Route History

27.06.56

AW

2RT

2RT

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WOOLWICH General Gordon Place, Plumstead Road, Griffin Road, Waverly Crescent, Plumstead Common, Garland Road, High Grove, WOODLANDS ESTATE Flaxton Road, Lanstead Road, Garland Road, WOOLWICH (MS)
NEW ROUTE

07.01.59

TL

5RT

6RT

--

LEWISHAM Rennel Street, Blackheath, Shooters Hill, Shrewsbury Lane, Brent Road, Cantwell Road, Eglinton Hill, Herbert Road, Sandyhill Road, Woolwich, Plumstead, Plumstead Common, WOODLANDS ESTATE (MS)
Extended from Woolwich to Lewisham via withdrawn 89A and transferred to Catford (TL) garage.

12.10.60

TL

5RT

6RT

2RT

LEWISHAM - WOOLWICH (Sun pm) - WOODLANDS ESTATE (MS)
Sunday pm service introduced between Lewisham & Woolwich

08.05.63

TL

8RT

6RT

5RT

LEWISHAM - WOODLANDS ESTATE
Sunday am service introduced and extended all day from Woolwich to Woodlands Estate.

27.01.65	NX	8RT	--	--
	TL	--	8RT	5RT

Mon-Fri Catford (TL) allocation transferred to New Cross (NX)

08.01.72	NX	8RT	7RT	--
	TL	--	--	5RT

Saturday Catford (TL) allocation transferred to New Cross (NX)

05.10.74	NX	8RT	7RM	--
	TL	--	--	5RT

Saturday NX allocation replaced by Routemasters.

25.01.75	NX	8RT	7RM	--
	TL	--	--	6RM

Sunday TL allocation replaced by Routemasters.

02.05.76	NX231+	8RM	7RM	--
	TL191+	--	--	6RM

Mon-Fri allocation converted to Routemaster operation.

22.04.78

NX231+

9DMS

8DMS

6DMS

CONVERTED TO DOUBLE DECK ONE PERSON OPERATION.

27.09.80

AM81+

9MD

8MD

5MD

NX allocation transferred to Plumstead (AM) and converted to Scania operation.

31.10.81
Route withdrawn, mainly replaced by new Route 291.

Operating Garages

NX New Cross
Changeover point Lewisham

TL Catford
Changeover point Lewisham

AW Abbey Wood
Changeover point ?

AM Plumstead
Changeover point ?

 

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