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Route History

Route 178 Farechart

27.09.80
AW21+
3DMS
3DMS
2DMS

WOOLWICH, Plumstead Station, Bostall Hill, Basildon Road, McLeod Road, Abbey Wood, Harrow Manor Way, Yarnton Way, THAMEMEAD Alsike Road
NEW ROUTE ;-
Localised section of Route 177 renumbered

31.01.81
AW21+
3MD
3MD
2MD

Converted to Scania type MD.

MD72 with an unusual ultimate destination
31.10.81
PD121+
3MD
3MD
2MD

Abbey wood closure, reallocated to the new Plumstead Garage (PD)

22.11.82
PD121+
3T
3T
2T

Converted to Leyland Titan.

27.10.84
PD121+
8T
7T
4T

THAMEMEAD Alsike Road, Abbey Wood, Plumstead, Woolwich, Herbert Road, Shooters Hill, Sun in the Sands, K-idbrooke Station, Lee Green, LEWISHAM Bus Station.
Extended from Woolwich to Lewisham via withdrawn section of service 291.

T717 seen at ?
22.03.86
PD121+
8L
7L
4L

Converted to Olympian operation.

Olympian L64
16.01.88
BX41+
8L
9L
3L

THAMEMEAD Hailey Road - LEWISHAM Bus Station.
Operation transferred to Bexleybus operating from Bexleyheath.
Extended at Thamesmead to Eastern Industrial Estate via Yarnton Way.

T1080 Lewisham Bus Station
08.10.94
BX41+
6T
6T
3T

WOOLWICH Monk Street - KIDBROOKE Dover Patrol
Withdrawn between Woolwich and Thamemead, this section replaced by revised Route 180. and also between Kidbrooke and Lewisham, this setion replaced by new Route 278

29.04.95
BX31+
6DRL
6DRL
3DRL

Converted to midibus operation.

DRL15
20.06.98
BX31+
6DRL
6DRL
3DRL

WOOLWICH Monk Street - KIDBROOKE BR Station
Extended to Kidbrooke Station.

23.01.99
PD41+
6SLD
5SLD
4SLD

Contract reassigned to Stagecoach Selkent operating from Plumstead Garage (PD)

Dennis Dart SLF 9.4M formerly known as DS84
24.01.04
PD41+
9SLD
9SLD
7SLD

LEWISHAM Bus Station - WOOLWICH Monk Street
Extended daily via Ferrier Estate and current Route 278 to Lewisham Bus Station. Buses inboth directions are to work around Ferrier Estate in an anti clockwise loop via Tudway Road, Moorehead Way, Weigall Road, and Kidbrooke Park Road.
Rerouted at Shooters Hill Road via Baker Road, Stadium Road, Ha Ha Road, Nightingale Place and Plumstead Common Road in order to serve Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The previous routeing replaced by revised 244.

18.03.06
TL71+
8SLD
8SLD
7SLD

Allocation moved to Catford (TL)

06.02.10
TL71+
8DM
8DM
7DM

Rerouted in Woolwich area

34394 Queen Elizabeth Hospital
22.01.11
TL71+
8DM
8DM
7DM

Contract renewal

34393 Lewisham Station

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Operating Garages

AW Abbey Wood
Changeover point Abbey Wood

BX Bexleyheath
Changeover point ?

PD Plumstead
Changeover point at garage

TL Catford
Changeover point at Lewisham

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