12.11.47
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15LT
P
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6LT

WEST HAMPSTEAD West End Green Abbey Road, St Johns Wood Road, Baker Street, Oxford Circus, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, Westminster Bridge, Elephant, Old Kent Road' New Cross, Blackheath, Charlton Village, Woolwich, Plumstead Road, Burrage Road, Crescent Road, Sandyhill Road, (return via Blomfield Road, Plumstead Common Road, The Slade, Swingate Lane, Kings Highway, PLUMSTEAD GARAGE (Suns)
Route 53A was withdrawn between Oxford Circus and West Hamstead and diverted to Camden town instead, so this was really the renumbering of the 53A on Sunday.

26.10.49
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15RTL
P
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6RT

Plumstead (AM) converted to RTL and Old Kent Road (P) converted to RT

04.05.55
AM
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12RT
P
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9RT

Plumstead (AM) converted from RTL to RT.

16.10.57
Route withdrawn, replaced by increased service on Route 53 and 59.

26.11.58
AM
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18RT

WEST HAMPSTEAD West End Green - PLUMSTEAD COMMON (Suns)
Route re-introduced.

23.01.66
Route withdrawn. Route 53 and 59. deemed adequate to compensate.

Sadly I have no photos of this route.

P Old Kent Road
Changeover point at garage.

AM Plumstead
Changeover point at garage

Page modified Monday, April 4, 2005