Date of introduction |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
07.10.51 |
TL |
11RT |
8RT |
-- |
CATFORD
GARAGE -
Rushey Green - Lewisham - Lewisham Road - Greenwich - Woolwich Road - WOOLWICH
Parsons Hill ( Mon-Sat )
Tram replacement route for #36-EX
06.07.52 |
TL |
13RT |
10RT |
-- |
CATFORD
GARAGE - WOOLWICH Parsons Hill - Beresford Square - Plumstead Road - Burrage Road - Crescent Road - Blandford Road - (return via Sandy Hill Road) - PLUMSTEAD COMMON Warwick Terrace (Mon-Fri
peaks - Sat afternoons)
Mon-Fri peaks - Sat afternoons extended from Woolwich to Plumstead
Common.
04.03.53 |
TL |
15RT |
11RT |
-- |
LOWER
SYDENHAM STN - Worsley Bridge Road - Southend Lane - Bromley Road - Catford -
Lewisham - Greenwich - WOOLWICH Parsons Hill ;- PLUMSTEAD COMMON Warwick Terrace (Mon-Fri peaks - Sat afternoons)
Extended from Catford Garage to Lower Sydenham.
30.04.58 |
TL |
14RT |
11RT |
-- |
LOWER
SYDENHAM STN - WOOLWICH Parsons Hill ;- PLUMSTEAD COMMON Warwick Terrace (Mon-Fri peaks - Sat afternoons)
New schedule
Scanned from April 1958 Red Book - the complete book is available from the Sales List |
26.11.58 |
TL |
14RT |
7RT |
-- |
LOWER
SYDENHAM STN - WOOLWICH Parsons Hill ;- PLUMSTEAD COMMON Warwick Terrace (Mon-Fri peaks)
Saturday withdrawn between Woolwich and Plumstead Common.
08.05.63 |
AW |
10RT |
13RT |
-- |
TL |
11RT |
7RT |
-- |
LOWER
SYDENHAM STN - Worsley Bridge Road - Southend Lane - Bromley Road - Catford -
Lewisham - Greenwich - Woolwich - Plumstead - Bostall Hill - Basildon Road - Eynsham
Bridge - Eynsham Drive - Grovebury Road - Godstow Road (return via Ampleforth
Road) Harrow Manor Way - ABBEY WOOD GARAGE
Withdrawn between Woolwich and Plumstead Common
and diverted instead via Plumstead and Abbey Estate to Abbey Wood Garage replacing withdrawn 177A.
Abbey Wood (AW) allocation added.
07.12.68 |
AW |
12RM |
10RM |
-- |
TL |
11RM |
5RM |
-- |
LOWER SYDENHAM - ABBEY WOOD GARAGE
RT
type replaced by Routemasters.
24.01.70 |
AW |
11RM |
10RM |
-- |
TL |
11RM |
5RM |
1RM |
LOWER SYDENHAM STATION - CATFORD St Dunstans College ( Suns ) - ABBEY WOOD GARAGE ( Mon-Sat )
A short Sunday service introduced between Catford
and Lower Sydenahm replacing withdrawn section of Route 160A
Scanned from 18.04.70 Red Book |
16.01.71 |
AW |
10RM |
10RM |
-- |
TL |
11RM |
5RM |
-- |
ABBEY
WOOD GARAGE - LOWER SYDENHAM STN ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday service withdrawn, replaced by
22.04.78 |
AW51+ |
12RM |
10RM |
5RM |
TL81+ |
9RM |
5RM |
3RM |
ABBEY
WOOD GARAGE - LOWER SYDENHAM STN
Sunday
service introduced - replacing Route 180A
31.10.81 |
PD151+ |
19MDc |
12MDc |
6MDc |
ABBEY WOOD STATION - LOWER SYDENHAM STATION
Abbey
Wood Garage closed - allocation transferred to new Plumstead Garage (PD) with
Scania Metropolitan crew buses
Catford (TL) allocation withdrawn
04.09.82 |
PD151+ |
14MDc |
13MDc |
6MDc |
TL81+ |
3RM |
3RM |
-- |
ABBEY WOOD STATION - LOWER SYDENHAM STATION
A
small Mon-Sat Catford (TL) allocation re-introduced but the TL allocation were
nearly all Lower Sydenham to Lewisham shorts.
22.11.82 |
PD151+ |
14Tc |
13Tc |
6Tc |
TL81+ |
3RM |
3RM |
-- |
ABBEY WOOD STATION - LOWER SYDENHAM STATION
MD
type replaced by Leyland Titan
02.08.84 |
PD151+ |
14Tc |
13Tc |
6Tc |
TL81+ |
3Tc |
3Tc |
-- |
ABBEY WOOD STATION - LOWER SYDENHAM STATION
RM
type replaced by Leyland Titan
27.10.84 |
PD161+ |
13Tc |
12Tc |
6Tc |
ABBEY
WOOD - CATFORD GARAGE ( Mon-Sat ) - LOWER SYDENHAM STN (Suns)
Mon-Sat section
between Catford Garage and Lower Sydenham replaced by new Route
181.
Catford (TL) allocation withdrawn.
03.08.85 |
PD161+ |
14T |
18T |
6T |
ABBEY
WOOD - CATFORD GARAGE
Converted
to One Person Operation
Sunday
withdrawn between Catford
Garage and Lower Sydenham - this section replaced by 181 Sunday introduction.
