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Route History
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07.10.51 |
TL |
11RT |
8RT |
-- |
CATFORD GARAGE, Rushey Green, Lewisham, Lewisham Road, Greenwich, Woolwich Road, WOOLWICH Parsons Hill (MS)
06.07.52 |
TL |
13RT |
10RT |
-- |
CATFORD
GARAGE, - WOOLWICH Parsons Hill ;- Beresford Square, Plumstead Road, Burrage Road, Crescent Road, Bloomfield Road, (return via Sandy Hill Road)- PLUMSTEAD COMMON Warwick Terrace (MF
peaks, Sat afternoons)
MF peaks, Sat afternoons extended from Woolwich to Plumstead
Common.
04.03.53 |
TL |
15RT |
11RT |
-- |
LOWER
SYDENHAM STN, Worsley Bridge Road, Southend Lane, Bromley Road, Catford,
Lewisham, Greenwich, WOOLWICH Parsons Hill ;- PLUMSTEAD COMMON Warwick Terrace (MF peaks, Sat afternoons)
Extended from Catford Garage to Lower Sydenham.
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Scanned from April 1958 Red Book, note the Saturday times have been deleted between Woolwich and Plumstead Common in readiness for November withdrawal |
26.11.58 |
TL |
14RT |
7RT |
-- |
LOWER
SYDENHAM STN - WOOLWICH Parsons Hill ;- PLUMSTEAD COMMON Warwick Terrace (MF peaks)
Saturday withdrawn between Woolwich and Plumstead Common.
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This classic view of RT2867 also shows a very old van closely behind, seen in Woolwich This image available on the |
08.05.63 |
AW |
10RT |
13RT |
-- |
TL |
11RT |
7RT |
-- |
LOWER
SYDENHAM STN, Worsley Bridge Road, Southend Lane, Bromley Road, Catford,
Lewisham, Greenwich, Woolwich , Plumstead, Bostall Hill, Basildon Road, Eynsham
Bridge, Eynsham Drive, Grovebury Road, Godstow Road (return via Ampleforth
Road) Harrow Manor Way, ABBEY WOOD GARAGE
Withdrawn between Woolwich and Plumstead Common
and diverted instead via Plumstead and Abbey Estate to Abbey Wood Garage replacing withdrawn 177A.
Abbey Wood (AW) allocation added.
07.12.68 |
AW |
12RM |
10RM |
-- |
TL |
11RM |
5RM |
-- |
RT type replaced by Routemasters.
24.01.70 |
AW |
11RM |
10RM |
-- |
TL |
11RM |
5RM |
1RM |
ABBEY
WOOD GARAGE - CATFORD GARAGE (MS) - LOWER SYDENHAM STN
A short Sunday service introduced between Catford
Garage and Loweer Sydenahm replacing withdrawn section of Route 160A
16.01.71 |
AW |
10RM |
10RM |
-- |
TL |
11RM |
5RM |
-- |
ABBEY
WOOD GARAGE - LOWER SYDENHAM STN (MS)
Sunday service withdrawn.
22.04.78 |
AW51+ |
12RM |
10RM |
5RM |
TL81+ |
9RM |
5RM |
3RM |
ABBEY
WOOD GARAGE - LOWER SYDENHAM STN
Sunday
service introduced, replacing Route 180A
31.10.81 |
PD151+ |
19MDc |
12MDc |
6MDc |
Abbey
Wood Garage closed, allocation transferred to new Plumstead Garage (PD) with
Scania Metropolitan crew buses
Catford (TL) allocation withdrawn
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MD157 Abbey Wood stand This image available on the |
04.09.82 |
PD151+ |
14MDc |
13MDc |
6MDc |
TL81+ |
3RM |
3RM |
-- |
A small MS Catford (TL) allocation re-introduced but the TL allocation were nearly all Lower Sydenham to Lewisham shorts.
