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| 21.02.51 |
AM |
5RTL |
5RTL |
4RTL |
WOOLWICH
Earl of Chatham, Plumstead, Wickham Lane, Okehampton Crescent,
King Harold's Way, Bedonwell Road, Parsonage Manor Way, Carlton Road,
Bexley Road, ERITH Prince of Wales
NEW
ROUTE
| 04.05.55 |
AM |
5RT |
5RT |
3RT |
RT type introduced.
| 17.10.56 |
AM |
5RT |
5RT |
-- |
WOOLWICH
- ERITH (MS)
Sunday service withdrawn, replaced by an extension of
Route 53 from Plumstead Garage.
| 08.05.63 |
AM |
5RT |
4RT |
4RT |
WOOLWICH
- ERITH
Sunday
service re-introduced, the 53 extension withdrawn.
| 01.07.64 |
AM |
5RT |
4RT |
6RT |
ERITH
- WOOLWICH (MS) - CRYSTAL PALACE (Suns)
Sunday
extended from Woolwich to Crystal Palace via Route 122.
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| 23.08.69 |
AM |
6MB |
5MB |
2MB |
ERITH
- WOOLWICH
Sunday
withdrawn between Woolwich and Crystal Palace.
Converted to single deck one person operation.
| 10.11.74 |
AM |
6DMS |
5DMS |
2DMS |
Converted to double deck operation.
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| 22.04.78 |
AM |
6DMS |
6DMS |
3DMS |
ERITH
- WOOLWICH Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Extended from Woolwich to Queen Elizabeth
Hospital via Woolwich New Road and Ha Ha Road.
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| 27.04.80 |
AM |
6MD |
6MD |
3MD |
Converted to MD type
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| 31.10.81 |
PD |
6MD |
6MD |
3MD |
Allocation moved to new Plumstead Garage (PD)
| 04.09.82 |
BX |
6DMS |
7DMS |
-- |
ERITH
- WOOLWICH Queen Elizabeth Hospital (MS)
Sunday
service withdrawn, Reverted to DMS type with the transfer to Bexley heath
Garage (BX)
| 08.08.83 |
BX |
6T |
7T |
-- |
Converted to Leyland Titan.
| 02.11.85 |
PD |
6T |
5T |
-- |
WOOLWICH
QEH - Plumstead, Erith, Manor Road, SLADE GREEN STATION
Extended from Erith to Slade Green Station
replacing withdrawn section of Route 99 and re-allocated
to PD.
| 22.03.86 |
PD |
5L |
5L |
-- |
Converted to Leyland Olympian.
16.01.88
Route withdrawn, replaced by B12 and 422

PD
Plumstead
Changeover point at garage
AM
Plumstead
Changeover point at garage
BX
Bexleyheath
Changeover at Carlton Road Erith, and had a blind for cuts etc, other changeovers
were at Erith and some at BX garage
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