B
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10.05.61 |
PR |
19RTL |
29RTL |
24RTL |
Atholl Street (C) garage closed, allocation moved to Poplar (PR)
07.09.68 |
PR |
12RT+1RT
PLA |
16RT |
9RT |
RTL type replaced by RT
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26.10.68 |
PR |
8MB |
7MB |
5MB |
BROMLEY
BY BOW - BLACKHEATH Royal Standard
Route withdrawn between Blackheath and Crystal Palace
and converted to single deck one person operation
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24.01.70 |
PR |
15MB |
11MB |
6MB |
BROMLEY
BY BOW, Poplar, Blackwall Tunnel, Westcombe Hill, Blackheath, Rochester
Way, Kidbrooke, ELTHAM CHURCH(Suns) - ELTHAM Southend
Crescent (M-Sat)
Daily extended from Blackheath to Eltham Church and
further extended MS to Southend Crescent
27.01.73 |
PR |
15SM |
11SM |
6SM |
MB type replaced by SM type
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23.07.77 |
PR51+ |
15SM |
12SM |
5SM |
STRATFORD
Bus Station (Mon-Sat) - BROMLEY BY BOW (Suns) - ELTHAM CHURCH (Suns) - ELTHAM Southend Crescent (Mon-Sat)
MS extended from Bromley By Bow to Stratford
23.04.78 |
PR51+ |
12LS |
10LS |
8LS |
STRATFORD
Bus Station - ELTHAM Southend Crescent
Route amended to run Stratford to Eltham daily,
and converted to Leyland National
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02.11.85 |
BW111+ |
9LS |
8LS |
4LS |
Rerouted
at Bow towards Stratford to encircle Bow Church
Poplar (PR) closed, allocation transferred to Bow (BW)
21.06.86 |
BW11+ |
12LS |
10LS |
8LS |
STRATFORD
Bus Station, Bromley By Bow, Poplar, Blackwall Tunnel, Westcombe
Hill, Blackheath, LEWISHAM Bus Station
Rerouted at Blackheath to Lewisham instead of Eltham,
the Blackheath to Eltham section replaced by new 286.
16.01.88 |
BW111+ |
11LS |
10LS |
6LS |
WANSTEAD,
Leytonstone, Stratford, Bromley By Bow, Poplar, Blackwall Tunnel, Westcombe
Hill, Blackheath, LEWISHAM Bus Station
Extended from Stratford to Wanstead replacing part of
withdrawn Route 10
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25.11.89 |
MS |
11LX |
10LX |
5LX |
OPERATION TRANSFERRED TO BOROLINE MAIDSTONE
17
February 1992 |
CR |
11LX |
10LX |
5LX |
OPERATION TRANSFERRED TO KENTISH BUS FROM A BASE AT CRAYFORD
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25.09.93 |
DT |
11LX |
10LX |
5LX |
STRATFORD
- LEWISHAM Bus Station
Withdrawn between Stratford and Wanstead, withdrawn
section replaced by increased service on Route 257
Moved to a base at Dartford,
Crayford base closed
27.02.94 |
DT |
6LX |
5LX |
3LX |
LM |
5LX |
5LX |
2LX |
Part of allocation moved to Lewisham depot
10.04.94 |
DT |
6B6 |
5B6 |
3B6 |
LM |
5B6 |
5B6 |
2B6 |
Volvo B6 single deckers introduced.
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14.08.94 |
DT |
6B6 |
5B6 |
3B6 |
CH |
5B6 |
5B6 |
2B6 |
Lewisham allocation transferred to Cambridge Heath.
08.10.94 |
CH |
10B6 |
10B6 |
5B6 |
Dartford allocation withdrawn.
19.04.97 |
HB |
10XL |
10XL |
6XL |
OPERATION
TRANSFERRED TO HARRIS BUS from a base at Crayford
Withdrawn from Stratheaden Road and
Prince of Wales Road Blackheath and instead re-routed at Royal Standard via
Vanburgh Park, Charlton Way and Prince Charles Road.
Converted to low floor single deck buses
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21.02.98 |
BV |
10XL |
10XL |
6XL |
CR |
? |
? |
? |
Belvedere allocation added.
21.11.98 |
BV |
14XL |
13XL |
6XL |
CR |
? |
? |
? |
Re-routed
via North Greenwich Station site
Re-routed in Blackheath via Stratheaden
Road and Prince of Wales Road instead of Vanburgh Park, Charlton Way and Prince
Charles Road.
Buses departing Lewisham Bus Station now leave via Molesworth Street and High
Street at all times instead of just shopping times.
25.03.00 |
BV |
14XL |
13XL |
6XL |
AG |
? |
? |
? |
Contract reassigned to East Thames Buses (London Buses Ltd) operated from Belvedere and Ash Grove
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09.01 |
BV |
14XL |
13XL |
6XL |
Ash Grove allocation withdrawn.
14.11.03 |
BV71+ |
14DC |
13DC |
7DC |
BV85+ |
4DC |
4DC |
4DC |
Route now 24hr as "N" prefix has been dropped.
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03.10.09 |
BV71+ |
14DWL |
13DWL |
8DWL |
BV85+ |
4DWL |
4DWL |
4DWL |
Service transferred to Go Ahead., NEW CONTRACT
01.05.10 |
NX161+ |
14DWL |
13DWL |
10DWL |
| Night Service | NX175+ |
3DWL |
3DWL |
3DWL |
Allocation
moved to New Cross (NX)
At the present time Blackwall Tinnel is shut southbound from 2100 and therefore
the service is run in two sections Stratford - Cannng Town Stn and North Greenwich
to Lewisham with extra buses in the evening off 321 allocation (dd).
The night service operates the full route by special arrangement
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12.11.11 |
NX161+ |
14DWL |
13DWL |
10DWL |
| Night Service | NX175+ |
3DWL |
3DWL |
3DWL |
Full evening and night service restored with completion of works in the north bore of Blackwall Tunnel
Operating Garages
WH
West Ham
Changeover point Stratford
BW
Bow
Changeover point Bow church
PR
Poplar
Changeover point Poplar
C
Athol Street (Poplar)
Changeover point Poplar
NX New Cross
Changeover point ?
CH
Cambridge Heath ( Kentish Bus)
Changeover point ?
AG
Ash Grove (East Thames Buses)
Changeover point ?
LM
Lewisham (Kentish Bus)
Changeover point ?
BV
Belvedere (Kentish Bus)
Changeover point ?
CR
Crayford (Kentish Bus)
Changeover point ?
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