Route History

Date
Gar
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
31.10.81
PD81+
10MD
7MD
4MD

LEWISHAM BUS STATION - Lee Green - Kidbrooke Park Road - Shooters Hill - Woolwich - Griffin Road - Plumstead Common - WOODLANDS ESTATE
New route mainly replacing Route 192

 

 

MD77 Lewisham Bus Station

 


22.11.82
PD81+
9T
7T
4T

LEWISHAM  -  WOODLANDS ESTATE
MD type replaced by Titans.

27.10.84
PD81+
3T
3T
2T

WOOLWICH - WOODLANDS ESTATE
Withdrawn between Woolwich and Lewisham - this section replaced by amended Route 178.

27.04.85
PD81+
3T
3T
--

WOOLWICH - WOODLANDS ESTATE ( Mon-Sat )
Sunday service withdrawn

07.02.87
PD81+
L/244
L/244
--

WOOLWICH - WOODLANDS ESTATE ( Mon-Sat )
Joint operation with Route 244 commenced.

L134 General Gordon Place,
The blind arrangement is cleverly arranged so that the route can be adapted between 244 and 291 easily

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16.01.88
BX241+
ex 244
ex 244
--

WOOLWICH - WOODLANDS ESTATE ( Mon-Sat )
Service transferred to Bexleybus and converted to midibus

19.01.91
BX231+
ex 244
ex 244
--

WOOLWICH - WOODLANDS ESTATE ( Mon-Sat )
Rerouted at Woodlands Estate via Flaxton Road and Timbercroft Lane instead of Landstead Road.

MR31 General Gordon Place

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17.02.96
BX231+
ex 244
ex 244
3MRL

WOOLWICH - WOODLANDS ESTATE
Sunday service introduced.

23.01.99
PD181+
4SLD
5SLD
2SLD
Contract reassigned

WOODLANDS ESTATE - WOOLWICH High Street
Operation transferred to Selkent (PD) and converted to low floor s/d.

34083s Woolwich

Scanned from 1999 leaflet

24.02.01
PD181+
7SLD
5SLD
5SLD

WOODLANDS ESTATE - Woolwich - Grand Depot Road - Ha Ha Road - Stadium Road - QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL
Extended from Woolwich to Queen Elizabeth Hospital

 

34383 Woolwich Town Centre

22.01.11
PD181+
7DS
7DS
5DS

WOODLANDS ESTATE  -  WOOLWICH COMMON Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Contract renewal

 

 

36330 Queen Elizabeth Hospital

 


23.01.16
PD181+
7DS
7DS
5DS

WOODLANDS ESTATE  -  WOOLWICH COMMON Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Contract extended for two years

08.12.18
MG1+
6E
6E
4E
Contract reassigned (MG)

WOODLANDS ESTATE  -  WOOLWICH COMMON Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Contract reassigned and converted to double deck

PVL284 loaned from Bexleyheath (BX)

© Bexleybus


29.06.19
MG1+
6E
6E
4E
 
BX660
1E
--
--

WOODLANDS ESTATE  -  WOOLWICH COMMON Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Cross linked bus added from Bexleyheath ( pm only )

19.09.20
MG1+
7E
6E
4E

WOODLANDS ESTATE  -  WOOLWICH COMMON Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Cross linked bus withdrawn

E269 Woolwich Arsenal Station

E269 Woolwich Arsenal Station 27.05.22

© Ian Armstrong

2021 Map

Taken from 2021 map drawn by Mike Harris
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Current Blind



291

Operating Garages

MG Morden Wharf
Changeover point Woolwich Centre towards QEH and Calderwood Street towards Woodlands Estate

BX Bexleyheath
Changeover point ?

PD Plumstead
Changeover point Woolwich Arsenal Station

 

Live visual

 

 

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© Ian Armstrong 2024
Date of edit   Sunday, 21.01.24