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Route History

This farechart is part of a set that can be purchased 122 record

01.01.50
AM
18RTL
17RTL
9RTL

BEXLEYHEATH Trolleybus Depot, Erith Road, Bexleyheath Broadway, Crook Log, Avenue Road, Pickford Lane, Long Lane, Okehampton Crescent, Wickham Lane, Plumstead High Street, Plumstead Road, Beresford Square, WOOLWICH Earl of Chatham

04.05.55
AM
16RT
15RT+1/53
6RT

RTL type withdrawn in favour of RT type.

01.07.64
AM
36RT
33RT
6RT

CRYSTAL PALACE, Westwood Hill, Kirkdale, Dartmouth Road, Forest Hill, Brockley Rise, Adelaide Avenue, Lewisham, Lee Green, Eltham Green, Westhorne Avenue, Well Hall Road, Academy Road, Woolwich, Plumstead, Pickford Lane, Bexleyheath, BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE (Suns)Erith Road, Colyers Lane, North End, Bridge Road, Slade Green Road, Hazel Road, Whitehall Lane, Forest Road, return via Cedar Road, SLADE GREEN STATION
MS extended from Bexleyheath to Slade Green Station.
Daily extended from Woolwich to Crystal Palace via withdrawn 186.

18.04.70
AM
33RT
26RT
13RT

CRYSTAL PALACE - BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE (MF/Sun) - SLADE GREEN STATION (Sats)
MF withdrawn between Bexleyheath Garage and Slade Green, replaced by revised 132.

RT2690

A late running RT2690 is seen in Lewisham

This image is available on
RT Picture CD


22.04.78
AM
24RM
19RM
11RM

CRYSTAL PALACE - BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE
Withdrawn between Bexleyheath and Slade Green, this section now covered by daily service on Route 89

RM257

 

RM257 is seen at BX Garage next to an RM on the 229



03.02.80
AM
24MDc
19MDc
11MDc

Converted to double deck door buses (Scania Metropolitan) type.

31.10.81
PD
24MDc
20MDc
11MDc

Plumstead (AM) closed, allocation moved to new garage (PD)

MD2

 

MD7 is seen displaying East Wickham somewhere in Plumstead ?, note the "Pay Conductor" sign above the registration number

This image is on the Nostalgia 2 CD



22.11.82
PD
21Tc
19Tc
10Tc

MD type withdrawn in favour of Leyland Titan.

23.04.83
PD
26T
22T
9T

Converted to One Person Operation.

T89

T89 is seen at the first stop on route for Bexleyheath at Crystal Palace

This image is on the Nostalgia 2 CD


27.10.84
BX
6T
6T
--
 
PD
18T+1/99
20T
9T

Bexleyheath allocation introduced on Mon-Sat although BX mainly plied between Bexleyheath and Woolwich except for a few early and late journeys which went through to Crystal Palace.
The MF daytime service was run in two sections BX - Forest Hill and PD to Crystal Palace.

24.05.86
BX121+
3L
4L
--
 
PD1+
21L+1/272
22L
9L

Leyland Olympian introduced.

16.08.86
PD1+
24L+1/272
25L
9L

Bexleyheath Garage closed, allocation moved to Plumstead (PD)

16.01.88
PD1+
16L/T
16L/T
9L/T

CRYSTAL PALACE - PLUMSTEAD STATION
Withdrawn between Plumstead and Bexleyheath, this section covered by new Route 422.

L23

The Olympian type is represented here by L23 at General Gordon Place, an area which is now paved over

This image can be found on the Olympian CD

VA144 Volvo Alexander L144 can be found on the Stagecoach Picture CD
V315

Another type to see service on the 122 were theVolvo Olympian, Northern Counties Palatine, V315 is seen at the Woolwich Arsenal Station stop

Volvo Olympian V315 can be found on the Stagecoach Picture CD

 


05.02.00
PD1+
16TA
14TA
7TA

Start of new Contract. which remained with Stagecoach operated from Plumstead Garage (PD) with new low floor buses (TA))

TA300

TA300 at the Lewisham Centre

Dennis Trident Alexander ALX400 10.5M TA300 can be found on the Stagecoach Picture CD


29.06.02
16TA
14TA
7TA
7dd

Contract renewal

10.02.07
PD1+
16TA
14TA
10TA

Contract renewal

17302

When this picture was taken in 2010 on a stormy day at Crystal Palace the blinds had been reduced to two line, the running number plate was in front windscreen and the "TA" had been changed t0 "17"

17302 can be found on the Stagecoach Picture CD


11.02.12
PD1+
16TA
14TA
10TA

Contract renewal

19825

AD Trident Enviro with White Roundel and strangley a running number holder even though Stagecoach no longer use them

Our example 19782 at Crystal Palace can be found on the
Stagecoach Picture CD


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Operating Garages

PD Plumstead
Changeover point at garage

AM Plumstead
Changeover point at garage

BX Bexleyheath
Changeover point at garage

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