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| 22.10.52 |
AM |
27RTL |
20RTL |
10RTL |
P |
34RT |
29RT |
9RT |
CAMDEN
TOWN, Gt Portland Street, Oxford Circus, Charing Cross, Westminster,
Elephant, Old Kent Road, New Cross,
Deptford Broadway, Blackheath, Charlton, Woolwich, PLUMSTEAD COMMON
(MS) - PLUMSTEAD GARAGE (Suns)
Renumbered from 53A.
| 04.05.55 |
AM |
26RT |
20RT |
15RT |
P |
30RT |
27RT |
4RT |
RTL type at AM replaced by RT.
| 17.10.56 |
AM |
25RT |
16RT |
14RT |
P |
30RT |
26RT |
7RT |
CAMDEN
TOWN - PLUMSTEAD COMMON (MS), Wickham Lane, King Harolds Way, Bedonwell
Road, Carlton Road, ERITH
(Suns)
Sunday extended from Plumstead Garage via 122A
to Erith.
| 26.11.58 |
AM |
22RT |
17RT |
7RT |
NX |
29RT |
25RT |
13RT |
Old Kent Road (P) closure, allocation transferred to New Cross (NX)
| 08.05.63 |
AM |
23RT |
19RT |
6RT |
NX |
29RT |
20RT |
11RT |
CAMDEN
TOWN - PLUMSTEAD COMMON (MS) - PLUMSTEAD GARAGE
(Suns)
Withdrawn between Plumstead Garage and Erith, 122A
re-introduced.
| 01.07.64 |
AM |
16RT |
9RT |
-- |
NX |
36RT |
29RT |
16RT |
Sunday Plumstead (AM) allocation withdrawn.
| 23.01.66 |
AM |
16RT |
11RT |
8RT |
NX |
36RT |
23RT |
11RT |
Sunday Plumstead (AM) re-introduced.
| 01.07.67 |
AM |
15RM |
10RM |
8RM |
NX |
34RT |
19RT |
10RT |
Plumstead (AM) allocation converted to Routemaster operation.
| 01.09.67 |
AM |
15RM |
10RM |
8RM |
NX |
34RM |
19RM |
10RM |
New Cross (NX) allocation converted to Routemaster operation.
| 23.08.69 |
AM |
8RM |
-- |
7RM |
NX |
41RM |
26RM |
10RM |
Saturday Plumstead (AM) allocation withdrawn.
| 24.01.70 |
NX |
49RM |
26RM |
17RM |
Plumstead (AM) allocation withdrawn.
| 08.01.77 |
NX |
48MD |
23MD |
16MD |
Scania
double deck replace RM type.
Rerouted in Blackheath
| 31.10.81 |
NX |
48RM |
23RM |
16RM |
CAMDEN
TOWN - PLUMSTEAD COMMON (MS) - PLUMSTEAD STN (Suns)
Sunday service diverted at Plumstead Common to new PD
garage.
RM type return
| 27.10.84 |
NX |
43RM |
25RM |
14RM |
PARLIAMENT
HILL FIELDS (MS,) Kentish Town, CAMDEN TOWN (Suns)
- PLUMSTEAD COMMON (MS) - PLUMSTEAD STATION
(Suns)
MS extended from Camden Town to Parliament Hill Fields.
| 03.08.85 |
NX |
30RM |
15RM |
13RM |
| PD |
13RM |
10RM |
6RM |
Daily Plumstead (PD) allocation added.
| 04.04.87 |
NX |
24RM |
17RM |
11RM |
| PD |
14RM |
8RM |
5RM |
OXFORD
CIRCUS - PLUMSTEAD COMMON - PLUMSTEAD STN (garage jnys)
Withdrawn between Oxford Circus and Parliament Hill
Fields.
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| 16.01.88 |
NX |
17dd |
20dd |
13dd |
| PD |
28L |
10L |
6L |
Converted to double deck one person operation.
| 19.11.88 |
NX |
7dd |
12dd |
-- |
| PD |
38L |
23L |
26L |
Sunday New Cross (NX) allocation withdrawn.
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| 27.04.91 |
NX |
-- |
11dd |
-- |
| PD |
48dd |
23dd |
26dd |
MF New Cross (NX) allocation withdrawn.
| 19.06.93 |
PD |
41dd |
27dd |
18dd |
New Cross (NX) allocation withdrawn.
| 1998 |
PD |
45VN |
27VN |
24VN |
Vehicle type change to Volvo
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| 2001 |
PD |
49TA |
27TA |
24TA |
Converted to low floor double deck operation.
| 01.07.02 |
PD |
49TA |
27TA |
24TA |
BT |
? |
MF additional peak service introduced between Elephant & Castle and New Cross Sainsbury's worked by Titans from Blue Triangle
| 15.02.03 |
PD |
32TA |
27TA |
17TA |
TRAFALGAR
SQUARE - PLUMSTEAD COMMON - PLUMSTEAD STN (garage jnys)
Withdrawn between Trafalgar Square and Oxford Circus,
replaced by new bendy bus service 453.
| 29.07.06 |
PD |
27TA |
27TA |
17TA |
Contract renewal
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AM
Plumstead
Changeover point at
garage
PD
Plumstead
Changeover
point
at garage
NX
New Cross
Changeover
point
at garage
P
Old Kent Road
Changeover
point
at garage
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