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| 13.04.49 |
SP |
7RTL |
7RTL |
14RTL |
SIDCUP STATION, Foots Cray, Cray Road, St Mary Cray, Sevenoaks Way, Orpington, Farnborough Hill, FARNBOROUGH George & Dragon;- Locks Bottom, BROMLEY GARAGE (Suns afts)
| 04.05.55 |
SP |
7RT |
7RT |
13RT |
RTL replaced by RT.
| 26.11.58 |
SP |
10RT |
10RT |
18RT |
WELLING
STATION (Sat/Sun) - BLACKFEN (MF peaks) - SIDCUP STN
(MF) - FARNBOROUGH (MS/Sun am) - BROMLEY GARAGE (Sun pm)
Sat & Sun extended from Sidcup to Welling replacing
withdrawn 241 on these days.
| 28.03.62 |
SP |
10RT |
10RT |
15RT |
WELLING
STATION (Sat/Sun) - SIDCUP STN (MF) - FARNBOROUGH -;
BROMLEY GARAGE (Sun aft)
Mon-Fri peak extension between Sidcup and Blackfen
withdrawn.
| 08.05.63 |
SP |
10RT |
14RT |
14RT |
WOOLWICH
ROAD Victoria Way (Sat peaks) - WOOLWICH Hare Street (Sat/Sun),
Plumstead Common, Blackfen, SIDCUP STN (MF) - FARNBOROUGH
-; BROMLEY GARAGE (Sun afts)
Sat & Sun extended from Welling to Woolwich
and further extended Sat peaks to Victoria Way.
| 01.07.64 |
SP |
14RT |
14RT |
15RT |
WOOLWICH
Victoria Way (MS peaks) - WOOLWICH - FARNBOROUGH (MS)
- FARNBOROUGH HOSPITAL (Suns) - HAYES STN (Daily pm jnys)
Mon-Fri extended from Welling to Woolwich as per
weekends, replacing Route 241.
| 15.06.68 |
SP |
32RT |
22RT |
10RT |
WOOLWICH
Victoria Way (MS peaks) - WOOLWICH - FARNBOROUGH -;
BROMLEY GARAGE (Sun pm) - HAYES STN (Daily pm jnys)
Service increased to compensate for 51A and 51C
withdrawal.
| 07.09.68 |
SP |
16RT |
11RT |
10RT |
WOOLWICH
- FARNBOROUGH -; BROMLEY GARAGE (Sun pm) - HAYES STN
(Daily pm jnys)
Service decreased with the re-introduction of Route
51A.
The Victoria Way projections were transferred to Route 51A.
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| 13.06.76 |
SP |
15RM |
12RM |
9RM |
RT type replaced by Routemasters.
| 21.05.77 |
SP |
29DMS |
21DMS |
10DMS |
CONVERTED
TO ONE PERSON DOUBLE DECK OPERATION
CHARLTON STATION (MF peaks) - WOOLWICH - GREEN STREET
GREEN
Extended from Woolwich to Charlton MF peaks
and diverted at Orpington to Green Street Green instead of Farnborough.
This in fact was the 51A renumbered. The
Farnborough section was replaced by a revised 229 although the Hayes Station
journeys were not replaced.
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| 04.09.82 |
SP |
24DMS |
16DMS |
9DMS |
CHARLTON
STATION (MF peaks) - WOOLWICH -ORPINGTON STATION
Withdrawn
between Orpington and Green Street Green, this section being replaced
by a revised 229.
| 02.11.85 |
SP |
18T |
16T |
9T |
WOOLWICH
-ORPINGTON STATION
Extension from Woolwich to Charlton MF peaks withdrawn.
Converted from DMS to T operation.
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| 16.08.86 |
SJ |
dd |
dd |
dd |
WOOLWICH
-ORPINGTON STATION - GREEN STREET GREEN (MF peaks)
Operation transferred to London Country.
MF peak journeys diverted to Green Street Green
| 19.08.89 |
DT |
dd |
dd |
dd |
WOOLWICH
-ORPINGTON STATION
MF peak journeys to Green Street Green withdrawn.
Operation transferred from Swanley to Dartford.
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| 26.09.92 |
BX |
15T |
16T |
9T |
Operation transferred from London & Country to London Central (BX)
| 25.11.95 |
BX |
16NV |
16NV |
9NV |
T type replaced by Volvo Olympians, new contract commenced.
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| 22.02.03 |
BX |
17PVL |
17PVL |
9PVL |
Low Floor introduction
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| 06.12.08 |
PD |
17TA |
16TA |
11TA |
Contract transferred to Selkent (PD)

BX
Bexleyheath
Changeover point Welling
Towards WOOLWICH outside Welling library
Towards ORPINGTON STATION outside Welling McDonalds
SP
Sidcup
Changeover point Foots Cray.
SJ
Swanley
Changeover point ?
DT
Dartford
Changeover point ?
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