Route 177

Route History

05.07.52	AW	20RTL	20RTL	8RTL
Buses kept at PM	NX	31RT	26RT	10RT

ABBEY WOOD, Plumstead, Woolwich, Greenwich, New Cross, Old Kent Road, Elephant, VICTORIA EMBANKMENT via Westminster (daily) or Blackfriars (MS)
Tram Replacement Route for Tram 36/38.
The New Cross allocation was staffed by New Cross crews but vehicles were garaged at Peckham until work was finished at New Cross.

22.10.52	AW	20RTL	20RTL	7RTL
Buses kept at PM	NX	12RT	--	-
	NX	23RT	26RT	10RT

Most of the New Cross allocation transferred to home garage

12.11.52	AW	20RTL	20RTL	7RTL
Buses kept at PM	NX	39RT	26RT	10RT

Peckham Garage no longer used.

04.05.55	AW	20RT	20RT	5RT
	NX	39RT	26RT	11RT

Abbey Wood allocation converted to RT.

RT729 is seen with the three line display on the via blind

29.01.64	AW	11RT	5RT	7RT
	NX	23RT	24RT	5RT

ABBEY WOOD - ELEPHANT (Sat pm) - EMBANKMENT (MF/Sat am/Sun)
Saturday pm service withdrawn between Elephant & Embankment.

18.11.64	AW	11RT	5RT	5RT
	NX	23RT	21RT	4RT

ABBEY WOOD - ELEPHANT (Sat pm/Sun) - EMBANKMENT (MF/Sat am)
Sunday service withdrawn between Elephant & Embankment.

11.11.67	AW	11RT	6RT	6RT
	NX	19RT	19RT	4RT

ABBEY WOOD - ELEPHANT (Sat/Sun) - EMBANKMENT (MF/Sat early am)
Saturday service withdrawn between Elephant & Embankment except for early journeys for print workers

22.03.69	AW	11RT	5RT	8RM
	NX	18RT	16RT	4RM

Sunday Routemaster operation introduced

30.01.71	AW	8RT	5RT	8RM
	NX	16RT	16RM	4RM

ABBEY WOOD - ELEPHANT & CASTLE - VICTORIA EMBANKMENT via Westminster (Daily early jnys)
Daily service withdrawn between Elephant & Embankment except for early journeys.
Saturday Routemasters introduced at NX.

08.01.72	AW	6DMS	6DMS	4DMS
	NX	14DMS	14DMS	8DMS

Converted to One Person Operation

06.01.73	AW	7DMS	3DMS	4DMS
	NX	14DMS	14DMS	7DMS

THAMESMEAD Yarnton Way - ELEPHANT - EMBANKMENT (early jnys)
Extended from Abbey Wood to Thamesmead. (MS the Thamesmead section was localised to Woolwich)

17.11.73	AW	7DMS	7DMS	3DMS
	NX	15DMS	14DMS	7DMS

THAMESMEAD Ailsike Road - ELEPHANT - EMBANKMENT (early jnys)
Extended in Thamesmead to Alsike Road.

22.04.78	AW31+	7DMS	3DMS	4DMS
	NX151+	14DMS	14DMS	7DMS

THAMESMEAD - ELEPHANT - Westminster Bridge, Whitehall, Trafalgar Square, Aldwych, Fleet Street, Blackfriars, and return (early journeys)
Embankment journeys re-routed at Westminster via Whitehall and Fleet Street.

27.09.80	AW31+	3DMS	3DMS	2DMS
	NX151+	12DMS	12DMS	7DMS

ABBEY WOOD - Elephant, WATERLOO - or early journeys via Westminster, Fleet Street and Blackfriars Road and return via Elephant
Thamesmead section renumbered 178, and extended from Elephant to Waterloo via Waterloo Road.

31.01.81	AW31+	3MD	3MD	2MD
	NX151+	12DMS	13DMS	7DMS

Abbey Wood allocation converted to MD.

31.10.81	NX151+	12DMS	13DMS	7DMS
	PD131+	3MD	3MD	2MD

Abbey Wood (AW) closes, allocation transferred to new Plumstead Garage (PD)

04.09.82	NX151+	4DMS	4DMS	--
	PD131+	8MD	8MD	8MD

ABBEY WOOD (early jnys) - WOOLWICH ARSENAL STN - WATERLOO -or early journeys via Westminster, Fleet Street and Blackfriars Road and return via Elephant
Withdrawn between Woolwich Arsenal Station and Abbey Wood except for garage journeys to PD and early journeys to Abbey Wood.
Sunday NX allocation withdrawn.

22.11.82	NX151+	4DMS	4DMS	--
	PD131+	8T	8T	8T

Commencement of gradual MD withdrawal and Titan introduction.

29.10.83	NX151+	4DMS	4DMS	--
	PD131+	8T	8T	8T

ABBEY WOOD (early jnys) - WOOLWICH ARSENAL STN - WATERLOO - or early journeys via Westminster, Fleet Street and Blackfriars Road and return via Elephant
EXPRESS SERVICE: THAMESMEAD Bentham Road North,, Plumstead, Woolwich, - NON STOP via 177 to Elephant, Blackfriars, Fleet Street, Aldwych, Whitehall, Westminster, COUNTY HALL ( MF am peak. -> & pm <pm peak jny)
MF peak express journeys introduced as above.

