04.05.38 |
TL |
7ST |
11ST |
9ST |
FOREST HILL STN - Perry Vale - Catford Hill - Catford - Sangley Road - Verdant Lane - Grove Park - Chinbrook Road - Mottingham - Court Road - Eltham Church - ELTHAM Southend
Crescent
New route - replacing withdrawn Route 209 (Route 209 double-decked - and re-numbered to new Route 124)
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Taken from 1939 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk |
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13.04.49 |
TL |
15RT |
16RT 5STL |
16RT |
FOREST HILL - ELTHAM Southend Crescent
RT introduction
26.10.49 |
TL |
15RT |
21RT |
16RT |
FOREST HILL - ELTHAM Southend Crescent
STL type withdrawn
03.05.50 |
TL |
16RT |
17RT 5STL |
21RT |
FOREST HILL - ELTHAM Southend Crescent
Diverted between Grove park and Mottingham via Marvels Lane and Dunkery Road instead of Grove Park Road direct
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RT1758 Forest Hill stand |
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12.10.55 |
TL |
22RT |
26RT |
17RT |
FOREST
HILL - ELTHAM - Blackfen Road - BLACKFEN Woodman (Mon-Fri peaks)
Mon-Fri peaks extended from Eltham to Blackfen
30.04.58 |
TL |
22RT |
26RT |
16RT |
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Scanned from April 1958 Red Book - the complete book is available from the Sales List |
04.03.59 |
TL |
20RT |
24RT |
22RT |
FOREST
HILL STN - Perry Vale - Woolstone Road - Catford - Sangley Road - Torridan
Road - Hazelbank Road - Verdant lane - Northover - Downham Lane - Grove Park -
Chinbrook Road - Marvels lane - Mottingham - ELTHAM Southend Crescent - BLACKFEN Woodman (Mon-Fri peaks) - Blendon - Bexley - BEXLEY HOSPITAL (Sun afts)
Sunday afternoons extended from Eltham to BEXLEY HOSPITAL.
03.02.60 |
TL |
20RT |
24RT |
22RT |
FOREST
HILL - ELTHAM ( Mon-Sat ) - FALCONWOOD PARADE (Mon-Fri peaks) - BEXLEY HOSPITAL (Sun afts)
Mon-Fri peaks diverted to FALCONWOOD PARADE instead
of BLACKFEN.
11.05.60 |
TL |
20RT |
24RT |
-- |
FOREST
HILL - ELTHAM ( Mon-Sat ) - FALCONWOOD PARADE (Mon-Fri peaks)
Sunday
service renumbered 124A because of different routeing
at Avery Hill.
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08.05.63 |
TL |
25RT |
31RT |
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FOREST
HILL STN - Perry Vale - Woolstone Road - Catford - Sangley Road - Torridan
Road - Hazelbank Road - Verdant lane - Northover - Downham Lane - Grove Park -
Chinbrook Road - Marvels lane - Mottingham - Eltham - Falconwood - Welling - Wickham
Lane - Plumstead Corner - Plumstead Station - WOOLWICH Parsons Hill (Mon-Sat)
Extended from Eltham to Woolwich via withdrawn 126 and 195.
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Taken from 1964 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk |
27.01.65 |
TL |
22RT |
26RT |
-- |
FOREST
HILL STN - WELLING (Mon-Fri) - WOOLWICH (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat)
Mon-Fri service withdrawn between Welling and Woolwich
except for peak hours
15.06.68 |
TL |
23RT |
20RT |
-- |
FOREST
HILL STN - WELLING ( Mon-Sat ) - WOOLWICH (Mon-Fri peaks)
Saturday service withdrawn between Welling and Woolwich.
24.07.71 |
TL |
24RM |
15RM |
-- |
FOREST
HILL STN - WELLING ( Mon-Sat ) - WOOLWICH (Mon-Fri peaks)
Converted
to RM operation.
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RM1231 Forest Hill stand © Bob Baker |
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08.01.72 |
TL |
20DMS |
15DMS |
-- |
FOREST
HILL STN - WELLING ( Mon-Sat ) - PLUMSTEAD STN (Mon-Fri am peak) - WOOLWICH (Mon-Fri pm peak)
Converted to double deck one person operation.
Mon-Fri
am peaks withdrawn between Plumstead Station and Woolwich.
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DMS1997 Catford Bridge |
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26.02.77 |
TL |
17DMS |
15DMS |
-- |
FOREST
HILL STN - WELLING ( Mon-Sat )
Withdrawn between Welling and Woolwich.
22.04.78 |
TL241+ |
17DMS |
13DMS |
4DMS |
FOREST
HILL - WELLING
Sunday service introduced - replacing Eltham to
Welling section of 160A which was withdrawn.
04.09.82 |
TL241+ |
14DMS |
11DMS |
-- |
FOREST
HILL STN - WELLING ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday service withdrawn - replaced between Eltham
and Welling by re-introduced 160A.
