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Route History

1981 & 2001 Farecharts 291 map

31.10.81
PD81+
10MD
7MD
4MD

LEWISHAM BUS STATION, Lee Green, Kidbrooke Park Road, Shooters Hill, Woolwich, Griffin Road, Plumstead Common, WOODLANDS ESTATE

MD277 waits at Lewisham Bus Station
22.11.82
PD81+
9T
7T
4T

MD type replaced by Titans.

27.10.84
PD81+
3T
3T
2T

WOOLWICH - WOODLANDS ESTATE
Withdrawn between Woolwich and Lewisham, this section replaced by amended Route 178.

27.04.85
PD81+
3T
3T
--

WOOLWICH - WOODLANDS ESTATE (MS)
Sunday service withdrawn

07.02.87
PD81+
L/244
L/244
--

Joint operation with Route 244 commenced.

L127, note the unusual blind layout
16.01.88
BX241+
ex 244
ex 244
--

Service transferred to Bexleybus and converted to midibus

19.01.91
BX231+
ex 244
ex 244
--

Rerouted at Woodlands Estate via Flaxton Road and Timbercroft Lane instead of Landstead Road.

17.02.96
BX231+
ex 244
ex 244
3MRL

WOOLWICH - WOODLANDS ESTATE
Sunday service introduced.

23.01.99
PD181+
4SLD
5SLD
2SLD

Operation transferred to Selkent (PD) and converted to low floor s/d.
WOODLANDS ESTATE - WOOLWICH High Street
New low floor buses introduced

24.02.01
PD181+
7SLD
5SLD
5SLD

WOODLANDS ESTATE - Woolwich, Grand depot Road, Ha Ha Road, Stadium Road, QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL
Extended from Woolwich to Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Dennis dart Alexander 9.4m 34083 Transbus Dart Pointer  9.3m 34380

22.01.11
PD181+
7DS
7DS
5DS

Contract renewal

Transbus Pointer 9.3m 34381 Q.E Hospital Enviro E200 Dart

291 times

Operating Garages

BX Bexleyheath
Changeover point ?

PD Plumstead
Changeover point Plumstead Station ?

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Ian Armstrong 2012