at 03.10.34 |
SP |
7ST
|
7ST
|
8ST
|
LEWISHAM Rennell Street, Lee Green - Eltham Green - Eltham Church - Bexley Road - Blackfen - Blendon - BEXLEY VILLAGE Kings Head ( Mon-Sat / Sun am) - Bexley Lane - Shepherd's Lane - West Hill - DARTFORD Westgate Street ( Suns pm)
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Taken from 1934 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk |
17.04.35 |
SP |
7ST
|
7ST
|
15ST
|
LEWISHAM Rennell Street - BEXLEY VILLAGE Kings Head ( Mon-Sat ) - DARTFORD Westgate Street ( Suns )
Sunday am extended from Bexley to Dartford
02.10.35 |
SP |
10LT
|
10LT
|
12LT
|
LEWISHAM Rennell Street - BEXLEY VILLAGE Kings Head ( Mon-Sat / Sun am) - DARTFORD Westgate Street ( Sun pm)
Sunday am withdrawn between Bexley and Dartford
04.12.35 |
SP |
10LT
|
10LT
|
12LT
|
LEWISHAM Rennell Street - BEXLEY STATION ( Mon-Sat / Sun am) - DARTFORD Westgate Street ( Sun pm)
Bexley termintitle= changed to Station instead of King;s Head
08.04.36 |
SP |
10LT
|
10LT
|
15LT
|
LEWISHAM Rennell Street - BEXLEY STATION ( Mon-Sat ) - DARTFORD Westgate Street ( Suns )
Sunday am extended from Bexley to Dartford
09.09.36 |
SP |
6LT
|
6LT
|
14LT
|
LEWISHAM Rennell Street ( Suns ) - ELTHAM Well Hall Station ( Mon-Sat ) - BEXLEY STATION ( Mon-Sat ) - DARTFORD Westgate Street ( Suns )
Mon-Sat withdrawn Eltham and Lewisham
12.10.38 |
SP |
6LT
|
6LT
|
14LT
|
LEWISHAM Rennell Street ( Suns ) - ELTHAM Well Hall Station ( Mon-Sat ) - BEXLEY STATION - BEXLEY Hospital ( Sun afternoon journeys)
Withdrawn between Bexley and and Dartford except for afternoon journeys to Bexley Hospital
29.11.39 |
SP |
11LT
|
8LT
|
14LT
|
ELTHAM Well Hall Station, Blackfen - Blendon - Danson Road - Crook Log - Bexleyheath - Bourne Road - Bexley - Blendon. Blackfen - ELTHAM Well Hall Station or
ELTHAM Well Hall Station - Blackfen - Blendon - Bexley - Bourne Road - Bexleyheath - Crook Log - Danson Road -
Blendon. Blackfen, ELTHAM Well Hall Station
Sunday afternoon additional service ELTHAM Well HallStation - BEXLEY HOSPITAL ( Sun afts )
Daily extended from Bexley to Eltham to form a circular route in both directions
Sunday afternoon service retained to Bexley Hospital
13.02.46 |
SP |
10LT+
|
11LT+
|
13LT
|
1LT/161 | 1LT/161 |
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13.04.49 |
SP |
11RTL+
|
16RTL
|
17RTL
|
1LT/161 |
WELL HALL STN - WELL HALL STATION circular + BEXLEY HOSPITAL ( Sun afts )
LT type replaced by RTL
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04.07.52 |
SP |
14RTL |
15RTL |
17RTL |
WELL HALL STN - WELL HALL STATION circular + BEXLEY HOSPITAL ( Sun afts )
See map
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Taken from 1952 map drawn by Mike Harris |
04.05.55 |
SP |
11RT
|
14RT
|
15RT
|
WELL HALL STN - WELL HALL STATION circular + BEXLEY HOSPITAL ( Sun afts )
Converted
from RTL to RT
30.04.58 |
SP |
8RT
|
12RT
|
15RT
|
WELL HALL STN - WELL HALL STATION circular + BEXLEY HOSPITAL ( Sun afts )
Frequency cuts
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04.03.59 |
SP |
6RT
|
8RT
|
4RT
|
ELTHAM -
Blackfen - Danson Road - Crook Log - Bexleyheath - BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE (Sat am/Sun) - ERITH (Mon-Fri/Sat pm)
Circular Route discontinued - terminating at Bexleyheath
via Crook Log and extended from Bexleyheath
to Erith Mon-Fri and Sat am.
This was part of Trolleybus
Replacement program.
01.07.64 |
BX |
11RT
|
11RT
|
2RT
|
ELTHAM
- BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE (Suns) Erith Belvedere - Abbey Wood - Plumstead - WOOLWICH Parsons Hill ( Mon-Sat ) WOOLWICH ROAD Victoria
Way (Mon-Fri peaks)
MS service extended from Erith to Woolwich and further
extended Mon-Fri peaks from Woolwich to Victoria Way.
SP title=location withdrawn - BX title=location introduced.
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18.04.70 |
BX |
7SM
|
4SM
|
3SM
|
ELTHAM
- BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE (Sat/Sun) Colyers Lane - SLADE GREEN
STN (Mon-Fri)
Mon-Fri service diverted to SLADE GREEN STATION,withdrawn
between Colyers Lane and Woolwich / Victoria Way.
Converted to single deck OPO operation.