25.07.83 |
TL241+ |
14T |
11T |
-- |
FOREST
HILL STN - WELLING ( Mon-Sat )
DMS
type replaced by Leyland Titan.
02.11.85 |
TL241+ |
11T |
12T |
6T |
FOREST
HILL - ELTHAM STN (Suns) - ELTHAM Southend Crescent ( Mon-Sat ) - AVERY HILL (SDO jnys) - WELLING (Mon-Fri
peak jnys) or BEXLEY HOSPITAL (Sun aft jnys)
Mon-Sat withdrawn between ELTHAM Southend Crescent
and Welling except for school journeys to AVERY HILL SCHOOL and one journey
in each Mon-Fri peak to WELLING.
Sunday re-introduced between Forest Hill and Eltham with 4 afternoon projections
to BEXLEY HOSPITAL
01.02.86 |
TL241+ |
11T |
12T |
6T |
FOREST
HILL - ELTHAM STN (Mon-Sat evgs / Suns) - ELTHAM Southend Crescent ( Mon-Sat ) - AVERY HILL (SDO jnys) - WELLING (Mon-Fri
peak jnys) or BEXLEY HOSPITAL (Sun aft jnys)
Mon-Sat evenings withdrawn in Eltham between Station and Southend Crescent
Sunday duty schedule included with Route 160
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06.06.87 |
TL241+ |
9T |
8T |
5T |
CATFORD
St Dunstan's College - ELTHAM
Southend Crescent (MS except evenings) - AVERY HILL (SDO jnys)
- WELLING (Mon-Fri peak jnys) or BEXLEY HOSPITAL (Sun aft jnys)
Withdrawn between Catford and Forest Hill - this section
replaced by rerouteing of 108B.
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T1076 Eltham Hih Street |
03.02.90 |
TL61+ |
8MW |
8MW |
5MW# |
CATFORD -
Downham - Mottingham - Middle Park Avenue - ELTHAM Southend Crescent ( Mon-Sat ) - BEXLEY HOSPITAL (Sun aft jnys)
Converted to midibus operation and diverted at Mottingham
via Middle Park Avenue and Kingsground instead of Court Road direct.
The
stand at Southend Crescent was used at all times instead of shopping hours
only.
The Mon-Fri peak journeys to Avery Hill and Welling remained double deck
but were renumbered 124S.
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Taken from June 1990 allocation book |
24.07.93 |
TL61+ |
8MW |
8MW |
5MW# |
CATFORD - ELTHAM Southend Crescent ( Mon-Sat ) - BEXLEY HOSPITAL (Sun aft jnys)
Diverted at Hazelbank Road via Baudwin Road - Castillion Road - Boundfield Road - Battersby Road - and Waters Road to line of route at Verdant Lane instead of Hazelbank Road and Verdant Lane direct
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MW3 Eltham Church |
12.03.94 |
TL61+ |
9MW |
8MW |
4MW |
CATFORD
St Dunstan's - ELTHAM Southend Crescent (Daily)
Withdrawn between Eltham and Bexley Hospital
06.09.94 |
TL61+ |
9MW |
8MW |
4MW |
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Selkent purchased by Stagecoach |
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CATFORD
St Dunstan's - ELTHAM Southend Crescent
new operator
15.05.99 |
TL61+ |
10DRL |
8DRL |
6DRL |
CATFORD
St Dunstan's - ELTHAM Southend Crescent
Converted
to Dart operation.
12.06.01 |
TL161+ |
11SLD |
10SLD |
6SLD |
CATFORD
St Dunstan's - ELTHAM Southend Crescent
Low
floor operation commences (SLD)
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SLD246 Southend Crescent |
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28.05.05 |
TL161+ |
11SLD |
10SLD |
6SLD |
CATFORD
St Dunstan's - ELTHAM Southend Crescent
NEW
CONTRACT commences - retained by Stagecoach
30.08.06 |
TL161+ |
11DSS |
9DSS |
6DSS |
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Stagecoach purchased by Australian Bank Macquarie trading as East London Group |
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CATFORD
St Dunstan's - ELTHAM Southend Crescent
NEW OPERATOR
14.10.10 |
TL161+ |
11DSS |
10DSS |
8DSS |
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Company purchased by Stagecoach |
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CATFORD
St Dunstan's - ELTHAM Southend Crescent
New operator
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34245 Catford Town Centre |
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26.05.12 |
TL161+ |
11ESS |
12ESS |
8ESS |
CATFORD - ELTHAM Southend Crescent
Start of new 5 year contract with new short E20D/Enviro200Darts
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Taken from 2014 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk |
27.05.17 |
TL161+ |
14ESS |
13ESS |
10ESS |
CATFORD - ELTHAM Southend Crescent
Contract extended for two years
25.05.19 |
TL161+ |
14ESS |
13ESS |
10ESS |
CATFORD - ELTHAM Southend Crescent
Contract renewal
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TL
Catford
Changeover point
Lewisham Town Hall