Route History

15.06.68
NX
1RM
1RM
1RM

NEW CROSS GARAGE - Lewisham - Lee Green - Eltham Church - Well Hall Road - Woolwich Common - Thomas Street - WOOLWICH General Gordon Place ( Nightly )
Prior to this date had been numbered 182


Timetable issued on Route introduction

28.02.76
NX301+
1RML
1RML
1RML

NEW CROSS GARAGE  -  WOOLWICH
Upgraded to RML type

RML2716

RML2716 Eltham Green

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02.11.79
NX301+
1MD
1MD
1MD

NEW CROSS GARAGE  -  WOOLWICH
Converted to Scania Metropolitan

31.01.81
NX301+
1DM
1DM
1DM

NEW CROSS GARAGE  -  WOOLWICH
Converted to Daimler DM

18.11.83
NX301+
1Tc
1Tc
1Tc

NEW CROSS GARAGE  -  WOOLWICH
Converted to Leyland Titan

13.04.84
NX301+
4T
5T
5T

KENSAL RISE STATION - Warwick Avenue - Edgware Road - Marble Arch - Oxford Circus - Regent Street - Trafalgar Square,Aldwych - Ludgate Circus - Blackfriars Bridge - Elephant & Castle - Camberwell - Peckham - New Cross - Lewisham - Lee Green - Eltham Church - WOOLWICH General Gordon Place
Converted to OPO
Extended from New Cross to Kensal Rise as shown
Withdrawn between Eltham and Woolwich except for journeys shown below
Meal Relief journeys ran out of service from Trafalgar to Victoria


Scanned from 1984 Buses for Night Owls leaflet
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T891

T891Kensal Rise

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27.10.84
NX301+
4T
5T
5T

TRAFALGAR SQUARE - ,Aldwych - Ludgate Circus - Blackfriars Bridge - Elephant & Castle - Camberwell - Peckham - New Cross - Lewisham - Lee Green - Eltham Church - Woolwich - Plumstead - Abbey Wood - Harrow Manor Way - THAMESMEAD St Paul's Church
Withdrawn between Trafalgar Square and Kensal Rise - this section replaced by revised Route N79
Extended from Woolwich to Thamesmead at all times via Route N77


26/27.04.85
NX301+
4T
5T
5T

TRAFALGAR SQUARE - ,Aldwych - Ludgate Circus - Blackfriars Bridge - Elephant & Castle - Camberwell - Peckham - New Cross - Lewisham - Belmont Hill - Blackheath Village - Lee Green - Eltham Church - Woolwich - Plumstead - Abbey Wood - Harrow Manor Way - THAMESMEAD St Paul's Church
Diverted between Lewisham and Lee via Blackheath Village instead of Lee High Road

02.11.85
NX301+
2T
3T
3T

TRAFALGAR SQUARE  -  THAMESMEAD
Allocation reduced  with the introduction of Route N72

29.10.89
NX301+
--
3T
3T

TRAFALGAR SQUARE - ,Whitehall - Westminster Bridge - Lambeth North - Elephant & Castle - Camberwell - Peckham - New Cross - Lewisham,Lee High Road - Lee Green - Eltham Church - Shooters Hill Police Station then either WOOLWICH ARSENAL STN - or WELLING CORNER ( Fri/Sat nights )
Rerouted between Trafalgar Square and Elepahnt via Lambeth North instead of Blackfriars
Reverted to routeing via Lee High Road instead of Blackheath Village
Withdrawn beween Woolwich and Thamesmead - this section replaced by enhamced N77.
Some journeys diverted at Shooters Hill to Welling
Sunday to Thursday nights withdrawn

07/08.08.93
Last night of operation - Route N72 covered Trafalgar Square to Lewisham and New Route N51 replaced Lewisham to Woolwich section

 

Garages

NX New Cross
Meal relief at Victoria

 

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Date of edit   Friday, 26.11.21