Route History
Date |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
| at 03.10.34 | AH |
10ST |
11ST |
12ST |
ED |
-- |
-- |
13STL |
|
TL |
24ST |
23ST |
-- |
SHOREDITCH Calvert Avenue - Bishopsgate - Aldgate - Tower Bridge - Dunton Road - Old Kent Road - Peckham Park Road - Peckham - Peckham Rye - Barry Road - East Dulwich - Forest Hill - Sydenham - Penge - Elmers End - WEST WICKHAM The Wheatsheaf
|
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Taken from historical map October 1934 |
| 08.04.36 | AH |
10ST |
11ST |
11NS |
ED |
-- |
-- |
33NS |
|
TL |
24ST |
23ST |
-- |
SHOREDITCH CHURCH - WEST WICKHAM ( Mon-Sat ) - Shirley - Addiscombe Road - East Croydon - South Croydon - CROYDON AIRPORT ( Suns )
Sunday extended from West Wickham to Croydon Airport
| 29.04.36 | AH |
10LT |
11LT |
11NS |
ED |
-- |
-- |
33NS |
|
TL |
18ST |
17ST |
-- |
SHOREDITCH CHURCH - LOWER SYDENHAM ( Mon-Sat ) - CROYDON AIRPORT ( Suns )
Mon-Sat withdrawn between Lower Sydenham and West Wickham
| 08.09.37 | AH |
-- |
11LT |
11LT |
ED |
-- |
-- |
32LT |
|
TL |
23ST |
12ST |
-- |
SHOREDITCH CHURCH - EAST DULWICH Grove Hotel( Mon-Sat ) - CROYDON AIRPORT ( Suns )
Mon-Sat withdrawn between East Dulwich and Lower Sydenham
Mon-Sat Nunhead (AH) withdrawn
| 29.11.39 | AH |
9LT |
17LT |
8LT |
D |
8STL |
-- |
6STL |
SHOREDITCH CHURCH - EAST DULWICH The Plough
Sunday withdrawn between East Dulwich and Croydon Airport
East Dulwich terminal changed to Plough
Elmers End (ED) withdrawn
Mon-Fri (AH) reintroduced
Catford (TL) withdrawn
Mon-FRi/Sun Dalston (D) introduced
| 15.05.40 | AH |
11LT |
11LT |
6LT |
D |
11STL |
11STL |
7STL |
SHOREDITCH - DULWICH
Saturday (D) introduced
| 13.04.49 | AH |
9LT+ |
8LT |
-- |
1LT/12 |
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D |
8STL |
12STL |
7STL |
|
P |
-- |
-- |
7LT |
SHOREDITCH - DULWICH
Sunday (AH) allocation replaced by new Old Kent Road (P)
 |
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Taken from August 1949 Red Book |
| 26.10.49 | AH |
11RT+ |
8RT |
-- |
D |
8RT |
12RT |
8RT |
|
P |
-- |
-- |
7LT |
SHOREDITCH - DULWICH
RT type introduced
03.05.50 |
AH |
11RT+ |
8RT |
8RT |
| 1RT/37 | ||||
D |
8RT |
12RT |
8RT |
SHOREDITCH - DULWICH
Sunday
only Old Kent Road (P) allocation withdrawn in favour of Sunday Nunhead (AH)
21.06.50 |
AH |
13RT |
8RT |
-- |
D |
8RT |
12RT |
8RT |
|
P |
-- |
-- |
8RT |
SHOREDITCH - DULWICH
Sunday only Old Kent Road (P) allocation reintroduced.
02.05.51 |
D |
8RT |
12RT |
8RT |
P |
-- |
-- |
8RT |
|
PM |
13RT |
8RT |
-- |
SHOREDITCH - DULWICH
Nunhead (AH) allocation transferred to Peckham (PM) - Route 12 increased at AH to compensate
14.05.52 |
D |
9RT |
12RT |
-- |
P |
-- |
-- |
16RT |
|
PM |
13RT |
8RT |
-- |
SHOREDITCH - DULWICH
Sunday
Dalston (D) allocation withdrawn.
 |
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Taken from August 1952 Red Book |
19.05.54 |
D |
5RTL |
5RTL |
-- |
P |
-- |
-- |
16RT |
|
PM |
18RT |
16RT |
-- |
SHOREDITCH - DULWICH
Dalston
RT type replaced by RTL.
