Route History

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.

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Saturday withdrawn between Woolwich and Plumstead Common.

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Withdrawn between Woolwich and Plumstead Common and diverted instead via Plumstead and Abbey Estate to Abbey Wood Garage replacing withdrawn 177A.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A short Sunday service introduced between Catford Garage and Loweer Sydenahm replacing withdrawn section of Route 160A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Sunday service withdrawn.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Catford (TL) allocation withdrawn

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.

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.

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.

25.03.00

BV

12dd

13dd

7dd

Contract reassigned to East Thames Buses.

23.11.02

BV51+

14dd

14dd

7dd

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.

03.10.09

BV51+

14VWL

14VWL

8VWL

Contract renewal although now under the GO Ahead maangement ( London General BV )

 

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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