Route History
Date of introduction |
Gar |
Mon-Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
21.05.77 |
BX81+ |
15DMS |
14DMS |
8DMS |
SIDCUP
GARAGE - Foots Cray - Sidcup Station - Faraday Avenue - Hurst Road - Parkhill
Road - Townley Road - Bexleyheath - Erith - West Street - Belvedere - Abbey Wood -
Plumstead - WOOLWICH Hare Street
New OPO Route - replaced withdrawn section of Route 229 between Bexleyheath & Woolwich and served new Roads in the Albany Park area
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DMS2368 Bridgen |
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Extract from 1978 map ( full colour ) and converted to Grey scale |
28.10.78 |
BX81+ |
15DMS |
14DMS |
8DMS |
SIDCUP GARAGE - WOOLWICH
see tt beliw
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Extracted from Ocrober 1978 Red Book |
01.07.79 |
BX81+ |
15DMS |
14DMS |
8DMS |
SIDCUP
Queen Mary's Hospital - WOOLWICH Hare Street
Diverted
at Sidcup to Queen Mary's Hospital instead of Sidcup Garage.
04.09.82 |
BX81+ |
15DMS |
13DMS |
7DMS |
| +1DMS/89 |
SIDCUP
Queen Mary's Hospital - WOOLWICH Hare Street ( Mon-Sat ) - WOOLWICH
Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Suns)
Sunday
service extended from Woolwich to Queen Elizabeth Hospital
08.03.83 |
BX81+ |
15T |
13T |
7T |
QUEEN MARY'S HOSPITAL - WOOLWICH ( Mon-Sat ) - QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL ( Suns )
DMS
type replaced by Leyland Titan.
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T799 Plumstead High Street |
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27.10.84 |
BX81+ |
9T |
8T |
6T |
QUEEN MARY'S HOSPITAL - WOOLWICH ( Mon-Sat ) - QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL ( Suns )
Allocation reduced with the introduction of New Route 269A
02.11.85 |
BX81+ |
12T |
11T |
6T |
BROMLEY
NORTH - Bickley - Chislehurst - Perry Street - Sidcup - WOOLWICH ( Mon-Sat ) - Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Suns)
Extended
from Sidcup to Bromley North
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L44 General Gordon Place, Woolwich |
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24.05.86 |
BX81+ |
12L |
11L |
6L |
BROMLEY NORTH - WOOLWICH ( Mon-Sat ) - QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL ( Suns )
Leyland
Titans replaced by Leyland Olympians.
16.08.86 |
PD261+ |
12L |
11L |
6L |
BROMLEY NORTH - WOOLWICH ( Mon-Sat ) - QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL ( Suns )
BX
Garage closed - allocation transferred to Plumstead (PD).
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16.01.88 |
BX101+ |
6LS |
6LS |
4LS |
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Contract reassigned |
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BROMLEY
NORTH - Bickley - Chislehurst - Perry Street - Sidcup - Bexley - BEXLEYHEATH
GARAGE
Withdrawn
between Bexleyheath and Woolwich - replaced by new Route 469.
Converted to single deck operation.
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LS120 Widmore Road, Bromley |
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24.11.90 |
BX101+ |
6dd |
7dd |
4dd |
| +1dd/401 |
BROMLEY NORTH - BEXLEYHEATH GARAGE
Converted
to double deck.
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DMS2108 Bromley North |
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19.01.91 |
NF |
6ON |
6ON |
4midi |
 |
Contract reassigned |
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PLUMSTEAD
STATION - (MS one early journey in this direction only ) Abbey Wood -
Belvedere - Erith - Barnehurst - - BEXLEYHEATH SHOPPING CENTRE - BROMLEY
NORTH
MS one
early journey projected to start from Plumstead Station.
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Kentish Bus 685 Widmore Road |
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08.10.94 |
NF |
6ON |
6ON |
4midi |
PLUMSTEAD
STATION - (MS one early journey in this direction only ) - BEXLEYHEATH SHOPPING CENTRE - BROMLEY
NORTH
The
early journey from Plumstead rerouted at Abbey Wood via Eynsham Drive and
Harrow Manorway instead of McLeod Road.