22.11.82 |
PD151+ |
14Tc |
13Tc |
6Tc |
TL81+ |
3RM |
3RM |
-- |
MD type replaced by Leyland Titan
02.08.84 |
PD151+ |
14Tc |
13Tc |
6Tc |
TL81+ |
3Tc |
3Tc |
-- |
RM type replaced by Leyland Titan
27.10.84 |
PD161+ |
13Tc |
12Tc |
6Tc |
ABBEY
WOOD - CATFORD GARAGE (MS) - LOWER SYDENHAM STN (Suns)
MS section
between Catford Garage and Lower Sydenham replaced by new Route
181.
Catford (TL) allocation withdrawn.
03.08.85 |
PD161+ |
14T |
18T |
6T |
ABBEY
WOOD - CATFORD GARAGE
Converted
to One Person Operation
Sunday
withdrawn between Catford
Garage and Lower Sydenham , this section replaced by 181 Sunday introduction.
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An experimental artic bus is shown here on loan to Selkent This image available on the |
22.08.86 |
PD161+ |
14L |
18L |
6L |
Titan type replaced by Leyland Olympian.
19.01.91 |
PD161+ |
17L/T |
18L/T |
7L/T |
Titan type re-intoduced.
27.04.91 |
PD161+ |
15L/T |
19L/T |
9L/T |
ABBEY
WOOD, Abbey Estate, Plumstead, Woolwich, Charlton, Greenwich, Lewisham,
Catford, Sangley Road, Torridon Road, HITHER GREEN STN
Re-routed
at Catford to Hither Green replacing withdrawn section of Route
36.
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L133 is shown here en route for the traditional 36 destination This image available on the |
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T1114 also at Hither Green This image available on the |
08.10.94 |
PD161+ |
14L |
19L |
7L |
THAMESMEAD
EAST, Yarnton Way, Abbey Wood, Plumstead, Woolwich, Charlton, Greenwich, LEWISHAM Bus Station (MS evenings and all day Sunday) - LEWISHAM
Riverdale Centre (MS)
Withdrawn between Lewisham and Hither Green (no replacement)
and revised east of Woolwich to operate to Thamesmead East via McLeod Road (replacing Route 178) instead of Abbey Wood via Eynsham
Drive which was replaced by revised 469.
14.02.98 |
BV |
12dd |
13dd |
7dd |
THAMESMEAD
EAST - LEWISHAM Riverdale Centre.
Service runs to Riverdale Centre at
all times.
Route transferred to Harris Bus, operating from a base at Crabtree Manor Way,
North Belvedere. Volvo Olympians used.
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Harris 368 at the Riverdale Centre stand This image available on the Abellio CD |
25.03.00 |
BV |
12ON |
13ON |
7ON |
Contract reassigned to East Thames Buses.
23.11.02 |
BV51+ |
14ON |
14ON |
7ON |
LEWISHAM
Riverdale Centre, Greenwich,
Woolwich, Abbey Wood, Yarnton Way, Thamesmead East, Eastern Way, Anderson
Way, Mulberry Way, Fishers Way, BELVEDERE Crabtree Manor Way North
Extended from Thamesmead East to Belvedere East Thames
Bus Garage.
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Volvo Olympian - East Lancs Pyoneer 372 in Woolwich. A number of buses were painted gold for the Queen's Jubillee, this being an example This image available on the |
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VVWL33 shows off a very clear final destination at the expense of via points This image available on the |
03.10.09 |
BV51+ |
14VWL |
14VWL |
8VWL |
Contract renewal although now under the GO Ahead maangement ( London General BV )
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VWL26 at the Woolwich Arsenal now in the new corporate livery of Go-Ahead This image available on the |
Operating Garages
AW
Abbey Wood
Changeover point Abbey Wood
PD
Plumstead
Changeover point Plumstead Garage
TL
Catford
Changeover point Catford Garage
BV
Belvedere
Changeover point at garage
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