16.10.57 |
D |
4RTL |
-- |
-- |
P |
-- |
-- |
14RT |
|
PM |
19RT |
21RT |
-- |
SHOREDITCH - DULWICH
Saturday
Dalston (D) allocation withdrawn.
 |
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Scanned from April 1958 Red Book - the complete book is available from the Sales List |
26.11.58 |
D |
4RTL |
-- |
-- |
PM |
19RT |
21RT |
14RT |
SHOREDITCH - DULWICH
Old
Kent Road (P) closed - Sunday only allocation transferred to Peckham (PM)
 |
RTL1392 (D) Peckham High Street
|
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01.09.63 |
D |
4RTL |
-- |
-- |
PM |
20RT |
21RT |
14RM |
SHOREDITCH - DULWICH
Sunday
only Routemaster allocation introduced - buses spare from Route
36.
 |
Roofbox RT3929(PM) turns into Dunton Road
|
|---|
27.1.65 |
D |
4RTL |
-- |
-- |
PM |
20RT |
21RT |
14RM |
 |
|---|
Taken from Alterations ( no.1 ) Booklet dated 18 November 1964 |
07.04.65 |
D |
4RTL |
3RTL |
-- |
PM |
20RT |
18RT |
14RM |
SHOREDITCH - DULWICH
Saturday
Dalston (D) allocation reintroduced.
15.06.68 |
D |
3RT+1RT/47 |
3RT |
-- |
PM |
20RT |
18RT |
10RM |
SHOREDITCH - DULWICH
Dalston
(D) allocation converted to RT operation.
19.07.69 |
D |
3RT+1RT/47 |
3RT |
-- |
PM |
23RT |
14RM |
10RM |
SHOREDITCH - DULWICH
Saturday
Routemasters introdcued at Peckham (PM).
24.01.70 |
D |
5RT |
-- |
-- |
PM |
18RT |
14RM |
10RM |
SHOREDITCH - DULWICH
Saturday
Dalston (D) allocation withdrawn.
 |
|---|
08.01.72 |
PM |
23RT |
14RM |
10RM |
SHOREDITCH - DULWICH
Dalston
(D) allocation withdrawn.
13.05.72 |
PM |
20DMS |
14DMS |
10DMS |
SHOREDITCH - DULWICH
Converted
to double deck OPO operation.
 |
DMS339 Liverpool Street 6th June 1976 |
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16.10.76 |
PM |
20DMS |
15DMS |
11DMS |
SHOREDITCH - DULWICH
Schedule changes
24.02.80 |
PM211+ |
15MD |
15MD |
10MD |
SHOREDITCH - DULWICH
Converted
from DMS type to Scania MD.
 |
MD45 Tower Bridge Road |
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31.10.81 |
PM211+ |
15LS |
14LS |
10LS |
SHOREDITCH - DULWICH
Converted
from Scania MD to single deck Leyland National.
04.09.82 |
PM211+ |
11T |
11T |
7T |
SHOREDITCH - DULWICH
Converted
from Leyland National to double deck Leyland Titan.
13.08.88 |
PM211+ |
11T |
10T |
8T |
SHOREDITCH
- FOREST HILL
Extended
from Dulwich to Forest Hill partly replacing withdrawn section of Route
12.
 |
T1107 Goodmans Yard, Tower Gateway
|
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10.11.90 |
CR | dd |
dd |
dd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NB | DD |
DD |
DD |
 |
Operation transferred to London & Country operated from Bricklayers Arms depot and Beddington Lane base on a two year contract using Leyland Atlanteans and hired Fleetlines from South Yorkshire. |
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FOREST HILL - SHOREDITCH
New operator
 |
|---|
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London & Country 655 SHOREDITCH High Street |
|---|
13.12.92 |
CR | dd |
dd |
dd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WL | dd |
dd |
dd |
SHOREDITCH - FOREST HILL
Newington
Butts (NB) allocation moved to Walworth (WL)
13.03.94 |
LC |
10dd |
10dd |
9dd |
SHOREDITCH
- PECKHAM RYE Eastern Arm
Withdrawn
between Peckham Rye and Forest Hill
I think that the Croydon allocation was withdrawn
at this time but cannot find any reference to this anywhere ?