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Northern Counties PalatineII 5562 Bromley North |
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30.06.96 |
NF21+ |
6ON |
6ON |
3midi 3ON |
PLUMSTEAD
STATION - (MS one early journey in this direction only ) - BEXLEYHEATH SHOPPING CENTRE - BROMLEY
NORTH
Sunday
service converted from midi to dd during shopping hours.
 |
Optare Metrorider 428 Bromley North |
12.01.97 |
NF21+ |
6ON |
6ON |
3midi 3ON |
PLUMSTEAD
STATION - (MS one early journey in this direction only ) - BEXLEYHEATH SHOPPING CENTRE - BROMLEY
NORTH
Revised Sunday timetable
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23.01.99 |
TB31+ |
1VA 9SLD |
11SLD |
9SLD |
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Contract reassigned |
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BEXLEYHEATH
SHOPPING CENTRE - BROMLEY NORTH
Converted from double deck to low floor single deck with a frequency increase
Plumstead journey withdrawn.
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VA129 Bexleyheath |
SLD89 Bexleyheath |
26.01.04 |
TB31+ |
14TA |
14TA |
10TA |
BEXLEYHEATH
SHOPPING CENTRE - BROMLEY NORTH
Contract
renewal.
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TA355 Bexleyheath
|
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22.01.11 |
TB31+ |
14TA |
14TA |
10TA |
 |
Contract renewal |
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BEXLEYHEATH
SHOPPING CENTRE - BROMLEY NORTH
Buses now departing Bromley North will operate via East Street and Widmore Road instead of missing the town centre via Tweedy Road
29.07.13 |
TB31+ |
14TA |
14TA |
10TA |
BEXLEYHEATH
SHOPPING CENTRE - BROMLEY NORTH
Buses reverted to previous routeing when leaving Bromley North as East Street pedestrianised
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Taken from 2014 map drawn by Mike Harris |
23.01.16 |
TB31+ |
14TA |
13TA |
10TA |
BEXLEYHEATH - BROMLEY NORTH
Contract extended for two years
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Trident 18489 seen at Queen Mary's Hospital © Ian Armstrong |
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02.09.17 |
TB31+ |
12E |
11E |
10E |
BEXLEYHEATH - BROMLEY NORTH
Mon-Sat frequency reduction
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Trident Enviro 19137 Bexleyheath seen in 2011 but is currently the vehicle of choice for this route © Brian Creasey |
20.01.18 |
DT301+ |
12DW |
11DW |
8DW |
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Contract reassigned |
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New operator
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DW458 shown here in Bexleyheath © Jeff Lloyd |
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13.07.19 |
DT301+ |
12DW |
11DW |
10DW |
BEXLEYHEATH - BROMLEY NORTH STATION
New schedules for reliability
29.08.20 |
DT301+ |
12DW |
11DW |
10DW |
| COVIDEXTRA | N891 |
1HT |
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BEXLEYHEATH - BROMLEY NORTH STATION
Covid extra introduced but working from Dartford am and Norwood (N) pm
17.12.21 |
DT301+ |
12DW |
11DW |
10DW |
BEXLEYHEATH - BROMLEY NORTH STATION
LDO N891 Covid Extra
21.01.23 |
DT301+ |
12DW |
11DW |
10DW |
BEXLEYHEATH - BROMLEY NORTH STATION
Contract extended for two years
Current Blind
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Operating Garages
DT Dartford
Changeover point at Bexleyheath
BX
Bexleyheath
Changeover point at garage.
PD
Plumstead
Changeover point at garage.
TB
Bromley
Changeover
point at garage - Bromley North Stn although some Sunday reliefs ran light
to Catford (TL) owing to the closure of TB canteen at certain times.
NF
Northfleet
Changeover
point at garage OR Bromley North mainly but with the occasional changeover at Bexleyheath.
Live visual
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