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Route History

New service

ELEPHANT & CASTLE - Bricklayers Arms - Tower Bridge Road - Grange Road - Southwark Park Road - Galleywall Road - Rotherhithe New Road - Surrey Quays Station - Plough Way - Grove Street - Evelyn Street - Creek Road - Greenwich - LEWISHAM Bus Station (evenings) - LEWISHAM Riverdale Centre (daytime) - CATFORD GARAGE (Garage Journeys)
NEW ROUTE:Replaced Route 1 and 108B between Surrey Quays and Lewisham.

	Selkent purchased by Stagecoach

ELEPHANT & CASTLE - LEWISHAM Bus Station (evenings) - LEWISHAM Riverdale Centre (daytime) - CATFORD GARAGE (Garage Journeys)
New operator

ELEPHANT & CASTLE - Bricklayers Arms - Tower Bridge Road - Grange Road - Southwark Park Road - Galleywall Road - Rotherhithe New Road - Surrey Quays Station - Plough Way - Grove Street - Evelyn Street - Creek Road - Greenwich - Lewisham - CATFORD GARAGE
Daily extended from Lewisham to Catford Garage.
Rerouted in Pepys Estate via Plough Way to serve St George's Square.

	L125 in the drab allover red livery is seen at the Tunnel roundabout at Rotherhithe

CANADA WATER - CATFORD GARAGE
Withdrawn between Canada Water and Elephant & Castle.

	VN87 Surrey Quays

01.01.00

TL261+

9TA

9TA

7TA

CANADA WATER - CATFORD GARAGE
Converted to low floor double deck operation.

18.09.04

TL261+

10TA

10TA

7TA

Contract renewal

CANADA WATER - CATFORD GARAGE
New contract commenced.

	17323 Lewisham

30.08.06

TL261+

10TA

10TA

7TA

	Purchased by Macquarie Bank

CANADA WATER - CATFORD GARAGE
New owner

19.09.09

TL261+

10TA

10TA

7TA

CANADA WATER - CATFORD GARAGE
Contract extended for two years

14.10.10

TL261+

10TA

10TA

7TA

	Operation sold back to Stagecoach

CANADA WATER - CATFORD GARAGE
New operator

17.09.11

TL261+

10TA

10TA

7TA

CANADA WATER - CATFORD GARAGE
Contract renewal

03.12.11

TL261+

10E

10E

8E

CANADA WATER - CATFORD GARAGE
New Enviro E400 type introduced

	10136 seen in Nelson Road  dressed as " Selkent Ambassador " © John King

Taken from 2014 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk

17.09.16

TL261+

12TE

10TE

8TE

CANADA WATER - CATFORD GARAGE
Contract renewal

18.09.21

TL261+

12TE

11TE

9TE

CANADA WATER - CATFORD GARAGE
Contract extended for two years

One of the new electric buses( 80133) for newly gained Route 160 © Bexleybus

16.09.23

TL261+

12TE

11TE

9TE

CANADA WATER - CATFORD GARAGE
Contract renewal with new electric buses in due course

Current Blind

Operating Garage

TL Catford
Changeover point at garage

Live visual