18.11.83	NX151+	4T	4T	--
	PD131+	8T	8T	8T

Commencement of gradual DMS withdrawal and Titan introduction at New Cross (NX)

02.06.84	NX161+	4T	4T	--
	PD131+	8T	8T	8T

THAMESMEAD Bentham Road (MF early jny) - ABBEY WOOD (early jnys) - WOOLWICH ARSENAL STN - WATERLOO - or early journeys via Westminster, Fleet Street and Blackfriars Road and return via Elephant
EXPRESS SERVICE: THAMESMEAD Bentham Road North,, Plumstead, Woolwich, - NON STOP via 177 to Elephant, Blackfriars, Fleet Street, Aldwych, Whitehall, Westminster, COUNTY HALL ( MF am peak. -> & pm <pm peak jny)
One MF early journey extended from Abbey Wood to Thamesmead

27.10.84	NX161+	4T	4T	--
	PD131+	10T	8T	7T

THAMESMEAD Bentham Road (MF early jny) - ABBEY WOOD (early jnys) - PLUMSTEAD GARAGE - WATERLOO -or early journeys via Westminster, Fleet Street and Blackfriars Road and return via Elephant(early jnys)
EXPRESS SERVICE: THAMESMEAD Bentham Road North,, Plumstead, Woolwich, - NON STOP via 177 to Elephant, Blackfriars, Fleet Street, Aldwych, Whitehall, Westminster, COUNTY HALL ( MF am peak. -> & pm <pm peak jny)
Regular service extended to Plumstead Garage instead of just garage journeys

27.04.85	NX161+	4T	4T	--
	PD131+	9T	8T	7T

THAMESMEAD Bentham Road (MF early jny) - ABBEY WOOD (early jnys) - PLUMSTEAD GARAGE - WATERLOO -or early journeys via Westminster, Fleet Street and Blackfriars Road and return via Elephant
EXPRESS SERVICE: THAMESMEAD Bentham Road North,, Plumstead, Woolwich, - NON STOP via 177 to Elephant, Blackfriars, Fleet Street, Aldwych, Whitehall, Westminster, COUNTY HALL or VICTORIA MF am peak. -> & pm <pm peak jny)
Certain MF express journeys re-routed at Westminster via Route 11 to Victoria.

03.08.85	NX151+	12T	--	--
	NX161+	--	8T	--
	PD131+	4T	-	6T

ABBEY WOOD (early jnys) - PLUMSTEAD GARAGE (Sat/Sun)-WOOLWICH (MF) WATERLOO - or early journeys via Westminster, Fleet Street and Blackfriars Road and return via Elephant
EXPRESS SERVICE: THAMESMEAD Bentham Road North,, Plumstead, Woolwich, - NON STOP via 177 to Elephant, Blackfriars, Fleet Street, Aldwych, Whitehall, Westminster, VICTORIA MF am peak. -> & pm <pm peak jny)
MF express journeys to County Hall withdrawn.
PD withdrawn on Saturday and restricted to Express journeys only MF plus against the flow 177 journeys.
Thamesmead journey withdrawn.
MF withdrawn between Woolwich and Plumstead apart fromearly journeys to Abbey Wood and garage journeys.

This picture of T1129 was taken in September 1985 and so the Titan shown here must have been performing an against the flow journey on Route 177 as the express section to Waterloo at this time had been withdrawn.

16.01.88	PD131+	12L	10L	6L
EXPRESS	PD151+	4L	--	--

PLUMSTEAD GARAGE - ELEPHANT & CASTLE
EXPRESS SERVICE: THAMESMEAD - VICTORIA M-Fri a.m. -> & p.m. <- pk jnys
Extended from Woolwich to Plumstead. Withdrawn between Elephant & Castle and Waterloo. Early journeys via Fleet Street withdrawn.
NX allocation withdrawn.

20.04.88	PD131+	12L	10L	6L
EXPRESS	PD151+	3L	--	--

The against the flow express journeys were used for a new 400 service linking Central London with Greenwich.

18.11.89	PD131+	8L	10L	7L
EXPRESS	PD151+	3L	--	--

PLUMSTEAD GARAGE - NEW CROSS GARAGE (evgs,Sat early am, Sun before 1130) - ELEPHANT & CASTLE
EXPRESS SERVICE: THAMESMEAD - VICTORIA M-Fri a.m. -> & p.m. <- pk jnys

02.01.93

PD131+

10L

PLUMSTEAD GARAGE - NEW CROSS GARAGE (evgs,Sat early am, Sun before 1130) - ELEPHANT & CASTLE
EXPRESS SERVICE withdrawn.

12.03.94

PD131+

PLUMSTEAD GARAGE, Woolwich, Greenwich, New Cross, PECKHAM
Withdrawn between New Cross and Elephant & Castle, diverted instead to Peckham.

02.03.96

PD131+

14DAL

12DAL

PECKHAM Bus Station -Plumstead High Street, Church Manorway, Blithdale road, Basildon Road, Eynsham Drive, Finchale Road, Church Manorway, Sewell Road, Thammesmead, Yarnton Way, Alsike Road, ABBEY WOOD STATION
Extended from Plumstead to Abbey Wood BR Station via withdrawn section of Route 380 and converted to single deck operation.

PD87 represents the single deck type most used for Route 177

23.01.99

PD131+

14VN

12VN

PECKHAM - THAMESMEAD Safeway Superstore
Rerouted at Plumstead High Street via Basildon Road, Eynsham Drive, Harrow Manorway, Crossway, to THAMESMEAD Safeway Superstore. Withdrawn section replced by revised 469
Converted to double deck operation, usually VN type