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SM1 Bexleyheath Broadway |
05.01.74 |
BX |
9DMS
|
4DMS
|
3DMS
|
01.03.75 |
BX |
9DMS
|
4DMS
|
3DMS
|
ELTHAM Well Hall Station
- BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE (Sun) - SLADE GREEN STN ( Mon-Sat )
Saturday service extended from Bexleyheath to Slade Green
as per Mon-Fri.
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22.04.78 |
BX61+ |
7DMS
|
7DMS
|
4DMS
|
ELTHAM Well Hall Station -
Blackfen - Blendon - Bexley - Bexleyheath - Blackfen - ELTHAM Well Hall Station
(Circular both directions)
Reverted to pre 1959 routeing being a circular route.
The Bexleyheath to Slade Green section covered by revised
89.
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1979
During 1979 Bexleyheath (BX) were experiencing problems with the DMS B20 typw and used SM type to cover
08.03.83 |
BX61+ |
8T
|
7T
|
2T
|
ELTHAM Well Hall Station -
Blackfen - Blendon - Bexley - Bexleyheath - Blackfen - ELTHAM Well Hall Station
(Circular both directions)
Converted
from DMS type to Leyland Titan type.
16.08.86 |
SP |
9L
|
10L
|
3L
|
ELTHAM Well Hall Station -
Blackfen - Blendon - Bexley - Bexleyheath - Blackfen - ELTHAM Well Hall Station
(Circular both directions
Bexleyheath Garage closed - title=location moved to Sidcup (SP)
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L32 Eltham High Street |
16.01.88 |
CR |
6ON
|
6ON
|
5ON
|
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Contract reassigned |
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ELTHAM STATION - Blackfen - Bexley - BEXLEYHEATH Market
Place
Circular route withdrawn in favour of above
routeing.
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732 with the awful blind layout seen in Bexleyheath |
17.02.92 |
CR | 6ON
|
6ON
|
5ON
|
24.01.98 |
CR |
6XL
|
6XL
|
4XL
|
25.03.00 |
BV |
7sd
|
7sd
|
3sd
|
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Contract
reassigned |
ELTHAM STATION - Blackfen - Bexley - BEXLEYHEATH Market
Place
New contract
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East Thames 324 Bexleyheath - shows more info on the blind compared to Harris |
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Mid
03 |
BV21+ |
8VWL
|
8VWL
|
4VWL
|
ELTHAM STATION - Blackfen - Bexley - BEXLEYHEATH Market
Place
Converted
to double deck.
24.03.07 |
BV21+ |
8DWL
|
8DWL
|
4DWL
|
ELTHAM STATION - Blackfen - Bexley - BEXLEYHEATH Market
Place
Reverted
to single deck operation.
24.01.09 |
BV131+ |
12DWL
|
12DWL
|
6DWL
|
BEXLEYHEATH
Market Place - Friswell Place - Arnsberg Way - Broadway - Gravel Hill
,Bourne Road - High Street - Bexley Station - High Street
- Parkhill Road - Bridgen Road - Bridgen - Blendon Road - Blendon - Blackfen Road - Blackfen - Blackfen Road - Bexley Road
- Avery Hill - Bexley Road - High Street - WellHallRoad - Eltham Station - WellHallRoad - Rochester Way - Blackheath Sun,in
Sands - Blackwtitle=l Tunnel Southern Approach - Peartree Way - Greenwich Peninsula
Sainsbury's - Roads within retail park - Millennium Busway (adjacent to Southern
Way - Millennium Village and West Parkside) - Edmund Htitle=ley Way - NORTH
GREENWICH STATION
Note: On Friday and Saturday nights after 2200 - buses
start from Bexleyheath Arnsberg Way - near Geddes Place - and thus do not serve
Market Place or Friswell Place.
Extended from Eltham Station to North Greenwich Station.
03.10.09 |
BV81+ |
12DWL
|
12DWL
|
6DWL
|
07.11.09 |
BX81+ |
12E
|
12E
|
8E
|
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allocation moved to Bexleyheath (BX) thus now under London Central management |
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E62 is in Bexley Road - Eltham - heading towards Blackfen. © John King |
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Taken from 2014 map drawn by Mike Harris |
04.10.14 |
BX81+ |
12E
|
12E
|
8E
|
BEXLEYHEATH Shopping Centre - NORTH GREENWICH STN
Contract extended for two years
12.09.15 |
BX81+ |
12E
|
12E
|
8E
|
Night service FS | BX331+ | 4E
|
BEXLEYHEATH Shopping Centre - NORTH GREENWICH STN
Night service added on Fri/Sat nights
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PVL284 Eltham © John King |
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01.10.16 |
BX81+ |
15E
|
14E
|
11E
|
Night service FS | BX331+ | 4E
|
BEXLEYHEATH - NORTH GREENWICH
Contract renewal
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02.10.21 |
BX81+ |
16E
|
15E
|
12E
|
BEXLEYHEATH - NORTH GREENWICH12
Contract renewaL with new electric vehicles
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Brand new electrics have made their debut on Route 132 with EP1 seen by Millennium Park, IKEA working a trip towards Bexleyheath, Shopping Centre.
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SP
Sidcup
Changeover point at ELTHAM Southend Crescent
BX
Bexleyheath
Changeover
point at garage
From 7.11.09 at Geddes Place Bexleyheath
Boroline
Maidstone
Changeover point at Eltham
BV
Belvedere
Changeover point at Eltham
CR
Crayford
Changeover point at Bexleyheath