22.08.86 |
PD161+ |
14L |
18L |
6L |
ABBEY
WOOD - CATFORD GARAGE
Titan
type replaced by Leyland Olympian.
01.04.89 |
PD161+ |
16L |
18L |
7L |
London Buses was divided into 12 business units - in preparation for sell-off |
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L108 Thomas Street, Woolwich
|
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19.01.91 |
PD161+ |
17L/T |
18L/T |
7L/T |
ABBEY
WOOD - CATFORD GARAGE
Titan
type re-intoduced.
27.04.91 |
PD161+ |
15L/T |
19L/T |
9L/T |
ABBEY
WOOD - Abbey Estate - Plumstead - Woolwich - Charlton - Greenwich - Lewisham -
Catford - Sangley Road - Torridon Road - HITHER GREEN STN
Re-routed
at Catford to Hither Green replacing withdrawn section of Route
36.
08.10.94 |
PD161+ |
14L |
19L |
7L |
THAMESMEAD
EAST - Yarnton Way - Abbey Wood - Plumstead - Woolwich - Charlton - Greenwich - LEWISHAM Bus Station (MS evenings and all day Sunday) - LEWISHAM
Riverdale Centre ( Mon-Sat )
Withdrawn between Lewisham and Hither Green (no replacement)
and revised east of Woolwich to operate to Thamesmead East via McLeod Road (replacing Route 178) instead of Abbey Wood via Eynsham
Drive which was replaced by revised 469.
14.02.98 |
BV |
12dd |
13dd |
7dd |
Contract reassigned |
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THAMESMEAD
EAST - LEWISHAM Riverdale Centre.
Service runs to Riverdale Centre at
all times.
Route transferred to Harris Bus - operating from a base at Crabtree Manor Way -
North Belvedere. Volvo Olympians used.
25.03.00 |
BV |
12ON |
13ON |
7ON |
23.11.02 |
BV51+ |
14ON |
14ON |
7ON |
LEWISHAM
Riverdale Centre - Greenwich -
Woolwich - Abbey Wood - Yarnton Way - Thamesmead East - Eastern Way - Anderson
Way - Mulberry Way - Fishers Way - BELVEDERE Crabtree Manor Way North
Extended from Thamesmead East to Belvedere East Thames
Bus Garage.
03.10.09 |
BV51+ |
14VWL |
14VWL |
8VWL |
Contract renewal although now under the GO Ahead maangement ( London General BV ) |
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LEWISHAM - BELVEDERE
New operator
VWL26 at the Woolwich Arsenal now in the new corporate livery of Go-Ahead
|
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04.10.14 |
BV51+ |
14VWL |
14VWL |
8VWL |
LEWISHAM - BELVEDERE
Contract extended for two years
01.10.16 |
BV51+ |
17WVL |
17WVL |
10WVL |
LEWISHAM - BELVEDERE
Contract renewal
04.12.17 |
MG51+ |
15WVL |
15WVL |
10WVL |
LEWISHAM - BELVEDERE Industrial Area
Re-routed to run via Fisher's Way and left to Crabtree Manorway North to terminate at a new stand to the north of Anderson Way, returning via Anderson
Way/Crabtree Manorway North oundabout.
Belvedere (BV) closed, allocation moved to Morden Wharf (MG)
WVL326 Yarnton Way © Edward S |
02.10.21 |
PD351+ |
18EV |
18EV |
12EV |
New operator |
LEWISHAM - BELVEDERE Industrial Area
New contract with Stagecoach using electric vehicles started to appear in November
12362 Yarnton Way captured whilst working a short working © Edward S |
|
Selkent Ambassador 12345 seen in Thamesmead © Edward S |
14.05.22 |
PD351+ |
17EV |
18EV |
13EV |
North Greenwich Station - Edmund Halley Way - West Parkside - Millennium Village - Southern Way - Commercial Way - roads within retail park - Greenwich Peninsula IKEA - Peartree Way - Bugsby's Way - Anchor & Hope Lane - Woolwich Road (for Charlton Station) - Woolwich Church Street - Woolwich High Street - John Wilson Street - Castile Road - Monk Street - Calderwood Street - Thomas Street - Woolwich New Road - Woolwich Arsenal Station - Woolwich New Road - Plumstead Road - Plumstead Station - Plumstead High Street - Bostall Hill - Basildon Road - McLeod Road - Harrow Manor Way - Abbey Wood Station - Harrow Manor Way - Yarnton Way - Thamesmead East - Eastern Way - Anderson Way - Mulberry Way - Church Manorway - Lower Road - West Street - Erith High Street - Bexley Road (for Erith Station) - Fraser Road (including double run to Loampit Road) - Erith Quarry Fraser Road/Loampit Road
Withdrawn between Charlton Station and Lewisham (see route 129 for partial replacement) and re-routed to North Greenwich via route 472.
Withdrawn from Fisher's Way and the eastern part of Mulberry Way and extended to Erith Quarry via Church Manorway, West Street, Erith town centre and Fraser Road. Buses start/finish in Fraser Road east of Loampit Road, facing east.
14165 seen in Greenwich heading for the new western terminus © Samuel Letsu |
MG Morden Wharf
Changeover point EAST GREENWICH Vanburgh Hill
AW
Abbey Wood
Changeover point Abbey Wood
PD
Plumstead
Changeover point Plumstead Garage
TL
Catford
Changeover point Catford Garage
BV
Belvedere
Changeover point at garage
A few of the N1 duties start the first half as 180 - have a break at the garage then continus as N1