04.02.95 |
WL |
10dd |
10dd |
9dd |
 |
New operator |
|---|
SHOREDITCH - PECKHAM RYE
Contract novated to Londonlinks
 |
ex London Transport T78 Shoreditch High Street
|
|---|
28.06.97 |
CH |
9dd |
8dd |
7dd |
 |
Transferred
within the Cowie group to Kentish Bus |
|---|
SHOREDITCH - PECKHAM RYE
New operator
31.01.98 |
SH51+ |
9dd |
8dd |
7dd |
 |
Transferred within the Arriva group to Grey Green at Stamford Hill |
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 |
142 Liverpool Street
|
|---|
27.03.99 |
DX71+ |
11sd |
8sd |
12sd |
 |
Transferred within the Arriva group to Arriva London North East at Barking |
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SHOREDITCH - PECKHAM RYE
Transferred within Arriva to Barking (DX)
16.10.99 |
DX71+ |
8sd |
8sd |
6sd |
GG |
3sd |
2sd |
1sd |
SHOREDITCH - PECKHAM RYE
Part
Stamford Hill allocation re-introduced.
20.05.00 |
DX71+ |
13sd |
9sd |
9sd |
SHOREDITCH
- NUNHEAD St Mary's Road
Extended
from Peckham Rye to Nunhead via Nunhead Lane
 |
ADL973 crossing Tower Bridge
|
|---|
26.06.04 |
DX71+ |
15ADL |
15ADL |
13ADL |
SHOREDITCH - NUNHEAD
Contract
re-assigned from Arriva London North East to Arriva London North
16.10.10 |
AE1+ |
16ADL |
16ADL |
15ADL |
SHOREDITCH - NUNHEAD
Allocation moved to
Ash Grove (AE)
13.11.10 |
AE1+ |
16ADL |
16ADL |
15ADL |
SHOREDITCH - NUNHEAD
Contract renewal
02.04.11 |
AE1+ |
16T |
16T |
15T |
SHOREDITCH - NUNHEAD
Shoreditch stand moved from Calvert Avenue to High Street
Start of conversion to double deck ( T type )
 |
T170 Minories
|
|---|
 |
|---|
Extracted from map drawn by Mike Harris The northern section from Peckham to Shoreditch remained unchanged since 1934 ( except for traffic management schemes of course |
14.11.15 |
AE1+ |
17HA |
17HA |
14HA |
SHOREDITCH - NUNHEAD
Contract renewal, new buses introduced soon after
 |
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|---|---|
HA5 Goodmans Yard |
HA5 rear view Goodmans Yard |
Both images © Ian Armstrong |
|
14.11.20 |
AE1+ |
17HA |
16HA |
13HA |
SHOREDITCH - NUNHEAD
Contract extended for two years
 |
HA18 has just served the Tower Gateway stop and is entering Goodmans Yard © Samuel Letsu |
13.03.21 |
AE1+ |
16HA |
16HA |
13HA |
SHOREDITCH - NUNHEAD
Mon-Fri running times reduced - PVR-1
Note: When Tower Bridge is closed - northbound buses are diverted via London Bridge and Eastcheap between Tower Bridge Road Druid Street and Tower Hill Station.
Southbound buses are diverted via Fenchurch Street and London Bridge between Aldgate and Tower Bridge Road Druid Street.
02.12.23 |
PM151+ |
16MHV |
16MHV |
13MHV |
 |
New contract |
SHOREDITCH - NUNHEAD
Contract reassigned to Go Ahead, London Central (PM)
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Current Blind
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Operating Garages
PM
Peckham
Changeover point at garage
2023 changeovers at Peckham Rye Station / Heaton Road
AE Ash Grove
Changeover point at Aldgate
D
Dalston
Changeover point Shoreditch or Liverpool Street Station.
CH
Cambridge Heath or AE (2010)
AE Changeover point Aldgate MS or AE Garage Sun
GG
Stamford Hill
Changeover point
Bricklayers
Arms
Changeover point ?
Newington
Butts
Changeover point ?
WL
Walworth
Changeover point ?
P
Old Kent Road
Changeover point Lord wellington
PM
Peckham
Changeover point at garage
AH
Nunhead
Changeover point at garage
Beddington
Lane
Changeover point at ?
DX
Barking
Changeover point Aldgate Station
ED Elmers End
Changeover point outside garage
TL Catford
Changeover point Forest Hill
Live Visual
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